EVGAXR1 Pro Capture Card, 1440p/4K HDR Capture/Pass Through, Certified for OBS, USB 3.1, ARGB, Audio Mixer, PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X and S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, 144-U1-CB21-LR

Might be the best capture card in this price range. Captures 1440p144fps with no problem (it can also capture 4k, but I don't have a 4k monitor so wasn't able to test that), was plug and play with obs. Like with some other capture cards that include headphone monitoring and a line in, obs doesn't automatically capture the audio, you have to add it as an additional source. But unlike other similar capture cards (looking at you, razer), the audio still sounds great even using this approach. The line in also solved a separate issue I was having with audio from a GoXLR Mini going to a laptop, as I was able to run the line out from the GoXLR to the line in on the capture card to capture the audio. The rgb is a nice touch and looks good, though I'm not sure if there's any way of setting it outside of the controls on the card itself.EDIT: Figured out how to set the rgb, you can download the software for it from their website. Super lightweight and simple software.Overall, the card looks and works great and is probably the best option in the $100 price range.

My whole build is pretty much EVGA at this point, it's so reliable. I just bought a B-stock RTX 3050 for them and wanted to start a Fallout gaming channel. I couldn't find anything decent for under $100 til thankfully Amazon recommended this.It is not the end all be all, it is no elgato, but if you want to experiment with capping professionally or only cap casually then it is the perfect item and price! It captures 1080p60 very well. There are some briefs stutters and such in intense moments but I think it's more so for me to refine in OBS via encoding and other tweaks.It works very well in it's current state though, and even what I have now 'out of the box' is very acceptable, just not perfect.But for $50 I don't expect it to be perfect. It does what it advertises very well and very plug and play. This would also be an amazing price to value for a first capture card for a curious youngin'.

****THIS REVIEW IS FOR THE BRAND NEW (at time of review) XR1 PRO, NOT THE XR1****Little bit about my setup:Gaming PC > HDMI > Gaming Laptop (Stream PC) > HDMI > Onkyo AV Receiver > TelevisionGaming PC: Ryzen 9 5950x, RTX 3080Gaming Laptop: Ryzen 7 5800H, RTX 3070 (Full Wattage)Tested only using 1440p @ 120 fps, HDR on, Color Space: Full/RGBI mainly bought this as an experiment as I didn't appreciate the fps loss I had (even with a 5950x) streaming from the same PC. The capture card has absolutely no lag, cutout, or issues I have run into. It strips out the HDR on capture appropriately with only minor color adjustments needed in OBS to match the HDR source in SDR. It requires no drivers, and the RGB software (download required) works fine. The main problem I have is that it does not come with a C-to-C cable (which I already had, and am currently using with the PD port on my laptop without issues) and instead comes with a 2x USB-A to 1x USB-C cable which (for me) was required to update the firmware (There is a day 1 firmware update)I tested streaming the following to Twitch @ 6000 kbps without any issues. Input source was 1440p and downscaled to 1080 via OBS on Lanczos scaling. Loading is of course measured on the laptop:1080p60 (NVENC) - Super smooth as long as you keep the fps above 60 in-game, GPU encoder load was 40%, CPU load negligible1440p60 (NVENC) - Super smooth but blocky on motion, again fps must stay high to keep it smooth. GPU encoder load was 70%, CPU load negligible1080p60 (Software h264, slow preset) - Smooth and pretty high quality, not a huge boost over NVENC, but there was still improvement. CPU sat around 40% load, GPU 20% load1080p60 (Software h264, slower preset) - Smooth but no huge improvement in quality over "slow." CPU load around 60%, GPU 20% load1440p60 (Software x264, slow preset) - Pretty sketchy, basically maxes out the system, I don't recall it being super smooth either, but I think we're pushing it here, and twitch bitrate doesn't really work well with this resolution/fps combo anyway.Dropped frames were non-existent on any of the above settings.EDIT: I found that it DOES NOT downmix audio to stereo, making the need to reduce my review to 4 stars. If you need to downmix audio you will need to use Voicemeeter Banana and VBAN to downmix and send audio over network.

I got this item at a price of 75.99 which was a steal. I use this for my switch, switch 2, and ps3 and they all look great. No stutters or glitches like if you were to buy the 20$. It works perfectly with OBS and I haven't had any problems with it. If you could get it at a price similar to mine, its a no brainer!