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what do you need to be able to stream with a laptop?

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my friend has a windows 10 laptop. he doesnt want to stream anything major, just devpro which is a card game. neither of us now anything about streaming so i was hoping you guys could help us out.

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Pretty much just need software for it such as OBS, XSplit, or ShadowPlay (Nvidia)

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Pretty much just need software for it such as OBS, XSplit, or ShadowPlay (Nvidia)

dont you need an nvidia gpu for shadowplay?

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Pretty much just need software for it such as OBS, XSplit, or ShadowPlay (Nvidia)

also, are those free?

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dont you need an nvidia gpu for shadowplay?

 

Yes.

 

also, are those free?

 

OBS is free, same with shadowplay (only if they have an nvidia gpu that supports it), I think AMD might have something that goes with their GPUs that's similar to shadowplay too. (Might be wrong, though.)

Specs: CPU - Intel i7 8700K @ 5GHz | GPU - Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming | Motherboard - ASUS Strix Z370-G WIFI AC | RAM - XPG Gammix DDR4-3000MHz 32GB (2x16GB) | Main Drive - Samsung 850 Evo 500GB M.2 | Other Drives - 7TB/3 Drives | CPU Cooler - Corsair H100i Pro | Case - Fractal Design Define C Mini TG | Power Supply - EVGA G3 850W

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Yes.

 

 

OBS is free, same with shadowplay (only if they have an nvidia gpu that supports it), I think AMD might have something that goes with their GPUs that's similar to shadowplay too. (Might be wrong, though.)

do i need an nvidia card for obs?

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do i need an nvidia card for obs?

 

No.

Specs: CPU - Intel i7 8700K @ 5GHz | GPU - Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming | Motherboard - ASUS Strix Z370-G WIFI AC | RAM - XPG Gammix DDR4-3000MHz 32GB (2x16GB) | Main Drive - Samsung 850 Evo 500GB M.2 | Other Drives - 7TB/3 Drives | CPU Cooler - Corsair H100i Pro | Case - Fractal Design Define C Mini TG | Power Supply - EVGA G3 850W

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do i need an nvidia card for obs?

obs can use vce as well on amd cards

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obs can use vce as well on amd cards

what is vce?

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what is vce?

amd's version of nvenc..sorta

If you need remote help fixing something on your computer

I can help over Teamviewer if you wish

just msg me on my profile

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amd's version of nvenc..sorta

i dont know what that is either lmao

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