Dual PC (Dedicated streaming PC) i5-6400 and gtx 960
This was my old PC back in 2015 and I was wondering if this PC is good enough to be a dedicated streaming PC.
Specs:
I5-6400
MSI h110
8GB DDR4
GTX 960 2gb
WB hard dive
Samsung SSD (boot drive)
Windows 10
OBS:
Video output: 1600x900, Lanczos, 120fps
Bitrate: 8000
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whats you main rigg, might be simplier and better to just stick to single pc setup
For other context:
- I5-6400 is pretty weak for CPU encoding
- GTX 960 2gb is similarly pretty weak for GPU encoding. That uses a much older generation of encoding hardware that probably won't be worth it for streaming (although just for recording you can make it work)
Main Rig:
Ryzen 5 3600
GTX 1660 Super
DDR4 16GB 3200mhz
MSI tomahawk b450 Max
Samsung SSD (boot drive)
Windows 10
If it was me I would stick to single pc setup unless I was having major issues that could not be fixed with adjusting settings. cpu and gpu are fine, try gpu encoding first. This of course depends on what games you will be streaming and what you require for fps etc but assuming nothing crazy intensive single should be fine
two options: 1) sell the 1660 super, sell the streaming rig. Upgrade to a 5000 series amd cpu and the graphics card that you want rtx 4070ti super as an example.
2) Or upgrade your gpu in your main gaming rig. drop the 1660 super into the streaming rig.
For CS2 streaming it doesnt work well with it (main rig) I get weird input lag and random drop frames. I with dedicated streaming PC It looked fine. I was thinking of replacing the motherboard, cpu, and ram (Streaming PC) and add in new motherboard M-ATX, put my 3600 in the streaming pc and new ram. ANd also, buy the ryzen 5700x3d for main rig.
I also thinking about this. But if I got the 4070ti wouldn't my PC bottleneck?
depends what resolution are you playing at
i mainly play CS2 at 1280x960 stretched
why are you worried about bottlenecks when you have a streaming pc?
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if the lag is really that bad on CS2, then keep your dual pc setup and just upgrade your gpu.
unless you really want to upgrade cpus again and keep the 3600 as your streaming pc with the 1660ti
yea... I might as well upgrade because of longevity