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sunzzofman

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hey all , im looking for some advice on upgrading my system as im hoping to get into youtube videos and recording gameplay of the latest games etc. Im not really sure what to upgrade and why.i was debating about switching to intel but the performance id gain wouldnt be worth the money as the 8350 is goodish anyways.what should i upgrade it order to record using bandicam/fraps/shadowplay and still run games well with no fps drops etc? any tips are appreicated ty guys

My system

Amd FX 8350 4 ghz
EVGA GTX 670 ftw edition
8 GB Kingston DDR 3 DRAM FREQ 800 mhz 10-10-10-27
Windows 7
OCZ SSD 128 gb (OS)
465 GB seagate internal (games and recordings etc)
External 1TB HD (for films and downloads)
ASUS XONAR DGX Soundcard
MSI 970A-G46 Motherboard
Corsair CPU hydro h60 watercooler
22 Inch ips led monitor 1920 x 1080 native hd res



 
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CaedenV

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For gaming it all looks pretty good. Check to see if your GPU supports shadow play (I think it does), if not then get a more modern GPU as that will take some of the capture overhead off of your system.

A bigger SSD that you can install all of your games on and still have room for a scratch disc for editing can be a nice +, but is hardly required. Having a RAID1 or RIAD5 to store your bulk files is handy so that a drive failure does not ruin your projects (and drive failures do happen regardless of brand or age).

Invest in a good quality mic to record your voice. A decent headset is an OK way to start, but if you make a habit of this then you will probably want a real mic.

But the trick to doing it is simply doing it. Even with all of the 'right' equipment it is still going to take a while before you get your process down, and there are plenty of people out there with much slower systems that do this kind of stuff all of the time. So just jump in with both feet, and you fill figure out what you need to get with experience.
 
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capture cards are for taking analog sources (old tapes or media) and importing them into the computer... not really necessary for what you are doing. A decent web camera should be fine if you want to post your lovely face all over youtube.
 
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id rather not i look like shhit hahahaha :p i mean more like pci capture cards like avermedia ,something like this

http://www.amazon.co.uk/AverMedia-61C9850000AE-Avermedia-Live-Gamer/dp/B007SRYAPO/ref=sr_1_3?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1394828086&sr=1-3&keywords=avermedia

would getting more ram be worth it?

also think i need another hd to record to as im running a game and recording on the same hd as my ssd is to small :(
 
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Naw, you don't need a capture card. Maybe you will grow into one, but it is really not necessary. Far easier to simply use a good web camera, or record with a normal camcoorder and import the footage during the editing process. A capture card is only really necessary if you need something better than a webcam while doing a live broadcast... which has several other complications involved other than simply needing a capture card.

8GB of ram should be plenty. Leave room to add more down the road... but you really should be fine.

Ya, as I said in my first post, a bigger SSD and/or more storage space (preferably in a RAID) would be a smart move. Right now I only have windows, my productivity software, music/documents, and a hand full of games and I am already using ~260GB on my system drive. I would recommend a minimum of 240GB to give yourself some breathing room. And the difference between a 500GB and a 1TB HDD is what... $10? Absolutely get a bigger HDD for mass storage.
 
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