Question / Help [Suggestions] For a Streaming PC for 1080p60

[Ronicke]

Hi everyone!
As the title says - I'm looking for some suggestions for a PC Build that can handle streaming 1080p60 in OBS - At the moment I'm unaware of how much power is needed to do it and what encoder is the best choice to use? x246 or NVENC. As far as my knowledge goes it is depending on whether to use CPU or GPU. But which one is the best?
I would like some suggestions using Intel or Nvidia based on what encoder is best to use ( To get the job done )

- Sorry if I've posted thread at the wrong section -

 

[Boildown]

At most a 10 core CPU, 8 core might be more ideal especially if you plan on gaming on the PC too sometimes. x264 can get the best quality, NVEnc will work on a potato but it needs a high bitrate to look good. Either way get a GTX 750/950/1050 [Ti optional] as your GPU, OBS needs a GTX-quality GPU (or equivalent from AMD), a GT or onboard video isn't good enough, even when software encoding.

So for AMD that would be anything from a Ryzen 1700 to a 1900X, inclusive. If you go higher you lose clockspeed, pay more money, and won't be able to use the extra cores (unless you plan on encoding at more than 1080p, or plan on encoding multiple streams at once). If you go lower you'll save money but won't get as much performance as you could.

For Intel you're looking at the i7-7820X or i9-7900X. I'd probably go with the former for the extra clock speed.

 

[Ronicke]

At most a 10 core CPU, 8 core might be more ideal especially if you plan on gaming on the PC too sometimes. x264 can get the best quality, NVEnc will work on a potato but it needs a high bitrate to look good. Either way get a GTX 750/950/1050 [Ti optional] as your GPU, OBS needs a GTX-quality GPU (or equivalent from AMD), a GT or onboard video isn't good enough, even when software encoding.

So for AMD that would be anything from a Ryzen 1700 to a 1900X, inclusive. If you go higher you lose clockspeed, pay more money, and won't be able to use the extra cores (unless you plan on encoding at more than 1080p, or plan on encoding multiple streams at once). If you go lower you'll save money but won't get as much performance as you could.

For Intel you're looking at the i7-7820X or i9-7900X. I'd probably go with the former for the extra clock speed.

Thank you so much - Just to be sure. Would you still recommend the same CPUs even when im not gonna play on it? I'm gonna use a capture card between gaming pc and streaming pc

 

[Boildown]

Yeah, although if you have the cash you might edge a bit more to the 10 core rather than the 8 core then. Probably doesn't matter much unless as I said you see 1440p or ultrawide or multiple streams at once in your future.

 

[Ronicke]

Yeah, although if you have the cash you might edge a bit more to the 10 core rather than the 8 core then. Probably doesn't matter much unless as I said you see 1440p or ultrawide or multiple streams at once in your future.

Thank you I will definitely look into that.
What is the best settings for 1080p60 ?
- 6500 birtate
- Cpu preset: Medium

and 720p60 ?
- 3500 birtate
- Cpu preset: Medium

 

[Boildown]

Thank you I will definitely look into that.
What is the best settings for 1080p60 ?
- 6500 birtate
- Cpu preset: Medium

and 720p60 ?
- 3500 birtate
- Cpu preset: Medium

Too many variables are unknown to answer that. Which game, which CPU, which GPU, what do you mean by "best", who do you stream to, etc, etc. And most of it is subjective anyways, what looks fine to me may look like crap to you, or vice versa.

 

[Ronicke]

Too many variables are unknown to answer that. Which game, which CPU, which GPU, what do you mean by "best", who do you stream to, etc, etc. And most of it is subjective anyways, what looks fine to me may look like crap to you, or vice versa.

I see you point - I guess I get my beast of a streaming pc and then test different settings.

Thank you for your help!