Christmas Upgrades for my Girlfriend

Desparanso · 13 Dec 2016 at 22:18

Hey all

Can some one please help me, my girlfriend streams a lot on twitch but her computer is having some problems with newer games and with dropping frames quite a lot.

I'm thinking she should probably upgrade the entire computer in reality so for christmas i'm thinking of buying her a new motherboard/CPU/Graphics card or a combination of the 3.

Can anyone suggest along with a link any of these parts please? my budget is around 300-350 quid.

Thanks in advance!!

mattyfez · 13 Dec 2016 at 22:20

What is the spec of the current pc?

Slam62 · 13 Dec 2016 at 22:20

I was going to suggest a boob job but you probably don't mean that sort of upgrade

mattyfez · 13 Dec 2016 at 22:22

Yeah I cringed a bit at the mention of 'streaming on twitch'. Lol

Desparanso · 13 Dec 2016 at 22:30

Hahaha yes not that kind of upgrade

sapphire radeon R9 280 Dual-X 3072MB GGDR5 Graphics Card

Gigabyte 78LMT-USB3 AMD 760G (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard

AMD FX-4 4200 @ 4.0 Ghz Turbo AMD Radeon Quad Core Gaming Processor

mattyfez · 13 Dec 2016 at 22:51

Have you tried a clean instal? If the dorris is using twitch then god knows what else is going on.

Desparanso · 13 Dec 2016 at 22:56

Yep, also configured OBS as close to recommended specs as possible but still dropping.

have to remember she usually streams Overwatch/Fallout 4 or a mixture of decently new games so i'm learning more towards a processor/GFX update but again i'd prefer insight from people with more knowledge.

Danny75 · 13 Dec 2016 at 22:57

Wait to see prices tomorrow when they change. Intel prices are silly right now.

Aim for the best Skylake i5-6XXX you can, a compatible socket 1151 motherboard and 8-16GB of DDR4 RAM. That will help with streaming. The video card upgrade can wait for another time. You won't be able to squeeze in a better video card along with the rest she needs right now for better streaming.

Alternatively, go for an older socket 1150 motherboard and an i7-4790 or i7-4770, and re-use the DDR3 RAM. Even better for streaming, but you'd be on an older platform and pouring money into something harder to upgrade later on. I'd move to the newer platform, personally. The Skylake i5 will compensate by being a bit better for gaming than i7-4XXX (and will stream better than the FX-4200).

StarShock · 14 Dec 2016 at 08:57

Could get an 1150 motherboard and look for something like the xeon e3-1231 v3 2nd hand. Its a pretty solid chip for streaming and might be able to find it inside of your budget. Just double check the motherboard compatibility before committing.