3 sources 4K60 FPS recording PC / Timecoding ? (simultaneously)

[Jimeex_x]

Hello everyone !

Let me explain a bit : we are doing a documentary film into videogames. We got money for doing it so we want to record our screens in the most professionnal way. My idea was to build a super-beefy computer for recording three sources simultaneously. This computer would be connected to a NAS for duplicating and saving the files.
So i imagined this build :

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  (€509.00 @ Amazon France)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  (€89.90 @ Amazon France)
Motherboard: MSI - MEG Z390 GODLIKE EATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (€581.84 @ Amazon France)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (€82.49 @ Amazon France)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (€94.99 @ Corsair)
Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (€140.81 @ Amazon France)
Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (€140.81 @ Amazon France)
Storage: Western Digital - Red 4 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€119.90 @ Amazon France)
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 4 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (€95.00 @ Amazon France)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB ROG Strix Gaming OC Video Card  (€1295.98 @ Cdiscount)
Case: Corsair - 750D ATX Full Tower Case  (€134.67 @ Amazon France)
Power Supply: Corsair - AX1500i 1500 W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (€445.98 @ Corsair)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit
Custom: Elgato Game Capture 4K60 Pro, 4K 60fps capture card with ultra-low latency technology for recording and streaming PS4 Pro and Xbox One X gameplay, PCIe x4  (€299.99 @ Amazon France)
Custom: Elgato Game Capture 4K60 Pro, 4K 60fps capture card with ultra-low latency technology for recording and streaming PS4 Pro and Xbox One X gameplay, PCIe x4  (€299.99 @ Amazon France)
Custom: Elgato Game Capture 4K60 Pro, 4K 60fps capture card with ultra-low latency technology for recording and streaming PS4 Pro and Xbox One X gameplay, PCIe x4  (€299.99 @ Amazon France)
Custom: Synology DS918+ 4 Bay Bureau Boîtier NAS  (€563.98 @ FNAC)
Total: €5195.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-07-19 14:02 CEST+0200

 

 

Please mind that i'm not a professionnal and i probably do some mistakes about choices of this build. Especially about CPU and MB. And the GPU, maybe i have to found something with a lot more VRAM ? That's why i'm posting
Do you think that build would theoretically do the trick ? I'm still waiting an answer from elgato for the requirements...
This machine would be using OBS with FFMPEG custom output. We also have to find a solution to timecode our footage, for using it in Premiere pro. If you guys have ideas on this...

Thanks

Guilhem.

 

[Jimeex_x]

3 minutes ago, Jimeex_x said:

 

 

[WereCatf]

12 minutes ago, Jimeex_x said:

Please mind that i'm not a professionnal and i probably do some mistakes about choices of this build. Especially about CPU and MB. And the GPU, maybe i have to found something with a lot more VRAM ? That's why i'm posting

Will the machine you posted do anything other than record, like e.g. are you planning to also game on it or something? Will you be gaming and recording on it at the same time?

[Mbowen]

Why the mismatched ram? (2666/3000) 

Also, the HD60 has... issues sometimes. It depends on the HW revision. I have a new one that the HDMI out doesn't work. El gato has refused warranty and if you wanted to record the audio out of it you can't us the HDMI audio anymore.

The good news is that if you get good versions of the HD60 pro, you can do multi device with their software as long as you have version 3.7 or higher. 

[Stormseeker9]

Might as well go with 3900x + X570 mobo. I’d say in your case the more threads the better.

[brob]

Did you consider using Nvidia ShadowPlay on the gaming stations to record sessions? 

[Jimeex_x]

1 hour ago, WereCatf said:

Will the machine you posted do anything other than record, like e.g. are you planning to also game on it or something? Will you be gaming and recording on it at the same time?

No, she will only recording video sources and audio. We are playing on other computers.

 

1 hour ago, Mbowen said:

Why the mismatched ram? (2666/3000) 

Also, the HD60 has... issues sometimes. It depends on the HW revision. I have a new one that the HDMI out doesn't work. El gato has refused warranty and if you wanted to record the audio out of it you can't us the HDMI audio anymore.

The good news is that if you get good versions of the HD60 pro, you can do multi device with their software as long as you have version 3.7 or higher. 

Mismatched ram was a mistake (oops). I was thinking about external soundcards for audio inputs.
I was looking for this card also ... but i didn't find so much testing and reviewing about it :
https://www.videoexpert.eu/en/input-output-devices/blackmagic-decklink-quad-hdmi-recorder/

 

44 minutes ago, Stormseeker9 said:

Might as well go with 3900x + X570 mobo. I’d say in your case the more threads the better

 

Thanks, i will look for that !

[Jimeex_x]

11 minutes ago, brob said:

Did you consider using Nvidia ShadowPlay on the gaming stations to record sessions? 

Not so much. OBS allows FFMPEG, so custom outputs with multiple different audio tracks, multiple output for editing with the same source (480p) and custom color space. I've heard that shadowplay was doing a great job regarding CPU usage and GPU, but i think it's not enough customisable for us.

[seagate_surfer]

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