I'll make this short and sweet.
Here is my current setup:
Asus M5A78L-M LX Motherboard AM3+
AMD FX-4100
8GB of DDR3
PNY Nvidia GTX 550 Ti
Dual [Matching] 23" LED LCD Acer Monitors
Cooler Master Elite 430 Mid Tower ATX w/ Window
600 Watt PSU
I have a Beta key to the upcoming Guild Wars 2 Beta weekend. I'm wanting to stream it on Twitch.tv.
My system does ok streaming certain things, but bottlenecks somewhere and my CPU gets maxed.
My primary questions is this: Which would be a better upgrade for my system at this time. A better CPU or a better GPU?
I've considered the HD 6870 or the HD 6950. I've had my FX4100 OC'd to 4.6 for a while, but I would need better cooling to keep it that way. It didn't seem to help much regardless.
I've been racking my brain over this, and I was hoping to get some feedback from a knowledgeable community.
You now have the floor... thoughts?
Here is my current setup:
Asus M5A78L-M LX Motherboard AM3+
AMD FX-4100
8GB of DDR3
PNY Nvidia GTX 550 Ti
Dual [Matching] 23" LED LCD Acer Monitors
Cooler Master Elite 430 Mid Tower ATX w/ Window
600 Watt PSU
I have a Beta key to the upcoming Guild Wars 2 Beta weekend. I'm wanting to stream it on Twitch.tv.
My system does ok streaming certain things, but bottlenecks somewhere and my CPU gets maxed.
My primary questions is this: Which would be a better upgrade for my system at this time. A better CPU or a better GPU?
I've considered the HD 6870 or the HD 6950. I've had my FX4100 OC'd to 4.6 for a while, but I would need better cooling to keep it that way. It didn't seem to help much regardless.
I've been racking my brain over this, and I was hoping to get some feedback from a knowledgeable community.
You now have the floor... thoughts?