Crucial I tried to distribute games with Nintendo Switch on a super old notebook PC

Nowadays, anyone can distribute online. There are many people who want to try the delivery a little while the house time seems to be long. However, it requires some "material". Game distribution is attracting attention there.

Gaming PCs, PlayStation 4 (PS4), PlayStation 5 (PS5) and other game consoles can be delivered without much effort as long as the internet environment is in place, but with the Nintendo Switch, the hurdles are a little higher.

Switch can record for up to 30 seconds by pressing a button during the game. If that amount of time is enough, there is no problem, but if you want to distribute the play process, that is too short, and it is unthinkable to record separately. In addition, distribution on Switch is a little more difficult because it cannot be distributed in real time.

Many games are loved by children, and more and more children want to distribute game screens. What should the world's fathers, mothers, grandpas, and grandmas do in such a case?

First, you need a PC + video capture to record and distribute the game screen. There are products that can record video capture alone (save to SD memory card), but in the end, a PC is indispensable because it is necessary to easily edit and publish the video.

In that case, many people will take out the old machine they used before as a PC to give to their children. However, with an old PC, there is a high possibility that it will not be able to capture well because it is too weak, or even if you want to cut out a video, the operation will be heavy and you will not be able to do it.

So, let's introduce how to transform an old machine into a distribution machine while making use of it.

Intel 3rd Generation Core i Machines as Delivery Machines

The machine used this time is Toshiba's dynabook equipped with Intel 3rd generation Core i5.It was Windows 7 at the time, but I'm upgrading to Windows 10.

So, this time, I prepared a notebook PC equipped with Core i5-3320M (2.6GHz-3.3GHz), memory 4GB, SATA 3.0Gbps HDD as a distribution machine of Switch. There's a turbo boost, but memory and storage are pretty strict.

CPU information by "CPU-Z"

Also memory information

However, with recent notebook PCs, it is difficult to replace the memory and storage by yourself, but with older machines, there are many products that can be easily replaced by removing the screws using a screwdriver. If it's such a machine, please replace the memory and storage.

The product used this time is from the Windows 7 era. Even at that time, the image was that 4GB of memory was tough, but when it comes to running apps that handle videos, the memory capacity has a lot to do with operation. I want at least 8GB.

In addition, the read / write speed of the storage is related to the lightness of the operation of the application. This is especially true for video apps that have large file sizes and high read / write frequency, and even just replacing the HDD with an SSD can make a big difference. There is no doubt that old notebook PCs will be revived just by exchanging memory and storage together.

So, this time, I changed the memory to DDR3 16GB (8GB + 8GB) of Crucial memory and the storage to Crucial MX500 SSD. Because Crucial's DDR3 supports both 1.5V and 1.35V, so there's no mistake. When replacing the memory, it is recommended to check the memory type carefully before purchasing.

This time, I replaced it with 16GB (8GB + 8GB) of Crucial memory "DDR3-1600 SODIMM".4 times at a stretch

The storage is Crucial's "MX500" which is a standard 2.5 inch size SSD and the capacity is 500 GB