I am just going to jump right in and see what you guys think of this idea I have.
Have a desktop which will need an upgrade eventually but still beasts most any game I throw @ it.
Gaming Rig:
i7 3770k @ 4.5ghz ( Hyper 212 Evo cooler)
Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H
8 GB PNY XLR8 (PC 12800)
XFX R9 290 4GB
Corsair CX750M
HD / SSDs
This thing is just fine gaming, no sweat at all. Generally streams and games like a beast without hiccup.
My problem is that I have transitioned into FPS gaming in the last 2.5 months and REALLY REALLY feel the restriction of CPU encoding while playing fast motion games. I have attempted to switch over to the iGPU doing the encoding and my framerates in game literally tripled, but find Quick Sync quality leaving WAY too much to be desired for FPS streaming to Twitch.
This leaves me considering the 2 PC setup. I have 2 options if I look at it. The most obvious would be to upgrade my gaming rig for my main components, and part together the second PC to do the encoding / streaming. I would use an internal capture card with this setup since it's pretty much what I originally intended.
Well, while shopping last week @ Microcenter, I learned about the Elgato HD60 and thought, hmmm WHAT IF I COULD USE THIS DEVICE TO CAPTURE TO MY LAPTOP AND SAVE A TON OF MONEY ON A SECOND PC?!
Well, that brings me to my question.
Can my laptop handle the load of a 720/60 or 1080/30 stream AND is this a smart idea with the external capture device since I want to eventually capture my Wii U gameplay sessions with my lady?
The laptop in question
Lenovo Y510p
Intel Core i5-4200M 2.5 GHz Processor
6 GB DDR3 RAM
Dual NVIDIA GT750M gfx cards.
Capture device considered for this setup:
Elgato HD60
What do you guys think? Laptop strong enough? Smart idea? Go for the desktop instead?
EDIT
Also, what other hardware am I not taking into consideration with this setup?
Have a desktop which will need an upgrade eventually but still beasts most any game I throw @ it.
Gaming Rig:
i7 3770k @ 4.5ghz ( Hyper 212 Evo cooler)
Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H
8 GB PNY XLR8 (PC 12800)
XFX R9 290 4GB
Corsair CX750M
HD / SSDs
This thing is just fine gaming, no sweat at all. Generally streams and games like a beast without hiccup.
My problem is that I have transitioned into FPS gaming in the last 2.5 months and REALLY REALLY feel the restriction of CPU encoding while playing fast motion games. I have attempted to switch over to the iGPU doing the encoding and my framerates in game literally tripled, but find Quick Sync quality leaving WAY too much to be desired for FPS streaming to Twitch.
This leaves me considering the 2 PC setup. I have 2 options if I look at it. The most obvious would be to upgrade my gaming rig for my main components, and part together the second PC to do the encoding / streaming. I would use an internal capture card with this setup since it's pretty much what I originally intended.
Well, while shopping last week @ Microcenter, I learned about the Elgato HD60 and thought, hmmm WHAT IF I COULD USE THIS DEVICE TO CAPTURE TO MY LAPTOP AND SAVE A TON OF MONEY ON A SECOND PC?!
Well, that brings me to my question.
Can my laptop handle the load of a 720/60 or 1080/30 stream AND is this a smart idea with the external capture device since I want to eventually capture my Wii U gameplay sessions with my lady?
The laptop in question
Lenovo Y510p
Intel Core i5-4200M 2.5 GHz Processor
6 GB DDR3 RAM
Dual NVIDIA GT750M gfx cards.
Capture device considered for this setup:
Elgato HD60
What do you guys think? Laptop strong enough? Smart idea? Go for the desktop instead?
EDIT
Also, what other hardware am I not taking into consideration with this setup?
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