PC-Build for Gaming,Recording and Editing

crowfather

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Hi everyone i'm kinda new here and i'm trying to build a Gaming,Recording ,Editing and Rendering pc. what do you guys think about this build?
Also i want to recdord my gaming at 1080p or 720p with 60 fps. what softwares should i use and on which drive should i install my OS,games.
edit:got a 2000$ budget and no Overclocked cpu and gpu
intel build with a good cooler

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zbDZHN

Thanks
 
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Ryzen is a bad decision for gaming @ 1080p.

It's memory compatibility is also very spotty for high speed DIMMs at this point.

You'll notice that on the specs page of any ASROCK Ryzen MB have to include a table on memory speed: ex: ASROCK X370 Taichi

Note that in their review, both Toms US and Ger team only use DDR4 2666 with it (Ryzen).

While pretty impressive on papers, Ryzen...

Aeacus

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Refined your build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor ($399.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15S 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME X370-PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard ($170.00 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($238.97 @ Jet)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($159.99 @ Jet)
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar NAS 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB ARMOR OCV1 Video Card ($253.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Carbide 400C ATX Mid Tower Case ($80.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Corsair SP120 RGB 3-Pack w/Controller 52.0 CFM 120mm Fans ($62.99 @ Jet)
Case Fan: Corsair SP120 RGB 3-Pack w/Controller 52.0 CFM 120mm Fans ($62.99 @ Jet)
Total: $1719.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-03 18:29 EST-0500

Changes made
CPU: i7-6700K -> R7 1700X
CPU cooler: H100i v2 -> NH-D15S
MoBo: Z170A -> X370
RAM: Dominator -> Vengeance
SSD: Corsair Force LS (480GB) -> Samsung 850 Evo (500GB)
HDD: Seagate (3TB) -> Hitachi (4TB)
GPU: Gaming X -> Armor
PSU: Corsair RM750x -> Seasonic G-550
Case fans: Corsair SP/AF series -> Corsair SP RGB series

Reasons why
CPU: Since the AMD Ryzen CPUs got released a few days ago, the first benchmarks are in. For multi-core performance, AMD will beat Intel by a mile. (Mostly due to the high core and thread count.) For video rendering and streaming, the multi-core performance is needed the most, hence why the AMD is logical choice here.
i5-6700K vs R7 1700X: http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-Ryzen-7-1700X-vs-Intel-Core-i7-6700K/3915vs3502

CPU cooler: H100i doesn't support AM4 socket, so i had to switch it out. Replaced it with great performing air cooler. If you want to go with AIO nevertheless (even though there's no cooling performance gained with AIO), you can go with Cooler Master MasterLiquid Pro 280 that also supports AM4 socket.
pcpp: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/n7H48d/cooler-master-masterliquid-pro-280-642-cfm-liquid-cpu-cooler-mly-d28m-a22mb-r1

MoBo: Since R7 1700X uses AM4 socket and not LGA1151, had to change out MoBo too.

RAM: Picked a smaller profile RAM that doesn't interfere with the Noctua NH-D15S.

SSD: Replaced your SSD with far better performing one while gaining 20GB of space.
comparison: http://ssd.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Samsung-850-Evo-500GB-vs-Corsair-Force-LE-480GB/3477vsm41604

HDD: Same here, replaced unreliable Seagate drive with Hitachi (HGST) drive while also gaining 1TB.
Further reading: https://www.backblaze.com/blog/hard-drive-reliability-stats-q1-2016/

GPU: Since MoBo and RAM share the black & white theme, replaced GPU with Armor series to math the coloring.

PSU: 750W PSU is way too much for your build. So, put in good quality unit from Seasonic.

Case fans: Corsair AF series fans have terrible performance (both in air flow and static pressure). So, switched them out. Saw that you wanted some eyecandy with your LED fans, so put in SP RGB fans that come with controller. This way, you're not stuck with single color and you can switch your color of fans whenever needed.
Video review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-ayn9MIs4k

Sadly, Corsair only has 120mm fans in their SP/HD RGB series. So, put in 6x 120mm SP RGB fans that you can mount as follows: 3x 120mm at front, 2x 120mm at top, 1x 120mm at rear.
With 2x 3-pack fans, you'll get 2 fan controllers. You can sell the extra fan controller or keep it as a backup.

Since i'm not in the streaming business, i can't help you out by saying which stream programs are the best.
 

lakimens

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I made this with budget in mind.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15S 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME X370-PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard ($170.00 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($93.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.69 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($379.99 @ Jet)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($87.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1385.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-03 19:07 EST-0500

-1070 for better gaming performance. I know you're just going to game on 1080p, but some games still require more than a 1060.
-Ryzen 1700, because I don't think XFR is worth $70. This is just as overclockable as that one.
-250GB SSD, because I think it's enough, record/render to this and then move it to the HDD for storage.
-3TB HDD, because you're gonna need it, since you're recording videos.
-16GB RAM, I think it's enough, most games won't even use half of it, but because you're streaming and video editing, you're gonna need it.
-EVGA GQ, because it's a good PSU and it's also not expensive.
-D15S, because not a lot of coolers fit AM4 right now, it's the best of the bunch, considering it's price.
 

FD2Raptor

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Ryzen is a bad decision for gaming @ 1080p.

It's memory compatibility is also very spotty for high speed DIMMs at this point.

You'll notice that on the specs page of any ASROCK Ryzen MB have to include a table on memory speed: ex: ASROCK X370 Taichi

Note that in their review, both Toms US and Ger team only use DDR4 2666 with it (Ryzen).

While pretty impressive on papers, Ryzen still need time for drivers, BIOS and firmware to mature. Unless you're willing to put up with these growing pain of the platform, I'd say getting Intel would be the choice that is guaranteed to give you less headache:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($338.77 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer 240 74.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($189.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: SK hynix SL308 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($143.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($123.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($379.99 @ Jet)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Acrylic ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.99 @ Jet)
Case Fan: Phanteks PH-F140SP_BK 82.1 CFM 140mm Fan ($17.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1694.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-04 07:19 EST-0500

Put Windows, applications and games on the 500GB SL308 SATA SSD (with AAA titles coming out eating 50-60GB a piece you don't want any less), and use the 2TB HDD for media storage.

A push-pull config of 4x 120mm fans on the 240mm AIO radiator Arctic Liquid Freezer combine with the STRIX Z270-E will allow you to either squeeze a lot of juices from an i7 with overclocking (all 7700k can achieve 5Ghz with varying power consumption depend on the chip quality and the MB, while 6700k is only guaranteed to get to 4.5-4.6Ghz with only a very limited number of silicon that can reach 4.8Ghz or higher) or achieve low temperature/quietness at stock clock.

A GTX 1070 will provide plenty of performance muscle for 1080p, even making 144Hz@Ultra possible for a good number of titles. A GTX 1080 is possible with the $2000 budget, but it would be too much of a waste to spend so much for 1080p.

All in a Phanteks Pro M Acrylic with a large side window to showcase your high end hardware (plus a cutout on its PSU cover to show off the top-tier EVGA G3 while still keeping its cables covered). But most importantly, it has enough space for the cooling system (which will be consisting of the fans (3x 140mm total, 2x 140mm front and 1x140mm aft) and the liquid AIO to be mount on top).

Equipped with the top quality EVGA SuperNOVA G3 with smaller dimension (and therefore show off better with the cut out), and enough wattage for even a second GTX 1070 to enable SLI. If you're sure that you won't do SLI, you can swap back to the 550W and still have more than enough wattage to support this config.
 
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