Question / Help Will my Processor be fine fore streaming or do I need an upgrade?

[Venasukle]

I only just touched the world of streaming, and so far I like it more than just recording and uploading to YouTube. My current setup was built with only gaming in mind (I wasn't thinking about possibly streaming in the future) so I bought the i5 4690k. So my question is, would I be fine to stay with my CPU (possibly use quick sync) or should I go for an upgrade. I was thinking about buying the Xeon 1231 v3 or the i7 4790k for streaming. I have seen several people say to get the i7, but no one seems to know how well the i5 4690k streams. I seem to stream fine with just the game (currently emulating games), twitch, and OBS running (key words, "seem to be"). However, in the future I want to have people to stream with and play multi-player games with (using teamspeak/skype), so I am hesitant to try it with my quad core CPU. I don't plan on playing demanding games with friends that often, so I am not sure how that will play out.

Just a side note, but since I "seem" to be doing fine right now, I was just humoring the idea of saving money over the next 6 months and buying the i7 5820k. This could be an option, but I doubt streaming would need that many cores, plus the price tag is very hefty for the X99 platform.

I would appreciate it if someone who has had experience with these two CPUs help me compare how they do in streaming. Thanks in advance!

 

[dping]

I only just touched the world of streaming, and so far I like it more than just recording and uploading to YouTube. My current setup was built with only gaming in mind (I wasn't thinking about possibly streaming in the future) so I bought the i5 4690k. So my question is, would I be fine to stay with my CPU (possibly use quick sync) or should I go for an upgrade. I was thinking about buying the Xeon 1231 v3 or the i7 4790k for streaming. I have seen several people say to get the i7, but no one seems to know how well the i5 4690k streams. I seem to stream fine with just the game (currently emulating games), twitch, and OBS running (key words, "seem to be"). However, in the future I want to have people to stream with and play multi-player games with (using teamspeak/skype), so I am hesitant to try it with my quad core CPU. I don't plan on playing demanding games with friends that often, so I am not sure how that will play out.

Just a side note, but since I "seem" to be doing fine right now, I was just humoring the idea of saving money over the next 6 months and buying the i7 5820k. This could be an option, but I doubt streaming would need that many cores, plus the price tag is very hefty for the X99 platform.

I would appreciate it if someone who has had experience with these two CPUs help me compare how they do in streaming. Thanks in advance!

Streaming can use as many cores are possible for the best quality stream. some people say that is only uses 2 cores but I would disagree. Anyway your i5 should be fine for 720@30fps veryfast preset so give it a go and see if you need more. for 720@60 or 1080@30 you obviously need more of a i7 in mind.

 

[Venasukle]

Thanks for the advice! I have streamed before on that same preset. It went fine, but I was only playing a dual threaded and single player game. I most likely will upgrade to an i7 in the future, I just wanted to know if it is worth the upgrade now rather than later. The i5 works well for what I want right now, but as soon as my friends are available to help me stream, we will be playing more taxing games than what I stream currently. For now, I think 720p 30fps is fine. I won't be looking to do 60fps anytime soon.