Question / Help I want to enable quick sync on my i7 2600k

[Horrux]

However, my motherboard has no video out.

It is an MSI P67A-GD53. I am fairly sure the BIOS does not include any option to turn on the onboard GPU because of the lack of video out. But I guess that wouldn't matter and still could be used for OBS?

Is there a way to achieve what I seek, until I upgrade my hardware?

Thanks

 

[alpinlol]

Barely any old Board supported QSV or the iGPU so if theres no Option you can also look at the MSI Page but I highly doubt the Board supports it thus it is impossible to be enabled.


The i7 2600k is perfectly fine for almost any streaming Task right now. (Depending on the Game)

 

[Boildown]

Quicksync is not supported by the P67 chipset, and thus it is impossible for a computer with a P67 motherboard to use Quicksync with OBS, or anything else.

 

[Horrux]

OK thanks, I guess it's time to upgrade, then... I was going to get a second GTX 970 before they run out... Hm... decisions, decisions.

 

[Boildown]

Why are you deadset on using Quicksync by the way? The 2600k, Quicksync notwithstanding, is a great CPU for both gaming and streaming, even today. You just use x264 and/or NVEnc.

 

[Horrux]

Why are you deadset on using Quicksync by the way? The 2600k, Quicksync notwithstanding, is a great CPU for both gaming and streaming, even today. You just use x264 and/or NVEnc.

Well, the NVenc gives poor quality, and the x264 decreases my FPS way too much for my liking. I've heard that Quick Sync is really the best of both worlds, so I definitely want that.

Well I guess I could use my laptop as an encoding PC, by purchasing an USB video in card, but I don't like the idea of running it at max for hours on end.

 

[alpinlol]

QSV on Sandy Bridge is actually quite bad it only got good with Haswell Chips and newer ones.