Cpu for Gaming,Streaming and General Uses

[DerpBlood]

I have a budget of $300 left for my cpu.  I want a cpu that has a lot of upgrade paths, able to game while streaming at the same time (gonna have a GTX 970 as GPU), Cost around $300 or less if possible.  I thought about a i5 4460 or 4690  OR Amd FX 6300 or Amd Fx8350.  What do you think of the cpu's I thought of, and what are some other cpu that can fill my needs? 

[Comessy]

4690

[lukky211111]

I have a budget of $300 left for my cpu.  I want a cpu that has a lot of upgrade paths, able to game while streaming at the same time (gonna have a GTX 970 as GPU), Cost around $300 or less if possible.  I thought about a i5 4460 or 4690  OR Amd FX 6300 or Amd Fx8350.  What do you think of the cpu's I thought of, and what are some other cpu that can fill my needs? 

its not worth going down the amd line because amds cpus raw power compared to an intels just isnt there grab an i5 4690k or 4690. 

[CommandMan7]

its not worth going down the amd line because amds cpus raw power compared to an intels just isnt there grab an i5 4690k or 4690. 

you never know what zen may bring ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

 

But seriously, as of right now, 4690 is your best option.

[lukky211111]

you never know what zen may bring ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

 

But seriously, as of right now, 4690 is your best option.

just like we may never know how many licks it takes to get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop.

[itachipirate]

I have a budget of $300 left for my cpu.  I want a cpu that has a lot of upgrade paths, able to game while streaming at the same time (gonna have a GTX 970 as GPU), Cost around $300 or less if possible.  I thought about a i5 4460 or 4690  OR Amd FX 6300 or Amd Fx8350.  What do you think of the cpu's I thought of, and what are some other cpu that can fill my needs? 

4690 or 4690k for overclocking. The AMD CPUs have no upgrade path and the 4690 is just plain better!

[Faceman]

I have a budget of $300 left for my cpu.  I want a cpu that has a lot of upgrade paths, able to game while streaming at the same time (gonna have a GTX 970 as GPU), Cost around $300 or less if possible.  I thought about a i5 4460 or 4690  OR Amd FX 6300 or Amd Fx8350.  What do you think of the cpu's I thought of, and what are some other cpu that can fill my needs? 

If you have $300 for a CPU, an i7-4790k should fit the bill.  Or is that $300 for CPU and mobo?  An i5-4690k will be plenty, but an i7 will be that end of the line, best available on this platform.  Either will last you a very long time.  You will need a Z97 mobo for either.

[ace101.]

4690 or 4690K is enough for your needs. 

[DerpBlood]

If you have $300 for a CPU, an i7-4790k should fit the bill.  Or is that $300 for CPU and mobo?  An i5-4690k will be plenty, but an i7 will be that end of the line, best available on this platform.  Either will last you a very long time.  You will need a Z97 mobo for either.

 

I live in Canada and the price for the i7 4790 is $385.  Also can the i5 4690 or 4460 live stream while playing games?

[bip_]

i5-4690k will do a great job for your needs and will not bottleneck your 970. I highly reccomended and also you could upgrade the i7-4790k with a beast of a cpu. 

[Refreshing Beverage]

Pretty much and 4th generation quad core i5 (Don't even think they make a dual core i5) will do the job just fine. There have been posted some good recommendations

 

I would NOT go for an AMD FX seires cpu, because they are out-dated (most of them) and for what I know, all 4th gen i7 Socket 1150 CPU are better then any FX-series CPU. In more ways then performance.

[Faceman]

I live in Canada and the price for the i7 4790 is $385.  Also can the i5 4690 or 4460 live stream while playing games?

Ahh, Canadian dollars.  Yea, an will be able to do both of those things.