Question / Help Can my PC handle console streaming at 1080p?

[Arthix]

Hello,

I'm considering buying the Elgato Game Capture Card HD60 (and looking at a few others) and would like to know if I could pull off a solid 1080p @ 30fps AND/OR a 720p @ 60fps stream. Looking to stream Xbox One games.

Here's my PC set-up:

Video: GTX 560
CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8 quad-core
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaw 8GB
Motherboard: MSI 760GM-P34
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W

I don't remember my upload speed, but I know it's not an issue. I'm mostly concerned about my hardware.

I've heard that an on-board capture card (PCIe) would be more efficient for cpu usage, but I'm not sure how true this is since I've received mixed messages about it.

Is my hardware sufficient? What settings should I use if so? Any advice?

Thanks!

 

[FerretBomb]

Nope. Your CPU is pretty weak, in terms of real-time video encoding; probably stuck around 720p@30fps at most. The rest looks fine.

An onboard capture card will result in better video capture (less delay, less compression) and should be used if possible. If not, a USB 3.0 cap device is next-best.

Really though, unless you're a Partnered livestreamer, you won't have the bitrate needed to run 1080@30 or 720@60 anyway. It's strongly advised that non-partners keep at or under 2000kbps, as a majority of Twitch viewers will be able to watch you without buffering at that point. No one will come to your stream for 1080p or 60fps video. But people will absolutely leave if they get stuck in buffering hell because you're using too much bitrate for their connection to handle, or they can't tell what's going on because you're using a res/framerate set too high for your bitrate.

Don't get lost chasing numbers.

 

[Arthix]

No one will come to your stream for 1080p or 60fps video. But people will absolutely leave if they get stuck in buffering...

The quote above is a very good point. I'm looking into an onboard capture card at the moment. If I'm not entertaining anyways, people won't stick around just for high quality.

Thanks for all the input so far.