Elgato HD60 - CPU compatibility

[Arcane Crusader]

Alright I have only the very basic grasp of the internal hardware of computers - when it comes to compatibility of individual parts I am toast.

I would like to buy the Elgato HD60 to record gameplay from my PS4, but minimal requirements of the capture cards say you need atleast "2nd generation Intel Core i5 CPU" with 2 Ghz or higher core performance.

My problem is I don't know if this means that it ONLY works with Intel CPUs or if they use this CPU as an example (like let's say with video game requirements) for what kind of performance your processor needs to handle the recording.

I don't have an Intel processor and even if the i5 CPU was just used as an example, I still have no idea if my processor is powerful enough to handle the recording process (as I said - I have very little understanding of the actual hardware compatibility)

My PC isn't the most powerful one, but remains decent and I would like to know if I can succesfully record the gameplay from my PS4.

And if not and if it wasn't too much to ask, I would like to know if there is any substitude CPU I could upgrade to instead of my current one - my motherboard is not the youngest so checking google for compatible CPUs yielded no results.

My PC:

Motherboard: ACPI/ATK0110
operating system: Windows 7 Ultimate, 64 bit
processor: AMD Athlon II X3 440
graphics card: AMD Radeon™ HD 7770 GHz Edition
RAM: 8GB

I realize my rig probably isn't the best one to upgrade further given my old motherboard, but building a new one, although I am saving for it, is still unreachable goal for the moment.

Thank you in advance for your help

 

[imsqam]

First, your CPU is not enough, it doesn't have near the same performance as the baseline weakest 2nd generation i5, the i5-2400S. The X3 440 gets a score of 2571 while the 2400S gets a score of 4901.
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare.php?cmp

The HD60 supports AMD processors but not this one.

Many processors made by AMD are also compatible. They should be at least as powerful as the 2nd Generation Intel Core i5 or 2nd Generation Intel Core i7 processors.

So to upgrade your CPU we run into a bit of snag, the text you provided to identify your mobo is the name of a device driver for Windows. Since many AMD mobos can be both AM3 and AM3+ I cannot say for sure say what the highest upgrade would be. And even if the socket matches, it is still best to check the compatibility list from the mobo manufacturer.

As well, without knowing what Power Supply Unit (PSU) you have can't say for sure if the system has enough power to run. Your current CPU is a 95W, many of the upgrades are 125W and 140W processors.

Here, run this small, free program
http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html

and it will have tabs to tell you which CPU (CPU tab), motherboard (Mainboard tab), speed and timings of your RAM (Memory tab), model and brand of RAM (SPD tab) and GPU (Graphics tab) you have.
http://imgur.com/GyC0WTU

Once you know the mobo, give that information along with the make/model of your PSU. This information can be found on a label on the PSU.

 

[Arcane Crusader]

Thank you for your help!

here are the specs you asked for

CPU - http://imgur.com/a/cILTn
Motherboard - http://imgur.com/a/qUrBx
RAM speed - http://imgur.com/a/B5ylb
RAM model - http://imgur.com/a/Gd7XT
GPU - http://imgur.com/a/f0crl

 

[imsqam]

Okay, good thing you ran the program, your CPU is not a AMD Athlon II X3 440 but an AMD Athlon II X4 640 (Passmark score = 3333). A bit better but still not enough. But the real bad news here is your mobo, it is an AM2/AM2+ with some support for AM3 CPU's. The X4 640 is one of the fastest CPU's for this board, no CPU only upgrade is possible. You would be looking at replacing the CPU/mobo/RAM and maybe even the PSU.

https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/M2NE/specifications/
https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/M2NE/HelpDesk_CPU/

 

[Arcane Crusader]

yeah so I guess it would still be better to build a new PC than keep upgrading and sinking money into this one

I thank you very much for your help, now I have a better understanding of what's inside my PC - and thank you for the program that will definitely come in handy

 

[imsqam]

You are most welcome, just sorry I couldn't give you a path to follow.

 

[Arcane Crusader]

No problem, it's much better to get a good advice rather than going right on and buying it

though could I bother you a little more and ask if I could run the older Elgato game capture card? here are it's requirements https://help.elgato.com/customer/portal/articles/1020255-elgato-game-capture-hd-system-requirements

 

[imsqam]

I feel pretty sure that the X4 640 will work with older generation capture card. The 640 has four cores and runs at a base clock of 3.0GHz. Its PassMark score is well in excess of the score of the Intel Core2 Duo E4400 (Passmark = 1157), which fits the description of the min CPU for this unit.

FYI, some of the software features may or may not be supported, such as "Stream Command".

 

[Arcane Crusader]

Okay thank you very much, you actually helped me solve my problem AND save money 😀

thank you!

 

[imsqam]

You are most welcome