8gb ram will run 720p amazingly dude.

HeartDZN wrote 8gb ram will run 720p amazingly dude.

And the I7 processor? I need this to be a great computer for streaming.

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HeartDZN wrote 8gb ram will run 720p amazingly dude.

And the I7 processor? I need this to be a great computer for streaming.

The i7 Will be enough to run your stream with. But what are you planning on streaming?

Streaming depends mostly on your internet.

Do a speed test check what your upload speed is.

As for the Laptop, your much better off building yourself a PC. It maybe an I7 processor but has integrated graphics.

$730 could build you a decent editing/streaming PC. The i7-4500U is only a dual core with hypethreading. It doesn't have an SSD or dedicated GPU which you could easily have in a $730 build.

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For example, just over $730 could build you this;
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A xeon which will handle any editing/streaming with ease. A high-end dedictaed GPU, 8GB RAM but easily upgradeable to 16GB, or even 32GB of RAM. A good quality 128GB SSD and a fully modular PSU in a nice mATX case, so technically it's semi-portable.

Sanctyy wrote $730 could build you a decent editing/streaming PC. The i7-4500U is only a dual core with hypethreading. It doesn't have an SSD or dedicated GPU which you could easily have in a $730 build.

He did say in his post he isn't looking for one. He's probably using it for on the go etc. But yes. This laptop will do fine for what you need for it.

Jagex wrote

Sanctyy wrote $730 could build you a decent editing/streaming PC. The i7-4500U is only a dual core with hypethreading. It doesn't have an SSD or dedicated GPU which you could easily have in a $730 build.

He did say in his post he isn't looking for one. He's probably using it for on the go etc. But yes. This laptop will do fine for what you need for it.

I seen that, but the point still stands. $730 will still build a decent streaming/editing PC, whether or not OP wants to build a PC. This laptop would not be very good at streaming/editing though. It uses a dual core CPU, with the iGPU clocked lower for better efficiency. A better laptop CPU would be an i7 with the "MQ", "HQ" and "MX" designation.

Sanctyy wrote

Jagex wrote

Sanctyy wrote $730 could build you a decent editing/streaming PC. The i7-4500U is only a dual core with hypethreading. It doesn't have an SSD or dedicated GPU which you could easily have in a $730 build.

He did say in his post he isn't looking for one. He's probably using it for on the go etc. But yes. This laptop will do fine for what you need for it.

I seen that, but the point still stands. $730 will still build a decent streaming/editing PC, whether or not OP wants to build a PC. This laptop would not be very good at streaming/editing though. It uses a dual core CPU, with the iGPU clocked lower for better efficiency. A better laptop CPU would be an i7 with the "MQ", "HQ" and "MX" designation.

Will it need a video card and its actually 550$ for black friday. I just need it to stream and play casual games. If this does just fine for streaming then im okay with it. Thanks guys!

It mostly depends on your internet speed, but that computer seems very capable of streaming games