i7 4790 and an RX 480 gaming?

[Mike3k24]

Hey guys! Building a gaming PC next month and my friend just told me he'll sell me his brand new i7 4790 for only $250 because we've known each other for a long time. He thought he'd hook me up. It will be paired with an RX 480 when it launches and 16 gigs of ram. Will this be good for gaming for the next 2-3 years? Oh yeah and I'll also need to record gameplay and edit it to post on YouTube. I play call of duty, CSGO, rocket league, league of leg, minecraft ect. Will it be good at recording those at a high fps for the next couple years?

 

[timeconsumer]

It's not a jaw-dropping price on the 4790, they sell used for anywhere in the $225-$250 range on ebay, but a fair price. I think you'll definitely have a quality machine for years to come.

 

[Mike3k24]

It's not a jaw-dropping price on the 4790, they sell used for anywhere in the $225-$250 range on ebay, but a fair price. I think you'll definitely have a quality machine for years to come.

Thanks. That's greatt

 

[lodders]

You can probably get a brand new xeon e3 1231 v3 for that price..
(It is almost the same CPU, but with no onboard graphics, and it fits the same motherboard)

 

[timeconsumer]

^ yes on the Xeon being good for streaming (and a great processor overall)....except if you want to stream with QuickSync in which case you need an iGPU. But if you stream x264 it shouldn't matter...I think. I don't know enough about streaming.

But in either case, they will both be great machines. If you don't want to wait for the new release and pay bleeding-edge prices you could also opt for a 390, XFX has one for $250.

 

[Mike3k24]

Okay. Well I think I'm gonna buy the i7 because he needs this money cause he's saving for the 1070 card.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Do you already own the motherboard and RAM to pair with the CPU? If not you can get a Xeon E3-1230 V5 for the same price new. It's a better chip.

 

[Mike3k24]

Do you already own the motherboard and RAM to pair with the CPU? If not you can get a Xeon E3-1230 V5 for the same price new. It's a better chip.

No I don't own them yet.

 

[Mike3k24]

timeconsumer I'm sorry if this is a stupid question but what is Quick Sync? And x264? Sorry I'm pretty new to this.

 

[timeconsumer]

I'll confess I don't have a ton of knowledge in this area, but they are different ways of encoding the video for streaming. Quicksync is used if you stream with OBS and it uses the iGPU. It will stream in a lower quality though. Here's a basic overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idhkZy-tMTU

 

[Mike3k24]

I'll confess I don't have a ton of knowledge in this area, but they are different ways of encoding the video for streaming. Quicksync is used if you stream with OBS and it uses the iGPU. It will stream in a lower quality though. Here's a basic overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idhkZy-tMTU

Okay thanks.