Corsair launches newest capture card with the Elgato HD60 X

Corsair owned brand Elgato is one of the biggest names in niche streaming gear. At the moment Elgato is probably best known for weirdly specific streamer gear like this great capture cards.

Capture cards are devices that allow you to plug a source into your PC to capture the footage. They're most commonly used for streaming and recording console footage, but can have other uses too. For the longest time, Elgato was one of the only reliable brands out there in the capture card market, and it's just dropped the newest one to the line up. 

The most recommended HD60 S+ line. This upgraded version boasts high quality live streaming in 1080p 60 FPS to services like Twitch or YouTube. While doing this it can also record the footage in HDR10 to your computer's hard drive. This gives you the best quality Twitch streams while still recording that sweet HDR footage for more visually intense video projects.

When playing the games, you should be able to enjoy full 4K through the new through technology. It also s Variable Refresh Rate through and high frame rates on compatible displays. This promises a low latency experience while playing games through the unit on your PC. This can be one of the hardest things ing a capture card without having extra kit, so it's a promising look for the new device.

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The HD60 X also comes with 4k Capture Utility software. This lets s aggregate all the sounds and recordings they want from their PC, including things like game chat, discord, background music, and potentially even closed off cutscenes and capture them in 1080p60 HDR10 or 4K30 quality complete with 48kHz audio. The HD60 X can also output its feed to streaming software like OBS, which is pretty necessary for most streamers today.

The ports look tidy all held at the back, and all in all this looks like a great upgrade for folks using external capture cards. It's Elgato 4K60 S+ is still one of the fanciest cards around that doesn't even need a PC to work.

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Hope Corrigan
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