Questions about streaming

Hi everyone,Ive always liked the idea of streaming myself and now i got few questions related to it cause i am fairly new to it so if you find time to answer them and help me out, it would be great.


1) Do i need a good computer to stream? That it would run nicely with good quality and have good fps in game?

2)Ive read that some(or most of them) use 2 computers, one for streaming and another for gaming. The question is does it really give a high advantage over using one computer?

3) What would be a solid budget for first streaming set? (Maybe new computer,headset,cam etc)

4)Obviously i'd start from the bottom but just asking this, does twitch membership gives you better stream quality?

5)Any final tips?

Thanks for reading.

- Fzkk

Sure i have few tips..

1. Most important thing is to have a good internet connection with high upload speeds(>1Mbps).
To live stream 720p videos with a bitrate of more than 1000Kbps which is necessary for clarity, u need high uplink bandwidth.
2. Get a good cpu and graphics for simultaneously running the game and background video encoding.
A quad core cpu would be good, from amd u can have the cheap 8core fx processors, works fine.
3. Ram not much an issue 8 GB sufficient.

Most people use two computers so they can have the game and streaming gear on one, and only that (for less lag and upload latency), and twitch plus miscellaneous stuff on the other computer, so they can just look at chat that way.

Your answers are appreciated. Still looking for some answers

IMO:

1) As the first one said, your connection is more important. But you do need a computer that allows you to play with at least 30fps otherwise you won't be able to play because of the fps lag.

2)Never read about two computers, but the most part of streams I watch ppl use 2 monitors, so they can play full screen and reply the chat at the same time, which makes the stream more enjoyable.

3) Well that is up to you. But imo you should get a good mic and headphones. Or a good headset. Oh, and a second monitor at least would be great, ppl prefer streamings that they can chat with the broadcaster ;)

4)I don't think so. At least at Turbo's page, only mention free-ad, custom emoctions and other stuff like that. But nothing on quality.

5)Take a look at the bots like Nightbot.tv, they help a lot with the chat thing and other stuff like musics and etc !

Good Luck, Hope to have helped a little :P

30 FPS are great if you don't like to hit skillshots.

I recommend at least 90 FPS while streaming