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2 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Just use NVENC, any extra budget goes to kicking the 1660Ti out

 

@LtSmeagol Gaming no need for separate machine tbh unless it's something capable of x264 veryslow.

I wouldn't disagree with this.  That 1660Ti at the cost of his other original parts was painful.  

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Just now, LtSmeagol Gaming said:

Is the RTX series that good? Like.. How long of a life expectancy can I expect out of that if I double my budget on a GPU?

You ran a 960 for as long as you did.  Now imagine how much further a 980 would have carried you.  Though the jump from a 1660 ti to a 2080 super also adds more streaming capability.