Question / Help Streaming with the FX-8350

[jacobblockman]

I was wondering if i should switch to this CPU, and if any one had any video and tests of them using it with OBS, everyone says this is a good cpu for streaming but i cant find a video anywhere of someone testing it.

 

[Cryonic]

Well thats not so simple. Different games and settings will perform different on that CPU.
This is an halfway OK CPU if you already had it, but getting it now - nope. You will sit on old DDR3 memory with an old socket that is useless right now.
Get a nice i7 6700K with a Z170 board and 16GB DDR4 (thats pretty much what is standart right now for a streamer) and be happy, this CPU is the fastest quadcore that you can buy with money. I use the more powerful i7 5820K and i can do whatever i want, but this will be overkill for somebody who asks questions like this.

 

[jacobblockman]

Well thats not so simple. Different games and settings will perform different on that CPU.
This is an halfway OK CPU if you already had it, but getting it now - nope. You will sit on old DDR3 memory with an old socket that is useless right now.
Get a nice i7 6700K with a Z170 board and 16GB DDR4 (thats pretty much what is standart right now for a streamer) and be happy, this CPU is the fastest quadcore that you can buy with money. I use the more powerful i7 5820K and i can do whatever i want, but this will be overkill for somebody who asks questions like this.

Yeah i would exept im 16 so i dont have a job, so $400 is ALOT

Also if you need to know this is my rig

PC SPEC'S
Graphics card: Sapphire Vapor-X Radeon R9 280X 3GB
Cpu: AMD FX 6300 - 6 core
Mobo: Asus m5a97 r2.0
Ram: Corsair Vengeance 16gb ( 8x2)
Psu: Cooler Master Gm 550wat
HDD: 2tb for Games/Software & 260gb SSD
Case Coolermaster HAF
Cpu Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO

 

[Cryonic]

You CAN upgrade to a FX8350 for cheap, it will give you a boost, but dont expect a huge jump in performance - will not happen.
Save some money, wait for Zen, the new AMD CPU lineup. Then a) prices will change and b) you will actually have a choice instead of taking the Intel pill (expensive, 1000$ for a plattform is fine) or AMD (old stuff that is way too slow for heavy tasks like streaming with high quality).