Dainc Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Hi, Could anyone recommend a basic setup for a streaming PC please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medusa Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 (edited) Any new pc component and a decent graphics card. Good internet connection is a must You can basically stream on anything these days... You just need a decent connection Edited January 15, 2020 by Medusa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunman Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 What Medusa said. Depending on what resolution and frame rate you're going to be streaming at you'll need 3-8Mb/s upload. Look here for more info https://stream.twitch.tv/encoding/ do keep in mind 1000kpbs is = about 1mb/s. Also there 1080p60 fps settings does say slow motion content. So you'll probably need to bump up the kpbs a bit for high motion content. You'll also wanna take into account if anyone else is on your internet. Also I recommend getting a NVIDIA GPU only because there encoding is sooo much better than AMD's GPU's. For new parts you'll probably be spending like $750-$1000 Used you would probably spend like $500-$750. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeBron Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Streaming RuneScape? You can do that on your toaster. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geralt of Rivia Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 16 minutes ago, LeBron said: Streaming RuneScape? You can do that on your toaster. So true, you don't need much.. I'd concentrate on building a background and youtube videos before going all out. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greiter Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 Build a PC, AMD Ryzen 5 processor (any that has 6 cores) B450 pro motherboard, 8-32gb of ram, 500-600w power source, 4gb graphics card, one SSD for OS, and big HDD for recordings, music, movies etc. you can build one for around $500 USD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksonpm23 Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 Ryzen CPUs are the way to go for streaming. 1 hour ago, greiter said: Build a PC, AMD Ryzen 5 processor (any that has 6 cores) B450 pro motherboard, 8-32gb of ram, 500-600w power source, 4gb graphics card, one SSD for OS, and big HDD for recordings, music, movies etc. you can build one for around $500 USD Yup, that's what I have. R5 1600, B350 Tomahawk Arctic, 1050 TI 4gb, SSD+HDD, etc. However, I think 8gb is okay but if you want to stream + have chrome running comfortably I'd get 16gb, especially since RAM is affordable again now 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greiter Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 37 minutes ago, Jacksonpm23 said: Ryzen CPUs are the way to go for streaming. Yup, that's what I have. R5 1600, B350 Tomahawk Arctic, 1050 TI 4gb, SSD+HDD, etc. However, I think 8gb is okay but if you want to stream + have chrome running comfortably I'd get 16gb, especially since RAM is affordable again now I use 8gb and have no issues streaming and having youtube playing , while playing 2 accounts at once. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 I wouldn’t bother investing in any hardware. Trial run it first, why invest money when you could have the same personality and be as entertaining as a potato. Or if you decide it’s not for you, you’ve wasted money for nothing. Yeah you could use it as a gaming PC but I would be building a gaming pc primarily for it to be a gaming pc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksonpm23 Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 15 hours ago, greiter said: I use 8gb and have no issues streaming and having youtube playing , while playing 2 accounts at once. Yeah I guess my thing is I like to play Smite while I bot in the background, etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dainc Posted January 20, 2020 Author Share Posted January 20, 2020 Thank you everyone for your help and support. I knew there's a lot of smart, technical and talented people on this forum. You did not dissapoint! I really appreciate your help. Only interested in streaming OSRS. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
