Gear
What PC You Need for Streaming
What a PC needs for a stream and a recording: a processor and graphics card that can run the game and the encoder, and disk space for the files.
The short answer
Your PC needs enough processor and graphics power for the game and the stream, plus free disk space for recordings. The Health check shows what your PC keeps.
How to do it in Streamdzy
- Start with the camera and microphone you already own, and test them in Streamdzy with a short recording.
- Add one piece of gear at a time, and check the change in the picture or the sound before buying the next.
- Use the webcam test and the microphone test to measure what you have, before you spend money.
- Use the Health check to see whether your PC can handle the extra camera.
What to know first
Gear advice is general. Prices and models change. Streamdzy works with any camera or microphone your PC or phone can use.
Questions
Can a laptop stream?
Yes, if it is plugged in and can keep the picture you choose.
Want all of this in one app?
Streamdzy is a free streaming and recording app for Windows: several cameras, your phone as a camera, going live to many places at once, and recording first so a bad connection never costs you the show.