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$1,399 [AMD] Gaming + Streaming PC Build (Advice + Opinions)
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Hey Everyone, I've been working on a Gaming + Streaming PC for the last couple of days that I plan on building in the near future. I'm fairly new to PC building and wanted to see what you all think of this build. If anyone has any tips or recommendations on improvements and possibly how to reduce the cost that would be amazing!

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Hope you all enjoy!

Thanks! Tom S

(P.S. I already have a Monitor Keyboard and Mouse, this post is just for the PC)

Monitor: HP - OMEN by HP 24.5" LED FHD Monitor - Black


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Not the worst, but not great. You could easily get it cheaper.

Temloin wrote I plan on building in the near future

How near future?

Will you be overclocking?
What monitor(s) are you using with this system?
What games will you be playing/streaming?
What else will you be using the system for?
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Pretty decent pc. Should be able to get done what you need to. What he said though may depend on what games you play. This rig should be able to run any new games, fps will just depend on your settings.
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13 wrote Not the worst, but not great. You could easily get it cheaper.

Temloin wrote I plan on building in the near future

How near future?

Will you be overclocking?
What monitor(s) are you using with this system?
What games will you be playing/streaming?
What else will you be using the system for?


Thanks for the quick reply, I'm going to be building this in the next 2 months, I don't plan on overclocking. For the monitor, I have a 144hz 4k monitor I purchased not too long ago. I'm going to be playing games (possibly streaming) like PUBG, Ark: Survival Evolved, R6S and pretty much most of the popular games right now. My other plans for the system are generally just basic school work and youtube.
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Temloin wrote I have a 144hz 4k monitor I purchased not too long ago

You definitely don't have a 4k 144Hz monitor, as those don't exist yet. Could you give us the make and model of the monitor.

How much streaming will you be doing? Are you more focused on having a better quality stream or better quality gaming performance for you?
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Temloin wrote I have a 144hz 4k monitor I purchased not too long ago

You definitely don't have a 4k 144Hz monitor, as those don't exist yet. Could you give us the make and model of the monitor.

How much streaming will you be doing? Are you more focused on having a better quality stream or better quality gaming performance for you?


Oh god, I didn't mean to put 4k haha, I was looking at 4k TVs when I typed that in and mixed things up.
Heres the monitor, HP - OMEN by HP 24.5" LED FHD Monitor - Black. I mostly plan to use it for gaming, the streaming is just a side thing.
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Yeah, thought you might have meant 1080p but could have been 1440p 144Hz.

So, first of all, definitely don't get that GTX 1070. You can get a 1070Ti for cheaper, and a 1070Ti is a great fit for 1080p144Hz. Since you're not particularly interested in overclocking/tweaking, I'd recommend Intel over AMD. Also the fact that you're more interested in better gaming performance for yourself, the Intel CPUs will be noticeably better at 1080p144Hz.

The case and SSD you chose are fine. The P400S is priced amazingly right now so it's definitely what I'd recommend. You might want to spend a little extra on the SSD and get a 500GB Samsung 860 EVO, but the 500GB MX500 is great for the price. PSU is pretty trash, definitely doesn't belong in a system like this. Don't pay near $100 for OS, you can use Win10 for free legitimately or you can easily find a key for less than $30 from somewhere like G2A.

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Total: $1307.82

You could easily save another $100 by going with an i5-8500 instead of the i7. The i7 is mostly going to be beneficial for streaming, but an i5 would still be fine.
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13 wrote Yeah, thought you might have meant 1080p but could have been 1440p 144Hz.

So, first of all, definitely don't get that GTX 1070. You can get a 1070Ti for cheaper, and a 1070Ti is a great fit for 1080p144Hz. Since you're not particularly interested in overclocking/tweaking, I'd recommend Intel over AMD. Also the fact that you're more interested in better gaming performance for yourself, the Intel CPUs will be noticeably better at 1080p144Hz.

The case and SSD you chose are fine. The P400S is priced amazingly right now so it's definitely what I'd recommend. You might want to spend a little extra on the SSD and get a 500GB Samsung 860 EVO, but the 500GB MX500 is great for the price. PSU is pretty trash, definitely doesn't belong in a system like this. Don't pay near $100 for OS, you can use Win10 for free legitimately or you can easily find a key for less than $30 from somewhere like G2A.

[ Register or Signin to view external links. ] / [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]

CPU: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($298.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($78.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($159.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($114.99 @ Adorama)
Video Card: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($499.99 @ Amazon)
Case: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($25.00)
Total: $1307.82

You could easily save another $100 by going with an i5-8500 instead of the i7. The i7 is mostly going to be beneficial for streaming, but an i5 would still be fine.


Thanks for the advice! I had no idea you could use windows free so that will really help. I found a Samsung 860 EVO for $140 so I'm upgrading to that. I'm also going to use that power supply you recommended and the 1070ti. I think I'm gonna go for the overclocking and stick with the Ryzen 2600x as I did a bit more research on overclocking. Hopefully, this updated system will run great!
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Temloin wrote I think I'm gonna go for the overclocking and stick with the Ryzen 2600x as I did a bit more research on overclocking. Hopefully, this updated system will run great!

In that case, grab a Z370 mobo and i5-8600k instead. i5 will be noticeably better at 1080p144Hz than the Ryzen equivalent.
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If you really want to go Ryzen, go with this;
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Operating System: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($25.00)
Total: $1389.92

or swap the 2700 for a 2600x maybe, but really at that point you're better with an i7-8700 IMO. Ryzen 7 should let you stream better quality, but even an i5 will be noticeably better performance in games over Ryzen at 1080p 144Hz. That said, you'd be getting a 1070Ti, not a 1080Ti, so that might alleviate some of the CPU 'bottleneck' you might see from Ryzen, so R7 2700 could be a solid option if you're going to overclock and don't mind tweaking RAM speed in the BIOS.
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That video should be helpful.

The cheapest RAM I can find that I'm almost certain is Samsung B-Die is this stuff;
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Samsung B-Die is best compatibility for Ryzen. Though the cheaper RAM I included in the parts list is great for the price and will work fine, just might not be as fast boi.
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