[SOLVED] is it possible to stream with an i5 4590 and a rx 550 4gb ?

[zzd4n]

Hi guys, so, i really want to start streaming on twitch, and i have this setup :

i5 4590,
RX 550 4GB,
16GB Ram 1866mhz.

The only game i want to stream is mortal kombat 11 and apex legends, i do not have preference of streaming in 1080p. 720p30 or 60 is enough.
I'm a beginner to configure streams, so I would like to know what is the best configuration to stream and play, I don't mind if i have to use nvenc or quicksync...

 

[jimmysmitty]

Possible? Probably. Will it be smooth? Doubt it. 8 core + systems are better for streaming so you can have dedicated cores. Its why there was a time when streaming systems were made with two PCs in them.

 

[justin.m.beauvais]

The only way it is going to be anything remotely close to acceptable is if you use GPU encoding... and the RX 550 is going to let you down there. Quicksync isn't going to be good... and Nvenc requires a GeForce card. Possibly a GTX 1650 or 1650 Super would be the cheapest way to get it. AMD has a built in encoder, but if I remember right the RX 560 is the point where it starts making any kind of sense... an RX 570 would be a better choice, but Nvenc is a superior option. If you do consider a GPU upgrade, don't get anything over a GTX 1660 or RX 5500 XT. In most cases the i5 4590 doesn't have the power to push enough frames to anything else to make it worth your money.

 

[TerryLaze]

Quicksync isn't going to be good...

Quicksync is plenty good especially for someone who is just starting now and already is cool about even 720/30.
QSV is completely capable of 1080/60 by the way and it has good quality as well.
OBS works really well with quicksync.

Possible? Probably. Will it be smooth? Doubt it. 8 core + systems are better for streaming so you can have dedicated cores. Its why there was a time when streaming systems were made with two PCs in them.

Yeah have a look at google and how many people have problems with apex using too many cores,the time of having dedicated cores left over are long gone.
Games misuse the heck out of CPUs nowadays for no reason at all.

 

[jimmysmitty]

Most games work fine with 4 cores. They normally just offload some tasks to it as the game still uses one core but stuff like audio, physics (this can be offloaded to GPUs too if programmed) and AI etc can be moved to another core. But you also still have the OS and background tasks that need to have core time. Thats the main benefit to 8 cores and having SMT helps. So if you had say an i7 4790K the additional threads could take on some of the lighter tasks leaving the real cores available for heavier tasks.

There in lies the advantage of 8 core 16 thread CPUs like the Ryzen 3700/3800 and Core i9 9900K (soon to be i7 10700K). The extra cores and threads give room for the streaming software to breath. Also having a higher end GPU doesn't hurt to be able to offload some processing to.

 

[zzd4n]

Most games work fine with 4 cores. They normally just offload some tasks to it as the game still uses one core but stuff like audio, physics (this can be offloaded to GPUs too if programmed) and AI etc can be moved to another core. But you also still have the OS and background tasks that need to have core time. Thats the main benefit to 8 cores and having SMT helps. So if you had say an i7 4790K the additional threads could take on some of the lighter tasks leaving the real cores available for heavier tasks.

There in lies the advantage of 8 core 16 thread CPUs like the Ryzen 3700/3800 and Core i9 9900K (soon to be i7 10700K). The extra cores and threads give room for the streaming software to breath. Also having a higher end GPU doesn't hurt to be able to offload some processing to.

thanks for te reply ! i was thinking about upgrading it to an i7 4770k, which is 4/8 cpu and use the intel quicksync to have as much processing power as possible, not focusing on the quality btw, and, i was thinking about my gpu which is a rx 550 4gb, even if i upgrade my cpu to an i7 4770k, it is possible that my gpu disrupts the streaming process?

 

[jimmysmitty]

If you plan to use QuickSYNC then you would not be as affected by the GPU itself as the encoding should be done by the iGPU of the CPU. The GPU should only affect your game quality and performance.