New platform or no?

[ThatCarlosGuy]

Hello. I'm currently using;

i5 4690k

z97 mobo

msi gtx 1070

32gb ddr3

 

I use this system for my main gaming system, image editing, rendering small videos and audio/music recording.

 

my problem is, I've started getting into streaming and just generally recording my game sessions. With my i5 I hit 100% load on my CPU quite frequently, especially on AAA titles and badly optimised games. Causes bad stuttering on both my game AND the stream/video

 

should I start thinking of upgrading my platform and repurposing my current system for simply audio/music recording or should I just buy an i7 for my current platform?

 

Whats your guys' opinions? 

 

Thanks

carl

[Lurick]

Depends on your budget and how much you're looking to invest into a new system.

[ThatCarlosGuy]

22 minutes ago, Lurick said:

Depends on your budget and how much you're looking to invest into a new system.

I'm pretty flexible wth budget as I can always save up over time or get finance.  Its just whether a new system would be worth the investment or would I be fine with just getting an i7.

[XR6]

Lurick is right. If you're on a tight budget, go i7 but if you don't mind turning your wallet to ashes, new platform is the way to go.

In the long run, a new platform is best because they're new parts with the latest features, but if you don't mind saving some money and sacrificing a little bit of that sweet, sweet performance, i7.

my 500th post. hurray for s**tposting. 

[Lurick]

1 minute ago, ThatCarlosGuy said:

I'm pretty flexible wth budget as I can always save up over time or get finance.  Its just whether a new system would be worth the investment or would I be fine with just getting an i7.

Alright, what's your location? I'll put together something and let you choose  

[ThatCarlosGuy]

2 minutes ago, Lurick said:

Alright, what's your location? I'll put together something and let you choose  

I'm from the UK

 

I've been out of the loop alately on the hardware news side of things so unless I scour through endless amounts of benchmark articles and videos, it's hard to compare performance between my current hardware and the newer hardware and the real world benefits

[Lurick]

AMD Build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  (£249.59 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: Fractal Design - Celsius S36 87.6 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£117.60 @ Novatech) 
Motherboard: MSI - X370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£159.10 @ Alza) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£300.12 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (£107.50 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£54.50 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC Black Edition Video Card  (£708.90 @ Alza) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  (£89.99 @ Novatech) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£88.66 @ Box Limited) 
Total: £1875.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Intel Build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  (£433.48 @ BT Shop) 
CPU Cooler: Fractal Design - Celsius S36 87.6 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£117.60 @ Novatech) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£147.89 @ More Computers) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£300.12 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (£107.50 @ Aria PC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£54.50 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC Black Edition Video Card  (£708.90 @ Alza) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  (£89.99 @ Novatech) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£88.66 @ Box Limited) 
Total: £2048.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-10 16:10 GMT+0000

 

 

 

The Intel build will give better frame-rates and overclockability along with solid streaming compared to the AMD build but with the AMD build you get more cores which could help if you do a lot of high quality streaming and encoding in addition to gaming and you don't care as much about framerates.

If you've only got a 1080p monitor I would definitely suggest dropping down to a 1080 but if you're doing 1440p and up then the 1080Ti would be perfect for you  

[Boomwebsearch]

Based on the system information which you have provided it would be a better value if you were to purchase and install a Core i7 for your current platform. Also, I would recommend getting a used Core i7 for your platform if possible.