Do I need a game capture card?

No they are not. Capture cards are used when you are trying to capture video and sound from an external device like a PS4 or another computer. Capture cards serve to take the strain off your machine. Whether you need one or not is largely decided by the quality of your stream (1080p?

What does an internal capture card do?

An internal card simply needs to be installed in the PC you are playing games on, and the video and audio signals will be sent directly from the card to your streaming PC for encoding. For PC’s, the internal card is installed directly onto the motherboard of the Gaming PC via one of the PCI slots.

Can you use a capture card on PC?

So as long as you are playing a game and streaming on the same computer, a capture card will not improve your performance. Capture cards are supposed to be used in a second PC that is dedicated to streaming.

How do you stream on a PC?

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Do I need 2 pcs to stream?

As long as your PC has the power, then you do not need 2 PCS to stream video games. However, if you want to both play your game in high quality and stream it in the same quality, then i recommend purchasing a separate pc for streaming.