Budget Streaming Rig.

[Lilthrasher]

My current setup includes the following:

   CPU: I5-4460 3.2GHz
   GPU: GTX 960 FTW 2GB
   RAM: 16GB 1300MHz
   Motherboard: Dell 0KWVT8 Z87
   SSD: Sandisk SSD Plus 240GB X 2 RAID 0
   Harddrive: Seagate 1TB

 

I can stream with my current setup at 720p60, but eventually, I would like to stream at 900p60 at some point in the future so I would like to take that into account. I was looking to keep my GPU for now and upgrade the processor, Mobo, and RAM so that I can stream using software encoding in OBS. I was thinking a Ryzen 5 1600, Asus - Strix B350-F Gaming, Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB, Corsair - CX 550W Power supply, and a Phanteks - Eclipse P400 case for around $550 upgrade.

 

What do you guys think? Do you think I should change anything? I'm looking to get the best performance streaming at 900p60 and playing games at 1080p medium/high/ultra settings.

[Howitz]

12 minutes ago, Lilthrasher said:

My current setup includes the following:

   CPU: I5-4460 3.2GHz
   GPU: GTX 960 FTW 2GB
   RAM: 16GB 1300MHz
   Motherboard: Dell 0KWVT8 Z87
   SSD: Sandisk SSD Plus 240GB X 2 RAID 0
   Harddrive: Seagate 1TB

 

I can stream with my current setup at 720p60, but eventually, I would like to stream at 900p60 at some point in the future so I would like to take that into account. I was looking to keep my GPU for now and upgrade the processor, Mobo, and RAM so that I can stream using software encoding in OBS. I was thinking a Ryzen 5 1600, Asus - Strix B350-F Gaming, Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB, Corsair - CX 550W Power supply, and a Phanteks - Eclipse P400 case for around $550 upgrade.

 

What do you guys think? Do you think I should change anything? I'm looking to get the best performance streaming at 900p60 and playing games at 1080p medium/high/ultra settings.

streaming=dump the i5, u can can probanly get less ram, get some ryzen processor. also why 2 ssds

 

oh shit thats what u have now.. ok sry...

 

well its all about dat cpu so, ryzen

 

yeah ok i cant read anymoar, time for bed byebye folks...

[JaegerB]

Wow, I actually can't see any issues at all with this build. The R5 1600 is a really good choice for streaming.

 

If you were to look into upgrading that GPU in future, a 1060 6gb or even a 1070 might be in order. However by the time you do that the next generation of nVidia GPUs will be out, so I'd just wait till you're ready.

[Lilthrasher]

8 minutes ago, JaegerB said:

Wow, I actually can't see any issues at all with this build. The R5 1600 is a really good choice for streaming.

 

If you were to look into upgrading that GPU in future, a 1060 6gb or even a 1070 might be in order. However by the time you do that the next generation of nVidia GPUs will be out, so I'd just wait till you're ready.

Don't you think that I should go with a Ryzen 3? I think those have 8 logical cores and it would save me $100. 4 cores for gaming, 4 cores for streaming. I don't know exactly what I would do with the 4 extra cores on the Ryzen 5.

[JaegerB]

Just now, Lilthrasher said:

Don't you think that I should go with a Ryzen 3? I think those have 8 logical cores and it would save me $100. 4 cores for gaming, 4 cores for streaming. I don't know exactly what I would do with the 4 extra cores on the Ryzen 5.

Nope. Nope, nope, nooooooope. The best Ryzen 3 (the 1300X) only has 4 cores, and 4 threads. Ryzen 5 1600 has 6 cores, and 12 threads. Also double the L1 cache, and a larger L2, and L3 cache. A 1300X would be pretty rubbish at 1080p gaming, let alone streaming.

[Fardin]

49 minutes ago, Lilthrasher said:

I was thinking a Ryzen 5 1600, Asus - Strix B350-F Gaming, Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB, Corsair - CX 550W Power supply, and a Phanteks - Eclipse P400 case for around $550 upgrade.

 

What do you guys think?

go for it without change. your component selection are good. upgrade gpu later gtx 1060 6gb & better then you will have pretty good rig. 

[Colty]

Get the best i7 your motherboard can support. If you really want to do it right, get a secondary Xeon PC, an HDMI capture card, and stream that way. Getting a Ryzen 5 will net worse performance and cost more than an i7.