What i7

[Jacke1012]

There are so many i7 out there I want to know which one is the most bang for buck. I want to record and stream 1080p 60fps with elgato hd 60 pro.

[Mohenjo]

bang for buck is problably the i7 4770k or 4790k 

[squirtle4287]

i7 4790k, better OC'ing and in many places (where I live) it is cheaper than the i7 4770k.

[Samfisher]

If you're already using the Elgato HD 60 Pro, you wouldn't need an i7.  It has a built in h.264 encoder so your CPU does none of the processing.

[Moritz]

Agreeing with Mohenjo, although the Skylake ones (i7 6700K...) are more future proof, but also more expensive. But do you really want to go with an i7 for that use case?

[ShadowCaptain]

If you're already using the Elgato HD 60 Pro, you wouldn't need an i7.  It has a built in h.264 encoder so your CPU does none of the processing.

 

This, the whole point of the Elgato is that you dont need a powerful PC

[DarkBlade2117]

i7-4790k

Or,to save some money a Xeon 1231v3

[Jacke1012]

If you're already using the Elgato HD 60 Pro, you wouldn't need an i7.  It has a built in h.264 encoder so your CPU does none of the processing.

This is what elgato support said when I said I had a i5 4460:

 

Unfortunately, your computer is not fast enough to offer 1080 60fps streaming with any Elgato Gaming product.

You would need a high-end i7 processor for that (assuming the use of Stream Command or something like OBS), and also a service that allows for such streams. Some services don't allow for that, like Twitch, depending on your status with them.

Nick Freeman 

Customer Support 

Elgato Systems LLC 

[Coaxialgamer]

i7 4790k> best bang4buck

i7 6700k > best mainstream and more future proof

i7 5820k > best enthusiast bang4buck and more powerful (6 cores)

i7 5960x>most powerful (8 cores)

[Arwanell]

which*

i7 4790k is very good and not too expensive

[Samfisher]

 

This is what elgato support said when I said I had a i5 4460:

 

Unfortunately, your computer is not fast enough to offer 1080 60fps streaming with any Elgato Gaming product.

You would need a high-end i7 processor for that (assuming the use of Stream Command or something like OBS), and also a service that allows for such streams. Some services don't allow for that, like Twitch, depending on your status with them.

Nick Freeman 

Customer Support 

Elgato Systems LLC 

 

What in the world is the Elgato support team smoking...

 

They MAY be referring to the slower clock speeds of the i5, and that you cannot OC the CPU and thus have a lower chance of getting 60fps stable.  Twitch definitely supports 60fps streaming, but OBS does not support capture cards.

 

EDIT 1 : After looking a bit harder, there's this recommendation for an i7 when using Stream Command which seems to be Elgato's own broadcasting software.

 

 

Edited November 12, 2015 by Samfisher

[Jacke1012]

What in the world is the Elgato support team smoking...

 

They MAY be referring to the slower clock speeds of the i5, and that you cannot OC the CPU and thus have a lower chance of getting 60fps stable.  Twitch definitely supports 60fps streaming, but OBS does not support capture cards.

Do you still think I could record AND stream 1080p 60fps (streaming to youtube)?

[Samfisher]

Do you still think I could record AND stream 1080p 60fps (streaming to youtube)?

For hardware encoding, which h.264 is, you'd need a much higher bitrate to even come close to the quality from software encoding (x.264) which uses your CPU and uses way less bandwidth.

 

Depending on how picky you are about quality though.  If you have an Nvidia GPU, you could just stream with OBS and the NVENC encode setting and save that $200 from that elgato.  I'm still doing some reading on the XSplit forums on what the problems are with high CPU usage even with the capture card.

[Kitten of the Broccoli]

I say 4790K. Coupled with a 212 EVO, you'll get some pretty good overclocking done.

[theereal]

Elgato Isnt supposed to need that kind of computing power

[Jacke1012]

For hardware encoding, which h.264 is, you'd need a much higher bitrate to even come close to the quality from software encoding (x.264) which uses your CPU and uses way less bandwidth.

 

Depending on how picky you are about quality though.  If you have an Nvidia GPU, you could just stream with OBS and the NVENC encode setting and save that $200 from that elgato.  I'm still doing some reading on the XSplit forums on what the problems are with high CPU usage even with the capture card.

I know I can record 1080p 60fps but can I stream that?

[Samfisher]

I know I can record 1080p 60fps but can I stream that?

 

You can, but to get good quality using H.264, you'll need over 5-6000KBp/s for ok quality.  That would mean your viewers would also need at least those bandwidths to view your stream.  Youtube Gaming has an upper limit of 9000KBp/s I think.

[NumLock21]

4790K isn't the best bang for the buck, it's the most expensive Core i7 for socket 1150. Best bang for the buck would be a Core i7 that performs close to the 4790K while costing a lot less. For that it would be the Xeon E3 1231 v3, cost of the Core i5 with the performance of a Core i7.

5820K would be another one, similar in performance compare to is higher parts like 5930K, but at half the cost. $350ish for 5820K vs $650ish for 5930K.

[mikat]

4790K isn't the best bang for the buck, it's the most expensive Core i7 for socket 1150. Best bang for the buck would be a Core i7 that performs close to the 4790K while costing a lot less. For that it would be the Xeon E3 1231 v3, cost of the Core i5 with the performance of a Core i7.

5820K would be another one, similar in performance compare to is higher parts like 5930K, but at half the cost. $350ish for 5820K vs $650ish for 5930K.

for k series cpus it is the best bang for the buck i7 though

[NumLock21]

for k series cpus it is the best bang for the buck i7 though

No it's the only K series cpu for the Core i7 there is no other choice for socket 1150, unless you count 4770K as alternative.