CPU for Gaming, Editing and Streaming

[Resision]

Hi Guys,
I'm planning out my PC build that will primarily be used for Gaming, Streaming and Editing. The editing won't be intensive but I do it frequently. Currently I'm looking at the i5 4670k and the FX 8350.

Any advice on which to get will be much appreciated.

Thanks, Chris

 

[AshyCFC]

It depends really, Do you have a brand bias?
How many HDD's or SSD's are you using?

 

[Resision]

It depends really, Do you have a brand bias?
How many HDD's or SSD's are you using?

Well I would like to stick to a trusted brand (Asus, ASRock etc). Initially I will be running one HDD and one SSD, but I might add a few more in the future. Also I would like to have 8gb of ram initially but will most likely upgrade to 16gb in a few years. I'm not sure of how much of a difference it makes but initially I will be running a GTX 770 but in 3years time(ish) I would like to pick up another 770 to run in SLI. I may end up not doing that but I would like the option to be open to me. Thanks again!

 

[THEIZZO99]

I have two pc one with i5 4670k and one with fx8350 i only use the i5 rig for just playing and messing around i use the 8350 for the rest the more cores help alot when streaming both pc are water cooled with h100i both are overclocked they have the same gpu's both with 760 4gb i like intel.. but the 8 cores are great

 

[Resision]

I have two pc one with i5 4670k and one with fx8350 i only use the i5 rig for just playing and messing around i use the 8350 for the rest the more cores help alot when streaming both pc are water cooled with h100i both are overclocked they have the same gpu's both with 760 4gb i like intel.. but the 8 cores are great

Thanks, I think between those two I would probably get the 8350

 

[THEIZZO99]

the i5 got better single core performance of course thats good for some games but game in the future will use more cores my pc's got the same specs beside the cpu

 

[vmN]

So when in the future will they start doing that?

 

[THEIZZO99]

there are games out now that will use all 8 core ive heard bf3 will use all 8 cores but not at 100% in the future more and more games will utilize more cores

 

[vmN]

Which game does fully utilize 8 cores?
Bf3 doesn't, neither does bf4.

 

[AshyCFC]

It depends really, Do you have a brand bias?
How many HDD's or SSD's are you using?

Well I would like to stick to a trusted brand (Asus, ASRock etc). Initially I will be running one HDD and one SSD, but I might add a few more in the future. Also I would like to have 8gb of ram initially but will most likely upgrade to 16gb in a few years. I'm not sure of how much of a difference it makes but initially I will be running a GTX 770 but in 3years time(ish) I would like to pick up another 770 to run in SLI. I may end up not doing that but I would like the option to be open to me. Thanks again!

If you want SLI open to you then you can't go for a cheaper chipset sadly, the Asrock extreme 3 is the cheapest board in this price range. That board can take up to 32gb of 2800MHZ RAM(2800mhz is very high speed RAM, most common RAM for gaming is 1600MHZ)

If you go for a cheaper chipset you cannot SLI but to be honest, in 3 years time there'll be much faster cards than the 770.

 

[Resision]

I think that games will begin to utilise more cores but not up to 8, at least not any time soon.

 

[AshyCFC]

It is fair to say the FX-8350 performs favourably in streaming though.

As for games using more cores? Not sure.

 

[Resision]

It depends really, Do you have a brand bias?
How many HDD's or SSD's are you using?

Well I would like to stick to a trusted brand (Asus, ASRock etc). Initially I will be running one HDD and one SSD, but I might add a few more in the future. Also I would like to have 8gb of ram initially but will most likely upgrade to 16gb in a few years. I'm not sure of how much of a difference it makes but initially I will be running a GTX 770 but in 3years time(ish) I would like to pick up another 770 to run in SLI. I may end up not doing that but I would like the option to be open to me. Thanks again!

If you want SLI open to you then you can't go for a cheaper chipset sadly, the Asrock extreme 3 is the cheapest board in this price range. That board can take up to 32gb of 2800MHZ RAM(2800mhz is very high speed RAM, most common RAM for gaming is 1600MHZ)

If you go for a cheaper chipset you cannot SLI but to be honest, in 3 years time there'll be much faster cards than the 770.

So what if I was to do just stick with one card and upgrade that card in 3 years, would you be able to recommend to me a cheaper board?

 

[AshyCFC]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157384&clickid=1G%3AQ5fRNJzKpyBESk21mH0J1UkTUYfSBnTLXyE0&iradid=97618&ircid=2106&irpid=79301&nm_mc=AFC-IR&cm_mmc=AFC-IR-_-na-_-na-_-na - 4RAM slots for upto 32GB RAM, 6Sata III ports for HDDS/SSDS
$80

Or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157388&clickid=1G%3AQ5fRNJzKpyBESk21mH0J1UkTUYaW1nTLXyE0&iradid=97618&ircid=2106&irpid=79301&nm_mc=AFC-IR&cm_mmc=AFC-IR-_-na-_-na-_-na 4RAM slots for upto 32GB, 4SATA III ports for HDD/SSD but can only take upto 1600MHZ RAM $70

There's cheaper alternatives but these are very basic. I am talking 2RAM slots for upto 16GB(2x8GB) 2SATA III ports for HDD/SDD and upto 1600mhz RAM speed.
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h81mdgs - It's only $47 though.

 

[Resision]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157384&clickid=1G%3AQ5fRNJzKpyBESk21mH0J1UkTUYfSBnTLXyE0&iradid=97618&ircid=2106&irpid=79301&nm_mc=AFC-IR&cm_mmc=AFC-IR-_-na-_-na-_-na - 4RAM slots for upto 32GB RAM, 6Sata III ports for HDDS/SSDS
$80

Or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157388&clickid=1G%3AQ5fRNJzKpyBESk21mH0J1UkTUYaW1nTLXyE0&iradid=97618&ircid=2106&irpid=79301&nm_mc=AFC-IR&cm_mmc=AFC-IR-_-na-_-na-_-na 4RAM slots for upto 32GB, 4SATA III ports for HDD/SSD but can only take upto 1600MHZ RAM $70

There's cheaper alternatives but these are very basic. I am talking 2RAM slots for upto 16GB(2x8GB) 2SATA III ports for HDD/SDD and upto 1600mhz RAM speed.
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h81mdgs - It's only $47 though.

Thanks and I'll definitely keep that option in mind (I'm starting to be swayed towards it). People say don't skimp on the mobo so I was kind of worried about getting one that cheap, but if it does everything I want it to and it's reliable then I should be happy to save some money!

 

[AshyCFC]

Don't skimp on the mobo? New one on me, one of the chief areas I try to save on the builds I suggest unless for overclocking then you need a quality one.

The cheaper board doesn't mean it's of a poor quality, It just has less features than the more expensive ones.

You can actually connect 4 HDD's to the cheaper board just 2 of them will be through SATA II where data travels at half the speed of SATA III. I still use SATA II so it can't be THAT bad.

 

[Gee Bee]

If streaming,editing is real important get the amd. If gaming without streaming/editing is preferred get an i5. If gaming,streaming and editing is important as per original post get an i7.

 

[AshyCFC]

why an i7? What's wrong with the xeon that you dismiss it so quickly?

 

[Gee Bee]

I didn't dismiss anything if your referring to me. Nothing wrong with xeon, i,ve thought about for myself more than once. Only with in a dual cpu configuration. Staying mainstream with everything the original post suggested... I7 for streaming/editing/gaming. I5 for the pure gaming experience.

 

[Resision]

I didn't dismiss anything if your referring to me. Nothing wrong with xeon, i,ve thought about for myself more than once. Only with in a dual cpu configuration. Staying mainstream with everything the original post suggested... I7 for streaming/editing/gaming. I5 for the pure gaming experience.

Firstly: Go Phoenix!
Secondly: What makes you say that? In your opinion why would you get an i7 over the Xeon?

 

[Gee Bee]

The only real difference i see is the Xeon's support for ECC. Otherwise i see very little performance difference for OP's intended workload.

Side not: Phoenix won 4-1 last night.

 

[Resision]

The only real difference i see is the Xeon's support for ECC. Otherwise i see very little performance difference for OP's intended workload.

Side not: Phoenix won 4-1 last night.

Due to your support for the Phoenix I;m assuming that you live in NZ if not Wellington. I live in Wellington so do you have any tips on where to buy (physical stores/websites). At the moment I've just been using PriceSpy but if you have any other recommendations that'll be great! If not then thanks for the other tips!

 

[Gee Bee]

I live in Auckland and all my purchases are made between several sites in store only. Not sure if i'm allowed to post in this regard. However, i will send the information if you so desire. As obviously they all have online services.

I shop by price, as long as their backup services are reasonable. Most are.

 

[Resision]

I live in Auckland and all my purchases are made between several sites in store only. Not sure if i'm allowed to post in this regard. However, i will send the information if you so desire. As obviously they all have online services.

I shop by price, as long as their backup services are reasonable. Most are.

Thanks, I think I'll go with the "shop by price" idea. PriceSpy is working well for me in this regard.

 

[Resision]

Now, I'll ask this here just because you've all been so helpful. Currently I was planning on using a GTX 770 ($520) but I just found out that I can get a R9 290 for $599. People were saying that this was equivalent to a 780 ($775) but in a lot of countries the 290 is a more expensive. So what I'm asking is how much of an upgrade is the 290 over a 770 and how does it compare to a 780.

 

[Gee Bee]

Yes the 290 is considerably faster. However, i would not recommend the 290 with reference cooler. They get so hot they are reportedly clocking down. There has been fixes out for their fan tuning s but still are hot cards.