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#Install a capture card (optional). If you’re going to be broadcasting from a video game console such as an Xbox One or PlayStation 4, you’ll need to [[Install a PCI Card|install a video capture card in your computer]]. This is a physical piece of hardware that you connect your game system to in order to record directly from the game console. The computer will then capture the video and audio from your video game console. | #Install a capture card (optional). If you’re going to be broadcasting from a video game console such as an Xbox One or PlayStation 4, you’ll need to [[Install a PCI Card|install a video capture card in your computer]]. This is a physical piece of hardware that you connect your game system to in order to record directly from the game console. The computer will then capture the video and audio from your video game console. | ||
#*This is not required if you are streaming games played on a PC. | #*This is not required if you are streaming games played on a PC. | ||
| − | #*Installing the capture card is very similar to [[Install | + | #*Installing the capture card is very similar to [[Install a Graphics Card|installing a graphics card]]. |
#Ensure that your computer is powerful enough to broadcast. Streaming games can take a significant amount of system resources, as you need to be able to both play the game as well as stream at the same time. Twitch recommends the following specs for streaming computers:<ref>http://help.twitch.tv/customer/portal/articles/792761-how-to-broadcast-pc-games</ref> | #Ensure that your computer is powerful enough to broadcast. Streaming games can take a significant amount of system resources, as you need to be able to both play the game as well as stream at the same time. Twitch recommends the following specs for streaming computers:<ref>http://help.twitch.tv/customer/portal/articles/792761-how-to-broadcast-pc-games</ref> | ||
#*CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz or AMD equivalent | #*CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz or AMD equivalent | ||
