With my current setup, will a capture card help?

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First off, I want to start livestreaming professionally and I get great fps in the games I play. But right when I start to stream, fps drops and it just gets real bad. Would getting a good capture card completely solve my problem? I am willing 200 bucks on one IF it seems I need one. I want to thank anyone for responding, I really appreciate the info :) I would probably use xsplit or OBS to stream.

My Computer specs:

650w power supply gold certified
radeon 7970 hd 3gb gpu
vishera 4.0ghz 8 core CPU
h100i cooling
8gb g skill ram
64gb SSD
1tb hardrive
Windows 7 64bit

PS...if you think I need a capture card, could you perhaps recommend one? Thanks again!!
PPS...would getting more RAM help perhaps?
 
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James Mason
A capture card only helps if it's in a separate computer, which is an option. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neKB_HxT448

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A capture card only helps if it's in a separate computer, which is an option. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neKB_HxT448

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($118.94 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($77.40 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.00 @ B&H)
Case: HEC Enterprise MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($32.23 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec Basiq 350W ATX Power Supply ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Other: AVerMedia Live Gamer HD ($174.99)
Total: $536.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-28 00:43 EDT-0400


A stronger graphics card would help as well, but it's gonna run you like $340-400
 
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Thank you so much James! I will look into this more. I really appreciate the help! I may end up doing this..
 
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