Question / Help i7-4790K vs AMD FX 9590 build

[Def]

Hi there. I'm getting into streaming and my current i5-750 build is slowly giving up on me (most likely motherboard becoming faulty). I'm stuck between an i7-4790K system build or an AMD FX 9590 build. Obviously, the AMD build will be marginally cheaper, but what I'm really wondering is if the difference in performance will be at all noticeable and if, in fact, the AMD may actually perform greater in the multi-task role of streaming a resource-intensive game over stream. I've read elsewhere on this forum that an i7 is pretty much expected if you want to play games (resource) lag-free and stream at the same time. What about the AMD?

Lastly, I intend to continue to use Win7-64 and also wonder about RAM. Is 16GB over the top or should I stick to faster timings on less capacity at 8GB?

Besides streaming and games, I will use my system for programming and as a general multi-purpose machine.

Please feel free to comment and criticise/knock down my build suggestions if they are way above and beyond what is really necessary, as these are just a first idea of the two possible systems (ignore non-essential parts).

AMD FX 9590 http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/def/saved/Qqw8TW
i7-4790K http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/def/saved/3zpFf7

 

[alpinlol]

well performance wise the intel will beat the amd especially when it comes to streaming and encoding therefore you pay more for intel.

ram whatever you want 8gb is enough for gaming+streaming but if you are actually into encoding more ram is better
most important with ram is the whole package ddr3 1600 with cl9 timing is about the average and probably one of the best choices and literally compatible with every mainboard but obviously you could buy more expensive ddr3 2133 cl9 16gb but they will cost you a bit more. - is it worth it? yeah if you earn money with it but then you would think about a whole different build.

programming with visual studio or whatever will probably run about the same on both machines but with programming ram is also important mostly the capacity so you probably want to stick with 16gb


1000w psu is probably a bit overkill since i7+dual 980 will run with 750w so you could save there even though you would be fine with ~500w i would still recommend a 750w psu.

thermal compound if you have to use it try to find a 3g version since you probably wont use 30g in forever 30g should be enough for hundreds of pc's also take care with nano aluminium tc since it can shorten your board if you put too much on your cpu especially if you are one of the users who spreads the tc with a card or whatever.

 

[Def]

Thanks for the input :) Though I have not put additional hardware down, I don't mind the overkill with the PSU. I may want to add an additional GFX card someday, or add and remove additional HDDs and or Sound card / Wifi card, and so on. What do would you say to that? 800W more than capable even still? I just want to cover my back with ample room to spare in this regard, so that's why I've opted for 1000W.

I'll look into that RAM and see how the cost hikes with a different build. Any build suggestions of your own to share?

When you say "shortern your board" are you implying that a spread onto the circuitry will cause a short, or are you implying that it will shortern it's lifespan some other way? With regards to the 30g compound over say 3g, I figured it's a relatively small price to pay for that much more compound that I could then use indefinitely for future builds/re-applications of compound to the same build/others.

 

[alpinlol]

HDDs Soundcards and so on arent that power hungry yet they obviously take some wattage at the current state of gaming hardware all users tend to actually upgrade instead of buying something like a 2nd gpu in the future because thats cheaper at this point always remember sli configs can cause issues especially when it comes to streaming and usually if you are not interested into hardcore overclocking 750-800watts is enough to be somewhat futureproof at least for the next 3-5 years i would say but who knows.


with shorten your board i was referring to the TC being conductive therefore its also really good with heat dissipation if you put too much TC on your cpu and it gets over the edge theres a possibility that there will be an short circuit (not sure how to translate it) while some arctic mx 4 wont bare those problems and its also quite a bit cheaper


http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/GkbtHx

thats something i would recommend obviously the case is just there as a place holder ;) as long as it is a corsair case the buildquality will be the same and really good.

 

[WayZHC]

AMD FX CPUs are better at x264 encoding but since you are gaming on the same rig while streaming, get 4790K.

And 4790K and GTX 970 system takes less than 300W at full gaming load. Maybe 300W while streaming. 1kW is way overkill. Get a nice 500W powersupply instead. Or if you might get SLI later, pick up a ~600W PSU. GPUs are going to consume less and less power every time a new architecture comes out (excluding the GK110 based GPUs. 780, 780Ti and Titan). For example Nvidia Kepler (GTX 770) -> Maxwell (GTX 970) about 30% less power used. Overclocked 4790K & GTX 970 SLI set up runs fine on quality 550W PSU, but i'd recommend a 600-700W PSU for that for best efficiency.