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xICEEx
Profile Blog Joined March 2013
United States14 Posts
May 02 2013 03:23 GMT
#1
So come end of May I'm looking at buying a new desktop with the intention of streaming, and editing videos (StarCraft/Call Of Duty), with a price range up to $1,000 USD.
Needs:
High capacity multitasking (8-16GB RAM)
High graphics capability
Good streaming processor (heard i5 is better at handling streaming than i7?)
Good air-flow as I don't really get much air conditioning in my room
Large capacity HDD (1-2TB)
And personally I feel like buying an old copy of Windows XP would almost be better than spend $120 on Win7.
Any thoughts, comments, or links would be great. Thanks!

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docvoc
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States5491 Posts
May 02 2013 03:40 GMT
#2
I'm building a similar computer right now, my price range is slightly higher at 1.5k, but that is because I want a great computer for all of college and at least some of grad school + life stuff. Though I'm going more for processing power for multitasking and 3-d modelling / computer art, rather than streaming and gaming, I'm sure our builds will have similar features. I wish you the best of luck, I wish I had good advice, though checking out this link could be helpful, it helped me .
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Rollin
Profile Joined March 2011
Australia1552 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-05-02 03:42:26
May 02 2013 03:41 GMT
#3
Post this in the computer build resource thread a day or two before you order the parts, and fill in the questionnaire in the OP too.

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Rannasha
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Netherlands2398 Posts
May 02 2013 05:35 GMT
#4
On May 02 2013 12:23 xICEEx wrote:
Good streaming processor (heard i5 is better at handling streaming than i7?)

It's not.

And personally I feel like buying an old copy of Windows XP would almost be better than spend $120 on Win7.

It's not.

But head over to the Computer Build Resource Thread in Tech Support for more assistance.
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