Hi I'm looking into a buying a custom PC from PC specialist it will be mainly be used for gaming and streaming to twitch, my budget is £2000 and I will need a OS but I do not need any extras such as monitor as I have those already. I would really appreciate any advice on specs or build.
Gaming/Streaming Desktop PC
- Thread starter Nessy86
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I already have a 24 inch gaming monitor that is 1920x1080p at 75 Hz refresh rate here is a link to the monitor I have https://www.amazon.co.uk/ViewSonic-VX2457-mhd-24-Inch-FreeSync-DisplayPort/dp/B018MYTH9U
Oussebon
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Then potentially something along these lines: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/computers/intel-x99-overclocked/
Case
COOLERMASTER CM690 III ADVANCED CASE (GREEN)
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Six Core i7-6850K (3.6GHz @ up to 4.3GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® X99-A II: ATX, USB 3.1, SATA 6 GB/s, RGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB HyperX SAVAGE DDR4 3000MHz (4 x 4GB Kit)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1070 - DVI, HDMI, 3 x DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
FREE FOR HONOR or GHOST RECON: WILDLANDS with select GTX 10 Series GPUs!
1[SUP]st[/SUP] Hard Disk
1TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 32MB CACHE
M.2 SSD Drive
256GB SAMSUNG SM961 M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3100MB/R, 1400MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W CS SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100i V2 Hydro Cooler w/ PCS Liquid Series Ultra Quiet Fans
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 4 to 6 working days
1
£1,700.00
ex VAT
£2,040.00
inc VAT and Delivery
The Intel quad core i7s like the 7700k are generally a bit better and a lot cheaper for gaming, but for streaming the extra cores of the Intel extremes can have an advantage since the CPU needs to encode the video while also running the game.
AMD are expected to launch their Ryzen CPUs imminently (with a couple of weeks) however, and these are expected to offer performance very similar to the multi-core Intel CPUs for much less cash. So you might want to hold fire a couple of weeks and check your options then.
Case
COOLERMASTER CM690 III ADVANCED CASE (GREEN)
Overclocked CPU
Overclocked Intel® Six Core i7-6850K (3.6GHz @ up to 4.3GHz)
Motherboard
ASUS® X99-A II: ATX, USB 3.1, SATA 6 GB/s, RGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB HyperX SAVAGE DDR4 3000MHz (4 x 4GB Kit)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1070 - DVI, HDMI, 3 x DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
FREE FOR HONOR or GHOST RECON: WILDLANDS with select GTX 10 Series GPUs!
1[SUP]st[/SUP] Hard Disk
1TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 32MB CACHE
M.2 SSD Drive
256GB SAMSUNG SM961 M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3100MB/R, 1400MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W CS SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100i V2 Hydro Cooler w/ PCS Liquid Series Ultra Quiet Fans
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 4 to 6 working days
1
£1,700.00
ex VAT
£2,040.00
inc VAT and Delivery
The Intel quad core i7s like the 7700k are generally a bit better and a lot cheaper for gaming, but for streaming the extra cores of the Intel extremes can have an advantage since the CPU needs to encode the video while also running the game.
AMD are expected to launch their Ryzen CPUs imminently (with a couple of weeks) however, and these are expected to offer performance very similar to the multi-core Intel CPUs for much less cash. So you might want to hold fire a couple of weeks and check your options then.