Single pc vs dual pc for recording gameplay

[Jeff_26]

I am currently recording gameplay with my primary gaming pc i7 4790k @ 4.2 GHz and a single gtx 980 ti OC. I use software on this pc to record and the same pc to edit and render.

My goal is to use a second pc to stream, record and render so that my gaming pc is only for gaming and my second pc for everything else. Reason for that is to eliminate any possible performance issues and time consumption of using a single station. Also I want a dual audio capture so that I can easily record my game audio and mic and have them as separate files but at the same time synced.

What my problem is, well I don't know much about the hardware and misc. details of using this kind of setup. I am going to be using the AVerMedia ExtremeCap U3 capture card.

Do I need a GPU in the secondary pc or will the intended graphics of an i7 4790k do just fine?

Are there any alternatives?

Should I use the i7 4790k or i7 5820k?

Thank you and Marry Christmas

 

[XY_Z]

Hi Jeff,

Yes you'll need a GPU in your secondary PC, and a powerful one would also help. If you use Sony Vegas, you can configure your render settings to render using the GPU, in which case a powerful GPU would be useful. Pretty much every component plays a role in rendering videos, your ram and CPU will also effect how fast a video is rendered.

I can't fully answer your question, as I have never used this kind of setup for recording. But yes, you will most certainly need a mid-high end GPU for fast rendering.

Best of luck,

~XY_Z

 

[James Mason]

Actually you don't need a GPU to record gameplay on a secondary PC, and video rendering can be done solely by a CPU.

The 5820k would actually be better for rendering videos, but it doesn't have integrated graphics, so you would need a GPU of some kind to actually see anything.

If you want to capture your audio separately, it's pretty easy, you just have to use a separate program to record it besides whatever streaming software you use.

You should try googling it, as i'm sure there are already many well-written guides about how to do what you want.