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2016-05-07 14:09:33 Post No. 54425724
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2016-05-07 14:09:33
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So /g/entoomen, what's more important when streaming (twitch)? GPU or CPU?
I get the impression that it's a CPU intensive task to encode h264. I know that some Nvidia cards have some proprietary technology for this (Shadowplay) but I don't know if that is preferable to CPU.
Reason I'm asking is that I (together with some friends) want to do something nice for a friend who is in a bad spot and enjoys streaming Overwatch. I don't think his gear is up to snuff though (from what he's told me).
Rough current speccs (as I remember them):
- Intel Core i5 4670K
- 16GB DDR3 RAM
- Nvidia GTX970
- Asus Z-whatever-chipset-was-best-in-2013
- 144Hz monitor
I'm thinking of getting him a Z170 motherboard, a skylake i7 6700k and 32gig of DDR4 RAM while keeping his current GPU.
Or is it better to invest in something else? (X99 and 2011 socket processor perhaps?)