Recommended AMD CPU for Stream Machine

[Tacos4all]

Hey folks. So brief backstory here (I promise no overly used anime flashbacks): 

I was lucky enough to win the opportunity to buy an RTX 3080 from the Newegg Shuffle (sign up if you haven't heard, great way to have a chance at a GPU/PS5/Series S/X rather than destroying your F5 key at 6am). However the GPU was in a combo with an Asus ROG Strix B550-F mobo. I was thinking of selling the motherboard, however I have taken a liking to using Steam's Remote Play to stream some lower-intensity games to my living room tv and play in comfort. Before you ask why I am even making this post, there's a situation in my home right now where temporarily, there is an extra PC near the TV so I've been using that as the client PC. But eventually that extra PC will be gone so I was thinking of building a budget rig to stream games. My LAN is fast enough to stream in 4K, however in some games even the 3080 can have trouble encoding the video while simultaneously rendering the game. So sometimes I stream in 1080/1440 and just output in 4k on the client PC. Anyways, with all that in mind, here's what I am asking:

 

I don't know much about CPU requirements for decoding 4K (let's assume worst case scenario here, cuz if it can handle 4k, no problem for lower resolutions) game streams. I was looking at a Ryzen 3400G so I wouldn't have to get a discrete GPU. Would that CPU work well for my use-case? To be clear, I am talking about the client-side PC. I will NOT be pairing the 3080 with this build, that will be the HOST PC, meaning the one that will be rendering and streaming the game to the CLIENT PC which is what I am seeking advice on.

 

Thanks for your time and consideration!

 

PS: At some point I may try Geforce Now as well.

[dean_5234]

the 3400g is fine for light 1080p gaming, however sorry dont know much about cloud/remote play services

although the 5000 series APUs are coming to the market soon so you might wanna wait for those

[Tacos4all]

1 minute ago, davemc said:

the 3400g is fine for light 1080p gaming, however sorry dont know much about cloud/remote play services

although the 5000 series APUs are coming to the market soon so you might wanna wait for those

Gaming on the machine might be something I'd consider for emulated games or older or less graphically intense titles. Though the primary use of this machine would be game streaming. But thanks for the tip about the upcoming 5000 series. I wasn't aware they were releasing APU's for their new lineup.

[Noah0302]

Your 3080 will be more than enough to stream games.

 

I had no issue with my old 2080 streaming 1440p 60FPS, at least it was FAR better than trying to encode it on my 9900k.

NVENC really is the best solution for streaming, unless go you for something like a 5900X or 5950X

 

But if you really want to have a dedicated streaming PC, then something like a Ryzen 7 2700 will be enough, Ive tested it myself for 1080P 60FPS and it was not close to being maxed out.

[Tacos4all]

5 minutes ago, Noah0302 said:

Your 3080 will be more than enough to stream games.

 

I had no issue with my old 2080 streaming 1440p 60FPS, at least it was FAR better than trying to encode it on my 9900k.

NVENC really is the best solution for streaming, unless go you for something like a 5900X or 5950X

 

But if you really want to have a dedicated streaming PC, then something like a Ryzen 7 2700 will be enough, Ive tested it myself for 1080P 60FPS and it was not close to being maxed out.

Unfortunately the 2700 doesn't have integrated graphics and B550 is not compatible with 2000 series and older CPU's.

[dean_5234]

Wait, just remembered

The 3400G and 3200G don't work with B550 as they still run on the Zen + architecture.

[Tacos4all]

2 hours ago, davemc said:

Wait, just remembered

The 3400G and 3200G don't work with B550 as they still run on the Zen + architecture.

Omg you're right! I hadn't even thought of that. Thanks sir! I'll either wait for the 5000 series APU or see if I can find a cheap used GPU (used market is crazy right now though) for video out. 

[dean_5234]

Just now, Tacos4all said:

Omg you're right! I hadn't even thought of that. Thanks sir! I'll either wait for the 5000 series APU or see if I can find a cheap used GPU (used market is crazy right now though) for video out. 

yea, if you stream with the cpu you can probably just buy like a 3600 and a super cheap gpu for video out 

[IkeaGnome]

https://www.amazon.com/AMD-Ryzen-Processor-3-7Ghz-Threads/dp/B08MWMGRH7/ref=pd_lpo_147_t_0/132-8621199-6188547?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B08MWMGRH7&pd_rd_r=b4c3f5dd-92f7-4211-a784-52857a833663&pd_rd_w=WXyI9&pd_rd_wg=qD8YU&pf_rd_p=337be819-13af-4fb9-8b3e-a5291c097ebb&pf_rd_r=CH9GT9W6C3K572B4HQE3&psc=1&refRID=CH9GT9W6C3K572B4HQE3

 

Some B550 motherboards will support that chip.