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    Looking to buy second computer for recording gameplay

    This is also interesting info! I went ahead and got the capture card, but I will keep this in mind if we need another solution. It's good to know all the technology that is out there!
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    Looking to buy second computer for recording gameplay

    I just looked at the specs and it has 2 USB 3.0 ports. Yaye! I think I'll go with that one. Thanks again!!
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    Looking to buy second computer for recording gameplay

    So both of those capture cards you mentioned are on sale for $129 at best buy right now, with the Elgato being a higher regular price. It's not clear that the Elgato works with computers, the reviews seem to be about Xbox and Playstation. And there are mixed reviews of both of them. Do you have...
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    Looking to buy second computer for recording gameplay

    Thank you so much! I really didn't want to get the Oculus for him, so the excuse that his computer can't run it is great! And thank you soooo much for the capture card idea, I didn't know of this option, this is a game changer! I think it would be great to get him a capture card and also a...
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    Looking to buy second computer for recording gameplay

    I had thought of building a PC with him, it would be a great experience for him, but was overwhelmed with the choices. I think it's a good idea to wait on the PC like you said, get him the capture card so that he can start learning the ropes of recording and then upgrade to a better gaming PC...
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    Looking to buy second computer for recording gameplay

    Thanks for answering so quickly! So his computer is decent enough to play the games, and the capture card would be purely for recording? His laptop seems to be decent enough for games though he does have to play some one lower settings. Do you know if there are any upgrades we could do to his...
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    Looking to buy second computer for recording gameplay

    Hello, my teenage son really wants to get into recording gameplay. He's not super techy, but tried it with his current laptop and discovered that it's not good enough to do this. I want to buy him a gaming pc for Christmas, and I either need to get one powerful enough to do both gaming and...