Question / Help the i7 5820k for streaming

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CritVV

Member
Hello OBS community,

I'm about to do a big pc upgrade here.

At the moment I use an i5 3570k @ 4.8 Ghz with some simple 8 GB 1600 mhz ddr 3 ram, an asrock z77 extreme 4 and a gtx 780 from asus for streaming.

But in 3 days, I will be buying an i7 5820k with a MSI x99s sli mobo and 16 GB 2400 MHZ of crucial DDR4 ram + using the gtx 780 from my old system.

Besides using this system to render, edit, record and game with I will also be using it to stream with. I will be going for an average overclock of 4.4-4.5 Ghz on the 5820k.

I'm obsessed with quality, so I wanted to quickly know what this cpu is capable of at this frequency. Ofcourse I'm not partnered, so I need a compensation of the preset for using a bitrate of like 2000-2500.

With this cpu, will I be able to .... let's say....stream battlefield 4 at 720p @ 60 FPS with 2500 bitrate and a medium preset?

And at 1080p @ 30 FPS with 3500 bitrate with a medium preset if I (would ever) get partnered?

Thanks for your time!
 
Videophile

Videophile

Elgato
CritVV said:
Hello OBS community,

I'm about to do a big pc upgrade here.

At the moment I use an i5 3570k @ 4.8 Ghz with some simple 8 GB 1600 mhz ddr 3 ram, an asrock z77 extreme 4 and a gtx 780 from asus for streaming.

But in 3 days, I will be buying an i7 5820k with a MSI x99s sli mobo and 16 GB 2400 MHZ of crucial DDR4 ram + using the gtx 780 from my old system.

Besides using this system to render, edit, record and game with I will also be using it to stream with. I will be going for an average overclock of 4.4-4.5 Ghz on the 5820k.

I'm obsessed with quality, so I wanted to quickly know what this cpu is capable of at this frequency. Ofcourse I'm not partnered, so I need a compensation of the preset for using a bitrate of like 2000-2500.

With this cpu, will I be able to .... let's say....stream battlefield 4 at 720p @ 60 FPS with 2500 bitrate and a medium preset?

And at 1080p @ 30 FPS with 3500 bitrate with a medium preset if I (would ever) get partnered?

Thanks for your time!
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No, not 720p60 medium. I have tested a 5960X, and it starts hitting its limit at 720p60 Medium. If you want to play BF4 as well, good luck, but I don't think it will work. Fast should work.
 
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frostyshield

Member
I play BF4 at max settings 100% scaling, 720P45FPS medium settings sometimes but rarely slow and its fine. I have the 970 but tbh its encoding is utter pap... wouldn't mind using shadowplay to stream if I could choose what to stream to as the quality is actually good compared to OBS using nvidias codec.

EDIT: If you want any tips for the i7 5820K I dont mind helping at all :) Just ask away, I can prove it on logs+streaming :)
 
yanis31

yanis31

Member
hmmm... if my FX 8 core @ 4.66 ghz handles most games (not Battlefield 4 of course) @ downscale from 1080 to 720p @45fps 3500kb/s "fast" you are saying an overclocked 5820k would be just slightly better? - sounds a bit crazy to me...
- do you guys limit the game's fps too or let it run amuck with all it's intel capabilities? - i get lower overall cpu usage that way ... i usually limit the games i stream @ 45 to smth like 50fps using asus gpu tweak (doesnt work on all games unfortunately) - it gives a noticeable reduction in cpu usage and so the stream ceiling also gets increased...
 
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CritVV

Member
yanis31 said:
hmmm... if my FX 8 core @ 4.66 ghz handles most games (not Battlefield 4 of course) @ downscale from 1080 to 720p @45fps 3500kb/s "fast" you are saying an overclocked 5820k would be just slightly better? - sounds a bit crazy to me...
- do you guys limit the game's fps too or let it run amuck with all it's intel capabilities? - i get lower overall cpu usage that way ... i usually limit the games i stream @ 45 to smth like 50fps using asus gpu tweak (doesnt work on all games unfortunately) - it gives a noticeable reduction in cpu usage and so the stream ceiling also gets increased...
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No, I don't limit my fps in-game, it was very usefull though when I used my i5 3570k to stream, otherwise it would just hit the 100 percent load all the time when streaming at 720p 60 fps. And yeh, I have the i7 5820k for 2 weeks now, with an overclock of 4.4 Ghz. I can easily do 720p @ 60 FPS with 3500 bitrate at medium preset in Battlefield 4 without it even getting above 70 percent cpu usage, I got no lags, stutter or frame reduction from streaming at all. 6 hyperthreaded cores underrated....

I think the i7 5820k was a very good buy, I'm very very pleased with it. Also the 16 GB of DDR4 is very handy.
 
yanis31

yanis31

Member
Thank you CritVV - that inspires confidence in getting one when i can - because i am crazy about quality, especially since i'm not partnered, the fact intel made it a 6 core unlike the previous quads in that "slot" is amazing! i never plan on using more than 1 gpu so the pci-express lanes don't matter to me at all. This cpu is looking like an amazing value for streamers in particular, If i were rich i'd just overclock the hell out of a 5960x but i don't see that happening anytime soon... and 2 pc's look overcomplicated and expensive compared to a single 5820k
 
IKill4Nuttin

IKill4Nuttin

New Member
CritVV said:
No, I don't limit my fps in-game, it was very usefull though when I used my i5 3570k to stream, otherwise it would just hit the 100 percent load all the time when streaming at 720p 60 fps. And yeh, I have the i7 5820k for 2 weeks now, with an overclock of 4.4 Ghz. I can easily do 720p @ 60 FPS with 3500 bitrate at medium preset in Battlefield 4 without it even getting above 70 percent cpu usage, I got no lags, stutter or frame reduction from streaming at all. 6 hyperthreaded cores underrated....

I think the i7 5820k was a very good buy, I'm very very pleased with it. Also the 16 GB of DDR4 is very handy.
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Have you tried Bf4 while OBS is set to 1080p at 60fps? Curious on if it can handle both. Was looking at upgrading but torn based on whether or not the 6 or 8 core i7's can handle fps gaming at 1080p @60fps+ while streaming at 1080p @ 60fps.

Thanks!
 
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CritVV

Member
IKill4Nuttin said:
Have you tried Bf4 while OBS is set to 1080p at 60fps? Curious on if it can handle both. Was looking at upgrading but torn based on whether or not the 6 or 8 core i7's can handle fps gaming at 1080p @60fps+ while streaming at 1080p @ 60fps.

Thanks!
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It can handle 1080p @ 60 FPS with a fast preset in battlefield 4. That's not a problem. But after that, fps starts to suffer. Medium is a no-go, unless you limit your fps to 60. But that quality difference between medium and fast is barely noticable. But I don't think 1080p @ 60 FPS isn't an option at the moment. It's not worth it, unless you wanna lose 1/2 viewers. I simply stream at 720p @ 30 FPS with a medium preset until either twitch improves their servers, or I get partnered. But that last option.....meh, won't happen.
 
IKill4Nuttin

IKill4Nuttin

New Member
CritVV said:
It can handle 1080p @ 60 FPS with a fast preset in battlefield 4. That's not a problem. But after that, fps starts to suffer. Medium is a no-go, unless you limit your fps to 60. But that quality difference between medium and fast is barely noticable. But I don't think 1080p @ 60 FPS isn't an option at the moment. It's not worth it, unless you wanna lose 1/2 viewers. I simply stream at 720p @ 30 FPS with a medium preset until either twitch improves their servers, or I get partnered. But that last option.....meh, won't happen.
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Thanks for your reply CritVV! Was exactly what I was looking for, very much appreciated.
 
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