Building a webcasting system

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computadorka

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What you think of this build?



- COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
- ASUS P8Z68-V LE LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
- Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623I72600K
- Western Digital Caviar Blue WD800AAJS 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
- Kingston HyperX T1 Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model KHX1600C9D3T1K2/8GX
- GIGABYTE GV-N210D3-1GI GeForce 210 1GB 64-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Low Profile Ready Video Card
- Antec EarthWatts Green EA-380D Green 380W Continuous power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

I will be using the Osprey 260e as the video capture card.
 
It would help if you answered the stickied "ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS FIRST!" so that we can help you better.

Though right off the bat, the RAM, case, hard drive, video card, and PSU are poor choices for the money if Newegg is your planned store of purchase.
 
I agree with Danny, if you're getting the parts from Newegg:

1) That extremely small-capacity (by today's standards) 80GB hard drive will almost certainly become well over half-full just holding the OS and drivers for all of the devices in that planned build plus one program. Plus, hard drives slow down significantly in performance with a drive that's more than half-full. And that's not to mention that despite its 7200 RPM rotational speed the 80GB WD Blue is currently one of the very slowest hard drives (sequential performance-wise) currently on the reseller market at any rotational speed - and its random access speed is also relatively slow for a 7200 RPM hard drive. Worst of all, it costs a whopping $86 shipped - way, way, way too close to the price of a far superior performing 500GB hard drive for its own good. In fact, its shipped price is more than two-thirds as much as a 1TB Hitachi 7K1000.D hard drive (which costs $126 shipped, and performs far faster in sequential transfers than that 80GB Blue).

2) I would not pay even a single penny (cent) for that GeForce 210, given your choice of a Sandy Bridge CPU: If anything, it is actually a (sizable) downgrade in performance from the CPU's integrated Intel HD Graphics 3000, and (relatively speaking) it uses a lot of power for such slow performance. Put it this way, if equipped with a GeForce 210 the system will consume an extra 20 watts for nothing (besides slower graphics performance in most apps).

3) That Earthwatts EA-380D (at least at Newegg's current price) is priced too close to a superior-quality 520W PSU (Neo ECO, High Current Gamer) for its own good.

4) That Kingston RAM requires all of 1.65V just to even run at its advertised speed and timings! Do not use memory rated for more than 1.575V on any LGA 1155 system! This can cause serious and permanent damage to your new CPU.

5) That Cooler Master HAF 922 case is a good case - but at $105 shipped, it is a bit overpriced. And don't rely on rebates since they're never guaranteed to arrive. (And note that "never guaranteed to arrive" is not the same thing as "guaranteed never to arrive" because the former indicates uncertainty - you'll never be sure if or when you'll actually receive the rebate - while the latter is certainty that it will never come to you.)
 
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computadorka said:
I will be using the Osprey 260e as the video capture card.
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Why the Viewcast Osprey? HD webcams are relatively cheap- and the image quality is going to be better than anything you route via composite or Y/C...

If you're doing live streaming, I can see the need for the Osprey...
 
Sorry here are some answers. Im noob here getting back into building systems.

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Using custom app to stream live broadcasts of church meetings to 4 or 5 regionally remote locations.

2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
800 or slightly more, yes tax included.

3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
USA Central TX

4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
Parts listed in 1st post

5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Only reusing monitor, keyboard and mouse.

6) Will you be overclocking?
no

7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
19inch, not sure on max res, prolly standard.

8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
within next month.

9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? etc.
Reliability, slots for Osprey capture cards, models 210 or 260e

10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Windows 7 32
 
Thnx E4g1e for you info. I didnt even look for onboard video, so I just removed the Geforce.

I can use the onboard video. This is basically going to be just a webcasting and potentially video encoding system
 
yeah i can get 64bit key.

yo, so here is what I got now, whatcha think?

- Case COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $102.99
- Mobo ASUS P8Z68-V LE LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS 129.99
- CPU Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623I72600K $319.99
- HDD HITACHI Deskstar 7K1000.D HDS721010DLE630 (0F13180) 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive $132.99
- RAM CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CML8GX3M2A1600C9B $49.99
- PSU Antec NEO ECO 520C 520W Continuous Power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply $59.99
 
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