What parameters to look for when choosing a computer for streaming/let's play?

Question

Iron

Hello. What computer components does the stream load, what should I pay attention to when assembling a PC, how does the resource consumption of the stream differ from letsplays (screen recordings)?

Answer 1

Capturing with compression (in h264) and streaming are equally resource-intensive, streaming itself eats very little resources.
If you use OBS in conjunction with Intel Quick Sync, you can save on resources. There are also NVidia NVenc and AMD VCE which can be used as an alternative.

Answer 2

For an excellent stream, of course, a percent and a video system, but the rest of the system components should not be minimal, in general, everything depends on the budget! For perfect streaming, I recommend using two PCs with multiple monitors, a great video recording system, a great sound system!
From the PC configuration I recommend: