Upgrade GPU or CPU

[JayeBMX]

Hi All, 

 

I've been trying to stream some games lately but my current configuration just seems to drop frames or FPS is intermittend and does not stay at one.

 

PC:

Intel core i5 4570 @ 3.2Ghz

ASUS GTX 1050 2GB STRIX.

 

SSD + the other stuff blah.

 

Ive just decided that its time to upgrade something, but is it worth getting the i7 4790K or upgrading the GPU to a 1060 6GB or 1070 (At a push) for streaming?

You can stream via NVENC on NVIDIA cards but how well does it actually work? Would the GPU be a better choice or the CPU?

 

Any thoughts and ideas are appreciated.

 

Jaye.

[truecrafting]

definetly The gpu cuz that cpu is still pretty capable 

[3rrant]

8 minutes ago, JayeBMX said:

Hi All, 

 

I've been trying to stream some games lately but my current configuration just seems to drop frames or FPS is intermittend and does not stay at one.

 

PC:

Intel core i5 4570 @ 3.2Ghz

ASUS GTX 1050 2GB STRIX.

 

SSD + the other stuff blah.

 

Ive just decided that its time to upgrade something, but is it worth getting the i7 4790K or upgrading the GPU to a 1060 6GB or 1070 (At a push) for streaming?

You can stream via NVENC on NVIDIA cards but how well does it actually work? Would the GPU be a better choice or the CPU?

 

Any thoughts and ideas are appreciated.

 

Jaye.

 

2 minutes ago, truecrafting said:

definetly The gpu cuz that cpu is still pretty capable 

No. Neither the CPU or the GPU are suitable for good quality streaming at 720/1080p. You need to upgrade both and not by a small chance if you don't want to drop frames. Focus on the GPU first, but you just cannot stream with good quality with a anything less than a Ryzen 1600 right now.

[reptileexperts]

1 hour ago, JayeBMX said:

Hi All, 

 

I've been trying to stream some games lately but my current configuration just seems to drop frames or FPS is intermittend and does not stay at one.

 

PC:

Intel core i5 4570 @ 3.2Ghz

ASUS GTX 1050 2GB STRIX.

 

SSD + the other stuff blah.

 

Ive just decided that its time to upgrade something, but is it worth getting the i7 4790K or upgrading the GPU to a 1060 6GB or 1070 (At a push) for streaming?

You can stream via NVENC on NVIDIA cards but how well does it actually work? Would the GPU be a better choice or the CPU?

 

Any thoughts and ideas are appreciated.

 

Jaye.

 I stream using Nvidia's program, and it works great. When I used my 4790k I saw some frame drops (around 10%) when i streamed, but it wasn't too terrible. When I upgraded to the 8700k, I have no frame drops during streaming, and now duel stream with Nvidia and x-split (facebook / twitch) with no issues. . . if you have a cheap laptop you can utilize a capture card like the elgato hd60 and use it for handling the streaming away from your main rig?

 

Just a thought.

[KarathKasun]

Extra threads are better than the GPU for streaming.  NVENC makes a horrid blurry mess of gameplay from my experience troubleshooting things for streamers.

 

CPU is more important than GPU for streaming by a wide margin.

 

If the GPU is fast enough for you to play without streaming, it is fine as is.

[Gyuwona]

Id say a change for both the CPU and GPU, but seems like the GPU is really in desperate need of an upgrade if you stream; get a 980ti or something, pascal gpus are too expensive rn

[KarathKasun]

11 hours ago, Gyuwona said:

Id say a change for both the CPU and GPU, but seems like the GPU is really in desperate need of an upgrade if you stream; get a 980ti or something, pascal gpus are too expensive rn

GTX 1050 is plenty for current games at 1080p with medium/high settings.  Streaming does not cause more GPU load, it increases CPU load.

[ZenMonkey]

On 1/25/2018 at 7:21 AM, JayeBMX said:

Ive just decided that its time to upgrade something, but is it worth getting the i7 4790K or upgrading the GPU to a 1060 6GB or 1070 (At a push) for streaming?

You can stream via NVENC on NVIDIA cards but how well does it actually work? Would the GPU be a better choice or the CPU?

 

Any thoughts and ideas are appreciated.

 

Jaye.

 

If you stream via the NVidia Geforce Experience app, I've been told the Geforce cards have hardware specifically made for streaming that doesn't affect rendering in game and doesn't use the CPU at all. That might only be for higher-end models, though. All I know is that I have an i5-4690k, and I can stream with the Geforce app at 1080p/60fps while dropping zero frames, so you should be good with only upgrading your video card if you go this route.

 

Other streaming apps, such as OBS, are more CPU-dependent, so you'd need to upgrade both.

[KarathKasun]

The GeForce app introduces degrades visual quality of the stream by a significant amount.  Ive worked with full time streamers, their audiences hate the NV encoder because you cant see anything in dark areas and the image is always smeared/blurry.