Question / Help Recommended PC for Twitch streaming / work?

[nathaneharvey]

My work computer is well past it's prime and I'm getting into twitch lately.
I'm wanting to find an off the shelf PC that has the ram, graphics, etc to handle everything without going crazy on $$ (Alienware). Any recommendations?

 

[Crunchn]

Just look for a gaming computer company. I hear a lot of good things with ibuypower.com. Anything with an i5 or an i7 with a modern gfx card will work just fine to stream anything at 720p 30fps.

 

[Videophile]

For streaming, the more cores the CPU has, the better. Generally you will want to go with an Intel CPU.

Other then that, get what you want and what your budget allows.

-Shrimp

 

[AndehX]

Stick to an Intel CPU. Preferable an I7 to take advantage of hyperthreading, but you could go for an i5 and just make use of Quicksync.