An Uncommon Bottleneck

[A_Wild_Abra]

My current issue is that my PC is starting to hit its limits when it comes to streaming from external sources.

 

I run a charity gaming marathon where we play various games from consoles. All of these consoles either connect via modded USB output or have an HDMI output (Upscaled in external equipment) for capture. This is combined with 2-3 cameras, which collectively creates about 6 1080p 60fps video sources all coming into one machine. This is all ontop of a 4 year old machine trying to run OBS/XSplit. At our most recent event, we finally hit a bandwidth cap. 2 3DS systems, 2 Consoles, 2 Cameras took its toll and we hit our limit. The computer started having tons of weird issues with tearing, aliasing, and overall performance on the captures. It was only resolved when we limited our sources down to 4, making the whole process more difficult to switch between games. 

 

I would like to build a system that not only has some longevity, like my current build has, but also won't hit any USB/PCI express bandwidth issues in the future, if we ever start to capture/stream 4k content. 

 

Current Build Is

 

Intel i7 6700K

MSI B150 Gaming M3 Motherboard

G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 2133

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO (The classic)

WD Blue 3D NAND 1TB Internal SSD

 

Capture Equipment

 

Elgato Game Capture HD60 Pro

Elgato Cal Link

XCapture 3

AverMedia LGP2

 

We were looking at the AVerMedia 4-Channel Full HD HDMI PCIe Capture Card, but at a price point, I was debating if it would just be easier to drop the investment on that, or use that $1000~ on a system rebuild. Ram and SSD can carry over, but the GPU/CPU/Mobo need an update soon.

 

Are there any systems that live within that budget bracket that also carry some future-proofed bandwidth? Would it be best to wait the market out for better advancements/price changes/market shifts? In all honesty, our next event might be delayed almost a year thanks to the current global climate so a part of me thinks it would probably be best to sit on the money and be safe. Still, are there specific parts I should keep my eyes on, encase of a sudden price drop?

[igormp]

Is nvenc an option quality-wise? If so, even a 1650 Super should be able to handle the task after patching the drivers. If not, then going for a really powerful CPU or dedicated streaming solution might be the only options.

[A_Wild_Abra]

12 hours ago, igormp said:

Is nvenc an option quality-wise? If so, even a 1650 Super should be able to handle the task after patching the drivers. If not, then going for a really powerful CPU or dedicated streaming solution might be the only options.

I could def try that for sure. Since this is also my personal rig, a 1600 card would be nice to help get into VR as well.

[igormp]

2 hours ago, A_Wild_Abra said:

I could def try that for sure. Since this is also my personal rig, a 1600 card would be nice to help get into VR as well.

Anyt GPU from the 1650 Super up to the 2080Ti has the same nvenc chip, so you can get any of those based on your vram and gaming requirements.