Render/Streaming CPU

[LunarMagicGaming]

I have an older AMD processor and I want to build a pc that can render and stream on twitch and play games. I'm not sure which processor I should start looking at nor what brand

[Tim Drake]

Intel.

 

AMD may be better for streaming but intel will always win in game performance.

 

Intel has MUCH larger upgrade paths.

[givingtnt]

try to find out what it is, then we can tell you

[david cassar]

I have an older AMD processor and I want to build a pc that can render and stream on twitch and play games. I'm not sure which processor I should start looking at nor what brand

Whats the budget for the build?

[Sintezza]

This depends highly on your budget offcourse.

if you could afford a 4790K or better, then i would definitely recommend that.

 

If you do allot of rendering and or productivity work, and you could afford something like a 5820K, X99 with quadchanneld DDR4, then that would also be a great way to go.

But only if you have do allot of rendering work and what not, otherwise X99 wont be realy worth it..

[LunarMagicGaming]

What intel would you recommend? I'm shopping on microcenter and there's amazing bundles

http://www.microcenter.com/site/brands/intel-processor-bundles.aspx

[Tro]

Oh boy here we go...

[Brawhammer]

What intel would you recommend? I'm shopping on microcenter and there's amazing bundles

http://www.microcenter.com/site/brands/intel-processor-bundles.aspx

 

What's your budget?

[LunarMagicGaming]

Let's just say there is not limit on what I could spend

[Sintezza]

Let's just say there is not limit on what I could spend

 

X99 then handz down

[LunarMagicGaming]

How come x99 over the z97? I am pretty curious on the difference between the 2

[Pommy192]

Budget Sub £200 -> 8350. Else somethin like a 4690(i5)/4790(i7)

 

Plus, AMD isn't even 8 core, it's just a marketing gimmick.

[SeanAngelo]

Let's just say there is not limit on what I could spend

go for an i7 4790k + MSI Z97 Board

 

or the x99 route, 5820k + ASUS X99 Board

[david cassar]

How come x99 over the z97? I am pretty curious on the difference between the 2

socket 2011(aka x99) is made for enthusiasts

socket 1150 (aka z97) is more or less made for consumers

If you are just gaming and streaming then get an i7 4790k and a z97 board. 

[zonahbear]

lol what have you done

[SteveGrabowski]

If budget doesn't matter then 5960x

[zonahbear]

How come x99 over the z97? I am pretty curious on the difference between the 2

 

X99 is the extreme edition. Has DDR4 support, and has much more powerful(and expensive) processors.

[Enderman]

Look at the intel Xeon e3 1231v3 or 1241v3

They only cost $250 but perform almost as well as a $350 i7

[Sintezza]

Budget Sub £200 -> 8350. Else somethin like a 4690(i5)/4790(i7)

 

Plus, AMD isn't even 8 core, it's just a marketing gimmick.

 

wrong

 

AMD 8 cores are REAL 8 cores.

How it performs does not matter, they still have 8 real cores on the die.

[Sintezza]

How come x99 over the z97? I am pretty curious on the difference between the 2

 

more cores + logical processors, better in rendering

[i_build_nanosuits]

Oh come on GUYS!...OP you don't need an X99 rig to stream modern AAA titles on maximum settings all you need is one of these kits...the one on the left if you plan on using dual GPU's and the one on the right if you plan on using a single high-end card:

 

That CPU will max out games and allow you to stream to twitch on MAXIMUM IN GAME SETTINGS for A WHILE...anything more than that is pointless for a gamer even if you stream content...X99 is for CONTENT CREATION, WORKSTATION, POWER USER...not casual gamer/streamer.

[LunarMagicGaming]

Oh come on GUYS!...OP you don't need an X99 rig to stream modern AAA titles on maximum settings all you need is one of these kits...the one on the left if you plan on using dual GPU's and the one on the right if you plan on using a single high-end card:

 

That CPU will max out games and allow you to stream to twitch on MAXIMUM IN GAME SETTINGS for A WHILE...anything more than that is pointless for a gamer even if you stream content...X99 is for CONTENT CREATION, WORKSTATION, POWER USER...not casual gamer/streamer.

Why should I get asrock instead of asus or gigabyte? Isn't asRock poorly made?

[i_build_nanosuits]

Why should I get asrock instead of asus or gigabyte? Isn't asRock poorly made?

haha...no absolutely not...the extreme 4 for example is a very high end 12 phase power delivery digital board with nichicon caps this stuff is really high end and it's a bloody good board for the price...much better than the other boards in combos and it also happen to have a very good price!

Here:

http://www.asrock.com/mb/intel/z97%20extreme4/

 

1. ASRock Super Alloy

   - XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink

   - Premium Alloy Choke (Reduces 70% core loss compared to iron powder choke)

   - Dual-Stack MOSFET (DSM)

   - NexFET™ MOSFET

   - Nichicon 12K Platinum Caps (100% Japan made high quality conductive polymer capacitors)

   - Sapphire Black PCB

2. Digi Power, 12 Power Phase design
3. Supports Dual Channel DDR3 3200+(OC), 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots
4. 3 PCIe 3.0 x16, 3 PCIe 2.0 x1, 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE2)
5. Supports AMD 3-Way CrossFireX™ and NVIDIA^® Quad SLI™
6. 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1150 Audio Codec), Supports Purity Sound™ 2 & DTS Connect
7. Intel^® Gigabit LAN
8. Supports ASRock HDD Saver Technology, Full Spike Protection, ASRock Cloud, APP Shop, A-Tuning, Full HD UEFI

[Bussinateur]

Ok here's the summary:

 

Get a Z97 (Haswell) Board and a i7 4790k if you are not into production.

 

Get a X99 Board and a i7 5930k if you are into production work. By production work I do not mean BF4

 

Going with the second option will be significantly more expensive, but it will "last longer"

[i_build_nanosuits]

 

Going with the second option will be significantly more expensive, but it will "last longer"

...not for a gamer...that's where people gets misleading...games ALWAYS favor STRONG CPU THREADS and they will only run as fast as your fastest processing core...and most games use around 4 to 8 threads...with only 1 or 2 ''main'' threads...so the games will not run noticeably faster with more CPU threads available beyond 6 to 8 threads...so it's VERY LIKELY (read: ''it's a given'') that for a GAMING PURPOSE the next gen intel quad-core chip (wheter it's broadwell or skylake or whatever stupid name they choose to call it) will have greater IPC and therefore will be able to run games better than even a i7-5960X...it's always been that way and will always be...X99 is simply not worth it for gaming even when ''future-proofing'' comes into play...cause the next line of CPU's will outperform them even with only 4 cores they will...a ''skylake core i5'' will be a better gaming chip than the i7-5960X.