Build for gaming and streaming
Streaming live, then cutting highlights and YouTube videos from the recordings on the same PC.
Budget
Goal: Stream 1080p and edit highlights
$1,912
- About 73 fps at 1440p in a typical big game
- Exports videos about 1.4× as fast as a typical entry gaming PC (Ryzen 5 7600 + RTX 5060)
- 32 GB of memory: enough for most streaming and editing
- Processor
- 14C/20T
- Graphics
- 16 GB card
- Memory
- 32 GB DDR5
- Storage
- 2 TB
- Peak power
- ~393 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 cardSapphire Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB Pulse$534 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)
Mid-range
Best valueGoal: 1440p gaming, quick edits
$3,131
- About 120 fps at 1440p in a typical big game
- Exports videos about 1.9× as fast as a typical entry gaming PC (Ryzen 5 7600 + RTX 5060)
- 64 GB of memory: plenty for streaming and editing
- Processor
- 12C/24T
- Graphics
- 16 GB card
- Memory
- 64 GB DDR5
- Storage
- 6 TB (2 drives)
- Peak power
- ~526 W
- ProcessorRyzen 9 9900X$604 at PC Case Gear (opens store in a new tab)
- MotherboardASRock B650M Pro RS WiFi$199 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- MemoryCorsair Vengeance 64GB (2×32) DDR5-6000$689 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- Graphics cardSapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB Pulse$1,029 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- StorageKingston NV3 2TB$184 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- StorageSeagate Barracuda 4TB$134 at Centre Com (opens store in a new tab)
- CPU coolerDeepCool AK400$44 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- Power supplyCorsair RM750e (2023)$124 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: 1440p high refresh, fast 4K edits
$3,926
- About 125 fps at 1440p in a typical big game
- Exports videos about 2.2× as fast as a typical entry gaming PC (Ryzen 5 7600 + RTX 5060)
- 64 GB of memory: plenty for streaming and editing
- Processor
- 16C/32T
- Graphics
- 16 GB card
- Memory
- 64 GB DDR5
- Storage
- 6 TB (2 drives)
- Peak power
- ~590 W
- ProcessorRyzen 9 9950X$819 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- MotherboardASRock B650M Pro RS WiFi$199 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- MemoryCorsair Vengeance 64GB (2×32) DDR5-6000$689 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- Graphics cardMSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB Ventus 3X OC$1,304 at Scorptec (opens store in a new tab)
- StorageWD Black SN850X 2TB$249 at Centre Com (opens store in a new tab)
- StorageSeagate Barracuda 4TB$134 at Centre Com (opens store in a new tab)
- CPU coolerNoctua NH-D15 G2$219 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
- More processor cores than a pure gaming PC, for editing.
- 64 GB of memory once you edit 4K or long recordings.
- A big hard drive for recordings.
What to skip
- The most expensive gaming processor: a 12–16 core chip balances gaming and editing better.
Good to know
- Record to a separate drive from the one your games are on.
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