New Gaming/Livestreaming Half Build Options

[blankjb]

Hey, well i have an alright build currently but i want to upgrade majorly so that i can stream in 1080p whilst overclocking my CPU, to like 4.5ghz.
Current Build
Intel i5 2500 CPU
AsRock z68 Pro3 MOBO
MSI Radeon 6870HD GPU
Corsair TX650 PSU
G.Skills Ripjaws (2x4GB) RAM
Antec DF-85 CASE
1 TB HDD

So what i would like to do is upgrade the CPU, MOBO and GPU to some insane stuff.
Thinking the
Intel Core i7-3930K Hex Core LGA 2011 3.2GHz CPU - $596.00
Asus RAMPAGE-IV-GENE X79 LGA2011pin Motherboard - $319.00
Gigabyte 3GB 7950 PCI-E VGA Card - $409.00

Also couple of my mates said probably to upgrade the RAM, by just chucking in another 8GB, as well as the PSU as it isn't enough power to run what i would like to do.
Some information about what ill be doing with the live stream. Firstly i play World of Warcraft which is a game that uses CPU rather than GPU, and i want to be able to stream that in X split at 1080p without any drama's.
Wont be able to afford for a couple months but just wanted to see if any of my fellow atomicans can suggest anything wrong/changes i should make.
Cheers
BlankJB

[Dasa]

wow only needs 2-3 cores how many does x split need?
from the little i can find if that was a 2500k and you overclocked it it should go close to doing what you want
but there isnt enough info so the other gear your looking at should take care of that but then so might a 3770k which your mb should support with a bios update
if the program buffers to the hdd at all then you may want a separate one that it can use for that

This post has been edited by Dasa: Jul 22 2012, 04:28 PM

[cohmoddersolo]

RAM and PSU upgrade is unnecessary even if you choose to get the 3930K and HD7950. A decent 450w PSU can run a 3770K and GTX690 just fine - I remember Dasa say that in one of my threads. And I don't think live-streaming needs more than 8GB RAM. Its just fine. Basically the component worth while upgrading is just the GPU.

[blankjb]

Yea but im going to overclock the CPU and run a livestream at 1080p quality which will increase the temperature of the CPU tend fold and increase the usage of the PSU, also i heard that the MOBO uses a crazy amount of power so yeah i dont want to buy all the stuff then not have enough power to do what i want.

As for Dasa, i know that WoW only uses 2-3 cores but ill need more to run livestreams at 1080p so yeah

[Dasa]

Yea but im going to overclock the CPU and run a livestream at 1080p quality which will increase the temperature of the CPU tend fold and increase the usage of the PSU, also i heard that the MOBO uses a crazy amount of power so yeah i dont want to buy all the stuff then not have enough power to do what i want.

As for Dasa, i know that WoW only uses 2-3 cores but ill need more to run livestreams at 1080p so yeah

doesnt mater a 650w psu is still far more than enough and there is no need to go bigger unless you want two overclocked 7970 and the 3930k

yes we know how many cores wow uses but i was asking what x split needs
if you want to test it limit wow to use one core only in task manger and do a 1080p test in a part of wow that is easy on the cpu and see how much of your cpu x split is using when streaming at 1080

if you do go ahead with the upgrade i think that a ssd around 240g+ is also essential

This post has been edited by Dasa: Jul 23 2012, 12:34 AM

[SquallStrife]

You're better off with a dedicated card if you want to do 1080p streaming.

Have a look at the AverMedia Live Gamer HD.

[Greaver]

If you are only going to be playing WoW I wouldn't bother upgrading your graphics card at this point in time.

You will be able to stream stable 1080p WoW with a 3770k no problem at all, I wouldn't bother with the 3930 tbh