Question / Help Looking for a Laptop for dual PC setup.

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Hello everyone,

I want build dual PC setup with using Laptop as streaming machine.

I'm looking to purchase a new laptop that can handle streaming in 720p@60fps or 1080p@30fps, I want using Avermedia Live Gamer Portable too.

And in this case i don't really know what laptop should I purchase. Is laptop with processor Intel i3 will be good enough? if i will using game capture like Avermedia?

Sorry for my English.
 
i3 is pretty much useless, if you ask me, for encoding 720p@60 and and 1080p@30.
I have an i7-2630QM in my laptop running linux and nginx and I can do faster preset with 720p@60 when running high motion content and fast when running more static games.
Running a full windows setup with OBS and a capture card I guess it will handle veryfast but I seriously doubt an i3 will cope.
People are running 4790K's and above in their streaming rigs for a reason I'm afraid.
 
If you're going for a dedicated encoding machine, an i3 is going backward. Encoding is incredibly CPU-intensive. You'd be far better off using the extra money from not paying the laptop tax to build a desktop with a Core i7 if possible. The Core i3 line is more meant for a grandma's email/facebook machine.

Gaming laptops are the tallest midget. They suck at both halves of the description.

For streaming, you get the joy of a small thermal envelope restricting your CPU, inability to upgrade parts, no ability to use internal capture cards (which are LOADS better than any of the external options), and they cost more on top of it all.
 
I agree, build a desktop PC instead. Its possible to build them pretty small if that's your concern with Mini or Micro ATX cases.
 
I've been tempted to go for a Shuttle or equivalent mini-ITX system just to serve as an encoding machine, with a single-slot GPU and toss in my SC512 to handle capture.
 
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