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Hi All,

Before buying a gaming rig, I was waiting for the Steam machines to be announced and was curious how the streaming would work into my living room.

Now that all the details are out however, I’ve been left a little disappointed with the lack of information along with the designs which are not to my taste.

So, I’m ready to take the plunge and make my own high-end gaming and music recording rig capable of streaming to another, smaller device to the TV in the living room. However, to make this dream happen, I’m gonna need some help.. Below are some of the ‘like to haves’ but if you can make a decent point for a replacement, please do so. However, please bare in mind I’m looking for this machine to be as fast as possible in all aspects, whether I’m gaming, making music or streaming.

NB: I’m really not sure what I’ll need for the streaming part, I’m thinking an atheistically pleasing micro computer with some kind of software. Anyone have any ideas how this will all work?

Specifics for Main Computer:

Budget: £2,000-2,500
GPU: GTX 780
HD1: 512 SSD
HD2: 2TB Caviar Black
Case: Corsair 350D
Monitor: 144Hz

Any questions, please ask. Also, thanks in advance.
 
The WD blacks are over-priced for what they are. The spec below has a 780Ti, 3TB hard drive and a very nice monitor. The case is a good choice. I've assumed you don't require Windows.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Geforce GTX 780Ti 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £569.99
1 x Intel 4930K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail (BX80633I74930K) £449.99
1 x Asus VG278HE 27" TRUE 144Hz 3D Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £379.99
1 x Samsung 500GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE500BW) £289.99
1 x Asus Rampage IV GENE Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 MicroATX Motherboard £239.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB (4x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Quad Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K4/16X) £161.99
1 x Antec High Current Pro 750W Modular '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £129.95
1 x Corsair Obsidian 350D Micro ATX Case - Black (CC-9011028-WW) £89.99
1 x Toshiba 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA300) HDD £79.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £17.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £17.99
Total : £2,451.96 (includes shipping : £20.10).

 
A music recording rig with no sound card?

I assume you'll be doing music editing and production too? A sound card is a must for those high-end tasks.

On board sound is decent for games, but music production is a different game all together.
 
Doomedspeed said:
A music recording rig with no sound card?

I assume you'll be doing music editing and production too? A sound card is a must for those high-end tasks.

On board sound is decent for games, but music production is a different game all together.
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With respect I disagree. The soundcard quality has little to do with the end product when producing music. The sound card is used for monitoring only and with recent improvements in on board sound will easily be good enough.

If the OP is hooking up instruments via a midi interface however then I'd suggest a low latency card with full ASIO support. But then if this is the case an external USB card will do the job better than almost any internal soundcard
 
This would be my suggestion.

It's very similiar to ExRayTed's spec, but I've swapped the ram for two 2*4GB sets as it's substantially chepaer than buying all four together. I've also picked a slightly cheaper PSU. With the savings I've included one of the highest end sound cards you can get.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Geforce GTX 780Ti 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £569.99
1 x Intel 4930K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail (BX80633I74930K) £449.99
1 x Asus VG278HE 27" TRUE 144Hz 3D Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £379.99
1 x Samsung 500GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE500BW) £289.99
1 x Asus Rampage IV GENE Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 MicroATX Motherboard £239.99
1 x Asus Xonar Essence STX Sound Card £134.99
1 x Seasonic G series 750w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £109.99
1 x Corsair Obsidian 350D Micro ATX Case - Black (CC-9011028-WW) £89.99
1 x Toshiba 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s 64MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA300) HDD £79.99
2 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99 (£111.98)
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £17.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £17.99
Total : £2,523.41 (includes shipping : £25.45).

 
Would you like a theme? if so please pick a colour and I'm sure either myself or Doomedspeed can spec you something that belongs on the top shelf of your local newsagents ;)
 
BinnsY said:
This would be my suggestion.

It's very similiar to ExRayTed's spec, but I've swapped the ram for two 2*4GB sets as it's substantially chepaer than buying all four together. I've also picked a slightly cheaper PSU. With the savings I've included one of the highest end sound cards you can get.
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You need Quad-channel Ram for that, no wimpy dual channel for that beast.
 
Ethermaster said:
Would you like a theme? if so please pick a colour and I'm sure either myself or Doomedspeed can spec you something that belongs on the top shelf of your local newsagents ;)
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Hadn't really thought of a colour scheme.. I'm quite minimalist so nothing too extreme but could look quite cool with a green glow!?

ExRayTed said:
With respect I disagree. The soundcard quality has little to do with the end product when producing music. The sound card is used for monitoring only and with recent improvements in on board sound will easily be good enough.

If the OP is hooking up instruments via a midi interface however then I'd suggest a low latency card with full ASIO support. But then if this is the case an external USB card will do the job better than almost any internal soundcard
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Currently have a midi interface so adding in a sound card would be cool.

Thanks guys
 
Also, does anyone know if OC supply devices that I can stream this to in the living room? If so, could it be added to the spec sheet?
 
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