Help me choose a laptop to run OBS:-)

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eldad

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I'd appreciate your help, folks. I'm about to buy a laptop exclusively to run OBS with Zoom and edit videos later:
  1. OBS will have three inputs:
    • a screen grab of presentation software
    • an NDI webcam
    • Zoom
  2. And two separate outputs:
    • one via HDMI only
    • one via HDMI and into Zoom as a virtual webcam
To save money, I'm going to be buying a reconditioned laptop with an i7-9750H and 16Gb RAM. The issue is the graphics card. I've narrowed my choice down to the following:
  • GTX 1660Ti for £950 (but in only comes with 128Gb SSD and 1TB HDD).
  • GTX 1650 for £914 with 1TB SSD.
  • GTX 1050 for £772 with 256 SSD and 1TB HDD.
Is it worth the extra £200 to go from a GTX 1050 or a 1660Ti, especially as Zoom is fairly low resolution. (In the future I may drop Zoom and broadcast direct to RMTP, but my uplink speed is only 3Mbs-5Mbs, so it still won't tax the CPU/GPU much.)

What do you guys think?
 
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