What is the essential equipment needed for starting a YouTube channel?

judebato

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What would I need if I want to record and stream PC gaming? Recommended microphone? Webcam? Video editing software? And maybe something I've missed that is essential? BTW I'm going to do PC Gaming/Recording Thanks
 
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First off have a decent computer, if not, take a look at this build I have that will run most graphically intensive games at a steady 50 maybe 60 frames per second:PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($164.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($118.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5"...

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First off have a decent computer, if not, take a look at this build I have that will run most graphically intensive games at a steady 50 maybe 60 frames per second:PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($164.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($118.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($309.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT H440 (Green/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Micro Center)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor ($147.58 @ Newegg)
Total: $1528.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-11 17:26 EDT-0400

For a microphone, try the Blue Snowball, I love mine.

Video editing software, I like Sony Vegas but it is too expensive for my taste and I am not going to do anything illegal to get it, so Sony Movie Studio is very similar and very good.

Recording software, buy fraps, it's great for the price

You could try a webcam, but I prefer camcorders for recording.

Lastly if you like music, gaming, and editing, I use headphones for all those, take a look at the Audio Technica ATH M-50s.

This will provide a great start to a great YouTube channel :)
 
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judebato

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What about some capture card that would record gaming on PC and console?
 

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Fraps is a cheaper solution, either way however you may lose a few frames so it is good to tweak the settings in Fraps if you do get it to see what FPS it runs it on best. For example, set the max FPS on Fraps to 30, 60, and 100 and record each. Whichever produces the smoothest video is your go to number. Also Fraps is an easy to use system and capture cards may be a bit more difficult, don't quote me on this though. So I wish you good luck on that, I am still trying to get all the supplies for my channel. Mainly right now I need a decent computer. If you want to capture console, however, I would say my two go to capture cards are the Happauge HD PVR 2 Gaming, or the Elgato (which would be my choice between the two).