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EXTERNAL CAPTURE CARDS

The secret weapon in every content creator’s arsenal, having one of the best external capture cards lets you easily capture or stream game video from your console, PC, or camera without prying open your PC.

The beauty of these devices is that they are all external and plug in via USB 3.0 or USB Type-C. This gives them a lot of versatility. The best part? They are all compatible with popular 3rd party streaming software like xSplit and OBS. It’s tempting to want a 4K capture card, but we recommend you grab one with a 1080p/60fps max resolution and frame rate. The reason is that 4K video files are huge, and streaming in 4K brings various bandwidth issues. There’s no point in paying all that money to produce something most people won’t be able to watch anyway. You should only concern yourself with ease of use, reliability, and price for the

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