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AMD A10 to Intel Upgrade - Is It Worth It?

TrulyNolan
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Title says it all. I stream a lot, and do a bit of gameplay recording.

Current Build:
A10-7850K at 4GHz
EVGA Hadron Case
EVGA Hadron Hydro Cooling System
EVGA 500W 80+ Gold PSU
Sapphire R9 290X Battlefield 4 Edition
GIGABYTE GA-F2A88XN-WIFI Motherboard

16GB AMD Radeon Gamer Series Memory at 1866MHz (unstable at 2133MHz for some reason)

Toshiba Q Series Pro 128GB SSD
Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD

 

I'd be swapping out the the A10 and mobo for an i7-4790K and the EVGA Z97 Stinger.

Good idea, or waste of money?
 

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The stinger is so and so and the 4790k isn't really needed for gamin a 4690k and a sli krait is a better bet but from an a10 yes

Thats that. If you need to get in touch chances are you can find someone that knows me that can get in touch.

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PLEASE. Make me proud :'(

I'm in the same position... A8 5600k + XFX 280X... :c

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Go for a cheaper mobo, i7 is good for streaming.

Why cheaper?

What would you recommend?

 

 

The stinger is so and so and the 4790k isn't really needed for gamin a 4690k and a sli krait is a better bet but from an a10 yes

Would hyperthreading not benefit my streaming? And the SLI Krait isn't Mini ITX. :P

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4790k if you are streaming and you can afford it.

My Build: 4690k @ 4.7 GHz, ASUS Strix 970 @ 1316 MHz, H105, Corsair Vengeance Pro @ 1600 MHz, H440, RM750

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Why cheaper?

What would you recommend?

 

 

Would hyperthreading not benefit my streaming? And the SLI Krait isn't Mini ITX. :P

it's is men. And it would but its not like your doing it professionally

Thats that. If you need to get in touch chances are you can find someone that knows me that can get in touch.

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it's is men. And it would but its not like your doing it professionally

Technically, the companies I work and stream for are professional, so though I may not do it professionally, it's good to look professional.

 

Looks decent.

 

Edit:

Meant to say better.

What about this?

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Technically, the companies I work and stream for are professional, so though I may not do it professionally, it's good to look professional.

 

What about this?

Spend a little more and get the Asus version. 

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Technically, the companies I work and stream for are professional, so though I may not do it professionally, it's good to look professional.

 

What about this?

not what I meant. your not living off of streaming are you?

Thats that. If you need to get in touch chances are you can find someone that knows me that can get in touch.

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A10-7850K with R9 290X? Damn, you'll see huge benefit when switching to Intel either i5 or i7.

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Spend a little more and get the Asus version. 

A "little more" is an extra $100, though. O_o

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not what I meant. your not living off of streaming are you?

It's part of my income, actually, so yes.

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It's part of my income, actually, so yes.

alright go for it if you wont OC get a e3-1241 but overclocking is fun ill say that much 

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If you're not too into overclocking a Xeon processor might also be a good choice.

CPU: Ryzen 9 5900 Cooler: EVGA CLC280 Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Pro AX RAM: Kingston Hyper X 32GB 3200mhz

Storage: WD 750 SE 500GB, WD 730 SE 1TB GPU: EVGA RTX 3070 Ti PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Streacom DA2

Monitor: LG 27GL83B Mouse: Razer Basilisk V2 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Speakers: Mackie CR5BT

 

MiniPC - Sold for $100 Profit

Spoiler

CPU: Intel i3 4160 Cooler: Integrated Motherboard: Integrated

RAM: G.Skill RipJaws 16GB DDR3 Storage: Transcend MSA370 128GB GPU: Intel 4400 Graphics

PSU: Integrated Case: Shuttle XPC Slim

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

Budget Rig 1 - Sold For $750 Profit

Spoiler

CPU: Intel i5 7600k Cooler: CryOrig H7 Motherboard: MSI Z270 M5

RAM: Crucial LPX 16GB DDR4 Storage: Intel S3510 800GB GPU: Nvidia GTX 980

PSU: Corsair CX650M Case: EVGA DG73

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

OG Gaming Rig - Gone

Spoiler

 

CPU: Intel i5 4690k Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 Motherboard: MSI Z97i AC ITX

RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB DDR3 Storage: Kingston Fury 240GB GPU: Asus Strix GTX 970

PSU: Thermaltake TR2 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX

Monitor: Dell P2214H x2 Mouse: Logitech MX Master Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

 

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If you're not too into overclocking a Xeon processor might also be a good choice.

CPU: Ryzen 9 5900 Cooler: EVGA CLC280 Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Pro AX RAM: Kingston Hyper X 32GB 3200mhz

Storage: WD 750 SE 500GB, WD 730 SE 1TB GPU: EVGA RTX 3070 Ti PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Streacom DA2

Monitor: LG 27GL83B Mouse: Razer Basilisk V2 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Speakers: Mackie CR5BT

 

MiniPC - Sold for $100 Profit

Spoiler

CPU: Intel i3 4160 Cooler: Integrated Motherboard: Integrated

RAM: G.Skill RipJaws 16GB DDR3 Storage: Transcend MSA370 128GB GPU: Intel 4400 Graphics

PSU: Integrated Case: Shuttle XPC Slim

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

Budget Rig 1 - Sold For $750 Profit

Spoiler

CPU: Intel i5 7600k Cooler: CryOrig H7 Motherboard: MSI Z270 M5

RAM: Crucial LPX 16GB DDR4 Storage: Intel S3510 800GB GPU: Nvidia GTX 980

PSU: Corsair CX650M Case: EVGA DG73

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

OG Gaming Rig - Gone

Spoiler

 

CPU: Intel i5 4690k Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 Motherboard: MSI Z97i AC ITX

RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB DDR3 Storage: Kingston Fury 240GB GPU: Asus Strix GTX 970

PSU: Thermaltake TR2 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX

Monitor: Dell P2214H x2 Mouse: Logitech MX Master Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

 

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I'll definitely be overclocking. I'm not on a full water loop for nothing. :P

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Get rid of that snail heater. Tis way too slow and it doubles as a heater. :P :lol: JK

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