What upgrade do I need?

Connor Boyer · Apr 30, 2017

Hello Forum, I built a gaming pc a little over a year ago and am looking to upgrade the CPU to help with game performance and to enable to live stream games a little bit better than what my current setup is allowing.
Here is the current setup:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/X64zZ8
My question is, What CPU would you all recommend I switch to that will work with the current setup and will help with the workload caused with LiveStreaming?

MrN1ce9uy · Apr 30, 2017

An easy and effective solution would be an i7-4790(K).

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($289.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $289.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-30 21:54 EDT-0400

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor ($329.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $329.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-30 21:53 EDT-0400

Another possibly better solution (for streaming) would be this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($217.55 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock A320M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($58.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $348.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-30 21:52 EDT-0400

Maybe others here will have some input, as I don't really do any streaming myself.

InvalidError · Apr 30, 2017

If you are going to use OBS/Xstream with picture-in-picture and software-based video encoding, you will need an i7-4770/4790, R5-1600 or better. Not going to be a cheap upgrade either way if you want something 'better enough' to be worth bothering with.

WildCard999 · Apr 30, 2017

If your streaming I'd upgrade your CPU to a Xeon and for gaming you will need a dedicated GPU.

MrN1ce9uy · Apr 30, 2017

WildCard999 :

Ah yes! This should do fine. ALso, what GPU are you using OP?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $239.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-30 21:56 EDT-0400

Connor Boyer · Apr 30, 2017

Thanks for the input! You pretty much confirmed what I was leaning towards! That will be the top of my list for summer purchases/projects! Thanks again.

Connor Boyer · Apr 30, 2017

Sorry I forgot to mention my GPU is a Radeon R9 390. I forgot the parts list didn't include that my bad! So that shouldn't be a problem moving forward correct?

MrN1ce9uy · Apr 30, 2017

Connor Boyer :

No problem at all, that's still a very good GPU.

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