- Jan 30, 2017
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Hello all.
I want to start streaming but my current setup isn't powerful enough to handle my games and streaming at the same time (my current system is listed below).
Mostly I play games like Overwatch, Need for Speed, Counter-Strike and so on, but would like to play newer and more demanding titles as well.
When I play ex. Overwatch, my CPU usage is at around 70% and if I start my stream as well, it uses 99-100% and the stream seems to be lagging.
I would like to do one of the following:
- Upgrade my hardware, either go for a i5-6600k or a i7-6700k which I can get in a upgrade package from a local store (packages listed below).
- Buy a complete system used and setup this as a 2nd PC that I can use for streaming only (I went through several guides about this option and it seems to be a valid solution and possible for a lower price than the hardware upgrade).
- Wait for Ryzen and see if AM4 is the way to go.
Current hardware:
AMD FX-8150 OC'ed to 4.01 GHz
ASUS Sabertooth 990FX R2.0
16 GB Corsair Vengeance
ASUS GeForce GTX 960, 2 GB
Upgrade package 1:
ASUS Z170-E - ATX / Z170
Intel Core i7-6700K
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB DDR4 2666MHz CL16 (CMK16GX4M2A2666C16) (2x8GB)
Upgrade package 2:
ASUS Z170-P- ATX / Z170
Intel Core i5-6600K
Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB DDR4 2666MHz CL16 (CMK8GX4M2A2666C16) (2x4GB)
Before I decide on anything, I want to ask if someone can help me with some advise on this.
If you have another idea how to achieve what I want, please do share.
Thanks in advance.
I want to start streaming but my current setup isn't powerful enough to handle my games and streaming at the same time (my current system is listed below).
Mostly I play games like Overwatch, Need for Speed, Counter-Strike and so on, but would like to play newer and more demanding titles as well.
When I play ex. Overwatch, my CPU usage is at around 70% and if I start my stream as well, it uses 99-100% and the stream seems to be lagging.
I would like to do one of the following:
- Upgrade my hardware, either go for a i5-6600k or a i7-6700k which I can get in a upgrade package from a local store (packages listed below).
- Buy a complete system used and setup this as a 2nd PC that I can use for streaming only (I went through several guides about this option and it seems to be a valid solution and possible for a lower price than the hardware upgrade).
- Wait for Ryzen and see if AM4 is the way to go.
Current hardware:
AMD FX-8150 OC'ed to 4.01 GHz
ASUS Sabertooth 990FX R2.0
16 GB Corsair Vengeance
ASUS GeForce GTX 960, 2 GB
Upgrade package 1:
ASUS Z170-E - ATX / Z170
Intel Core i7-6700K
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB DDR4 2666MHz CL16 (CMK16GX4M2A2666C16) (2x8GB)
Upgrade package 2:
ASUS Z170-P- ATX / Z170
Intel Core i5-6600K
Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB DDR4 2666MHz CL16 (CMK8GX4M2A2666C16) (2x4GB)
Before I decide on anything, I want to ask if someone can help me with some advise on this.
If you have another idea how to achieve what I want, please do share.
Thanks in advance.
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