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I am looking to upgrade and repurpose my current rig into a streaming pc. I was thinking about replacing the GPU with an intel a770 for the AV1 encoder and get the Elgato MK2 4k Pro. What is your opinion on this? I’m looking to stream 1440p 60fps to YouTube, the current capture card died unfortunately. I will be using consoles as the source media. The software I want to use is OBS for streaming. My budget is $1k US for what makes sense to upgrade. Any help will be appreciated! I’ll attach my current build below.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/nWXy28

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Your build is pretty balanced as is, the only thing that makes sense to upgrade here is probably the gpu, for the AV1 encoding as you said, and save the rest for a new system in the future

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20 minutes ago, drewdsterling said:

I was thinking about replacing the GPU with an intel a770 for the AV1 encoder and get the Elgato MK2 4k Pro.

Do you only need the GPU for AV1 encoding or should it have enough performance for gaming as well? Otherwise, something like an A380 would be a much cheaper option to get AV1 in hardware. Current gen AMD and Nvidia cards support it as well, and might be a better option if the card is also used for gaming.

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Just now, Eigenvektor said:

Do you only need the GPU for AV1 encoding or should it have enough performance for gaming as well? Otherwise, something like an A380 would be a much cheaper option to get AV1 in hardware. Current gen AMD and Nvidia cards support it as well, and might be a better option if the card is also used for gaming.

That’s true, I agree, but he has a 1k budget. His current stuff would lag behind a bit today, and a full overhaul would spike the performance

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Wdyt of this: big upgrade, w/av1 encoding
 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bsLsFs

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.00 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Motherboard: ASRock B650 LiveMixer ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Silicon Power XPOWER Zenith Gaming 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($94.97 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 870 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: ASRock Challenger OC Radeon RX 7900 GRE 16 GB Video Card  ($539.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Define 7 ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 850 GA 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM - DVD 64-bit  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case Fan: Noctua F12 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 71.69 CFM 120 mm Fan  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case Fan: Noctua F12 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 71.69 CFM 120 mm Fan  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case Fan: Noctua F12 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 71.69 CFM 120 mm Fan  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case Fan: Noctua F12 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 71.69 CFM 120 mm Fan  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case Fan: Noctua F12 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 71.69 CFM 120 mm Fan  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case Fan: Noctua F12 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 71.69 CFM 120 mm Fan  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case Fan: Noctua F12 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 71.69 CFM 120 mm Fan  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Webcam: Logitech C920 HD Pro Webcam  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Custom: Elgato 4k Pro MK1 (Purchased)
Total: $983.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-04-07 06:46 EDT-0400

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11 hours ago, MiszS said:

Your build is pretty balanced as is, the only thing that makes sense to upgrade here is probably the gpu, for the AV1 encoding as you said, and save the rest for a new system in the future

Gotcha, thank you for the feedback! I’m going to go this route!

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10 hours ago, Eigenvektor said:

Do you only need the GPU for AV1 encoding or should it have enough performance for gaming as well? Otherwise, something like an A380 would be a much cheaper option to get AV1 in hardware. Current gen AMD and Nvidia cards support it as well, and might be a better option if the card is also used for gaming.

Just for encoding, I don’t need to game on my rig. I’ll be gaming on some consoles and just passing the video through.

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10 hours ago, Linuswasright said:

Wdyt of this: big upgrade, w/av1 encoding
 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bsLsFs

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.00 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Motherboard: ASRock B650 LiveMixer ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Silicon Power XPOWER Zenith Gaming 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($94.97 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung 870 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: ASRock Challenger OC Radeon RX 7900 GRE 16 GB Video Card  ($539.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Define 7 ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 850 GA 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM - DVD 64-bit  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case Fan: Noctua F12 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 71.69 CFM 120 mm Fan  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case Fan: Noctua F12 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 71.69 CFM 120 mm Fan  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case Fan: Noctua F12 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 71.69 CFM 120 mm Fan  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case Fan: Noctua F12 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 71.69 CFM 120 mm Fan  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case Fan: Noctua F12 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 71.69 CFM 120 mm Fan  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case Fan: Noctua F12 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 71.69 CFM 120 mm Fan  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Case Fan: Noctua F12 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 71.69 CFM 120 mm Fan  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Webcam: Logitech C920 HD Pro Webcam  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Custom: Elgato 4k Pro MK1 (Purchased)
Total: $983.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-04-07 06:46 EDT-0400

If anything this will be my go to if the GPU upgrade doesn’t work as intended. The build you laid out is awesome! Thank you!!

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17 hours ago, Linuswasright said:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.00 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: ASRock B650 LiveMixer ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Silicon Power XPOWER Zenith Gaming 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($94.97 @ Amazon) 

theres a microcenter 7700x bundle for 400$ which shaves off 45$ whilst upgrading the cpu to a 7700x

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12 hours ago, drewdsterling said:

Just for encoding, I don’t need to game on my rig. I’ll be gaming on some consoles and just passing the video through.

If you don’t game on the rig then grab something super light. Idk exact specs you’d need but like an old Xeon workstation with a decent Xeon in it +lp a380 would be fine I think

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