Need upgrade/rebuild assistance

[FireBean]

Hey Everyone,
I'm going to be upgrading my Sandy Bridge build soon and I kind of stuck of how I want to do something. I plan on starting a streaming channel for fun but I also want to provide the highest production quality I can. So, with that said, should I put my old rig to work as a streaming server and have to purchase a capture card for it or just take the money I would of use for the capture card and go for a R7 1700 instead of a R5 1600? New rig is going to be an ITX Build. I just need to wait for the
Phanteks Evolv Shift X become available. Also, will I really notice a difference upgrading a 960 Pro M.2?

Also, will I really notice a difference upgrading a 960 Pro M.2?

Current Rig:
Case: Silverstone FT03
CPU: 2500k @ 5.1Ghz on Water
RAM: 8GB 1600 no name crap
GPU: MSI Gaming X GTX 1070
PSU: PC Power & Cooling 650W
SSD: 256GB 850 Pro
Secondary Storage: iSCSI LUN to NAS (~20TB)
Monitor: Asus ROG Swift PG2478Q

Proposed Upgrades:
R5 1600 or R7 1700
16GB Flare RAM
mITX Motherboard (Undecided)
Maybe a 960 Pro SSD M.2

 

[GreenOrbs]

NVME 960 PRO likely won't make much difference if you are just playing games:



If you are doing things like photoshop, video editing, or thing related to databases it can make a difference. I imagine that you might do some of these things if you are getting into content creation. That said, the difference is likely to be relatively small (vs a pretty decent already 850 Pro). You will likely get more out of further upgrading your CPU vs going to the 960. You can always get the 960 later--plus flash prices are high due to NAND shortages at the moment.

 

[GreenOrbs]

Also, Gamers Nexus recently tested the 1700 for streaming and they concluded that it works good enough. They recommended it over the i7-7700k for starting streamers. They did say that you would want to eventually shift to a dual computer setup if you want to stream professionally. I think that starting with a 1700 and then deciding if you need more would likely be the best option for you.

http://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/2993-amd-1700-vs-intel-7700k-for-game-streaming?showall=1