Reddit mentions of AVerMedia Live Gamer Extreme, USB3.0 Game Streaming and Video Capture, Full HD 1080p 60fps, Ultra Low Latency, Audio Mixer Support Game Recorder (GC550)

So let's cut right down to it and explain the parts:

• CPU: Intel quad-core, hyperthreaded CPU. This CPU will perform very well when playing any game, while streaming. Videos below will explain more why this CPU is more than good enough for your use. Got the H.264 codec which allows you to record and stream at very high quality.But this will give a hit on FPS.
  
• CPU Cooler: Review. Easy to install, silent, good looking CPU cooler. Will keep the Xeon more than cool enough.
  
• Motherboard: Black & red gaming motherboard. Got better on-board audio and a dedicated network chip to provide low latency when gaming.
  
• Memory: 16GB of RAM. Speeds don't matter, only capacity. 16GB is overkill for a gaming PC, but will be helpful when you're using a lot of programs at the same time.
  
• Storage: 240GB SSD for OS + all editing / streaming software. 2TB HDD for your game captures. Able to expand this later with 4 more HDDs.
  
• Video Card: Review. The best single core GPU on the market. Got Shadowplay, which is a feature where you can capture game play with, although not at a extremely high quality.
  
• Case: Review. Very awesome quality case and easy to work in. Given that it's $70, it's very good.
  
• Power Supply: Review. 5 year warranty, 80+ gold, semi-modular (so you only have to plug in the cables that you need and nothing more), semi-passive fan profile, 650W PSU from EVGA made by FSP. This is a very high quality PSU. Which will have no problem powering this system that will at most pull about 350-400W depending on how much you overclock the GPU.
  
• OS: Windows 10, remember that you need to have a USB stick of at least 4GB to install Windows. Also you need to have a PC with Windows on it to make use of this. If you're using XP you'll have to download the ISO file from the program and use Rufus to install the ISO on the USB flash drive.
  
• Monitor: 2560x1440p IPS monitor. You will absolutely love this monitor and the amazing image quality + size. You can simply record games at 1080p no problem. When you stream, you should also just stream at 1080p and use the downscale option in OBS. This will then record your whole screen and simply down scale it. So the viewers will see everything that you see. Same thing will happen for the recording.
  
• Capture card: Because you said that you don't want to have any loss in FPS while playing / recording games. This device is a very nice option to go for. This got a HDMI pass-through and will use the H.264 encoder to record or stream gameplay. Here is the product page. You simply connect this device with USB 3.0 to your PC, then you go out of your GPU into the device with HDMI and then out of the device into your monitor.
  
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• Keyboard: Review. Mechanical keyboards are a lot better in terms of typing and durability compared to membrane. But they are louder.
  This is the Cherry MX red review and I went for the Cherry MX brown. The reds are perhaps even more silent once you've applied the O-rings. Not entirely sure about that. Here is a very good read about mechanical keyboards and especially a nice look at the different switches. I use MX browns personally and it's not silent at all, but it's far less loud compared to MX blues, that I've used previously.
  
• Mouse: Review. This is probably the best review of this mouse. There is an RGB version now, but it got a $30 premium.
  

• Webcam: Review. Pretty damn solid webcam for the price.
  

  
  

  Note: the total price is without the keyboard, mouse & webcam.
  

  
  

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  Now I will also provide you with my standard list of videos to help you understand why I suggest these parts.
  

  Lastly I'll also provide you with a couple of great guides to help you build the PC.
  

  I have to post this in a reply to this post, since I went over the 10.000 character limitation reddit provides per post.
  

  
  

  
  

  PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
  

  
  

  Type|Item|Price
  

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  CPU | Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor | $252.98 @ Newegg
  CPU Cooler | CRYORIG M9i 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler | $25.99 @ Newegg
  Motherboard | MSI B85-G43 GAMING ATX LGA1150 Motherboard | $93.98 @ Newegg
  Memory | G.Skill Value Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory | $63.99 @ Newegg
  Storage | A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $63.99 @ Amazon
  Storage | Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $68.09 @ Amazon
  Video Card | Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card | $629.99 @ B&H
  Case | Phanteks Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case | $69.99 @ Newegg
  Power Supply | EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply | $69.99 @ Amazon
  Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) | $94.16 @ Amazon
  Monitor | Acer G257HU smidpx 60Hz 25.0" Monitor | $254.10 @ B&H
  Capture Card| AVerMedia Live Gamer Extreme| $150.00 @ Amazon
  Keyboard | Cooler Master CM Storm QuickFire TK Wired Mini Keyboard | $85 @ Newegg
  Keyboard sound dampening| Cherry MX O-rings| $13 @ Amazon
  Mouse | Logitech G502 Wired Optical Mouse | $50 @ BestBuy
  Webcam| Logitech C920| $63 @ Amazon
  | Prices include shipping, taxes and discounts |
  | Total | $1837.25
  | Generated by Kiwiandapple |
  
  

AVerMedia Live Gamer Extreme. He mentioned it. in a previous stream. Here's the Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/AVerMedia-Extreme-PlayStation-Uncompressed-Latency/dp/B00Y3U01RU

If your computer has a good USB 3 controller, you're better off paying $20 more for the Avermedia (or wait for it to go on sale for $110 again). It's 60mbps bitrate while HD60 is only 40mbps and has no support for consoles older than PS4/XB1/360/needs a special HDMI splitter to record PS3.

I'd recommend doing all of this by streaming over Twitch. That way she'll be able to watch your stream from any of her devices as they all have the Twitch app (and alternatives like Pocket Plays). This will make things much easier for what you want to accomplish.

The software you'd use to stream all of this from an external capture card would be OBS, Open Source Broadcaster (free).

And finally, you have a variety of choices as to which hardware you could use to do this all with. Here are a few choices to take a look at and depending on your price range:

• AVerMedia Live Gamer Extreme $139.99 (supports 1080p@60fps, USB 3.0 compatible)
  
• Elgato Game Capture HD60 S $149.95 (supports 1080p@60fps, USB 3.0 compatible)
  
• AVerMedia Game Capture HD2 $168.64 (only 1080p@30fps)
  
• AVerMedia AVerCapture HD $99 (if lower budget, only 1080p@30fps)
  
• Elgato Game Capture HD $125.89 (only 1080p@30fps)
  
  If I had to go with an external capture card, I'd either go with the AVerMedia Live Gamer Extreme or Elgato Game Capture HD60 S. So read up on these and see what the pros and cons of each are.
  
  Now as far as latency between you and her, that will all depend on your upstream bandwidth for your internet connection as well as what video resolution and fps you'd be streaming at. But in normal/good scenarios, this will be 10-20 seconds.

It's way more than $1500... the build you linked isn't the same at all and doesn't include peripherals nor some other add-ins.

/u/forrealimadetective linked a pretty accurate build here which comes out to about $1900. Add the capture card ($150), upgrade the optical drive to the external DVD writer (+$15), anti-virus ($30), flash drive ($10?), t-shirt ($10?), and the value of the warranty ($100++?) and the total is at least $2200 in parts alone, or more if you consider the fact that the case is custom designed for this build and isn't otherwise available.

Still a better deal if you build it yourself, but not nearly as bad of a deal as a $1500 PC for $2750. Honestly this ends up not being that terrible of a deal for someone who isn't tech-savvy enough to put together this list of products and assemble them, and install OS/software.

Also, the better spec you linked would be something like $2400 if you also include the keyboard, mouse, monitor, and capture card.

I use the avermedia extreme and it works really well. It has hdmi and component cables also works for regular RCA. Coaxial is a different story may need a converter for that but coax to rca is cheap.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00Y3U01RU/ref=ya_aw_oh_bia_dp?ie=UTF8&psc=1

You'll want to have your xbox output to a capture card like this and connect that to your laptop. Then set up OBS with twitchalerts/streamlabs/muxy for flashy on screen stuff and use your laptop to do the streaming :)

I use the Razer Ripsaw as it's a more all in one capture card as it has native support for PS1 - PS2 and have component cables too for Gamecube and Wii. It also does 60 FPS for newer consoles. However it's basically a reskin of Avermedia Extreme I just got the Ripsaw on the cheap. If you're looking to go crazy retro N64 down I reccomend the Elgato Game Capture HD but it only supports 30 FPS and some retro games ran @ 60 fps so it might look a bit weird on certain effects.

You'll need something like this, Stream Recorder to convert it to a webcam.

I'm using the AverMedia Live Gamer Extreme (GC550) atm for recording gameplay. It a great and cheaper (atleast in Germany) alternative to the Elgato Game Capture HD60S. Both are USB 3.0 streaming cards with really low delay if connected via USB 3.0 to your pc. The AverMedia one even comes with PS3 and component cable input next to the HDMI input.

i did a bit of research and the one card i keep seeing pop up is this one https://solarisjapan.com/products/sc-512n1-l-dvi-component-hd-and-dvi-capture-board?variant=818046469

That thing costs as much as a solid GPU and I can't get myself to spend $300+ on a capture card. If I end up taking streaming/recording a bit more seriously then I can look into it but I was able to find the Elgato box I referenced for only $100. I don't think their newer models support component or svideo.

The other option I found was the Avermedia GC550 but its also a bit more in cost.