New PC not for gaming

This is as inexpensive as you can get for what you want. Comes in at $1823 after discount. Getting to the $2000 plateau gets an extra $100 off which pays for all but $18 of the extra 16GB of RAM. That will be of great benefit for both editing and streaming. The up to 5x speed (over the SATA DS SSD) of the Seagate Firecuda SSD is a no-brainer, and helps get to the $2000 plateau.

I have removed some of the config data that doesn't apply for the sake of brevity. To view the config, go to the main Forum page and click on the "Load Config" at the upper right. put the ID NUMBER ONLY in the box that opens.


Digital Storm Desktop - Config ID 3022655     
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$2,023.00     $2,023.00
      
System Configuration:
Chassis Model: Digital Storm Lynx
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7-9700K (4.9 GHz Turbo) (8-Core) 3.6 GHz
Motherboard: ASUS Prime Z390-P (Intel Z390 Chipset) (Up to 2x PCI-E Devices) (No SLI Support)
System Memory: 32GB DDR4 3200MHz Digital Storm Performance Series
Power Supply: 600W Digital Storm Performance Series (Supports up to an NVIDIA RTX 2070 GPU)
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD M.2 (500GB Seagate FireCuda 520) (NVM Express) (Gen4 PCIe)
Storage Set 2: 1x Storage (2TB Seagate / Toshiba / Hitachi)
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Graphics Card(s): 1x GeForce RTX 2060 6GB (VR Ready)
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 1: Digital Storm Vortex Liquid CPU Cooler (Single Fan) (Fully Sealed + No Maintenance)
Cable Management: Premium Cable Management (Strategically Routed & Organized for Airflow)
Chassis Fans: Digital Storm Performance Series (RGB Fans)
Internal Lighting: Remote Controlled Advanced LED Lighting System (Multiple RGB Color Modes)
CPU Boost: Stock Factory Turbo Boost Advanced Automatic Overclocking
Graphics: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
OS Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: USB Drive - Windows 10 Installation (Format and Clean Install)
Virus Protection: Windows Defender Antivirus (Built-in to Windows 10)

Priority Build: - No Thanks, 6 Week Ship Estimate After Order Is Successfully Processed



I would HIGHLY recommend another $40 for the dual fan CPU cooler. Then you could get the mild stage one overclock for even better computing results. The RTX 2060 is plenty for streaming video.

Edited by Cretae - 23 Apr 2020 at 4:21am

Upgrade to the i9-9900K for $112. Natively, it's no faster than the 9700k, but it has eight more threads for parallel computing the 9700k can't match. More computing power is in your wheelhouse. For gamers, it's not much improvement. Get the dual fan cooler and the mild overclock for that one.

Next, I would want the Corsair 850W power supply for future proofing and its 10 year warranty, but the CPU upgrade would be first choice.

Here is a comparable (parametric) build from PCPartpicker. I am providing it here to just give you context. Video editing and streaming can be core intensive. It's also unclear if you need a capture card to take your console gaming stream to your PC. You also will need to consider getting a WiFI antenna if you don't have ethernet available.



I went through the configurator and came back with a rough build for around $1500:

https://www.digitalstorm.com/configurator.asp?id=3027962

Good luck.

Here is the link to PCPartpicker. It gives an explanation for the choice of specific parts:

https://pcpartpicker.com/guide/NmZxFT/excellent-amd-gamingstreaming-build

Edited by GrandesBollas - 24 Apr 2020 at 9:37pm

Your build looks fine. Comes in at $1850, yes? The 3700x is about 94% of the 9900K, and the savings gets you all that nice storage! IMO, the GTX 1660 should meet your needs, and you got your 32GB of RAM and the better cooler. What's not to like?

GrandesBollas makes a good point about a capture card and a Wi-Fi antenna. Some Wi-Fi choices are available under "Internet/Network Access", but the Configurator doesn't offer capture cards. You could ask DS about that, but I don't think they offer them.

Good luck to you!