jarianwright

Hello all, Looking to the LTT community for some advice/help. I have been asked to assist with setting up some equipment at an eSports center. To summarize the current issue; all PCs must run at 1080p 240hz. We have the computers, monitors, etc. to run everything fine. However, all of our current hardware for broadcasting does not support anything above 140hz. We have TVs, monitors, capture devices, etc. that do not support the high refresh rate. There seems to be no way to duplicate the main display for each PC at multiple refresh rates simultaneously. I have seen a few workarounds, but we really need a "real" solution if at all possible. Not too worried about financing this, however the only solution that was provided to us by our contracted AV company was well over $3500 per machine for some sort of scaler that can take the 240hz in and output 60 or 144. I've seen some people recommend OBS capture, then output via NDI or other at 60hz. Or use a second PC which I would like to avoid; and others - just looking to scope out the options if possible. Given the enormous capacity of some gaming events and venues, I assume this must be possible...? Maybe it costs way more than I am aware of - but I am hoping we can resolve this at a PC level to avoid needing to swap out any of the existing AV equipment. I was thinking... maybe this is crazy BUT... perhaps we can use a capture card each the PCs (I was thinking Elgato or Aver media - 4k60 mk.2 from Elgato). Two cables out of the GPU: 1 to the Capture card, and 1 to the monitor - set to duplicate in Windows at 1080 240hz. Then the capture card can downscale to 1080p 60 - and output to the AV equipment in the room. Everywhere I've read online says not to ever install a capture card in the same PC as the GPU, and obviously I understand this for normal game capture. In this case we are pretty much using the capture card as an internal scaler. Each PC has: Intel i7-9700k RTX 2080 SUPER Hope this is enough information, and thank you in advance for any help you can provide!

So I finished building a gaming PC about a month ago now, and am now looking to get a monitor or 2. I am currently using a 32" samsung smart TV that I've had for about 3 years. Still works great and is good quality (1080p), etc. but I now want to get a monitor. I am a little conflicted on what monitor(s) to get. The amount I would spend can vary but will be under $300, probably per monitor. All that stuff can vary though. Anyways, I was looking at a bunch of monitors and had basically been focusing on ASUS and BenQ. I am having trouble deciding though, because I want a low input lag monitor for gaming on my xbox one, but also want a high quality monitor to actually utilize the power my new PC has. Uses: PC Gaming Xbox One gaming Both a variety of games include FPS Productivity (Coding, calendars, emails, school work, etc) I cant decide whether I should go for 1440p or 144Hz or both. Both would be much more expensive but maybe I should spend the extra bucks and future proof a bit/be able to fully utilize my new PC. Is 1440p worth it? Is 144Hz worth it? 144Hz would be good for the PC but then I'd also be console gaming which would not be able to utilize either of those. I would also use this monitor as a second screen for my PC when not gaming. Ultrawide? Maybe I should look into an ultrawide like this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4JH3HJ8212 for productivity and possibly gaming, and then a 24" higher resolution/refresh rate/lower response time for Xbox and PC gaming like: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236313. Or maybe I should just get 2 good gaming monitors in mid-range like: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824014345 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236385. OR get one gaming monitor and continue using my TV for productivity. I'm down to any and all suggestions, and let me know if you have any questions. Thanks in advance for your help!

I honestly hadnt thought about that much but I suppose I should lol. Any recommendations? I really want to get a dual setup going

So I am working on my first build and am kinda newby but still have relatively good knowledge on the topic. I have been working the past few weeks on coming up with the parts for my soon-to-be gaming pc. I have finally finished coming up with a parts list and would like some advice/feedback. I think I have planned everything out well and that this will be a good build, but nevertheless I would really appreciate any advice you can give. The only thing I know for sure of being a bit of a waste is the motherboard being a Z170 when I did not buy an overclockable CPU. I read several reviews and saw mixed reviews for most H170 motherboards so I figured I would spend a couple extra bucks to get a solid motherboard. Let me know what you guys think or if you know of any reliable H series boards. Thanks Also I know many people suggest AMD GPUs but I prefer Nvidia and will be getting one of their cards. Case: Fractal Design Define S Motherboard: MSI Gaming Z170A Gaming M3 CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 6M Skylake Quad-Core 3.2 GHz GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB DDR4 2666 Storage: WD Blue 1TB Samsung 850 EVO 250GB SSD Power Supply: EVGA 220-G2-0750-XR 80 PLUS GOLD 750W ---Grand total price of $992.92 with current Amazon/Newegg prices--- Thanks again!