Which of these laptops qualify OBS system requirements?

[Deadman2151]

I am thinking about buying laptop and I am not sure which CPU or GPU I need for OBS to work. I will be using OBS to capture myself playing games at 1080 or 720 and then post it on YouTube. I am not planning on doing live streaming.

So, which of these laptops qualify for using OBS. I can only afford to buy one these laptops. Please help me!

Lenovo ideapad L340 9th gen i5 9300H 8GB/1TB HHD + 256 GB SSD 4 GB Nvidia GTX 1650

MSI GL65 Leopard 9th gen i5 9300H 8GB/512 NVMe SSD 4 GB Nvidia GTX 1650

HP AMD Ryzen 7 3700u 8GB/512GB SSD Vega 10 graphics card Vega 8 graphics

HP 14 Ryzen 5- 3450U/8GB/512GB SSD AMD Radeon graphics

HP 15 3rd gen Ryzen 5 3500U/8GB/512GB SSD/Radeon Vega 8 graphics

HP 15 i5- 1135G7 11th gen 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD + 1TB HHD 2GB MX350 graphics

Acer Nitro 5 i5 9th gen 8GB/16GB Optane/1TB HHD GTX 1650

ASUS VivoBook 14 i5 1035G1 10th gen 8GB/512 NVMe SSD 2 GB Nvidia GeForce MX100

HP Pavilion Gaming Ryzen 5 3550H 8GB/1TB HHD + 256 GB SSD 3 GB Nvidia GTX 1050

ASUS VivoBook 14 AMD Ryzen 5 3500u 8GB/512GB NVMe SSD/Intergrated graphics

HP 15-cs1000TX Pavilion 8th gen i5 8650u 8GB/1TB HHD/2GB 130MX GFX graphics

Dell Inspiron 3576 8th gen i5 8250u 8GB/2TB HHD/2GB AMD Radeon 530 graphics

HP Pavilion Gaming DKO268TX i5 9300H/8GB/512GB SSD/4GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650

HP 15 i5- 1135G7 11th gen 8GB/1TB SSD/Intel Iris Xe graphics

ASUS VivoBook Ultra 15 i5- 1135G7 11th gen 8GB/1TB HHD + 256GB SSD/Integrated Graphics

 

[FerretBomb]

Remove any from the list with a Radeon or AMD-based GPU. The AMD AMF encoder is absolute trash; AMD care about it enough to say the words 'AMD cares about AMF' and no further.
Also remove any without a dedicated GPU.
I'd also stick with nVidia, as NVENC is extremely good on modern-gen cards, and most laptops are underpowered in the interests of saving on battery life. I'd also remove anything with an 'MX' or older GPU. That leaves

Lenovo ideapad L340 9th gen i5 9300H 8GB/1TB HHD + 256 GB SSD 4 GB Nvidia GTX 1650
MSI GL65 Leopard 9th gen i5 9300H 8GB/512 NVMe SSD 4 GB Nvidia GTX 1650
Acer Nitro 5 i5 9th gen 8GB/16GB Optane/1TB HHD GTX 1650
HP Pavilion Gaming DKO268TX i5 9300H/8GB/512GB SSD/4GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650

Of these, all of the Intel CPUs are the same. I'd strongly recommend the 1650 over the 1050, that cuts out the one Ryzen left in the pack.
Past that, it's a wash. I'd shoot for 16GB RAM, but all of these only have 8. Consider an upgrade.
I'd also look for a model that had an nVidia 1660, or a 1650 Super. The 1650s in the above four (and any 1650 Ti) uses the prior-generation NVENC (equivalent to x264 Fast quality). 1650 Super or 1660 use the Turing NVENC core, which provides encoding video quality roughly on-par with x264 Slow. Which is MUCH better.

Avoid any laptop with a U-model Intel CPU, they're ultra-low-power variants, and generally trip over their own feet doing anything more complex than reading email.

 

[Deadman2151]

Remove any from the list with a Radeon or AMD-based GPU. The AMD AMF encoder is absolute trash; AMD care about it enough to say the words 'AMD cares about AMF' and no further.
Also remove any without a dedicated GPU.
I'd also stick with nVidia, as NVENC is extremely good on modern-gen cards, and most laptops are underpowered in the interests of saving on battery life. I'd also remove anything with an 'MX' or older GPU. That leaves


Of these, all of the Intel CPUs are the same. I'd strongly recommend the 1650 over the 1050, that cuts out the one Ryzen left in the pack.
Past that, it's a wash. I'd shoot for 16GB RAM, but all of these only have 8. Consider an upgrade.
I'd also look for a model that had an nVidia 1660, or a 1650 Super. The 1650s in the above four (and any 1650 Ti) uses the prior-generation NVENC (equivalent to x264 Fast quality). 1650 Super or 1660 use the Turing NVENC core, which provides encoding video quality roughly on-par with x264 Slow. Which is MUCH better.

Avoid any laptop with a U-model Intel CPU, they're ultra-low-power variants, and generally trip over their own feet doing anything more complex than reading email.

Thanks!

 

[qhobbes]

AFAIK recording generally works better on a SSD so knock the Acer of the list (assuming you're recording to internal drive). Again assuming you want the most space, this leaves the MSI and HP. The specs I found for HP don't list a refresh rate or max RAM amount as opposed to the MSI specs (the per-key RGB backlit keyboard is lit). If you're going that route, get those specs. They're about the same. Acer has dedicated Mini-DisplayPort, 1 more Type-A USB3.2 Gen1 port and "more" sound. HP may have better sound with it's B&O Audio.