I am trying to become a youtuber and a streamer but my computer does not have the power to do all that. I dont know where to start on upgrading my computer so i thought i would ask you guys.
My current configuration is-
Video Card: ASUS DirectCU II Radeon HD 7790 HD7790-DC2OC-2GD5
Processor: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ Eight-Core
Memory: CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
Hard drive: Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5"
(NO SSD)
Cooling: CORSAIR Hydro Series H55 CW-9060016-WW water cooler
Power supply: CORSAIR HX Series HX750 750W
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AMD with UEFI BIOS
Fans: COOLER MASTER R4-S2S-124k-GP 120mm
Operating system: Windows 8.1
Case: COOLER MASTER CM Storm Scout 2 Advanced SGC-2100-KWN3 Midnight Black Computer Case With Side Panel Window
Keyboard: Microsoft SIDEWINDER X4
Mouse:Logitech G500S 910-003602 Wired Laser Gaming Mouse
Monitor:Asus VH238H Black 23" Full HD HDMI LED Backlight LCD Monitor w/Speakers
Headset: Turtle Beach Ear force x12
Thanks for the help!
I would also like to overclock! Thanks!
Any budget in mind? Country?
Looking at your build, it's not really bad at all. For a budget less than $400:
I'd say a new graphics card would probably be the most beneficial for the gaming portion of what you want to do. The HD 7790 is simply not powerful by today's standards. I believe there's a Sapphire R9 280X on Newegg right now for about $200, R9 290/290X's can be had for about $300 I think.
An SSD is always a nice upgrade. Makes loading things so much faster. I actually ran some tests the other day between an SSD and a regular hard drive in Skyrim, and the SSD took about 1/2 to 1/4 as long to load stuff than the regular hard drive.
For the YouTube/streaming part, you're probably going to want a decent microphone. You can get something like a Modmic for $45 which is sufficient for streaming, or you could get something like a Blue Yeti or Audio Technica AT2020USB for a nicer, semi-professional sound for around $100. I believe Logan uses the AT2020 Plus.
I would agree with wiemerimer. Just upgrade the graphics card and add an SSD and call it a day.
I got my Audio Technica AT2020 XLR (for free) with a blue Icicle ($50) and it's awesome and still kicking after 2 years of using this combo. Just buy a shock mount and stand for it and you'll have a very nice youtube/streaming setup.
thanks that looks like a good deal! I dont really have a budget and am looking to make some pretty large upgrades so is there any better things/graphics card i could get?
Thanks again!
I think an R9 280X or GTX 970 is about as fast as you really going to get before the CPU might become the limiting factor. Once you get to GTX 980 and R9 290/290X cards you're going to want to look into switching to an Intel system.
So for about $400 I'd suggest a 280X, 240GB SSD, and the AT2020USB for a nice, solid upgrade that's not too crazy.
If you want to go balls to the wall, an i5 4690K, some sorta Z97 board, GTX980, 240 GB SSD, and mic of choice would a very large increase in performance.