BeardedTaz
New Member
Good morning -
I was recently given a second PC to use for my Dual PC Stream Setup but was not sure if this will be better than using my gaming laptop as my dedicated streaming pc. Previously, I was using my MSI GS63VR Stealth Pro (i7-7700hq) with x264 encoding. The main idea was to free up my gaming laptop for travelling or if mine or my wife's computer takes a dump.
The new PC has the following:
I generally have the settings in OBS / OBS.Live set to:
Is the new rig going to be able to sustain what I was using with my laptop previously or will I need to upgrade cpu to something else?
I was recently given a second PC to use for my Dual PC Stream Setup but was not sure if this will be better than using my gaming laptop as my dedicated streaming pc. Previously, I was using my MSI GS63VR Stealth Pro (i7-7700hq) with x264 encoding. The main idea was to free up my gaming laptop for travelling or if mine or my wife's computer takes a dump.
The new PC has the following:
- Intel I3-8100
- 8GB DDR4 Ram
- AMD Radeon R9 290
I generally have the settings in OBS / OBS.Live set to:
- x264 Encoding
- CBR 5000
- CPU Usage: Faster
- Profile: High
- Tune: Zerolatency
- Audio Bitrate at 160 / 320 (Depending on what I am doing)
Is the new rig going to be able to sustain what I was using with my laptop previously or will I need to upgrade cpu to something else?