Upgrade from 4790k

[theradestjosh]

Looking to upgrade from my 4790K. But I'm stuck in a pinch I've Debated 3 different option. 1600x ,1700x and even Skylake Extreme. I'm trying to keep the CPU Under 400 mostly because I need to buy ram and board as well but what do you guys think. I game mostly , Stream and I'm trying to find new uses as well.

 

[PP Mguire]

Stream? Just use GPU.

 

[theradestjosh]

So my cpu is still ok in this situation?

 

[PP Mguire]

Even if you were streaming it'd be fine, the thing is CPU encoding IMO should go the way of the dodo unless you want lossless quality which would be a slideshow on just about any processor. If you're streaming to Twitch and for whatever reason don't want to use the GPU encoder that i7 will handle a poopy 720p 3500Kb stream.

 

[theradestjosh]

Ok thanks, I was thinking about upgrading but wanted to know if I was in the clear First

 

[PP Mguire]

I mean you can get whatever you want if you want to upgrade.