Upgrading my i5 4690k to i7 4690k or i7 5820k for streaming

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Hey guys
I am beginning to stream more CPU intensive games, and so I now require a more powerful CPU.
I have nailed it down to two CPUs: the i7 4790k and the i7 5820k.
The i7 5820k will obviously cost me a lot more money, as I will have to purchase a new motherboard and DDR4 RAM. However, the 2 extra cores will help tremendously. But is it worth the extra money?
Also, many people have said that I will not see much of a difference in upgrading from an i5 4690k to an i7 4790k, and that it would be better and more efficient to upgrade to the 5820k.
But, the i7 4790k is a very powerful CPU and it will probably satisfy my needs, but I do not want to spend £250 on something that will not be much of an upgrade to my i5 and I would also like to future proof myself to a certain extent.
What do you guys think? Is it still a worthy upgrade? Or is it worth spending the extra money for the 5820k?
Thanks

 

[myocardia]

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[Vigetious]

Just use the hardware video encoding that is built into all Haswell CPUs, including your 4690k. It uses around 1% of CPU. It's called Quick Sync.

edit: The vast majority of all people who have trouble streaming gaming are having problems with their low outgoing internet bandwidth. You will likely have to pay to upgrade your internet service, before being able to broadcast a 60 FPS @ 1080P stream.

Thanks your reply

I would not like to use Quick Sync as I have used it before and it reduces the quality of the stream by a huge amount.
Also, I have been streaming for a about year now and I have not had any Internet problems while streaming so it cannot be that either.

Thanks

 

[BonzaiDuck]

Hey guys
I am beginning to stream more CPU intensive games, and so I now require a more powerful CPU.
I have nailed it down to two CPUs: the i7 4790k and the i7 5820k.
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Has it now changed that some newer games or versions use more than four cores? Or is it that they use more than four threads?

With the 5820K, you'll get six cores and 12 threads. But Haswell has been extant now for almost -- almost two years. The 5820K is just the -E-realization of the Haswell.

If you were planning to move up to anything, a Skylake system would still cost less than the Haswell-E system. The processor-cost of Haswell-E is fixed unless the stock is used or OEM-pulls, processors used in OEM testing labs, corporate IT turnovers, or just Johnny Lightspeed's used processor on E-bay.

Intel is something between part of a duopoly and a dominant firm in the industry, so they restrict price for the industry-resellers to a fixed minimum if the reseller wants to remain a member in good standing.