best pre-built WoW streaming PC

[Deleted]

I want to play WoW and stream it on Twitch at 720p. My internet is good.

Now I need a PC. I don't want to built my own because I can't so I'm looking for a pre-built PC from Amazon that allows me to stream at 720p on Twitch. Budget doesn't matter, I just want to be able to stream on Twitch at 720p.

cheers!

[Arbiter]

Because you can't? or won't?

[Lathais]

Why can't you? It's easy, anyone can.

[Deleted]

please guys I won't I need a pre-built

[Remilia]

Will set up q build in a sec but http://www.ncixus.com/products/?sku=7842
Nice to have your own choice but don't have to build it yourself. That said what is your budget.
Please fill out http://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/...-build-Read-me!

[Deleted]

Will set up q build in a sec but http://www.ncixus.com/products/?sku=7842
Nice to have your own choice but don't have to build it yourself. That said what is your budget.
Please fill out http://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/...-build-Read-me!

- Budget
whatever is needed to buy a PC that lets me stream WoW at 720p on Twitch

- Resolution
1920x1080

- Games / Settings Desired
WoW / medium-high settings

- Any other intensive software or special things you do (Frequent video encoding, 3D modeling, etc)
music production

- Country
US

- Do you need an OS?
Windows 8

[babyback]

If you have good internet and the budget isnt an issue why not stream in 1080p?

[Remilia]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($224.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Shadow Rock 2 87.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($112.86 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 Low Profile Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($70.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($112.98 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($329.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Other: NCIX assembly thing ($60.00)
Total: $1151.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-11 16:38 EST-0500

[Deleted]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($224.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Shadow Rock 2 87.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($112.86 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 Low Profile Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($70.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($112.98 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($329.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Other: NCIX assembly thing ($60.00)
Total: $1151.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-11 16:38 EST-0500

problem is that they don't assemble the whole PC. they want you to add the CPU cooler by yourself because it's so heavy and it might break something on the road. so I really, really need a complete, pre-built PC from like Amazon that works for streaming WoW at 720p on Twitch.

[Remilia]

It's aftermarket VGA aka Video Card coolers that they will not do.

NCIX will install aftermarket heatsinks or pre-filled CPU liquid coolers.

And

Also note that aftermarket VGA and chipset coolers will not be installed due to warranty concerns.

Removing the default gpu cooler does void the warranty.

[Deleted]

found this pre-built PC for 1700$:

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K
Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 7
Memory: 16GB-Kit Corsair Vengeance
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming 4G, 4GB GDDR5
Storage: Samsung SSD 850 EVO SATA 6Gb/s 250 GB
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 7200 1000GB, SATA 6Gb/s
Power Supply: be quiet! STRAIGHT POWER 10 700W CM
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit

good deal?

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It's aftermarket VGA aka Video Card coolers that they will not do.

NCIX will install aftermarket heatsinks or pre-filled CPU liquid coolers.

And

Also note that aftermarket VGA and chipset coolers will not be installed due to warranty concerns.

Removing the default gpu cooler does void the warranty.

oh, didn't know that
thank you, Remilia, for the info!

[WskyDK]

found this pre-built PC for 1700$:

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K
Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 7
Memory: 16GB-Kit Corsair Vengeance
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming 4G, 4GB GDDR5
Storage: Samsung SSD 850 EVO SATA 6Gb/s 250 GB
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 7200 1000GB, SATA 6Gb/s
Power Supply: be quiet! STRAIGHT POWER 10 700W CM
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit

good deal?

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oh, didn't know that
thank you, Remilia, for the info!

Good computer, moderate deal

[Remilia]

I just realized I forget to add the OS in there, but it's about $100~ for it.

[Lathais]

found this pre-built PC for 1700$:

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K
Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 7
Memory: 16GB-Kit Corsair Vengeance
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming 4G, 4GB GDDR5
Storage: Samsung SSD 850 EVO SATA 6Gb/s 250 GB
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 7200 1000GB, SATA 6Gb/s
Power Supply: be quiet! STRAIGHT POWER 10 700W CM
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit

good deal?

Good system, overpriced. Since you don't want to build yourself though, it will do what you want to. You could get a lot more for your money though, or the same thing for less.

[Hey There Guys its Metro]

First of all, you don't need an exceptional computer to stream any game. Its much more important that your internet is solid.
Second, you don't need to buy a packaged computer to avoid having to build it yourself.

I have ordered 3 computers as entirely seperate parts and didn't do any of it myself.
Find a shop near you, pay the guy 50 dollars, and wait a day or two.

If you buy the same components in an already assembled package they will be about 1.5 to 2x more expensive, so doing it this way you'll save a LOT of money.
Even if you had to pay some one over 100 dollars to put it together, you would still be saving a lot of money.

[Deleted]

thanks guys for the answers so far! more experience always appreciated!

[Arbiter]

thanks guys for the answers so far! more experience always appreciated!

Agree with the rest of these guys. And Remilia's build is solid. I'd honestly take that route if you don't want to build yourself. Can also upgrade the CPU to 4790k and add more RAM if the money isn't an issue. Guess you can call it future proofing if you will. That said, Remilia's build will easily stream and play games at 1080p.

I'm mainly commenting to give you an extra opinion and not going with the prebuilt you linked. It's literally $500 more than buying all equally performing parts yourself. There are plenty of shops that will build it for you for MUCH MUCH less than that.

That said, I'm not going to try convincing you to build it yourself as you seem extremely timid on the subject, but for your own good sometime in the future I would definitely take the time to learn this kind of stuff as it can save a lot of time and money on troubleshooting your own problems or having to replace parts. There really is nothing to be worried about and building is not exactly hard to learn. Knowing what parts to pick and all is where the complications can mainly come from, but people like us are readily available to help you with that. Just a little advice.

[Deleted]

I'm mainly commenting to give you an extra opinion and not going with the prebuilt you linked. It's literally $500 more than buying all equally performing parts yourself. There are plenty of shops that will build it for you for MUCH MUCH less than that.

I put the pre-built PC together on partpicker:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2V2Yqs

it's about 1500$ for the parts and like another 60$ for the assembly thing

So I'd save around 140$ if I went ahead and ordered the parts on partpicker + the assembly thing.

Should I do that?

[Lathais]

I put the pre-built PC together on partpicker:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2V2Yqs

it's about 1500$ for the parts and like another 60$ for the assembly thing

So I'd save around 140$ if I went ahead and ordered the parts on partpicker + the assembly thing.

Should I do that?

Honestly, , that is way overkill and could cut a lot of costs in that system for the same relative performance. Even looking back at Remilia's build and just changing it to an i7 and looking to vendors less expensive then NCIXS would save you far more than $140. Give em a little while and I'll try to put together a build for you if you are interested in either learning to build or paying a local shop to build for you. Before I do though, do you have a Microcenter near you?

[Deleted]

Honestly, , that is way overkill and could cut a lot of costs in that system for the same relative performance. Even looking back at Remilia's build and just changing it to an i7 and looking to vendors less expensive then NCIXS would save you far more than $140. Give em a little while and I'll try to put together a build for you if you are interested in either learning to build or paying a local shop to build for you. Before I do though, do you have a Microcenter near you?

no Microcenter but I found someone who can assemble the parts for me in a local shop

thanks in advance dude! appreciate it! also thanks to Remilia again for the built. just gathering info info info at the time cuz I don't want to make a hasty decision.