Streaming/Gaming PC

Welcome to the forum jethro! We don't know what resolution or monitor you will game with, so I can generalize for you.

The best value/bang for the buck DS has in their lineup is the Lynx 4 at $1,999. Centered around the excellent do it all mid range RTX 2070 video card, this build would do the job with those games at 1080P or 1440.

It comes with the Intel i7-9700K (overclockable) 8 Core CPU on an excellent entry level Z390 Asus or MSI motherboard, a 240mm AIO DS cooler, 16 GB of DS RAM, a DS SSD Drive 1 and a 2TB storage drive 2. Good DS 750w modular PSU that is Gold level efficiency. Has RGB LED case lights and fan lighting included. A very solid collection of components for the price and gaming performance you get.

Lynx ($1,999) Config #      2383521

If your budget can go higher for a stronger custom build, then we can look into a better equipped Lumos or Velox build.   

Video encoding is more about multi core processor and RAM.   Gaming is more about the video card.    If you want both stronger than the 8 core i7-9700K processor, 16 gb RAM, and RTX 2070 video card on the Lynx 4 build...then we can move up to a Lumos build where we can adjust the component selection and tweak the build.

I suspect that for the games you play, the RTX 2070 is enough, but we could move up to a stronger processor.   The i9-9900X has 8 cores but with Hyperthreading you get 8 more virtual cores (Threads) for more processor power.    The Intel K and X class processors are made to be Overclocked, driven faster than stock speeds with appropriate cpu coolers to keep them cool, and in the Lumos DS gives you a free Stage 1 Overclock.    In this custom Lumos build you get the i9-9900X CPU with a Stage 1 Overclock, a better Asus Strix Z390-H motherboard, much much faster Samsung 500 GB M.2 NVME SSD Boot Drive 1,
16 GB DS RAM, the RTX 2070 GPU, better Corsair LL Series RGB fans in an awesome Corsair Crystal Series 570X case.   

Lumos build ($2,879)....Config # 2386692

Other upgrades to consider in the Lumos build.
Get the max Overclock on the CPU for more processor power yet.
More RAM does help with high res video encoding and processing.
Move up on the video card to play at higher frame rates and higher game settings, or to be able to use bigger higher resolution monitors.


From here, to improve components further you could upgrade:

Upgrade CPU Overclock to stronger Stage 2 OC..(+$99)
Lumos build ($2,978) Config # 2386725

Double the RAM to DS 32 GB....(+$226)
Upgrade CPU Overclock to stronger Stage 2 OC..(+$99)
Lumos build ($3,199) Config # 2386726

Upgrade video card to the stronger RTX 2080....(+$379)
Double the RAM to DS 32 GB....(+$226)
Upgrade CPU Overclock to stronger Stage 2 OC..(+$99)
Lumos build ($3,578) Config # 2386729

If the Lynx 4 won’t do the job, you can boost components in the Lumos to get exactly the performance level you want. See what you think...

So my next question is do you think the Lynx 4 would be able to first, run all the programs without slowing down? Second, do you think it would be able to play games like Fortnite, GTA, the division smoothly with good FPS? And occasionally be used as a single pc streamxsetup like playing while streaming. Thanks for all the help btw!

Originally posted by jethro So my next question is do you think the Lynx 4 would be able to first, run all the programs without slowing down? Second, do you think it would be able to play games like Fortnite, GTA, the division smoothly with good FPS? And occasionally be used as a single pc streamxsetup like playing while streaming. Thanks for all the help btw!

IMO, from what I've seen and what I know, the answer to all of the above is yes.

1. The 16 GB of RAM will help you have multiple programs running at once.

2. I would think you would want to stream in 1080p for best results uploading and being received efficiently by your audience. The RTX 2070 will slay everything you throw at it at great frame rates at that resolution. (And is capable of performing very well at 1440p, but not sure how well that would stream.)

3. The Lynx lvl 4 so blows away the minimum specs (Twitch recommends having at least an Intel Core i5-4670 processor (or its AMD equivalent), 8GB of RAM and Windows 7 or newer.), that I can't imagine it having any trouble.

That's what I think, but I'm not any authority on streaming. I strongly suggest you check out the OBS recommendations, and perhaps you ask your question on a forum dedicated to streamers.

I would not hurt you just to simply ask DS. I'm sure it's a question they get all the time, and have a ready answer. IMO, they would rather have a thoroughly happy customer than upsell you some equipment you don't need.

That's my take.   
Hope it helps.

Edited by Cretae - 14 May 2019 at 5:53am