The_Wanderer
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I'm looking to invest in a dedicated streaming PC so that I can do 1080p60 streams. I can upload at about 10 mb/s upload (finally, yay internet ugprades), so I should be able to push maximum qualtiy 1080p60 to YouTube, and thankfully YouTube is OK with that, unlike Twitch. Problem is that my single computer setup just can't keep up, even with NVENC encoding instead of h.264 CPU encoding. I drop frames like crazy in more dense areas of Fallout 4, even with very low settings.
Sooo, it's time for a dedicated streaming PC! From what I've read, the setup will look like this:
And final question, what specs would I need for the dedicated streaming PC? I've been told a 4th gen i7 should do the trick, so I'd just need a cheap 4th gen i7 refurb that has a PCIe slot to spare, and add a capture card to it. I think I can accomplish that for $650 or less, assuming I use the Elgator 1080p60 Pro (or is there a better option close to or under $200?). Or do I need more power?
Sooo, it's time for a dedicated streaming PC! From what I've read, the setup will look like this:
- Main gaming PC + monitor plays game.
- Second HDMI cable on main computer graphics card duplicates the gaming monitor, pushing the video signal out to the streaming PC.
- Streaming PC with a 1080p60 video capture card receives this output.
- Streaming PC has OBS running and has all the chat overlays and other stuff set up, using the Capture Card as the "display source" for game capture. I'm also told that since it's HDMI, it should pick up the main computer game audio as well.
- Dedicated microphone is attached to the streaming PC, used to push commentary to OBS.
- Streaming PC encodes 1080p60 with H.264 CPU encoding and pushes it out @ 10 mb/s to YouTube.
And final question, what specs would I need for the dedicated streaming PC? I've been told a 4th gen i7 should do the trick, so I'd just need a cheap 4th gen i7 refurb that has a PCIe slot to spare, and add a capture card to it. I think I can accomplish that for $650 or less, assuming I use the Elgator 1080p60 Pro (or is there a better option close to or under $200?). Or do I need more power?