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livestreaming video games - Laptop suggestions?  I recently
figured out that an i3 CPU cannot handle streaming League of
Legends without serious lag issues. With both up and running, I
get about 2 FPS and my CPU usage maxes out at 99%. I came to the
conclusion that I needed an upgrade to my current laptop. Here
are the parts I hope are good enough:  CPU: An i5 or i7 seems to
be enough, but can someone please tell me if i7 is overkill or
not? Also, I'm pretty new to computer parts, so all I know is
that there are 2600k or 3000k variants or something. What is the
bare minimum in terms of price for an i5 or i7 with an adequate
"variant"?  RAM: On my current laptop, I can stream and play
League of Legends, but even though the game lags horribly, my
RAM doesn't exceed 3 GB of total usage. Does that mean the 4 GB
of RAM I already have is okay, or will there be problems if I
switch my CPU?  Motherboard: Do laptop livestreamers need to
worry about this? I'm no