Streamer requiring new cpu :D

[Joe_ofalltrades]

Budget (including currency): 150 euros

Country: Germany

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Twitch, Apex legends and other games during streaming

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

CPU: i5 7400

GPU: GTX 1650

Motherboard: z170xp-sli-cf

Ram: DDR4-2400 16gb

 

Hey guys was wondering if i could get some help to upgrade my cpu i used to be really good with building my comps but things have changed so much since i was doing it that i have lost touch. i am a variety twitrch streamer and am having some major problems with my cpu. I had lost my job during the virus but still want an upgrade. I hate to say this as well but got this on other forums i would only like info on upgrades and not on my life decisions i am not a full time streamer and know how hard it is to be famous blah blah blah hahaha. sorry just want to make that clear.

 

Any advice on the parts would be amazing thank you in advance

Joe_ofalltrades 

[tishous]

Well if you want to upgrade you would really have to get a new motherboard as well. I think you should just save a bit more money, and then buy a Ryzen 5 3600 or even a Ryzen 5 2600 and a B450 motherboard. Both have 6 cores 12 threads and are pretty good CPUs for budget streaming.

[Entropy.]

2 minutes ago, tishous said:

Well if you want to upgrade you would really have to get a new motherboard as well. I think you should just save a bit more money, and then buy a Ryzen 5 3600 or even a Ryzen 5 2600 and a B450 motherboard. Both have 6 cores 12 threads and are pretty good CPUs for budget streaming.

A 2600 is quite expensive, and so is the 3600. Neither is worth it on their own, not mentioning their budget is below the price of either- without considering ram or the motherboard. 

[Radium_Angel]

8 minutes ago, Joe_ofalltrades said:

z170xp-sli-cf

The fastest CPU that mobo will support is a Core i7-7700K (https://www.gigabyte.com/us/Motherboard/GA-Z170XP-SLI-rev-10/support#support-cpu)

But the performance boost may not be worth the cost, given that old CPUs are for some reason going for more money than new ones.

I realize you are overseas, but the cheapest one on eBay from a reliable source is 250$, and that'll buy you a lot of other options, like the Ryzen series...

 

[Downkey]

15 minutes ago, Joe_ofalltrades said:

Budget (including currency): 150 euros

Country: Germany

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Twitch, Apex legends and other games during streaming

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

CPU: i5 7400

GPU: GTX 1650

Motherboard: z170xp-sli-cf

Ram: DDR4-2400 16gb

 

Hey guys was wondering if i could get some help to upgrade my cpu i used to be really good with building my comps but things have changed so much since i was doing it that i have lost touch. i am a variety twitrch streamer and am having some major problems with my cpu. I had lost my job during the virus but still want an upgrade. I hate to say this as well but got this on other forums i would only like info on upgrades and not on my life decisions i am not a full time streamer and know how hard it is to be famous blah blah blah hahaha. sorry just want to make that clear.

 

Any advice on the parts would be amazing thank you in advance

Joe_ofalltrades 

If you can sell your current CPU and MOBO for around $100 then buying a 1600AF with a B450 board is a viable option

[tishous]

6 minutes ago, Brok3n But who cares? said:

A 2600 is quite expensive, and so is the 3600. Neither is worth it on their own, not mentioning their budget is below the price of either- without considering ram or the motherboard. 

I got a 2600 for £110 during the first lockdown. A B450 board is around £65-70, so £175 for both. Say we add 15% on top of that for whatever reasons, that would still be £200 ish. Convert to Euros, that's about €225. He could sell his current CPU and motherboard for at least that €75 extra cost.

 

He can reuse the RAM, granted it's quite slow but OP just wants a CPU upgrade for now.

[Entropy.]

2 minutes ago, tishous said:

I got a 2600 for £110 during the first lockdown. A B450 board is around £65-70, so £175 for both. Say we add 15% on top of that for whatever reasons, that would still be £200 ish. Convert to Euros, that's about €225. He could sell his current CPU and motherboard for at least that €75 extra cost.

 

He can reuse the RAM, granted it's quite slow but OP just wants a CPU upgrade for now.

110 you say? Good luck, Unless you like aliexpress

 

 

[Downkey]

Sell your current board + CPU and then buy this 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	€189.90 @ Amazon Deutschland
Motherboard	ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	€72.41 @ Amazon Deutschland
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	€262.31
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-02-04 19:33 CET+0100

 

[tishous]

1 minute ago, Brok3n But who cares? said:

110 you say? Good luck, Unless you like aliexpress

 

 

I got it for £113 brand new on Amazon. It's probably not going to be as cheap as it was, hence why I added 15% on top of what I paid.

[Entropy.]

10 minutes ago, Downkey said:

Sell your current board + CPU and then buy this 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	€189.90 @ Amazon Deutschland
Motherboard	ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	€72.41 @ Amazon Deutschland
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	€262.31
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-02-04 19:33 CET+0100

 

would get a 10400f instead. 

[Joe_ofalltrades]

thank you guys a lot for the advice its definitely something i can consider issue is im pretty sure my current cpu is worth nothing and is on its last legs lol. i could probably find those things a little cheaper but it is a lot of money and around 50 over my budget but im 100% sure you guys are finding the cheapest options. also is the ram really that bad now?  

[Moonzy]

1 hour ago, Joe_ofalltrades said:

thank you guys a lot for the advice its definitely something i can consider issue is im pretty sure my current cpu is worth nothing and is on its last legs lol. i could probably find those things a little cheaper but it is a lot of money and around 50 over my budget but im 100% sure you guys are finding the cheapest options. also is the ram really that bad now?  

2400 is pretty slow for today's standard, but it'll get the job done just fine

 

You also need to quote them so they'll see the reply

 

Spoiler

1 hour ago, Brok3n But who cares? said:

would get a 10400f instead. 

 

1 hour ago, tishous said:

I got it for £113 brand new on Amazon. It's probably not going to be as cheap as it was, hence why I added 15% on top of what I paid.

 

1 hour ago, Downkey said:

Sell your current board + CPU and then buy this 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	€189.90 @ Amazon Deutschland
Motherboard	ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	€72.41 @ Amazon Deutschland
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	€262.31
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-02-04 19:33 CET+0100

 

 

1 hour ago, Radium_Angel said:

The fastest CPU that mobo will support is a Core i7-7700K (https://www.gigabyte.com/us/Motherboard/GA-Z170XP-SLI-rev-10/support#support-cpu)

But the performance boost may not be worth the cost, given that old CPUs are for some reason going for more money than new ones.

I realize you are overseas, but the cheapest one on eBay from a reliable source is 250$, and that'll buy you a lot of other options, like the Ryzen series...

 

 

 

[Radium_Angel]

1 hour ago, Joe_ofalltrades said:

is on its last legs

CPUs, aside from an OC gone wrong, or a power spike, are hard to kill...why do you think it's on the way out?

[Joe_ofalltrades]

14 hours ago, Radium_Angel said:

CPUs, aside from an OC gone wrong, or a power spike, are hard to kill...why do you think it's on the way out?

im not too sure it is just struggling harder and harder every week and i havent made any changes and there is no malware or other software running in the background. but in all honesty if i can sell it as used and reduce the price quite a bit maybe someone with less intense usage wont have any problems

[Joe56463]

Save up a bit more, get a new motherboard and get a ryzen 5. Its much better for streaming than intel, also make sure your using the nvec encoder

[Joe_ofalltrades]

51 minutes ago, Joe56463 said:

Save up a bit more, get a new motherboard and get a ryzen 5. Its much better for streaming than intel, also make sure your using the nvec encoder

yeah man already on it getting both the 2600 and the b450 but not sure if the difference between the 450 mobos are worth the 20 euro difference. i use nvec but its literally just the cpu killing everything at once hahaha. Thank you