Good for streaming?

[kilo_kells]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Corsair)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME Z270-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($149.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($243.97 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($107.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card ($498.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT - Phantom (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($76.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1692.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-19 09:36 EDT-0400

 

[ralphfaith]

It's way to go for steaming. Dude, you've worked smartly in finding the material, excellent pick. Saved the data for recommending other.

 

[MeesterYellow]

If you're doing streaming and editing, I would recommend that you get an i7 6800K - 6950X and a LGA2011v3 Mobo to support it. Streaming is CPU heavy so the more cores, the better. Everything else is fine. Alternatively, you can go with a Ryzen 1500X - 1800X and a Mobo that supports it.
Your current choice CPU and Mobo is meant for pure gaming and general use, not streaming @ralphfaith.

 

[kilo_kells]

Isn't it outdated?

 

[MeesterYellow]

Isn't it outdated?

No, the 6800k - 6950X came out last year. There's no 7x versions of those yet. Ryzen 1500X - 1800X came out this year.

 

[James Mason]

If you're doing streaming and editing, I would recommend that you get an i7 6800K - 6950X and a LGA2011v3 Mobo to support it. Streaming is CPU heavy so the more cores, the better. Everything else is fine. Alternatively, you can go with a Ryzen 1500X - 1800X and a Mobo that supports it.
Your current choice CPU and Mobo is meant for pure gaming and general use, not streaming @ralphfaith.

Uhh, streaming isn't THAT heavy, not enough to warrant those extreme series CPUs.

Maybe if your stream settings or encoder are garbage.

 

[MeesterYellow]

If you're doing streaming and editing, I would recommend that you get an i7 6800K - 6950X and a LGA2011v3 Mobo to support it. Streaming is CPU heavy so the more cores, the better. Everything else is fine. Alternatively, you can go with a Ryzen 1500X - 1800X and a Mobo that supports it.
Your current choice CPU and Mobo is meant for pure gaming and general use, not streaming @ralphfaith.

Uhh, streaming isn't THAT heavy, not enough to warrant those extreme series CPUs.

Maybe if your stream settings or encoder are garbage.

Most streaming builds I have seen use like an 5820k or 6800k. 6950X is only for extreme rendering and streaming.

 

[James Mason]

If you're doing streaming and editing, I would recommend that you get an i7 6800K - 6950X and a LGA2011v3 Mobo to support it. Streaming is CPU heavy so the more cores, the better. Everything else is fine. Alternatively, you can go with a Ryzen 1500X - 1800X and a Mobo that supports it.
Your current choice CPU and Mobo is meant for pure gaming and general use, not streaming @ralphfaith.

Uhh, streaming isn't THAT heavy, not enough to warrant those extreme series CPUs.

Maybe if your stream settings or encoder are garbage.

Most streaming builds I have seen use like an 5820k or 6800k. 6950X is only for extreme rendering and streaming.

Yeah but, do you have any actual experience with streaming?

@OP, This is what I would change about your build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC - Liquid Freezer 240 74.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($83.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME Z270-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($149.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team - Dark Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 525GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($149.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card ($498.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT - Phantom (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1647.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-19 15:54 EDT-0400

 

[MeesterYellow]

If you're doing streaming and editing, I would recommend that you get an i7 6800K - 6950X and a LGA2011v3 Mobo to support it. Streaming is CPU heavy so the more cores, the better. Everything else is fine. Alternatively, you can go with a Ryzen 1500X - 1800X and a Mobo that supports it.
Your current choice CPU and Mobo is meant for pure gaming and general use, not streaming @ralphfaith.

Uhh, streaming isn't THAT heavy, not enough to warrant those extreme series CPUs.

Maybe if your stream settings or encoder are garbage.

Most streaming builds I have seen use like an 5820k or 6800k. 6950X is only for extreme rendering and streaming.

Yeah but, do you have any actual experience with streaming?

@OP, This is what I would change about your build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC - Liquid Freezer 240 74.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($83.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME Z270-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($149.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team - Dark Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 525GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($149.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card ($498.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT - Phantom (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1647.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-19 15:54 EDT-0400

Nope, what I have stated was based on what I have read which was streamers' builds and experiences. So not my experience but others. Also, according to the Elgato Gaming Technical Marketing Manager on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Twitch/comments/47pzi9/best_cpu_for_streaming/ the higher amount of cores, the better.
Those CPU and Mobo the OP mentioned are purely for gaming and general use, not streaming. Streaming will utilize more cores. The more cores, the better.

 

[James Mason]

Nope, what I have stated was based on what I have read which was streamers' build and experience. So not my experience but others. Also, according to the Elgato Gaming Technical Marketing Manager on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Twitch/comments/47pzi9/best_cpu_for_streaming/ the higher amount of cores, the better.
Those CPU and Mobo the OP mentioned are purely for gaming and general use, not streaming. Streaming will utilize more cores.

Yeah, you need some real world experience.
Elgato is used for console streaming, and if you use their software/encoder it will use CPU cores.
OP can stream using the Nvidia Encoder, which puts the load onto the GPU, which does a much better job of encoding the video and basically the CPU doesn't have to do anything while streaming.

Editing and rendering videos will be more CPU heavy though, but that's different from streaming.

 

[MeesterYellow]

Nope, what I have stated was based on what I have read which was streamers' build and experience. So not my experience but others. Also, according to the Elgato Gaming Technical Marketing Manager on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Twitch/comments/47pzi9/best_cpu_for_streaming/ the higher amount of cores, the better.
Those CPU and Mobo the OP mentioned are purely for gaming and general use, not streaming. Streaming will utilize more cores.

Yeah, you need some real world experience.
Elgato is used for console streaming, and if you use their software/encoder it will use CPU cores.
OP can stream using the Nvidia Encoder, which puts the load onto the GPU, which does a much better job of encoding the video and basically the CPU doesn't have to do anything while streaming.

Editing and rendering videos will be more CPU heavy though, but that's different from streaming.

Okay, so if he sticks to only streaming, then the current specs (the one you mentioned) are fine. But if he decides to do streaming + edit videos, he will definitely need the CPU and Mobo that I mentioned.

 

[James Mason]

Nope, what I have stated was based on what I have read which was streamers' build and experience. So not my experience but others. Also, according to the Elgato Gaming Technical Marketing Manager on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Twitch/comments/47pzi9/best_cpu_for_streaming/ the higher amount of cores, the better.
Those CPU and Mobo the OP mentioned are purely for gaming and general use, not streaming. Streaming will utilize more cores.

Yeah, you need some real world experience.
Elgato is used for console streaming, and if you use their software/encoder it will use CPU cores.
OP can stream using the Nvidia Encoder, which puts the load onto the GPU, which does a much better job of encoding the video and basically the CPU doesn't have to do anything while streaming.

Editing and rendering videos will be more CPU heavy though, but that's different from streaming.

Okay, so if he sticks to only streaming, then the current specs (the one you mentioned) are fine. But if he decides to do streaming + edit videos, he will definitely need the CPU and Mobo that I mentioned.

No, not definitely. They're better at it sure, but not required. An i7 and the 32gbs he chose (which he won't be able to use if he isn't editing videos) still work fine for rendering and editing.

 

[MeesterYellow]

Nope, what I have stated was based on what I have read which was streamers' build and experience. So not my experience but others. Also, according to the Elgato Gaming Technical Marketing Manager on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Twitch/comments/47pzi9/best_cpu_for_streaming/ the higher amount of cores, the better.
Those CPU and Mobo the OP mentioned are purely for gaming and general use, not streaming. Streaming will utilize more cores.

Yeah, you need some real world experience.
Elgato is used for console streaming, and if you use their software/encoder it will use CPU cores.
OP can stream using the Nvidia Encoder, which puts the load onto the GPU, which does a much better job of encoding the video and basically the CPU doesn't have to do anything while streaming.

Editing and rendering videos will be more CPU heavy though, but that's different from streaming.

Okay, so if he sticks to only streaming, then the current specs (the one you mentioned) are fine. But if he decides to do streaming + edit videos, he will definitely need the CPU and Mobo that I mentioned.

No, not definitely. They're better at it sure, but not required. An i7 and the 32gbs he chose (which he won't be able to use if he isn't editing videos) still work fine for rendering and editing.

When I said definitely, I meant that if he wanted the best experiences with editing and rendering, then the ones I mentioned would be the best choice.

 

[James Mason]

When I said definitely, I meant that if he wanted the best experiences with editing and rendering, then the ones I mentioned would be the best choice.

yes, but prohibitively expensive more likely than not.