Question / Help 1 PC incl. Elgato GCHD60Pro - How to Setup?

[tamson]

SETUP:
Windows 10
MSI Z97 Gaming 5
Intel i7-4790K
GTX 1060 6gb
16gb RAM
Elgato Game Capture HD60 Pro

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Hey Guys,

how do I setup these things at the best possible Perfomance? And do I really need the Capture Card in a Single PC Setup? Does it help my CPU to work?

How do I get an image into OBS? So far it didnt workout for me via the Capture Card.

Thank you very much for taking your time to help me out with your knowledge - appreciate that!

GG

 

[Harold]

Using a capture card to capture the same computer you're installing it in/on is a waste.
At best you gain no performance.
More commonly, you lose performance.

 

[___Maggi___]

I thought there is a software aside with the capture card which puts the output performance on the capture card itself instead of the CPU. Good to know :-)

 

[tamson]

Using a capture card to capture the same computer you're installing it in/on is a waste.
At best you gain no performance.
More commonly, you lose performance.

How so? Doesnt the Capture Card have an own CPU for the Encoding?

 

[Harold]

OBS can't use it.

 

[tamson]

OBS can't use it.

So if I would like to have a Perfomance Uprade with this Capture Card I would need to use the Software for the CC to stream?

 

[Boildown]

Capture cards only have a benefit for capturing a different device (console, 2nd PC). For the same device, you don't need it.