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Static Components:
MSI Gaming GTX 660
12GB G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3 1333
Seagate 500GB HDD
Rosewill Hive-750
Cooler Master 120mm fan 4 pack
Xeon:
AsRock Z87 Extreme 3 (For 1150 CPUs, only Z-chipsets have SLI)
Cooler Master HAF 912
Cooler Master Evo 212
4670k:
AsRock Z87 Extreme 3
ThermalTake a31
Cooler Master Seidon 120v
8320:
ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0
ThermalTake a31
Cooler Master Seidon 120v
If I go with the 4670k or 8320, I will OC to at least 4GHz with a Seidon 120v water-cooling kit.
I plan to stream in 720p @ 60fps with a bitrate of 2500 (not that bitrate matters.)
I want to be able to maintain at least 60 FPS in all of the games I play (Titanfall, Smite, Loadout, AC4, and many others) while I stream without having to drop below medium settings.
I've looked at all kinds of benchmarks and videos and its still hard to tell exactly what would be the best overall.
With the 8320, I have 8 physical cores and fast renders. The cores are the weakest of the 3 CPUs while consuming the most power. However, I can set affinity for multithreaded applications which may give the FX chip the edge as far as streaming goes.
With the 4670k, I only have 4 physical cores. They're the strongest of the 3 CPUs, but CPU usage will be increased since I cant set affinity in games that use 4 cores while I stream.
With the 1230v3, I have the lowest power consumption, a fantastic passmark, and hyper-threading. While those things are great, I lose the ability to overclock.
All 3 builds are within $20 of one-another and will have a second 660 added to them before the year ends.
I just need some more opinions before I pull the trigger.
MSI Gaming GTX 660
12GB G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3 1333
Seagate 500GB HDD
Rosewill Hive-750
Cooler Master 120mm fan 4 pack
Xeon:
AsRock Z87 Extreme 3 (For 1150 CPUs, only Z-chipsets have SLI)
Cooler Master HAF 912
Cooler Master Evo 212
4670k:
AsRock Z87 Extreme 3
ThermalTake a31
Cooler Master Seidon 120v
8320:
ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0
ThermalTake a31
Cooler Master Seidon 120v
If I go with the 4670k or 8320, I will OC to at least 4GHz with a Seidon 120v water-cooling kit.
I plan to stream in 720p @ 60fps with a bitrate of 2500 (not that bitrate matters.)
I want to be able to maintain at least 60 FPS in all of the games I play (Titanfall, Smite, Loadout, AC4, and many others) while I stream without having to drop below medium settings.
I've looked at all kinds of benchmarks and videos and its still hard to tell exactly what would be the best overall.
With the 8320, I have 8 physical cores and fast renders. The cores are the weakest of the 3 CPUs while consuming the most power. However, I can set affinity for multithreaded applications which may give the FX chip the edge as far as streaming goes.
With the 4670k, I only have 4 physical cores. They're the strongest of the 3 CPUs, but CPU usage will be increased since I cant set affinity in games that use 4 cores while I stream.
With the 1230v3, I have the lowest power consumption, a fantastic passmark, and hyper-threading. While those things are great, I lose the ability to overclock.
All 3 builds are within $20 of one-another and will have a second 660 added to them before the year ends.
I just need some more opinions before I pull the trigger.
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