Live streaming 4 cores vs 6

[djcoin]

Since no one wanted to respond to my other thread ill post here. Im building a computer to live stream and record my game play in WoW on triple monitors. Im just wondering what kind of performance upgrades a 6 core would bring to that show. Heres a link to my build since i dont know how to copy paste it to here with links attached http://pcpartpicker.com/b/xdr

[Lemonlust]

www.pcpartpicker.com will make it more easier on us to read which parts you're working with.

Stick with the Ivy Bridge. There are no other cpu's that can compare at that price.
The amount of cores does not necessarily mean that one cpu is better than the other. The i3 2120 dual core beats out any AMD quadcore right now.

Go for that Ivy bridge. What 6 core processor were you looking at specifically?

[vesseblah]

SB-E would help for editing and compressing such huge videos certainly, but it depends on how much you actually need to do it if it's worth the extra price.

No clue if any streaming programs play nice on multi monitor setups, but I seriously doubt it. And on single monitor you don't need better computer than what you've picked, only better internet.

[djcoin]

www.pcpartpicker.com will make it more easier on us to read which parts you're working with.

Stick with the Ivy Bridge. There are no other cpu's that can compare at that price.
The amount of cores does not necessarily mean that one cpu is better than the other. The i3 2120 dual core beats out any AMD quadcore right now.

Go for that Ivy bridge. What 6 core processor were you looking at specifically?

I was only considering 6 cores because i hear streaming eats up cpu power and 6 cores will give an extra oomph to the streaming. I was just wondering what kind of oomph it would give and if it is worth it if i want to have a good streaming channel. I was considering getting http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116492 if i were to get a 6 core. Ill fix up my page with that website you showed me...i was wondering how people were posting there parts. Thanks.
Also ill be using xsplit to stream.

[Drakoes]

That i7-3930k will definitely shine when it comes to rendering, editing and doing those videos. As far as pure gaming is concerned, it will perform at a very similar level to the newly released Ivy Bridge quadcores, but the most important thing here is that you'll be doing some other stuff too, so the 3930k will definitely be more useful.

It should definitely have an edge over the Ivy Bridge CPUs when it comes to those tasks, as they will obviously be multithreaded, and in this case, the 3930k will have 12 threads in total to churn away anything (6+6(hyperthreading)). There is a 'catch' though, and it's worth noting that the price is quite hefty and unless you will be making videos on a regular basis and everything as part of your hobby/job, then the i7-3570k would still be a better bet.

Bottom line - if you have the cash and you just want as much processing power for those intensive and threaded applications such as Sony Vegas and everything, then go with the 3930k. Otherwise, the i7-3770k is just as good for almost anything that you'll intend to throw at it.

[djcoin]

Thank you for the response how will it handle with 3 monitors though? I intend to stream with xsplit running the game on all 3 monitors, thats what im REALLY worried about. Im also curious as to how much internet upload speed i would need for 1080p. I intend to stream 24/7 and record all of it at the same time (no i dont have a life).

[Lilfrier]

Just out of curiosity, how would a Bulldozer CPU work in this? I haven't read abotu them in a while, but I recall reading that one thing that they did well with was video-related work. I'm an AMD fan, but I know gaming is a huge win for Intel, and has been for more than 5 years, but it's always interesting to learn.

Oh, and does AMD's EyeFinity work better for multi-display than what GeForce cards do? That was the last I heard about them, but I don't look into that realm at all and am not sure if it changed.

[n0cturnal]

Thank you for the response how will it handle with 3 monitors though? I intend to stream with xsplit running the game on all 3 monitors, thats what im REALLY worried about. Im also curious as to how much internet upload speed i would need for 1080p. I intend to stream 24/7 and record all of it at the same time (no i dont have a life).

How do you expect to stream the game with 3 monitors? People that doesn't also have 3 monitors wont be able to see it properly. It will be like a thin strip of video over their screens. Look at this picture and match it to the width of 1 monitor http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/f/20..._aaronburr.png thats how your stream would look to most of the people.

[djcoin]

How do you expect to stream the game with 3 monitors? People that doesn't also have 3 monitors wont be able to see it properly. It will be like a thin strip of video over their screens. Look at this picture and match it to the width of 1 monitor http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/f/20..._aaronburr.png thats how your stream would look to most of the people.

Yeah i know it will look like that but i dont really care, its still viewable. I just want to enjoy myself while streaming and catching my epic moments on video.

[vesseblah]

Im also curious as to how much internet upload speed i would need for 1080p.

Youtube streams 1080p videos at 4500kbps speed, so you need a minimum of 5 megabit upload bandwidth for that quality.

Yeah i know it will look like that but i dont really care, its still viewable.

Bad idea also because the side monitors are usually at weird angle in gaming use to give wider field of vision. Often people playing WoW on three screens put most of the UI and other useless crap on the side monitors, and all the important stuff still happens in the middle.

[glo]

xSplit and FMLE both use the maximum amount of dedicated threads available. I wondered this myself while picking out an encoder and did the research.

Regardless, OP seems to ignore the majority of advice given to him over the course of his 6 or so threads. I'll say it again though OP, you can't stream 3 monitor stretched gaming. No amount of cores and threads you throw at it will be able to handle the encoding.