Hello!
I am seeking some input on what makes the best computer for capturing gaming footage. I've been creating videos playing video games for a few years now, I have over 160 videos published on youtube account so I've been at it for a while. I'm just starting to notice a pretty big FPS drop with some of the newer games coming out so I'm looking to upgrade. Mainly I'm planning on making videos about Grand Theft Auto 5 for PC and I want to make sure my computer can handle all of its glory WHILE recording. In two or so years I'm really hoping my upgrade can hold up to play Star Citizen on very high settings.
I mainly use FRAPS to capture video, and my rig looks a little something like this:
CPU INTEL|CORE I7 3770K 3.5G 8M R (not overclocked at the moment)
MB GIGABYTE|GA-Z77X-UD5H Z77 1155 R
VGA GIGABYTE|GV-N680OC-2GD GTX680 R
MEM 4Gx2|KST KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX RT
SSD 128G|CRUCIAL CT128M4SSD2 R
PSU CORSAIR| CMPSU-850AX 850W RT
I tend to lose about 15fps with fraps but compared to the other programs I've tried (and an external capture device) I've found that fraps works the best with my workflow. It records in raw format onto an external drive and I tend to maintain the footage as I play. I like to just get the capture rolling and every 5 or 10 minutes I'll stop recording just to manually cut the footage into smaller bits so I don't have so much to go through to edit. When something note worthy happens I'll just tab out, label that footage real quick with some notes so i remember what it is later, then jump back into the game to start recording again. It works really well for me and it's a lot of fun.
I'm thinking of starting my upgrade with something like this:
GeForce GTX 980
16GB DDR3 Ram
Crucial 1TB SSD
This comes to about 1,000 right now.
Am I missing anything that would hurt my capturing ability? I'd really like to get 60fps while playing Grand Theft Auto 5 with settings hopefully very high. Right now the GTA5 recommended specifications are:
OS: Windows 8.1 64 Bit, Windows 8 64 Bit, Windows 7 64 Bit Service Pack 1
Processor: Intel Core i5 3470 @ 3.2GHZ (4 CPUs) / AMD X8 FX-8350 @ 4GHZ (8 CPUs)
Memory: 8GB
Video Card: NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB / AMD HD7870 2GB
Sound Card: 100% DirectX 10 compatible
HDD Space: 65GB
I figured doubling up on the recommended specs would give me enough wiggle room to capture footage with hardware. I've also been considering putting some of the replacement parts from this upgrade into a newer, cheaper machine that I use by side my new machine and use that to capture with (with a capture box like elgato or roxio or something). This way I wouldn't even have to tab out of the game, I could just lean over, label the footage, then get back to the game.
What is being bogged down when I capture with software like fraps? Should I consider upgrading my CPU as well, will my current rig bottleneck on the CPU power?
Anyways, thanks for reading or skimming this through! I would love to hear some suggestions or what other people have been using to capture game footage. Thanks!
I am seeking some input on what makes the best computer for capturing gaming footage. I've been creating videos playing video games for a few years now, I have over 160 videos published on youtube account so I've been at it for a while. I'm just starting to notice a pretty big FPS drop with some of the newer games coming out so I'm looking to upgrade. Mainly I'm planning on making videos about Grand Theft Auto 5 for PC and I want to make sure my computer can handle all of its glory WHILE recording. In two or so years I'm really hoping my upgrade can hold up to play Star Citizen on very high settings.
I mainly use FRAPS to capture video, and my rig looks a little something like this:
CPU INTEL|CORE I7 3770K 3.5G 8M R (not overclocked at the moment)
MB GIGABYTE|GA-Z77X-UD5H Z77 1155 R
VGA GIGABYTE|GV-N680OC-2GD GTX680 R
MEM 4Gx2|KST KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX RT
SSD 128G|CRUCIAL CT128M4SSD2 R
PSU CORSAIR| CMPSU-850AX 850W RT
I tend to lose about 15fps with fraps but compared to the other programs I've tried (and an external capture device) I've found that fraps works the best with my workflow. It records in raw format onto an external drive and I tend to maintain the footage as I play. I like to just get the capture rolling and every 5 or 10 minutes I'll stop recording just to manually cut the footage into smaller bits so I don't have so much to go through to edit. When something note worthy happens I'll just tab out, label that footage real quick with some notes so i remember what it is later, then jump back into the game to start recording again. It works really well for me and it's a lot of fun.
I'm thinking of starting my upgrade with something like this:
GeForce GTX 980
16GB DDR3 Ram
Crucial 1TB SSD
This comes to about 1,000 right now.
Am I missing anything that would hurt my capturing ability? I'd really like to get 60fps while playing Grand Theft Auto 5 with settings hopefully very high. Right now the GTA5 recommended specifications are:
OS: Windows 8.1 64 Bit, Windows 8 64 Bit, Windows 7 64 Bit Service Pack 1
Processor: Intel Core i5 3470 @ 3.2GHZ (4 CPUs) / AMD X8 FX-8350 @ 4GHZ (8 CPUs)
Memory: 8GB
Video Card: NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB / AMD HD7870 2GB
Sound Card: 100% DirectX 10 compatible
HDD Space: 65GB
I figured doubling up on the recommended specs would give me enough wiggle room to capture footage with hardware. I've also been considering putting some of the replacement parts from this upgrade into a newer, cheaper machine that I use by side my new machine and use that to capture with (with a capture box like elgato or roxio or something). This way I wouldn't even have to tab out of the game, I could just lean over, label the footage, then get back to the game.
What is being bogged down when I capture with software like fraps? Should I consider upgrading my CPU as well, will my current rig bottleneck on the CPU power?
Anyways, thanks for reading or skimming this through! I would love to hear some suggestions or what other people have been using to capture game footage. Thanks!
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