CPUs for streaming

[Cosmos]

Which is the cheapest cpu that i can stream games like dota 2 at 1080p @ 45 fps?

[mr.skyrim_pc]

Probably the fx8320/8350.

[Guest Philosophy]

I'd go FX8320 is a minimum. Why 45fps?

[orangecat]

Lots of cores and as high a clock speed as you can get.

[Faa]

4670k will stream better.

[harrynowl]

I'd grab something Intel and make use of the Quicksync render setting in OBS (G3258 and i3/5/7s have QuickSync).

[Rekx]

Why dont you use shadowplay or game dvr?

[Mush Brain]

i7 5820k.

[harrynowl]

i7 5820k.

For DOTA 2? Completely unnecessary.

[Mush Brain]

For DOTA 2? Completely unnecessary.

FX is unnecessary for DOTA 2 when a Pentium Ann K edition would pump out 4.5ghz of Haswell IPC.

[harrynowl]

FX is unnecessary for DOTA 2 when a Pentium Ann K edition would pump out 4.5ghz of Haswell IPC.

Right...? You're contradicting yourself here.

 

I fail to see your point. 

 

So if the Pentium K is sufficient why is the CPU recommended by yourself the 5820K when OP asked this:

Which is the cheapest cpu that i can stream games like dota 2 at 1080p @ 45 fps?

 

Or did you just not read the thread beyond the title?

[Mush Brain]

Right...? You're contradicting yourself here.

 

I fail to see your point. 

 

So if the Pentium K is sufficient why is the CPU recommended the 5820K when OP asked this:

Because you failed to see that the 5820k is the cheapest of the 2011-3 lineup, the OP asked for a cheap CPU to stream with, the 5820k would be great for this task.

 

I mentioned the Pentium as Dota 2 would benefit from the IPC and it's a very cheap CPU, find some benchmarks on streaming for it?

[harrynowl]

Because you failed to see that the 5820k is the cheapest of the 2011-3 lineup, the OP asked for a cheap CPU to stream with, the 5820k would be great for this task.

 

I mentioned the Pentium as Dota 2 would benefit from the IPC and it's a very cheap CPU, find some benchmarks on streaming for it?

If you state FX is unnecessary with its extra cores then 5820k is likewise unnecessary with its extra cores. (note: I've not recommended FX)

 

He asked for the cheapest (note: superlative) CPU that can stream games like Dota 2 to at 1080p45. Not the cheapest CPU in the 2011v3 lineup.

 

If you believe the Pentium is fine for the task your recommendation of the 5820k is still nonsense because you didn't list the cheapest CPU.

[Mush Brain]

If you state FX is unnecessary with its extra cores then 5820k is likewise unnecessary with its extra cores. (note: I've not recommended FX)

 

He asked for the cheapest (note: superlative) CPU that can stream games like Dota 2 to at 1080p45. Not the cheapest CPU in the 2011v3 lineup.

 

If you believe the Pentium is fine for the task your recommendation of the 5820k is still nonsense because you didn't list the cheapest CPU.

I am not going round in circles with you or arguing, i would like you to help me find some streaming benchmarks for the Pentium K if you would not mind?

[harrynowl]

I am not going round in circles with you or arguing, i would like you to help me find some streaming benchmarks for the Pentium K if you would not mind?

Well if one was to use the QuickSync render, which is enabled on the Pentium K (But not other Pentiums/Celerons) and the iX series. Then the streaming part is basically "CPU free" so any CPU with it that ran DOTA2 previously will see no performance hit. So Pentium is fine, which is why I've pointed out your 5820K recommendation isn't really what OP is looking for. And DOTA2 isn't a massively demanding game so his goal of 1080p45 isn't a task that requires 2011v3

 

 

Otherwise one could use Shadowplay or GameDVR. Haven't tested those 2 myself though.

[Mush Brain]

For the dominance the intel will provide in Dota 2 alone over the FX, and the ability to use QuickSync to stream, i recommend the Pentium G3258.

 

Give me a min to put together a build.

[harrynowl]

For the dominance the intel will provide in Dota 2 alone over the FX, and the ability to use QuickSync to stream, i recommend the Pentium G3258.

 

Give me a min to put together a build.

One a side note the G3258 uses GT1 based graphics I believe (Just called "HD Graphics", with no number designation), which is significantly weaker than GT2 (Or GT2e, difference is clock speed) used on the Core i series (HD4400). So that could impact QuickSync. Can't find any numbers for it though.

 

So it may be worth looking at i3 also.

 

GT1:

http://www.techpowerup.com/gpudb/2467/hd-graphics.html

 

GT2:

http://www.techpowerup.com/gpudb/2470/hd-graphics-4400.html

 

GT2e:

http://www.techpowerup.com/gpudb/1953/hd-graphics-4600.html

[Mush Brain]

This is a budget based build covering the basics.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nDn2Bm

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nDn2Bm/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($64.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($74.99 @ Micro Center) 

Memory: G.Skill AEGIS 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($68.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Constellation ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($50.00 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($131.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Antec ASK4000E-U3 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.38 @ Mwave) 

Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $473.32

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-07 06:25 EST-0500

[Mush Brain]