HD Gameplay Capture Device/Card for PC

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I want a HD Gameplay Capture Card for PC, I could use Software but my PC ain't that good. My specs- Gigabyte GA 78LMT S2
Corsair 450W
Transcend 8GB Ram DDR3
AMD FX6300 3.5 GHz
HD 7770 Sapphire
WD Blue 1 TB

Suggest a good card, I'm new to this Card thiingy, but does it use my CPU or GPU to record? Where does it store it? How big is the file size for 20 minutes of gameplay at 1080p?
Will it affect my FPS? I want to record games like Battlefield 4 at medium to high settings.
Thanks!
 
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Tom Tancredi
No there is no 'Gameplay Capture Card' that will do all the work and NOT affect performance. Normally if you wish to do BOTH things (Game AND record/broadcast) on a PC you need to HEAVY (over $1000) invest in the hardware that can support it. Normally if you are NOT willing to invest the amount needed, then the alternative is to switch to console (like PS4) which has solutions that do NOT affect the gameplay due to the unique designs of those systems AND keep a 1080P 60FPS HIGH standard.

PC side, check ANY of the 'regular' Twitch.TV or YouTube posters and their 'system specs' and normally tend to be i7s (so half the cores work all the video / audio recording and the other half is for gameplay performance) with at least 8GB RAM, all...
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No there is no 'Gameplay Capture Card' that will do all the work and NOT affect performance. Normally if you wish to do BOTH things (Game AND record/broadcast) on a PC you need to HEAVY (over $1000) invest in the hardware that can support it. Normally if you are NOT willing to invest the amount needed, then the alternative is to switch to console (like PS4) which has solutions that do NOT affect the gameplay due to the unique designs of those systems AND keep a 1080P 60FPS HIGH standard.

PC side, check ANY of the 'regular' Twitch.TV or YouTube posters and their 'system specs' and normally tend to be i7s (so half the cores work all the video / audio recording and the other half is for gameplay performance) with at least 8GB RAM, all using higher end video cards like the Nvidia 960/970/980s or AMD 290X to 295 models (again the video has to be 'pulled' with the audio from the video card 'rendering' to create the stream to record from and this is built INTO both the GPU and Drivers - note the new streaming capabilities in the latest GeForce Experience software). The cost of those parts mentioned, the cpu is over $350 alone (no Mobo, case, OS, etc.) and the video cards are over $300 to as much as $2000 (newest Titan card for example) depending on 'how dedicated' you are to this project (some want to make a 'living' gaming tips, proplaying, etc.)./
 
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