Stream PC replacement

[ikonix360]

Looking to build or buy a PC for streaming at church.

The main requirements are these.

Needs to have an Nvidia video card with four HDMI or displayport connections.
Processor needs to be able to handle running OBS while doing other tasks.
Be usable for the next several years.
Cost around $1,000-1,500.

The church needs at least three quotes.
1 will be for building a PC.
2 will be for buying a PC.

Also will need pros and cons of building a PC and buying a PC.

I myself know some of the pros and cons, however I need more pros and cons than just what I know given a deacon board will be making the decision.

 

[Ste]

Well I've not really paid attention to hardware the since like 2017 but my only suggestions would be to buy a super good power supply where the continuous maximum wattage output is at least 25% greater than the parts your using.

Such as from Silverstone, Seasonic or Corsair. ( im sure there are other high end brands now, I just don't know them).

And then that way you can continue to use it for 10-15 years or 2-3 rebuilds down the road.

Well I guess my second suggestion would be to make sure to buy a motherboard no cheaper than 150$ that supports built in RAID 5 for either the SATA ports or the PCIX ports. for 3-5 SSD's in RAID 5.

Now PCIX SSD's are fairly expensive still ( which are the same ones mostly used in laptops since like 2019 if not before) But 3-5 Identical SATA SSD's for RAID 5 are fairly cheap. Especially if you find the lowest storage size.

If you back up your own data your own way or really don't care then you can do 2-3 SSD's in RAID 0.

Sorry I don't have other suggestions.

 

[ikonix360]

Yes NVME drives are still expensive, however I'd only need one. The current PC from 2017 has a 500GB SATA SSD in it which I'll use for storing the recorded videos on or I'll store the videos on the NVME drive and the SSD so that I have a backup.

 

[Joe C]

Yes NVME drives are still expensive,

I can not grasp your comment.
Just a couple days ago I got a 1 tb Samsung 990 PRO NVMe drive for less than $100. ($98. and some change and that was from Best Buy!)

 

[Ste]

I can not grasp your comment.
Just a couple days ago I got a 1 tb Samsung 990 PRO NVMe drive for less than $100. ($98. and some change and that was from Best Buy!)

Oh ok I did not realize they came down this much. Then again probably the last time I looked at prices for them were 9+ months ago.

Thanks for letting us know!

 

[ikonix360]

Think the one I looked up was around $200 maybe which is why I said still expensive.

Now is it possible to use a computer case from a 2017 Lenovo ideacentre 710-25ISH to build a new PC in?

 

[Ste]

I mean, unless you want it REDICILIOUSLY fast. The average Solid State Drive or 3-5 in Raid 0 or RAID 5 ( or RAID 1) ( for back up/redundancy ) is probably fine enough.

But if you want it Cra cra fast or just have the money then the PCIX ( for desktop motherboards) NVMe drives by themselves or in RAID 0, 1 or 5 are probably good enough for most applications/average uses.

 

[Joe C]

I mean, unless you want it REDICILIOUSLY fast. The average Solid State Drive or 3-5 in Raid 0 or RAID 5 ( or RAID 1) ( for back up/redundancy ) is probably fine enough.

But if you want it Cra cra fast or just have the money then the PCIX ( for desktop motherboards) NVMe drives by themselves or in RAID 0, 1 or 5 are probably good enough for most applications/average uses.

Personally... I think the whole raid drive thing is dead.
With SSD drives today, that means that raid really has no advantages. A raid set up was great for older IDE and older SATA drives though

 

[Joe C]

Think the one I looked up was around $200 maybe which is why I said still expensive.

Now is it possible to use a computer case from a 2017 Lenovo ideacentre 710-25ISH to build a new PC in?

Stop being a cheapskate and cough up $100+. on a decent new case. You'll be happier with it

 

[ikonix360]

Not a cheapskate. Just trying to keep the budget reasonable and if I can save on the case that's more I can put into a video card or processor.