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Which CPU for streaming?

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Sugaree

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Heyas.

I'm looking to upgrade my Intel E8400 CPU for a more recent quad core processor.

I mainly use my rig for gaming, but now I'm considering streaming games online as well in the future.

I was looking at a used Intel 2500k, and have been offered two different opinions so far.
One says that the better move would be to spend a little more and get a 3570k as it has slightly better performance than the 2500k and also has PCIe 3.0.

The other person offered that the performance between the 2500k and the 3570k is negligible and that PCIe 3.0 will not make a difference with my single gpu setup running at 1920 by 1080 resolution. He suggested spending even more and getting a used 2600k as it would be the best of the three for streaming games online...

Any suggestions from streamers or folks who have knowledge in this area would be appreciated.
 
I think a 2500k would be enough. I used to have a Phenom 940 @ 3.6 GHz + 48070x2 and it's fine.
 
Streaming games, from a service like On Live, should require very little oomph. I'd be willing to bet your C2D will do just dandy at it.
 
Jorona said:
Streaming games, from a service like On Live, should require very little oomph. I'd be willing to bet your C2D will do just dandy at it.
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I believe the OP was referring to streaming gameplay via Twitch.tv or own3d.tv. To which, the 2600K would be the better choice.
 
The Intel® Core™ i5-3570K is a touch better in overall performance then the Intel Core i5-2500K and has PCI-E 3.0 support but... nothing is really using PCI-E 3.0 yet and in a gaming system you wouldn't even see the small difference between them. So if you have a good deal on the Intel Core i5-2500K go for it.
 
skizzled said:
I believe the OP was referring to streaming gameplay via Twitch.tv or own3d.tv. To which, the 2600K would be the better choice.
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Agreed, if you're doing real-time video encoding, you need all the threads you can get.

DO NOT make the mistake and buy the 2500K - you will actually use the extra threads to drive your encoder.
 
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