Hi All -my church is considering purchasing a desktop computer (Windows 10) for the purpose of streaming and recording our services (using OBS). We stream to YouTube. We may also play videos and run a Powerpoint-like presentation from it at the same time, but currently that work is being done by a separate laptop. I'm looking for any specific suggestions you have for tech specs for the machine. I'm including a few more specifics below.
1) Our various audio and video sources currently get run through a Roland VR-4HD, which then outputs to the streaming/capture computer through USB (https://proav.roland.com/global/products/vr-4hd/), so no capture card is needed.
2) Our current streaming computer is a fairly basic Intel Core i3 Dell laptop - I don't have the specifics memorized, but it's not more than a couple years old. It handles the load, but just barely. I'd like the next computer to easily handle whatever we might need it for. I don't anticipate video editing being part of the equation - at least not to the extent that we need to worry about it. The machine won't be used for gaming or anything like that. At the moment the streaming computer only temporarily stores the video, which is then moved to a larger storage device later. However, I plan to have a fairly large internal storage drive as part of this build/purchase. I'm guessing it would be a SSD boot drive and HDD storage setup.
3) I don't have a specific budget, but am looking for a machine that would do the job well and last for a few years. I have experience building computers, so I could build one (if there is a reason to), but have no problem with buying a pre-built machine. We do not have a Windows license, so that would be an added cost if we build the machine "from scratch"
What suggestions do you have?
I posted this question to the OBS community in Discord and the one response I have suggested this computer: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08FBK2DK5?th=1 I was surprised because another thread on this site (see link below) seemed to point toward a more modest setup. The person said that they recommend at least an NVIDIA 1650 Super for any streaming setup. (https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/dedicated-streaming-recording-pc-build.3120792/)
1) Our various audio and video sources currently get run through a Roland VR-4HD, which then outputs to the streaming/capture computer through USB (https://proav.roland.com/global/products/vr-4hd/), so no capture card is needed.
2) Our current streaming computer is a fairly basic Intel Core i3 Dell laptop - I don't have the specifics memorized, but it's not more than a couple years old. It handles the load, but just barely. I'd like the next computer to easily handle whatever we might need it for. I don't anticipate video editing being part of the equation - at least not to the extent that we need to worry about it. The machine won't be used for gaming or anything like that. At the moment the streaming computer only temporarily stores the video, which is then moved to a larger storage device later. However, I plan to have a fairly large internal storage drive as part of this build/purchase. I'm guessing it would be a SSD boot drive and HDD storage setup.
3) I don't have a specific budget, but am looking for a machine that would do the job well and last for a few years. I have experience building computers, so I could build one (if there is a reason to), but have no problem with buying a pre-built machine. We do not have a Windows license, so that would be an added cost if we build the machine "from scratch"
What suggestions do you have?
I posted this question to the OBS community in Discord and the one response I have suggested this computer: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08FBK2DK5?th=1 I was surprised because another thread on this site (see link below) seemed to point toward a more modest setup. The person said that they recommend at least an NVIDIA 1650 Super for any streaming setup. (https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/dedicated-streaming-recording-pc-build.3120792/)
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