Is my pc good enough to stream / record and edit gameplay videos?

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dr_reddevil

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Hi guys. I recently assembled a new gaming pc. I would like to know whether my pc is good enough for live streaming of game play videos on youtube?
I would also like to know if my PC is good enough to record gameplay videos in 1080p and upload them after some light editing over YouTube.

My specs are as follows:
Intel I3 6100 CPU
Msi H110m pro Vh plus
Kingston HyperX Fury 8 GB DDR4 Ram
Zotac GTX 1050 ti 4 gb GPU
Corsair VS 450 PSU


Thank you.



 
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I would make a few adjustments that would get much better performance with very little price jumps.

1. i3 6100 > Pentium G4560 (It's newer, cheaper and has almost identical performance but an i5 or higher would be good for rendering)
2. MSI H100M > Gigabyte B250M Board (Has 4 RAM slots for upgradability, 16GB would be a good idea down the track for Gaming and especially rendering)
3. Make sure the RAM is 2x4GB not 1x8GB for better performance.
4. GTX 1050 Ti > RX 470 4GB (30%+ more performance for about $10-20 more and CrossFire support if that matters to you).
5. The Power Supply is very weak and not very reliable but would be "enough" to run this but a stronger/efficient PSU would be recommended. This is an excellent budget power...
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Insomniac Jack

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My guess would be no and if you can it's going to be pretty low quality. Your CPU is going to be your bottleneck here. You'd want to move up to at least an I5, I7 or Ryzen chip to be able to stream and record while also playing the game. Encoding is a CPU intensive task which is why many streamers use a second PC to encode while using their primary to play the game. An I7 6700 or 7700 maybe able to handle it. On my old FX-6300 even with 6 cores and 12 threads I got low quality streams. I'm currently running on a Ryzen 1700x and It handles gaming while streaming/recording very well. The other limiting factor is your internet speed. Streaming is tied to your upload speed which is unfortunately limited by many providers but most should be able to handle at least a 720p stream.
 
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I would make a few adjustments that would get much better performance with very little price jumps.

1. i3 6100 > Pentium G4560 (It's newer, cheaper and has almost identical performance but an i5 or higher would be good for rendering)
2. MSI H100M > Gigabyte B250M Board (Has 4 RAM slots for upgradability, 16GB would be a good idea down the track for Gaming and especially rendering)
3. Make sure the RAM is 2x4GB not 1x8GB for better performance.
4. GTX 1050 Ti > RX 470 4GB (30%+ more performance for about $10-20 more and CrossFire support if that matters to you).
5. The Power Supply is very weak and not very reliable but would be "enough" to run this but a stronger/efficient PSU would be recommended. This is an excellent budget power supply - https://pcpartpicker.com/product/fZyFf7/seasonic-power-supply-s12ii520bronze

Hope this helps. :)

@Insomniac Jack, the FX CPUs have high core/thread counts but they are terribly weak to today's standards. I agree with getting a better CPU if he can fit it with the budget for better rendering and gaming (i7 or Ryzen would do best) but just for reference a Pentium G4560 (2C/4T) can outperform a FX-6300 in both games and workstation suites. And they didn't have Hyperthreading, the FX 6300 was 6C/6T not 6C/12T. ( I actually used to have one) :p
 
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That's one of the main reasons I upgraded. I didn't want to get a second PC as a streaming station. I just went all out on a Ryzen build. Now I can stream, record, and play at the same time without my PC breaking a sweat. The other up side is video editing now takes 1/4 of the time it used to. I mainly wanted to stress that for what he wants to do a newer CPU with more cores and threads be it Intel or AMD is what he'll really need. Encoding and recording is CPU bound and likes more cores and threads.
 
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