Yeah, I read Jaxel's article a while back when he was talking about how he made his build during the winter product cycle change, so some of his components are outdated. My plan is to actually go with the Ivy Bridge CPUs, more specifically the i7 3770K. Along with Water cooling, because I've actually looked into it and the IB line has a lot a issues with overheating.
And I've actually heard even MORE problems regarding the shuttle version of the Blackmagic Intensity, haha. USB 3.0 isn't as mainstream as I wished, so I really don't want to try getting into that and my Motherboard just happens to be have the USB 3.0 that doesn't work with the shuttle. I was thinking about going with what Jaxel is going with myself, the Avermedia game broadcaster HD. But the BM is generally the tried and true capture card, so I want to be safe and go with the one that's used more often. Just making sure my rig is around the same in terms of specs with everyone else in the streaming business, so thanks for letting me know. Been dealing with a laptop and Dazzle for the past two years, so I'm really looking forward to actually using some good equipment for once.