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I am a youtuber who makes gaming videos for fun. But 2 weeks ago I was approached by a rather large and popular network and offered me a contract. I have accepted this contract and now I am a lot more serious with the whole youtube thing.

However the PC I have is not very good and I am limited with the games I can play and how often I can upload.

I would like a PC that can play games on High/Ultra setting with playable frame rate and that renders videos within a reasonable amount of time.

I am not an expert when it comes to picking parts for a PC but this is what I have so far.

Intel core i7 3770K (probably gonna over clock)
GTX 670 (probably gonna overclock too)
Some sort of 27 inch monitor preferably under £300

And the rest i'm not sure.

Thanks in advance.
 
manofchalk

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You might want to fill out this form, some definite information about the proposed rig will lead to a solution much faster.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/353572-31-build-upgrade-advice

What your looking for is basically an editing rig with a decent graphics card thrown in. Though since your recording gameplay there will be a bit more of an emphasis placed on your storage setup, as recording 1080p footage at a decent FPS is very drive intensive activity.
 
manofchalk

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Its quite late where I am, so feedback will be a bit brief for now.

- H77 board and a k series processor, wont be able to overclock. Need a Z77 board.
- You'v got the storage part down. Seagate Barracuda's can often be found cheaper than WD Blacks.
- While the RAM's frequency is high, the slower timings on it will mean that there will be nil performance difference for quite a bit more cash. Just get standard 1600Mhz CL9 1.5v RAM. I recommend a G.Skill Ares or Corsair Vengeance Low Profile kit.
- EVGA cards use reference design cooling, which runs hotter and louder than custom designs. Would go for the Gigabyte, ASUS or MSI model of the 670.
- 850W is overkill for the rig, 650W will do you fine. If you intend to SLI another 670 in later on, get a 750W. Also there is little difference between a Gold and Bronze efficiency, might not be worth paying for.
- Good pick on the case.
 
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If you play lots of games and make lots of videos, you might want SSD too. Speeds up loading game levels and video processing.
 
themrsomedude456

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I was planning to RAID 0 the two 1TB drives and record to them using fraps and I would use the rest for storage.
 
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Wouldn't a single 2TB drive be cheaper than 2 single drives?
I understand raid 0 gives performance, but I'm not aware of it being a substantial amount of saved time. Save your initial video on your SSD then copy everything to your storage after upload when you have down time.

Also, I do a lot of editing myself. If your anything like me you keep a backup of the master file, and the edited file. If you want to record everything in 720 or 1080 than your going to need a LOT of storage. 30 min 1080 video for me is ~75gigs for everything (unedited video, edited video and audio). It may not seem like a lot, but that's 1/13 of one drive (counting at full TB which never happens think 930ish gigs).
I don't know how long your videos are, but you may want to think of getting a large drive, or a raidbox.
None of this is mandatory, but it may be something to consider for the future.
 
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