Question Twitch Streaming - x264 with R5 5600 or H.264 with RX 6600 XT ?

[Yosef Marcera]

I am currently planning to build an SFF PC with a Ryzen 5 5600 paired with an RX 6600XT.

Sometimes I like to stream the games I play on twitch using a Ryzen 7 3700U laptop as the streaming PC, but I now plan to switch to a single SFF PC. Considering the size constraints I face with the case I plan to build in, the GPU options I have (that aren't priced crazy high) are the RX 6600 (XT) and the GTX 1660 (S, TI).

Streaming isn't really something I tend to do frequently, but it still is something I would want to keep doing. The games I mainly play are VALORANT, GTA V, and Minecraft. With all that said, would a Ryzen 5 5600 be able to manage x264 encoding alongside gaming, or should I stick with GPU encoding?

The GTX 1660 (S, TI) would probably still satisfy my gaming needs since I don't do much AAA gaming, but I would still miss out on some extra performance on the RX 6600 (XT) if I ever decide to dip my toes on some more demanding titles.

 

[nikunjchau]

try troubleshooting your router.

 

[th3reaperskullpt]

I am currently planning to build an SFF PC with a Ryzen 5 5600 paired with an RX 6600XT.

Sometimes I like to stream the games I play on twitch using a Ryzen 7 3700U laptop as the streaming PC, but I now plan to switch to a single SFF PC. Considering the size constraints I face with the case I plan to build in, the GPU options I have (that aren't priced crazy high) are the RX 6600 (XT) and the GTX 1660 (S, TI).

Streaming isn't really something I tend to do frequently, but it still is something I would want to keep doing. The games I mainly play are VALORANT, GTA V, and Minecraft. With all that said, would a Ryzen 5 5600 be able to manage x264 encoding alongside gaming, or should I stick with GPU encoding?

The GTX 1660 (S, TI) would probably still satisfy my gaming needs since I don't do much AAA gaming, but I would still miss out on some extra performance on the RX 6600 (XT) if I ever decide to dip my toes on some more demanding titles.

From my experience with AMD I preferred a thousand times an encode in GPU conditions.
Although you can use the CPU encode, it will not be the same as the GPU encode, in addition to that they take resources from the CPU if you use it for Streaming. If it was a CPU like the Ryzen 9 5900X for example, yes you could use it.
Look for a 3060 12GB,
Below that above is not worth models of only 8GB currently if you want something to keep in the future.
The 8GB will still be enough for 1080p in games but it won't be long before that changes.
You can always opt for Ryzen 7 5700x, and a 10GB RX 6700 or even the 12GB model, if you want to keep me low budget the only solution is to opt for a 3060 12GB.
Or opt for a Ryzen 7 5700X and buy the RX 6600XT.

 

[Yosef Marcera]

From my experience with AMD I preferred a thousand times an encode in GPU conditions.
Although you can use the CPU encode, it will not be the same as the GPU encode, in addition to that they take resources from the CPU if you use it for Streaming. If it was a CPU like the Ryzen 9 5900X for example, yes you could use it.
Look for a 3060 12GB,
Below that above is not worth models of only 8GB currently if you want something to keep in the future.
The 8GB will still be enough for 1080p in games but it won't be long before that changes.
You can always opt for Ryzen 7 5700x, and a 10GB RX 6700 or even the 12GB model, if you want to keep me low budget the only solution is to opt for a 3060 12GB.
Or opt for a Ryzen 7 5700X and buy the RX 6600XT.

The parts I mentioned are the only ones I can get without going past my budget, thanks for the input tho