I have a i7-8700k and I was thinking of switching to a ryzen 2700x or 3700x. and I heard that intel was for gaming and ryzen was for gaming and multitasking (and I want to stream and record). so is it a worth switch?
In what way is your current system not meeting your needs?I have a i7-8700k and I was thinking of switching to a ryzen 2700x or 3700x. and I heard that intel was for gaming and ryzen was for gaming and multitasking (and I want to stream and record). so is it a worth switch?
I think using ryzen is better for streaming and gaming, since it has more cores and threads. If your looking for just gaming, then the 8700k is better. But in your situation i think a 2700x should be good enough. What games will you be playing?
In what way is your current system not meeting your needs?
That i7 is no slouch.
The 8700K has a decent number of threads, so I'm not sure it would be worth it to change hardware, particularly if you are using a GPU-based encoder like NVENC to record your video, as that won't be as demanding on the CPU as a CPU-based encoder would be. You would also need a new motherboard for a Ryzen CPU. And the 2700X would have a bit lower per-core performance than an 8700K, so that probably wouldn't be a worthwhile trade over what you have. In general, I don't think it would be a worthwhile use of your money to change processors at this time. Have you tried streaming on your current hardware, and seeing what performance impact it has?
Also, what are the rest of your system specs, including your graphics card and the resolution of your monitor? And is your CPU overclocked?
People say a lot of things.Maybe, but like I've heard people saying that the ryzen has more cores and threads and saying that the ryzen has more use in multi-tasking or content creating/streaming.