Anyone use this as a stand alone PC for streaming to "Twitch"? or while playing on the same PC. Is this enough to stream via Twtich @ 30-60fps at 720p
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I would say it really depends on what you plan to run alongside of the stream. If you plan to play and stream a game that has higher demand for graphics than a basic game like "Minecraft" or "League of Legends", then you may have issues. I run onboard graphics overclocked from 600mhz core clock to 800mhz core clock and can run nearly any game with low-medium graphics. To run a stream alongside of that would force me to run on lowest graphics possible. Recently I tested DayZ with onboard graphics and can not run anything higher than the lowest possible graphics. So it really depends on what you want to stream. The 3.0ghz quad-core processor speed I would say has plenty enough capability to run what you want. With a graphics card running alongside this APU, it would be a decent gaming/live streaming machine. However, if you plan to use a separate graphics card, I would recommend looking into AMD's other processors without onboard graphics so you have even more power to you, such as the FX-6300: http://www.amazon.com/AMD-FD6300WMHKBOX-FX-6300-Processor-Edition/dp/B009O7YORK/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1390763310&sr=8-4&keywords=amd+processor (update: Games like League of Legends and Minecraft will run on high settings with the built in onboard GPU. Again, only most high demanding games have to be run on low-medium settings. All of my result are with 1080p graphics as well. May have slightly better results with 720p settings. I have not tried streaming personally, but I assume what you may get.)
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Yes, its still worth it, its still I awesome piece of hardware. I personally dont really use the game streaming feature a lot, but I love the attention it gets me in public. People are always like wow what are you playing on.
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Yes. I have it in my PC and I use Photoshop, various 3D modelling programs, and games extensively. My setup is benchmarked at >1800, iirc, and handles most games at >100 FPS. Doesn't flinch at my other utilities either. I do have a lot of other powerful stuff in here though.
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Probably not because it's a laptop with a laptop processor. I would recommend a desktop with At least a 3.0 GHz clock speed processor and 8 GB of ram for smooh streaming. If you want to stick with a laptop though you can go with a higher end procesor. I would get at least an Intel i5 with good clock speed and 4 to 6 GB of ram is enough to stream but I'd recommend 8 if you can afford it. Higher end games will require more than lower end ones so keep that in mind. Hope this gives you a direction at least.
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I have not tried that but I stream from a home server with no problems.I hope this helps.
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I installed the 2 gig ram chip and saw a little improvement on my second life frame rate. (7 to 10 fps)It is usable, for getting into second life while on the road, I wouldn't want to do it for a long time, or at lest would not want to hook it up to an ext. monitor and mouse.
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Yeah it runs LoL fine, especially w/ a good graphics card, I wouldn't be running 20 programs at once while trying to play LoL, honestly ive had this for about 6 months but instead you should think about the FX8350, Im about to get it as well. its more money but its a investment and literally like 4x better than this
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Stuff like flash (youtube) is very processor (cpu) dependent; I recently put this in an old machine which had an old intel core 2 duo e4700 and it was fine. So compare that with your own setup. It did seem like it was stuttering if anything else was running. It might be worth it to put another 10 dollars into the video card, but if all your going to be doing is running youtube video it's fine. (Although seriously consider bumping up slightly.)
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If you like Android gaming or emulation it's still worth it. I can use the streaming feature, but I personally use it to play Android and emulated games more than streaming from my PC.
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If you're looking for a video card for gaming I'd recommend a card with higher specs. I use it for videos on my HTPC and light gaming, it performs as I need it to, but it lags.
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its decent for it. its got integrated graphics which kinda sucks, but itll play things like skyrim on low settings, if you want to use that as a benchmark. i havent noticed any overheating problem. i personally use it for gaming as im a twitch streamer and this is my main rig atm. i havent really tried newer games on it as much. it has slowdown with dolphin (gamecube/wii emulator) but runs things like Skullgirls no problem.
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I'd have to say NO from the information I got from my 14-years old son. He tried to play a game called Dragon Age and it's a "no go" (his words). You have to keep things in perspective because the specs is clearly not for heavy gaming. It's a fine PC to be attached to the back of an LCD and used as a productivity machine, or to the back of a living room TV as an HTPC, but it's not for heavy gaming. Using it as a media-consuming HTPC, it can play all my local video files, including 4K.
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Not sure what your processor or memory capability is but I used an 8800GT video board and the game worked fine. Game play is above average to good.
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For a single 1080p stream, it would be more than enough. For more than 1 simultaneous streams, it will depend on other factors.
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You can indeed record PC gameplays, but I'm not sure about twitch tv broadcasting, also, you can check out AverMedia's YouTube channel: AverMedia Lab, and also, I've been looking for months on a headset, and turtle beaches DID NOT work, if you are broadcasting, use the tritton kunai, they are good and inexpensive
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Yes. I do not use the streaming. It's more about gaming quality and speed. Try to think of the device as a console rather then just another android tablet.
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Yes that is how it is being used by me now.We are using this converting full motion 1080 HD/SDI video to HDMI for use by our streaming computer with VidBlaster program installed. I am also using the Blackmagic Capture card with absolutely no problems with configuring or using; use Blackmagic if you want with out fear.