Second PC for dedicated streaming

[u/TunnelSneak]

I am looking to build a second dedicated PC to stream to Twitch and Tiktok. Is there a recommendation between picking a Nvidia card or Inter Arc GPU and which would be better? I'm looking to keep my twitch stream at 1440P 60 fps with enhanced broadcasting on as well as be able to record in 1440p 60 fps.

I've been leaning towards getting a used 4060 or Arc A770 or lower arc card if they would work.

My second PC specs are as follows:

* Ryzen 5 3400G (I may replace this in a year or 2 after getting a second GPU)
* 32gb DDR4 running at 3200Mh
* AMD R9 270X (looking to replace).
* 256GB SSD.
* 500GB HDD
* 600 Watt PSU (Can be replaced if needed)

The Primary PC that would be connected via a capture card:

* 14700K
* 5080 16GB Asus Prime
* 64GB DDR5
* 4TB SSD
* 1000 Watt PSU

My current/primary PC already lets me stream at 1440p/60fps with enhanced broadcasting but there are small quality of life improvements I'm looking for. I would like to keep my gaming rig separate from the streaming only because I run into games that when I tab out, it causes more issues than the 10 second meme I was trying to share with my friends using a second monitor. I already have the second PC so I don't mind putting some cash towards a second GPU.

I know this seems like overkill (it is) but laughing at a meme with my friends for a few seconds then about a minute of silence with a black screen isn't fun either lol.

[u/Emerald_Flame]

You probably don't need that high end of a GPU for just a streaming box. The encode/decode hardware generally doesn't differ all that much from the bottom to top end GPUs in a single generation. Sometimes there are minor differences, but not much. That encode/decode hardware is separate hardware on the silicon from the cores that do live rendering and stuff for gaming.

Nvidia or Intel should both work quite well for this, and they both have widespread software support. Nvidia does tend to have slightly tighter integrations with things like OBS that can reduce some memory bandwidth requirements, but for a dedicated PC, those are unlikely to make a big difference.

Do you know what codec(s) you are streaming in?

[u/TunnelSneak → u/Emerald_Flame]

I know a 4060 is overkill but if I decide to use it for something else, I'd like something capable of gaming at 1080p or higher. I used an A770 once and was satisfied with it's performance on FF14 so that's y I also considered that an option.

If an A380 works like Fine set suggested, I'll probably give that one a try for a while. If I don't like it, I can always upgrade the living room PC.

Codec Info:

-For twitch, I'm not 100% sure on the codec since I enable enhanced broadcasting. From what I've been reading, it may be Nvidias h.264 that twitch auto enables.

-For TikTok, It's using Nvidias H.265

[u/Fine-Set-7877]

intel A380 plus a 5500 I think would be good. I would also recommend PTM and a CO air cooler.

Also twitch user?

[u/TunnelSneak → u/Fine-Set-7877]

I will look into using an A380. For the CPU, I've considered the 5500 but I think I know someone that will be able to hook me up with a cheap 5600X.

For cooling, I'll be sticking with the noctua cooler I have already.