Is my laptop enough for streaming and recording video games? Will there be any downside of streaming on my laptop like reducing it lifespan?

[Zero Keiara]

My laptop is the Predator Helios 300 2022
The spec is:
Intel I7-12700H
Nvidia RTX 3060 6GB
16GB Ram
Will my laptop be good enough for streaming and recording video games at 1080p?
Can I stream/record 60FPS while my monitor refresh rate is 165Hz?
Will streaming/recording reduce my laptop lifespan or downgrade it?
If my laptop can stream/record, what's the recommend settings?
I'm really new to streaming and hoping to get some help, ty!

 

[Lawrence_SoCal]

Will my laptop be good enough for streaming and recording video games at 1080p?

probably, but it depends on overall system (laptop) hardware resource load (CPU, GPU, Disk I/O, RAM, etc), which no one can estimate for you

Can I stream/record 60FPS while my monitor refresh rate is 165Hz?

You can, but best practice to keep screen refresh and fps aligned, or at least even multiple. So use 120Hz instead? this appears to become more of a concern/recommended adjustment the closer to maxing out other hardware resources one gets... i think. sorry, not my area of expertise... take others input on this over mine

Will streaming/recording reduce my laptop lifespan or downgrade it?

Streaming/Recording on its own? no.
However, does running any computer at elevated temperatures (from high CPU, GPU and even potentially disk I/O), just like a car engine, potentially diminish lifespan? of course. Business class computers tend to be better built than consumer/gaming rigs, and better able to handle sustained higher thermal workloads (why? simple - typically business warranty is 3 years vs 1 yr for consumer PCs... cheaper for OEM to avoid warranty issues with slightly better build).
Will any of this matter to you, especially as a gamer where you are likely to replace laptop in 3-5 years? probably not... unless you are running near thermal limits for many hours a day, every day. But there is no hard line. You could run a system hard for years and not have a problem, or you might only not stream/record at all, and still have a hardware issue.

If my laptop can stream/record, what's the recommend settings?

Start with auto-config settings and go from there. 'Optimal/Recommended' Settings will vary based on background processes, level of Operating System and OBS Studio optimizations, game workload, and more. Get your Streaming/Recording working, then worry about optimizations later as you determine your requirements (there are often compromises across various OS, OBS, and other app settings, performance, output) and expectations. Some games may require different settings. sorry, but the true answer is... it depends

I'm really new to streaming and hoping to get some help, ty!

Good luck on your journey.

 

[bcoyle]

when i startted streaming 24/7 on my laptop, it overheated a few times and froze. of course it was an old laptop. You could feel how hot it was by toughing the sides. I had the fans replaced and also new thermo paste on the heat sinks. I also brought a cooler plate to stick under it. the laptop is now cool to the touch and have been running it for months without problems. I am only doing 1080p pre-recorded videos and probably not as intents as streaming gaming, but it did help a lot.

 

[Lawrence_SoCal]

Yea, unfortunately thermal throttling monitoring is a bit of an art at the moment, with no simple single Performance Monitor stat to watch/identify. And being hot, in and of itself, does NOT mean thermal throttling is taking place. But running cooler usually has advantages, especially on newer CPUs that vary max performance based on thermal performance (way more so than CPUs of 5-10+ yrs ago).

 

[qhobbes]

As a start, I would recommend disabling the CPU turbo. I use ThrottleStop to do this (I use it for that and monitoring the CPU temp, that's it). There are other ways to do that but I think it involves editing the registry.

What platform are you streaming to?

 

[Zero Keiara]

As a start, I would recommend disabling the CPU turbo. I use ThrottleStop to do this (I use it for that and monitoring the CPU temp, that's it). There are other ways to do that but I think it involves editing the registry.

What platform are you streaming to?

I would assume disble CPU turbo is to get better temperature? Is there any down-side?

 

[bcoyle]

all good suggestions