Elgato HD60 Pro for Recording

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So, long story short my computer isn't powerful enough to run AAA games and record decently with OBS. I have been looking into the Elgato HD60 Pro as it has an onboard encoder in the hope this takes the stress off my CPU (I know I'll have to use Elgato software I'm not too fussed). What I've been reading is it's not possible to transfer data to the capture card and back through the PCI-E card which is why it can't be used 'internally' as such. But what if I use the HDMI out on my GPU and put it straight into the card and then the out into my monitor, would this be feasible?

 

Also would having an ultrawide-monitor (2560x1080) cause any issues doing it this way or with the capture card in general?

PC Spec:

I5 6600K

R9 380X

16GB DDR3

 

 

Thanks in advance for the help guys!!

 

 

Ps: I didn't know what category this falls under