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Cheap and effective

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 28, 2022

I was running into some issues with streaming directly from my gaming PC (multiple 4k monitors caused it to stutter when playing games on the highest settings) So I switched to a dual PC setup and went back and forth on what capture card to upgrade to. I previously had an Elgato HD 60 Pro, but that wasn't capable of handling the 1440p monitor that I have with high refresh rate. My monitor is capable of running 165 Hz but this capture card can only capture up to 144 Hz. I'm definitely not complaining about it because it runs fantastic. The video quality coming out of it is top notch and has definitely improved My stream. I run a mirrored display setup from my 1440p monitor but I run two different refresh rates and have no problem. I output to the xr1 with 144 Hz and kept my gaming at 165 Hz with no impact and no shearing. I noticed very little delay between what's happening on the primary screen and what's happening on the stream. To give you an idea of performance on my specific hardware here's what I currently use.

Gaming PC:
Intel Core i9-10980xe
ASUS TUF RTX 3080
128GB DDR4 3200
1440p @ 165Hz

Streaming PC:
2x Xeon e5-2623 v3
EVGA Black GTX 1070
64GB DDR4 ECC 2600
2x 4k @ 60Hz
EVGA XR1 Pro

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Raleigh Littles

Works on Linux at 4K/30fps; audio mixer button doesn't work outside of proprietary software

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 2, 2022

This capture card, like most nowadays, claims to be UVC-compatible so I decided to test it out to see. (I'm running Ubuntu 22 with the 5.15 kernel). It worked fine (with some minor driver issues, see outputs below), although 4K capture was limited to 30 fps.

Additionally, I removed a star because the audio mixer button (the dial in the center of the capture card) does NOT work with any UVC software like OBS, for example.

Also, the software for controlling the RGB lights on the device (EVGA XR1 - XR1 RGB v1.0.0) doesn't work on Windows 10.

All-in-all, I would say that this is a fairly overpriced capture card and I wouldn't recommend purchasing it; there's other 4K/30fps capture cards for about half the price. If the audio mixer and RGB lighting were supported cross-platform then perhaps I would reconsider my opinion.

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From Dmesg:

```
usb 2-4.3: new SuperSpeed USB device number 6 using xhci_hcd
usb 2-4.3: LPM exit latency is zeroed, disabling LPM.
usb 2-4.3: config 1 has an invalid interface number: 7 but max is 4
usb 2-4.3: config 1 has no interface number 4
usb 2-4.3: New USB device found, idVendor=3842, idProduct=310b, bcdDevice= 1.00
usb 2-4.3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
usb 2-4.3: Product: EVGA XR1 Pro Capture Box Video
usb 2-4.3: Manufacturer: EVGA
usb 2-4.3: SerialNumber: 905B001081205191
uvcvideo 2-4.3:1.1: Unknown video format 30313050-0000-0010-8000-00aa00389b71
usb 2-4.3: Found UVC 1.10 device EVGA XR1 Pro Capture Box Video (3842:310b)
input: EVGA XR1 Pro Capture Box Video: as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb2/2-4/2-4.3/2-4.3:1.0/input/input24
hid-generic 0003:3842:310B.0009: hiddev1,hidraw7: USB HID v1.11 Device [EVGA EVGA XR1 Pro Capture Box Video] on usb-0000:00:14.0-4.3/input7
```

From V4L2:

```
[0]: 'NV12' (Y/CbCr 4:2:0)
Size: Discrete 3840x2160
Interval: Discrete 0.033s (30.000 fps)
Interval: Discrete 0.040s (25.000 fps)
Size: Discrete 2560x1440
Interval: Discrete 0.017s (60.000 fps)
Interval: Discrete 0.020s (50.000 fps)
Interval: Discrete 0.033s (30.000 fps)
Interval: Discrete 0.040s (25.000 fps)
Size: Discrete 1920x1080
Interval: Discrete 0.008s (120.000 fps)
Interval: Discrete 0.017s (60.000 fps)
Interval: Discrete 0.020s (50.000 fps)
Interval: Discrete 0.033s (30.000 fps)
Interval: Discrete 0.040s (25.000 fps)
Size: Discrete 1280x720
Interval: Discrete 0.017s (60.000 fps)
Interval: Discrete 0.020s (50.000 fps)
Interval: Discrete 0.033s (30.000 fps)
Interval: Discrete 0.040s (25.000 fps)
Size: Discrete 720x576
Interval: Discrete 0.020s (50.000 fps)
Interval: Discrete 0.040s (25.000 fps)
Size: Discrete 640x480
Interval: Discrete 0.017s (60.000 fps)
Interval: Discrete 0.033s (30.000 fps)
[1]: 'YUYV' (YUYV 4:2:2)
Size: Discrete 2560x1440
Interval: Discrete 0.017s (60.000 fps)
Interval: Discrete 0.020s (50.000 fps)
Interval: Discrete 0.033s (30.000 fps)
Interval: Discrete 0.040s (25.000 fps)
Size: Discrete 1920x1080
Interval: Discrete 0.017s (60.000 fps)
Interval: Discrete 0.020s (50.000 fps)
Interval: Discrete 0.033s (30.000 fps)
Interval: Discrete 0.040s (25.000 fps)
Size: Discrete 1280x720
Interval: Discrete 0.017s (60.000 fps)
Interval: Discrete 0.020s (50.000 fps)
Interval: Discrete 0.033s (30.000 fps)
Interval: Discrete 0.040s (25.000 fps)
Size: Discrete 720x576
Interval: Discrete 0.020s (50.000 fps)
Interval: Discrete 0.040s (25.000 fps)
Size: Discrete 640x480
Interval: Discrete 0.017s (60.000 fps)
Interval: Discrete 0.033s (30.000 fps)
[2]: '' (30313050-0000-0010-8000-00aa003)
```

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Vaeron

Cheap and effective

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 28, 2022

Style: Capture CardVerified Purchase

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Brock Akers

Ya almost had me, EVGA

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 8, 2022

Style: Capture CardVerified Purchase

EVGA's newest capture card is definitely an immense bargain to it's competition for good recording quality and a nice price to performance. 1440P HDR capture and 4K passthrough with even supported GSYNC and Freesync options! However for me, it did not fit my criteria because of one glaring flaw when used with OBS.
When using the Audio monitoring function to hear my gameplay, every minute or so, a very noticeable pop in audio would occur when playing, no matter what I did (Plug it into a different port, change audio format options, reboot system software, Update Card drivers) it would always pop. I tried my best to power through it, but it would only continue to get more and more noticeable. It wasn't showing on desktop audio readings. it grated on me too much so I have it under return soon. Otherwise its fantastic.
I hope whoever is having this same issue will get this fixed with a driver update.

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Raleigh Littles

Works on Linux at 4K/30fps; audio mixer button doesn't work outside of proprietary software

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 2, 2022

Style: Capture CardVerified Purchase

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J. S.

Works great

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 8, 2022

Style: Capture CardVerified Purchase

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.
Overall, the card looks and works great and is probably the best option in the $100 price range.

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Justin

Tried it on Day 1, Not even a single issue - OBS audio adjustments needed

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 26, 2022

Style: Capture CardVerified Purchase

The moment this came in the mail, I knew that I had to plug it in and try it out. Once you plug it in, it's ready to go, but don't forget to go to EVGA's website to update the firmware for the card.

This device is truly OBS certified. No input or audio lag. However, as a pro streamer, I still had to make some sync offset adjustments.

The trick to get the best audio is to set the capture card's HDMI audio as a separate audio source, and then go to Advanced Audio Properties, and TURN OFF the volume on the Capture Card Video device audio, and you are all set.

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Michael Oddo

Works perfectly fine for my streams!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 28, 2022

Style: Capture CardVerified Purchase

This little box is actually really really simple to use (with a YouTube video) and works perfectly for me. I have been streaming and I mainly play console games because why not and it captures the footage without lag or issue and at a respectable resolution. I would recommend this product to someone who wants something simple but stylish as the lights on top keep it from being some boring desk ornament.

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JustAvideoguy

Exactly what I needed

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 2, 2022

Style: Capture CardVerified Purchase

This thing is perfect for next gen console streaming. I’ve done video production professionally for several decades and this thing blew me away with how it was just plug n play. No software or drivers to manually install. It just works.

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K. Hull

XR1 Pro

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 23, 2022

Style: Capture CardVerified Purchase

****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 > Television

Gaming PC: Ryzen 9 5950x, RTX 3080
Gaming Laptop: Ryzen 7 5800H, RTX 3070 (Full Wattage)

Tested only using 1440p @ 120 fps, HDR on, Color Space: Full/RGB

I 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 negligible
1440p60 (NVENC) - Super smooth but blocky on motion, again fps must stay high to keep it smooth. GPU encoder load was 70%, CPU load negligible
1080p60 (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% load
1080p60 (Software h264, slower preset) - Smooth but no huge improvement in quality over "slow." CPU load around 60%, GPU 20% load
1440p60 (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.

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BBaez

It does what it says it does and very well, but EVGA really needs to improve on documentation.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 7, 2022

Style: Capture CardVerified Purchase

What's most important is that you can get this capture card for $125 as of the date of this review and at that price point, it is pretty much unbeatable since capture cards with the capabilities of this one are usually north of $200 unless on sale.

I'm knocking down 1 star on the overall rating because the unit shipped with a defective HDMI cable. Not a big deal since I have tons of HDMI cables laying around, but the fact that I had to spend hours troubleshooting why I was getting intermittent black screens was pretty annoying. In hindsight, checking the cables should've been one of the first things to test, but the thing is that after tinkering with stuff, I went hours without black screens so I thought that ruled out the cables but guess not.....

I'm also giving it a 1/5 on the tech support side because technical documentation for this capture card is absolutely abysmal. EVGA doesn't even have a manual for this specific capture card on their site, they only have a manual for the older XR1 model and even that is just the same "quick guide" booklet they ship with the device, but it is pretty basic stuff. One of the coolest features that is not mentioned anywhere, is the fact that you DO NOT need to turn off HDCP on your PS5 to maintain passthrough, instead if you have HDCP enabled the capture card will simply disable the ability to capture video & audio. Pretty convenient when you still want to use your PS5 for Netflix, Spotify etc and can't be bothered to be swapping cables all the time, just toggle HDCP on / off as needed.

TL;DR: As long as you don't need help or have questions this capture card will not disappoint.

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Xhynk

This thing is amazing

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 21, 2022

Style: Capture CardVerified Purchase

I had an issue not allowing my main PC to run 5160x1440 for a bit while plugged in, but that seems to have been resolved with a semi-recent driver update? I would've done 4 stars if that were still the case, but omg this thing is a life save. Definitely worth the investment

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