Build for gaming and streaming
Playing and streaming to Twitch, YouTube or Kick from the same PC, with a camera and overlays.
Budget
Goal: Stream 1080p60
$1,682
- About 101 fps at 1080p and 73 fps at 1440p in a typical big game
- AMD encoder: good quality, especially with AV1 to YouTube
- 6C/12T processor for the game plus OBS, chat and browser
- Processor
- 6C/12T
- Graphics
- 16 GB card
- Memory
- 32 GB DDR5
- Storage
- 1 TB
- Peak power
- ~300 W
- ProcessorRyzen 5 9600X$304 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- MotherboardASRock A620M-HDV/M.2+$119 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- MemoryKingston Fury Beast 32GB (2×16) DDR5-6000$374 at Mwave (opens store in a new tab)
- Graphics cardSapphire Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB Pulse$534 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- StorageCrucial P3 Plus 1TB$104 at Scorptec (opens store in a new tab)
- CPU coolerDeepCool AK400$44 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- Power supplyMSI MAG A650BN$79 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- CaseJonsbo D31 Mesh$124 at Centre Com (opens store in a new tab)
Mid-range
Best valueGoal: Play at 1440p, stream 1080p60
$2,247
- About 138 fps at 1080p and 110 fps at 1440p in a typical big game
- AMD encoder: good quality, especially with AV1 to YouTube
- 14C/20T processor for the game plus OBS, chat and browser
- Processor
- 14C/20T
- Graphics
- 16 GB card
- Memory
- 32 GB DDR5
- Storage
- 2 TB
- Peak power
- ~453 W
- ProcessorCore i5-14600K$354 at PC Case Gear (opens store in a new tab)
- MotherboardMSI PRO B760M-A WiFi$219 at Centre Com (opens store in a new tab)
- MemoryKingston Fury Beast 32GB (2×16) DDR5-6000$374 at Mwave (opens store in a new tab)
- Graphics cardPowerColor Radeon RX 9070 16GB Reaper$869 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- StorageKingston NV3 2TB$184 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- CPU coolerDeepCool AK400$44 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- Power supplyMSI MAG A650BN$79 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- CaseJonsbo D31 Mesh$124 at Centre Com (opens store in a new tab)
High-end
Goal: 140+ fps at 1440p while streaming
$3,527
- About 181 fps at 1080p and 146 fps at 1440p in a typical big game
- NVIDIA encoder (NVENC): streaming barely costs any frame rate
- 8C/16T processor for the game plus OBS, chat and browser
- Processor
- 8C/16T
- Graphics
- 16 GB card
- Memory
- 32 GB DDR5
- Storage
- 2 TB
- Peak power
- ~574 W
- ProcessorRyzen 7 9800X3D$704 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- MotherboardASRock B650M Pro RS WiFi$199 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- MemoryKingston Fury Beast 32GB (2×16) DDR5-6000$374 at Mwave (opens store in a new tab)
- Graphics cardGigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 16GB Windforce SFF$1,709 at Scorptec (opens store in a new tab)
- StorageKingston NV3 2TB$184 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- CPU coolerDeepCool AK400$44 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- Power supplyCorsair RM850x (2024)$189 at PC Case Gear (opens store in a new tab)
- CaseJonsbo D31 Mesh$124 at Centre Com (opens store in a new tab)
What matters
- A graphics card with a good hardware encoder: NVIDIA’s NVENC is the streamer favourite.
- 32 GB of memory: the game, OBS and a browser run together.
- A processor with 8 cores or more, so the game and stream don’t fight.
What to skip
- A second “streaming PC”: modern hardware encoders make one unnecessary.
Good to know
- Your upload speed decides stream quality more than the PC: aim for 10 Mbps up or more for 1080p60.
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