Help with a Build for streaming/gaming with an i7 7700k or a Ryzen

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So I want a build for streaming/gaming on the same rig, I have had another thread on the CPU forum asking which would be a good CPU for it and settled for an i7 or Ryzen. But I want to know what other people think. I want a build with at least 16gb and around $1300 can go a little over.

I was going to go with a pre built from Cyberpower PC but have seen many bad reviews on this website, So I think I might give building one a go seeing as I haven't built one in a while and its not too hard. Also I want to know how fast can you get your parts from PC part picker ( i know they dont all come from the same place), Just want to know roughly how long it can take to get all parts, As I am building it for someone while I am over here in the US and I do not live here. Another reason I wanted to go a pre built.

Not so important but a white color theme would be nice.

Game that will be streamed/played is mostly Overwatch

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($31.49 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($162.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 960 Evo 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($379.99 @ Jet)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($93.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1364.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Okay, here you go, basically an *almost* identical setup going around that gpu and the 1700x but some things to note on this.
The EVO is a very good cooler to begin with and CoolerMaster has free upgrades for the AM4 socket type. If you decide to go a different route on it that is more than acceptable on this build, however to keep costs down I chose the 212 for its great cooling for such an inexpensive cooler.
As for the PSU, the overall wattage on both your i7 build and the r7 build seems to be that they wont surpass 500w even with a good OC on it, so I kept the same fully modular PSU in mind but brought the cost down using from what appears to...
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If the computer is being used to stream and game at the same time, I would go with a cpu with more cores so probably Ryzen 1700. However, Ryzen boards are hard to come by currently. Don't worry about the people that will come on and say that the i7-7700K is faster in Overwatch bla bla bla. All the benchmarks don't have twitch streaming running at the same time.
 
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I have read a couple articles that Ryzen isnt the best for gaming tho
 
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So should I go Ryzen for gaming/streaming ? game quality doesnt have to be the best because I'll most likely be streaming at lower resolution for smoother stream
 
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... Ryzen is fine as I said in my original comment.

 
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Thanks. Just making sure. Any chance you can put together a Ryzen build part list ?
 
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Okay, here you go, basically an *almost* identical setup going around that gpu and the 1700x but some things to note on this.
The EVO is a very good cooler to begin with and CoolerMaster has free upgrades for the AM4 socket type. If you decide to go a different route on it that is more than acceptable on this build, however to keep costs down I chose the 212 for its great cooling for such an inexpensive cooler.
As for the PSU, the overall wattage on both your i7 build and the r7 build seems to be that they wont surpass 500w even with a good OC on it, so I kept the same fully modular PSU in mind but brought the cost down using from what appears to be a slightly older PSU.

Hope this helps get either a good understanding of what your build is going to be or maybe even use this exact one :p happy building!

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/pg8xPs
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/pg8xPs/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1700X 3.4GHz 8-Core Processor ($396.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI X370 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX AM4 Motherboard ($178.98 @ Directron)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 960 Evo 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card ($379.99 @ Jet)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($77.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1425.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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