Help with an editing / streaming build

amx

amx

amx

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Hi OCuK. I come looking for your help yet again!

I stream to YouTube using OBS at 1080p and upload gaming video's four times a week. I use Audacity, Movavi and Camtasia as editing software. I also use Reaper as my audio processor.

For input, I use an Elgato HD60, a Blue Yeti microphone and a Logitech C920 webcam.

I'm looking to build a new machine, as my current i5 set-up struggles.

I don't need monitors, or a keyboard / mouse or an OS as I have those recently purchased anyway. So, I'm effectively looking for a base unit.

Budget is £1,500 and if needed, I can reuse the DVD-writer and 125Gb Kingston SSD from my old PC if it saves enough cost to get a worthwhile upgrade. I'd like to include a dedicated sound card if anyone thinks it will be beneficial and take load away from the CPU for audio processing, but my Mic is USB.

AMD seems the way to go at the moment, but I'm open to suggestions. So, OCuK, work your magic! I very much appreciate it!!

Thanks

amx
 
Looks pretty decent. Gives me scope to add more ram or different bits to play with the budget. Thanks man!
 
Does this seem a reasonable build? I have another £250 in the budget if there are worthwhile improvements to be made.

But, if I could make some savings (i.e. I don't plan on overclocking, so would a cheaper B350 board be better?) and get similar performance I'm not opposed.

I do most of my gaming on my iPad and record it using the ElGato, but I like the look of PUBG, so might give that a go!

My basket at Overclockers UK:

Total: £1,270.92
(includes shipping: £14.10)



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Thanks for pointing out the cooler. I was looking at it and knew something was missing but couldn’t figure out what.

Orbital: I was going to get a pci-e soundcard but if onboard is just as good and has similar connectivity I could save £30. I assume there’s not much benefit to separate soundcard if I’m not really doing much audio processing?
 
I might drop the sound card as my mic is usb and it’s only really for speaker / headphone use.

I don’t believe reaper or audacity use the sound card for processing anyway.

Thanks for the help.
 
The 1700 seems a reasonable substitute and is a bit cheaper.
I won't be overclocking, so I was going to go for the highest base speed I could, within reason.
 
Has to shave some money off the budget

Would this be fairly comparable, do what I need and play games like Fortnite Battle Royale at 1080p?

My basket at Overclockers UK:

Total: £985.37
(includes shipping: £12.60)



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Finally pulled the trigger on this:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

Total: £1,055.82
(includes shipping: £0.00)



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