CPU Upgrade

[Aggro_cs]

Budget (including currency): £150

Country: United Kingdom - primarily using amazon

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Streaming CS:GO 

Other details: Here is a link to the pcpartpicker parts list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/88QhDq I am looking to upgrade the CPU as it no longer sufficies for the new CS2 release. I would like to find a CPU that matches the 1650 and was wondering if anyone had any advice

 

[Why_Me]

If you can stretch your budget by 11 quid this is the cpu you want. Just make sure to update your boards bios beforehand.

 

https://www.amd.com/en/products/cpu/amd-ryzen-7-5700x

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/JmhFf7/amd-ryzen-7-5700x-34-ghz-8-core-processor-100-100000926wof 

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X £161.00

[Aggro_cs]

Just now, Why_Me said:

If you can stretch your budget by 11 quid this is the cpu you want. Just make sure to update your boards bios beforehand.

 

https://www.amd.com/en/products/cpu/amd-ryzen-7-5700x

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/JmhFf7/amd-ryzen-7-5700x-34-ghz-8-core-processor-100-100000926wof 

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X £161.00

thanks so much mate have a good day

[Slottr]

Your cpu is capable enough- benchmarks point towards your graphics card holding you back with CS2 and it’s new engine 
 

look at any performance benchmarks; something like a low end 11th Gen cpu can still achieve over 200 FPS when paired with something like a 3060 Ti. 

[Aggro_cs]

1 minute ago, Slottr said:

Your cpu is capable enough- benchmarks point towards your graphics card holding you back with CS2 and it’s new engine 
 

look at any performance benchmarks; something like a low end 11th Gen cpu can still achieve over 200 FPS when paired with something like a 3060 Ti. 

yeah i get that but its tough for me because i want to stream it aswell and I use a CPU based encoder which strains the cpu a lot

[Slottr]

1 minute ago, Aggro_cs said:

yeah i get that but its tough for me because i want to stream it aswell and I use a CPU based encoder which strains the cpu a lot

A GPU upgrade would allow you to offload that work. NVENC and even AMD's alternative work very well.

[SorryBella]

1 minute ago, Aggro_cs said:

and I use a CPU based encoder which strains the cpu a lot

x264 on a CPU bound title is just asking for a bad time. NVENC is still there in the wings for you.

[Aggro_cs]

Just now, SorryBella said:

x264 on a CPU bound title is just asking for a bad time. NVENC is still there in the wings for you.

Yeah those were my thoughts exactly however, my streams on NVENC were incredible stuttery even on lower resolutions. switching back to x264 fixed the issue for me immediately. Do you think a GPU upgrade is more in order? 

[Aggro_cs]

2 minutes ago, Slottr said:

A GPU upgrade would allow you to offload that work. NVENC and even AMD's alternative work very well.

Okay I will look into it, thanks for the advice. Have a good day

[191x7]

28 minutes ago, Aggro_cs said:

Okay I will look into it, thanks for the advice. Have a good day

The Ryzen 5 3600 is more than enough for a card double the performance of the GTX 1650.

 

Your system screams for a GPU upgrade for gaming. Sell that 1650, add your cash, and get a Radeon RX 6600XT, 6650XT, 6700 or 6700XT.

Or an nVidia RTX 3060 12GB. Eventually the 4060 or Radeon 7600.

 

I streamed PUBG using my 3600 without issues using the CPU. It had to be lower quality, but it worked fine.

A Ryzen 5700X would help with streaming, but even the 5900X or 5950X have issues if you use the high(er) quality encoders.