To be honest, you really don't need to pay that much for a fast computer...everything is so fast now that unless you do graphic design or 3d stuff you will never use all the capability of your computer. I have a pretty good budget rig and never had problem and I paid 1100$ for it including shipping.
Recently I just built a PC for my dad, it cost me about 600$ and it's a freaking bomb. i3 3rd gen @ 3.3Ghz is really fast, RAM is just cheap, good mobo, a graphic card if you need one, I didn't put one in my dad's computer since he only does work on his computer, but I was amaze by the mother board graphic power.
I think if you want to stream, make sure you have a good connection