I'm having trouble getting a dual PC stream working and wondering if I should just use the newer PC for everything. It has a Ryzen 7 7800X3D, RTX 5070 Ti, 32 GB of DDR5 RAM and an 850 W power supply. Is that enough for streaming, voice chat and demanding games at high frame rates?
Can I skip the dual PC setup and stream from my gaming PC?
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That should be a strong single PC setup. In OBS, choose the Nvidia NVENC encoder rather than CPU encoding. The 5070 Ti has dedicated encoding hardware, so streaming doesn't have to put the whole encoding workload on your CPU.
There can still be some performance impact, especially if the game is already maxing out the GPU. Try a test stream with your usual game and voice chat running, and check both the game frame rate and OBS for dropped or missed frames before deciding whether to sell the old PC.
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I'd simplify it and try one PC first. A second machine adds setup work, especially when you're routing game audio, microphone and voice chat between the two. Static and audio sync problems can make that part frustrating.
If the single PC test gives you the stream quality and game performance you want, there's no need to keep wrestling with the dual setup.
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Raskel.5d:
Are the 32 GB of RAM and 850 W power supply okay to keep for now?
Taz:
32 GB is a reasonable starting point for that workload. An 850 W supply can be suitable too, though its quality and the rest of the components matter.