Which CPU is better for streaming and recording together using OBS 1080p 60fps while gaming.

[zery87]

Which CPU is better for streaming and recording together using OBS 1080p 60fps while gaming. DOTA 2 mostly

 

Currently having i7-3770, GTX 1060,  PSU700w, 128GBSSD for windows, 1TB HDD for recording, 1TB HDD for storage, 16GB RAM. 50mbps upload

Thinking to of changing the cpu and motherboard and ram to DDR4. 

Would like some suggestions, no budget

Editing videos using adobe premiere pro.

 

CPU watching list :

Ryzen 7 2700x

Ryzen TR 2950x

i7 8700k

i9 7900x

 

For future proofing too, like streaming other games in the future. Other CPU suggestions are welcome than the above. 
Thanks!

[Ansuex]

For streaming:

Ryzen TR 2950x > i9 7900k > Ryzen 7 2700x > i7 8700k

If however you would look at raw gaming fps it looks a bit different

i7 8700k > i9 7900x > Ryzen 7 2700x > Ryzen TR 2950x

[TH3R34P3R]

5 minutes ago, zery87 said:

Which CPU is better for streaming and recording together using OBS 1080p 60fps while gaming. DOTA 2 mostly

 

Currently having i7-3770, GTX 1060,  PSU700w, 128GBSSD for windows, 1TB HDD for recording, 1TB HDD for storage, 16GB RAM. 

Thinking to of changing the cpu and motherboard and ram to DDR4. 

Would like some suggestions, no budget

Editing videos using adobe premiere pro.

 

CPU watching list :

Ryzen 7 2700x

Ryzen TR 2950x

i7 8700k

i9 7900x

 

 

I’ve heard great things about ryzen for streaming, editing, and all around. However lower clock speeds may hurt 1080p gaming.

[TH3R34P3R]

BUT, as @Ansuex just said, the threadripper is the best for streaming hands down. If budget doesn’t exist, try the i9-9900k if you can find one. Very good for both. 

[Ashleyyyy]

2 minutes ago, TH3R34P3R said:

I’ve heard great things about ryzen for streaming, editing, and all around. However lower clock speeds may hurt 1080p gaming.

i doubt that'll be an issue since OP has a GTX 1060...

[TH3R34P3R]

@firelighter487 I see that. Yeah ryzen 2700x or TR will be best

[RAM555789]

DOTA 2 is not that hard of a game to run, you could stream it off other processors without issues like an i5-8400 or a Ryzen 1600.

[LAwLz]

It depends on what you mean by "the best".

You got an Nvidia GPU, so you could enable NVENC. If you do that, it won't really matter which CPU you got since it will be the hardware encoder on your GPU that will do all the heavy lifting. The drawback is slightly lower quality per Kb compared to software encoding (default in OBS).

 

It also depends on how high upload speed you got. The higher the speed, the faster (and easier on the CPU) the encoding can be used without sacrificing image quality.

 

Pretty sure either one of those will be able to handle the default settings of OBS just fine for DoTA2. You won't really see any difference between the three.

If you want to start fiddling with the more advanced x264 options then the higher end processors will start pulling away from the cheaper ones. But then the question becomes, is it really worth spending like 700 dollars extra to get a slightly better image quality in your game stream that maybe like 50 people will watch?

[zery87]

After some consideration , I am going with ryzen 2700x. Thanks guys!