1000$ Desktop for recording HD gameplay of WoW, Overwatch, HotS and Hearthstone

[Gr81derer]

Hey Guys!!

This year I've started my own YouTube channel. So far I record only Hearthstone gameplay on my Lenovo E440 laptop. You can check out some samples here.

The game is usually having some trouble with fps, especially if I render a video while recording a new one at the same time. I am using Screencast-O-Matic for recording videos & Windows Movie Maker for editing them. Editing/rendering process usually takes almost the same time as the length of the video i.e. 15min render of 1080p video for 15min video.

I plan to start recording some WoW: Legion Gameplay, I would also love to record HotS and Overwatch and possible some more titles in future.

I understand there's probably no laptop good enough to do this for a reasonable (around 1000$) price so I will have to switch back to desktop after 5 years of owning laptop only ... BTW: Right now WoW & Overwatch is unplayable on my Laptop and HotS is playable only on lowest settings.

Can you help me with building a suficient one? Or suggesting a good laptop if it exists?

One thing I know for sure is that if I go for desktop I will buy some ergonomic keyboard & mouse like these. because my wrists are already stating to feel it if I use mouse extensively - I use it only when playing HotS, otherwise I just use my touchpad.

I live in Europe, Czech republic, so some local vendor suggestions would be great. Looking forward to your opinions

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So far I stumbled upon something like these, but don't know if they are not too overpowered & expensive for the stuff I want to do ...

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2828757/1000-gaming-streaming-recording-including-mouse-keyboard.html
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2713303/1500-full-gaming-streaming-recording-build.html

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You'd be looking at something like this, which might be a bit out of your price range in CZR:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor (€332.63 @ Mindfactory)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 200 37.2 CFM CPU Cooler (€24.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€125.13 @ Mindfactory)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (€59.55 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€53.61 @ Mindfactory)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card (€320.07 @ Mindfactory)
Case: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case (€54.23 @ Mindfactory)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (€94.65 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (€98.72 @ Mindfactory)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter (€13.61 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case Fan: ARCTIC Arctic F12 74.0 CFM 120mm Fan (€3.69 @ Aquatuning)
Monitor: Asus VX228H 21.5" 60Hz Monitor (€129.00 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €1309.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-06 07:56 CEST+0200

[Gr81derer]

Thank you very much tenagrychickens!!!

Wow that's a little brutal

Can we get something solid for half the price?

Even if I have to go only on medium settings during recording?

Or is it impossible?

[Lathais]

Thank you very much tenagrychickens!!!

Wow that's a little brutal

Can we get something solid for half the price?

Even if I have to go only on medium settings during recording?

Or is it impossible?

He included an i7, since you are rendering, the Hyperthreading will really speed things up. To lower the price, you could instead go with an i5-6600K, it just won't render as fast. It will not affect actual gaming performance though. I'd also recommend waiting for about a month and looking at the RX 480 for the video card instead of the 390. Will save you a bit there as well.

[Gr81derer]

He included an i7, since you are rendering, the Hyperthreading will really speed things up. To lower the price, you could instead go with an i5-6600K, it just won't render as fast. It will not affect actual gaming performance though. I'd also recommend waiting for about a month and looking at the RX 480 for the video card instead of the 390. Will save you a bit there as well.

Thank you very much!! Yeah I think I will be buying that desktop in August 2016 with Legion release. Any more suggestions for a desktop of half the price?

I guess i5 will be enough then ... I can upgrade the CPU later on can't I? Since it will be a desktop?

[Artorius]

This with monitor, use Windows Insider for free Windows 10 or buy it from those websites who sell russian licenses for cheap.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V5 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (€268.91 @ Mindfactory)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X150-PLUS WS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€115.84 @ Mindfactory)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (€59.40 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€93.73 @ Mindfactory)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€47.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (€61.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: SeaSonic ECO 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€49.79 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Monitor: Dell U2414H 23.8" 60Hz Monitor (€319.67 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Other: RX 480 (€175.00)
Total: €1192.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-09 13:10 CEST+0200