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kclark  
#1 Posted : Saturday, April 8, 2023 4:21:48 AM(UTC)
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I need to install a new pc to run vmix with 3 SDI cameras. (System is replacing OBS with 2 cameras)

  • Case - Corsair 4000D Airflow Case

    Processor - Intel Core i7-12700K - Core i7 12th Gen Alder Lake 12-Core

    Motherboard - ASUS Prime Z690-P WiFi D4 LGA 1700(Intel® 12th&13th Gen) ATX motherboard (PCIe 5.0,DDR4,14+1 Power Stages,3x M.2, WiFi 6,Bluetooth v5.2,2.5Gb LAN, front panel USB 3.2 Gen 1 USB Type-C)

    Memory - G.SKILL Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Memory Kit Model F4-3200C16D-16GIS

    Graphics Card - GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6GB GDDR6 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Video Card GTX 1660 SUPER

    SSD - SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2 2280 2TB PCIe Gen 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.3 V-NAND 3-bit MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-V7S2T0B/AM (operating system)

    HD - WD Blue 1TB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD10EZEX (Recordings)

    Processor Fan - DeepCool GAMMAXX AG620 Dual-Tower CPU Cooler, 2x 120mm Fan, Six Copper Heat Pipes, Intel/AMD Support

    Power Supply - Seasonic FOCUS GX-750, 750W 80+ Gold, Full-Modular, Fan Control in Fanless, Silent, and Cooling Mode, 10 Year Warranty, Perfect Power Supply for Gaming and Various Application, SSR-750FX

    SDI Input - Blackmagic Decklink Duo


I know I still need a processor cooler but does this look okay so far?
paco3346  
#2 Posted : Saturday, April 8, 2023 5:46:46 AM(UTC)
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What frame rate and resolution will you be running the cameras at?

Also, what will your output(s) be?

The Decklink Duo only has 2 ports. I'm assuming you're looking at a Duo 2 (which has 4 ports)?

Depending on your resolution the 1660 may not be enough. Generally speaking, a GPUs performance in vMix can be measured by the number of parallel processing cores. (Nvidia calls these cuda cores.) The 1660 has ~1400 cuda cores which puts it right between a 1060 and a 1070.

I've run 6 1080@59.94 cameras on a 1070ti (which has 2400 cuda cores) but it would probably struggle with much more or at 4k.
kclark  
#3 Posted : Saturday, April 8, 2023 6:00:23 AM(UTC)
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Reply to paco3346:

What frame rate and resolution will you be running the cameras at? I typically do 1080@30p

Also, what will your output(s) be? Same

The Decklink Duo only has 2 ports. I'm assuming you're looking at a Duo 2 (which has 4 ports)? Yes the Duo 2. The one that I currently have only has 4 SDI Ports but I think the new ones have 5.

Depending on your resolution the 1660 may not be enough. Generally speaking, a GPUs performance in vMix can be measured by the number of parallel processing cores. (Nvidia calls these cuda cores.) The 1660 has ~1400 cuda cores which puts it right between a 1060 and a 1070.

I've run 6 1080@59.94 cameras on a 1070ti (which has 2400 cuda cores) but it would probably struggle with much more or at 4k.
zenvideo  
#4 Posted : Saturday, April 8, 2023 7:33:59 PM(UTC)
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Yes the Duo 2. The one that I currently have only has 4 SDI Ports but I think the new ones have 5.

That fifth BNC port is for a Genlock input (to sync the outputs to an external source), not for regular SDI I/O.
markleman  
#5 Posted : Sunday, April 9, 2023 6:25:38 AM(UTC)
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>Depending on your resolution the 1660 may not be enough

We run three (occasionally 4) camera at 1080p50 with a GTX1660Ti, with no problem.

We did use Blackmagic Decklink Duo but found it really finicky about video formats, so switched to a Magewell Pro Capture Quad SDI which is rather expensive but just works.

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Mark Leman

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