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My budget for the pc is around 700 but can go up to 800 if need be, I live in the UK but I can always order parts from the internet so I am free to do what ever it takes to get a really good gaming PC, My needs for the PC include Making YouTube videos and recording my game-play at a steady 60 fps and also for live streaming, I manly need a PC that can run Minecraft really good with no lag But I do like to play other games every so often.

 

Thanks for reading my post I hope to hear from you all very soon 

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Do you need a monitor and OS included?

What other games do you wish to play?

Is form factor important to you?

Both builds only have 8GB, which is sufficient. But if you want to gear it towards productivity, I suggest grabbing 16GB.

£800:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/33nVS

I placed two 1TB drives in so you can use one as a scratch disk for all your recording.

£700:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/33o15

Additional drives, RAM, or aftermarket heatsink can be added later. So it is up to you what you decide to purchase now. I think the AMD octacore processors are great for streaming, and the 280x is a great GPU that I didn't want to compromise on.

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Alternately, here is an Intel build in a really small chassis:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/33og5

The Intel CPU might be better for Minecraft. I think Minecraft runs on a single core, so per-core performance would be favourable.

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Thank you very much for a quick reply 

No I wont be needing the OS or the monitors as I already have both one being a 32" LED 3d TV and the other is a 19" widescreen monitor.

is there any alternate Intel pc's that I could opt for?

Oh and as for the other games I would play pretty much any game if it interests me.

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See if you can manage to snatch this RM 650 for £80 - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CP-9020054-UK-Series-Modular-Supply/dp/B00FG9FWF8/ref=lh_ni_t?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

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Finally:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/33osY

Another Intel PC. It's approximately £700. You can use the additional £100 of your budget for additional RAM, a CPU heatsink, a better PSU (the xfx 550 is good), or storage options like an SSD.

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I am really considering this option http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/33og5 and This option http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/33nVS but what I want to know will any of these pc's be able to render a video and record a video at the same time?

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Video rendering is one of the most intensive tasks performed on consumer PCs. If you want to render high quality video on a regular basis, I would suggest getting 16GB of RAM. It will reduce the time taken to perform productive tasks. You will have to take the time to render video, and you will not be able to do much else during that process. e.g you can't game/record whilst rendering. Each of those systems will be able to do each and every task that you desire, but you won't be able to do a multitude of tasks at the same time.

You might consider purchasing a capture card, which will remove some of the stress placed on the CPU during recording. As you can imagine, recording will lower your framerate. I wouldn't be too worried if you're only recording Minecraft. However, more intensive games will reduce framerate quite significantly.

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Okay, Thanks for all the help you have been much better than I anticipated and yeah a capture card would be a great option.

The mic I will be getting is the rode podcaster I have heard quite a few youtubers and podcasters use it and it is a very crisp mic it has a in build pop filter and it sounds very nice when you speak so I will be getting that it will be costing around 130 ish.

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I'll leave you to decide on much of that. If you're only recording Minecraft, I wouldn't worry about a capture card. It depends on your own individual needs.

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With an i5 and a 280X or similar, I think something like DXtory or FRAPS would work just fine, especially on minecraft.

Dedicated capture cards are still good, though :)