Attempting to push the 6800k to higher speeds
Attempting to push the 6800k to higher speeds
The hardware encoder works well. Running at 4.4 means his single-thread performance is probably better than a Ryzen. It makes sense to choose another platform since using eight cores would justify getting a new Ryzen. You save money and can sell the 6800k instead. He can still deliver high-quality results, making the CPU power difference noticeable even without the hardware encoder.
NVENC isn't a universal fix. It struggles with compression, meaning you need a higher bitrate than x264 to maintain quality. That becomes an issue when internet speeds are slow. I didn’t suggest upgrading to more cores X99 CPUs since no specific model was mentioned. Probably they’re ignoring used options or regional availability. The 5960x and 6900k might be uncommon depending on your location.
It's been demonstrated that the RTX cards NVENC encoding represents a significant improvement over Maxwell and Pascal in terms of performance. There are still many aspects the OP hasn't explained clearly. For someone only doing basic twitch streaming, the quality benefits from the CPU upgrade may not be noticeable.
It won't allow me to push my CPU beyond 3.8GHz on a single core, it seems overclocking only works when using the bus, not the multiplier. I tested voltages from 1.2V to 1.35V and every time both hwmonitor and CPU reported it running at 3.6 on 5 cores and 3.8 on one core. Even though I set the multiplier to 39 on all cores and tried 40, it still didn't work. I have an Asus Rampage V Edition 10 motherboard and a H115i Corsair Liquid cooler. This shouldn't be possible.
Discovered the reason, removed the Windows update and it resolved the issue.