PC Upgrade needed (Gaming+ Streaming on Twitch

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Hello,

currently im using my computer only to stream to Twitch over my PS4. When I play and stream at the same time on my computer its just lagging. I need a CPU that can handle streaming and playing at the same time with minor performance issues.

A 2 PC System is currently not an option for me because i dont got the room for it atm. I wish to play in FullHD/60 FPS thats enough for me.

So I guess for upgrading my PC a new CPU+Mainboard+RAM+SSD+Win 10 is needed. My Budget is likely 1400€. I only want the best Price/Value option thats enough for the moment.

I hope you guys can help me with that. Thats my current Sys:

Win 7
MB: ASUS P9X79 Pro
CPU: I7-3820
CPU Cooler: Bequiet Dark Rock
Graphic: ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1070 AMP! Extreme Edition 8GB GDDR5
RAM: 16 GB Corsair DDR3 1333C9
Energy : BeQuiet Pure Power 730W
SSD: 64GB
HDD: 2x =1,5 TB

A small bench : http://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/6506942

Thanks in Advance!




 
Solution
8700k is the one, my suggestion:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor (€384.90 @ Alza)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler (€87.99 @ Aquatuning)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€155.90 @ Mindfactory)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (€188.95 @ Mindfactory)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€156.84 @ Mindfactory)
Power Supply: Corsair - Vengeance 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (€76.22 @ Mindfactory)
Operating System:...
8700k is the one, my suggestion:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor (€384.90 @ Alza)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler (€87.99 @ Aquatuning)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€155.90 @ Mindfactory)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (€188.95 @ Mindfactory)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€156.84 @ Mindfactory)
Power Supply: Corsair - Vengeance 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (€76.22 @ Mindfactory)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home French - OEM DVD 64-bit (€62.65 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €1113.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-29 03:30 CET+0100
 
Solution
Ryzen based builds are affordable and great for streaming due to their large core/thread numbers.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor (£254.97 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£28.87 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard (£79.96 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£189.60 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£82.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair - 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.99 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home Full 32/64-bit (£100.46 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £786.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-29 02:50 GMT+0000

You could do something like this and bring over you HDD drives, video card, power supply from the old system. If you found an AM4 bracket you may even be able to re use your old CPU cooler as well.
 


8700k will have better FPS gaming while streaming.
 


Coffee Lake will of course outperform any Ryzen in gaming or most core-for-core comparisons. This build is designed to be the value build. More cores and threads are good for streaming though at a lower cost than an Intel build. AM4 will be around until at least Ryzen 3rd gen, the next upgrade could be as easy as adding a new CPU.