Unboxing + Tutorial + Review - NZXT Signal HD60 & Signal 4K30 capture cards

NZXT announced two capture cards recently and they're surprisingly small, sleek, and stylish. Here's a quick unboxing + tutorial + review of the NZXT Signal HD60 and Signal 4K30 capture cards!
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[@arisstrand9146]

Oh my god! I've been all over KZbin looking for an answer to my audio problems and you've solved it in a video not even centered on audio. THANK YOU SO FRICKING MUCH!!! I'm very grateful!!

[@TechCritter]

Glad I could help!

[@StarwideNuroX]

@@TechCritter I want to thank you for that as well, had same thing and the fix worked!

[@ChoppedAndScrewedMusic]

BRO SAME LOL!

[@Shane-The-Pain]

I love that you guys don't take yourselves too seriously. Great video, great spirit! Thanks for the information and entertainment. Bravo!

[@MTG9745]

How can you enable 1080p 120 fps on the 4K30? I’m getting it soon and I want to know how to enable the pass through.

[@Kaiiserr]

for some reason i cant get the audio to come through on obs. even when going to settings i dont see the capture card as an option to set as the mic

[@SoloRex]

Plz explain how to use the chat cable

[@Darknessfell92]

My Mac doesn’t recognize the NZXT Signal HD60 😫, I’m using MacBook Air M2, the device is passing through the gameplay to the monitor but can’t put it in OBS, Need help please !!!

[@NoahHeil-mo4sq]

i hooked it up the right way and even ways that arent right just to test. ive tested everything and it still says no video. trying to do a ps5 to my pc. not sure what im doing wrong. i have a 4k30

[@Trollfest23]

Same here. Did you figure it out?

[@darksamus8]

Im super new to this and I testing the nzxt signal 4k30 and the color is Green and pink help ????

[@anarkykillswitch]

Great Review! I just picked up the NZXT Signal 4k30 after watching this review - works great now that it's all setup!

[@TechCritter]

Glad to hear that! Enjoy your new capture card!

[@FyFox]

Will the 4k30 work with a laptop that had 3.0 and not 3.2 usb? Or i must have 3.2 for it to work? Looking to stream 1080/60 and 1080/120 with it. Thank you.

[@FyFox]

Will the 4k30 work with a laptop that had 3.0 and not 3.2 usb? Or i must have 3.2 for it to work? Looking to stream 1080/60 and 1080/120 with it. Thank you.

[@anarkykillswitch]

@@FyFox No you need USB 3.2 for it to work

[@anarkykillswitch]

@@TechCritter Thank you once again! I had issues with getting the sound to work but after watching your video I was able to get it up and running while on stream now it works perfectly! I truly appreciate your help!

[@Krippyx]

I don't see full HD nor 60 fps in mine :( what do I do?

[@pipponerissimi]

I'm not very expert from what I understand you have to connect a wire to the console, 1 to the PC is the one in the middle?

[@JoeyEnexty]

Why is my HD 60 not recognized in Mic Auxiliary

[@maqnety1203]

I have mine but no audio goes thru OBS

[@PageMajor]

Add a audio output. You will see your capture card name

[@YaPhil5811]

I set this up with my PS4 and everything was going good until I turned the PS4 on. the capture card started to blink white and red. per the manual it says it's only using USB 2.0 capability(the reason why it is blinking white/ red, needs to be a USB 3.0 port) and I am using the cable that came with the capture card andd it is plugged into a USB 3.0 port but I still have no video signal. Once I turn the PS4 off, it returns to a solid white light on the PS4. why am I still getting no signal?

[@TechCritter]

That's weird. Are you plugging it into the USB 3 port on your PC?

[@AkashvaniTech]

game sometimes stutter for a second in my nzxt hd60

[@ShotsFired50]

Does this have the copyright protection ?

[@FGSTH]

Thanks for the info on how to connect it, you can rely on the small channels to give more info.

[@Johniizh]

does it work with other program like elgatos software?

[@flatterfrogvader5375]

idk what im doing wrong but its just not showing up

[@Sylok_the_Defiled]

Dunno why but I've been getting audio crackles off the bat with the Signal 4k30. Not sure if anyone else is having this issue.

[@MsLalaa]

can the signal 4k30 be hooked up to the series s xbox? i tried to hookup mine and all went well but i couldnt hear any audio.. not sure why

[@TechCritter]

Yes it should work with no issues.

[@MsLalaa]

@@TechCritter well I’ve been having the worst luck with setting mine up. Im not sure exactly where I went wrong but I have my laptop hooked up to the card and the obs app opened. Could it be I don’t have the right settings in app? I also don’t have a monitor, just a TV but If u can give me any advice I’d really appreciate it.

[@TechCritter]

Seems like something to do with the settings. Have you tried those settings shown in the video?

[@MsLalaa]

@@TechCritter yea I think my settings are good. I got my display to show up once on my obs app by switching out the HDMI on my XB but I got confused after that because then i couldn’t see my game anymore. 😂 im hoping i don’t need the display in app to be able to record gameplay? And about the audio the app is detecting it but i don’t hear myself when I go to replay it

[@dreyvocals9079]

What was the 3rd cable for? Couldn’t understand him. Pls help

[@PageMajor]

2 hdmi cables, and 1 usb type c cable to connect to the your pc or laptop

[@kaisenplayz]

Is there any minimum system requirments for this capture card like Elgato Hd60 S have...?

[@ZenSymphonia]

thanks this video actually helped me a lot! but how would i go about getting the console audio to output through my computer, while also keeping my USB microphone input so the stream can hear both myself and the game?

[@TechCritter]

I'm glad that this video is able to help you out! To answer your question - that's a bit tricky. You'll need to have some special mixer for that purpose. I'm not sure if you're able to do it via software.

[@anarkykillswitch]

I figured it out on PS4Pro Audio Output Settings - Primary Output Port - set to DIGITAL OUT(OPTICAL) - Audio Format(Priority) - set to Bitstream(Dolby) Streamlabs OBS / OBS - at the bottom of your new NZXT source , check Use custom audio device - choose HDMI(NZXT Signal 4k30 Audio) WIth these settings I'm able to still use my PC USB Mic + hear all audio from PS4Pro on stream

[@HasaniTempest]

@@anarkykillswitch would this be the same on Xbox?

[@anarkykillswitch]

@@HasaniTempest YES This will work on Xbox as well

[@NeaL_Plays_246]

Bro can we stream non mhl android phones with HDMI adaptor with this capture card? Plz help!!

[@ytuser4597]

I set up the capture card with my PC and PS5 but i get nothing on screen when i switch PC monitor to HDMI mode. 😢

[@Slim4pres]

Me too bro it keeps saying no signal and I can’t even see my game on the monitor

[@ytuser4597]

@@Slim4pres I just fixed it. Try switching the hdmi cords around on the capture card. Now I can see my ps5 screen on OBS. Now I just have no sound. 🤣

[@Slim4pres]

@@ytuser4597 I already did that I still can’t see the screen I even switched monitors

[@PageMajor]

@@ytuser4597for the audio, go to obs, add a audio output, and you will see “signal HD60 or 4K60 (depends on which capture card you got), and that will solve your audio issue.

[@bignatedaboss]

THANK YOU SO MUCH MAN W VIDOE :)

[@bellgarron7772]

In theory could the 4K 30 output an Xbox Series X and be able to run 120hz on a tablet screen or is the absolute max 60fps on any capture card? FYI I am wanting to use a low/zero input lag card convert my S9 tab to a portable monitor

[@TechCritter]

Absolute 1080p 60fps max on the Signal HD60. That capture card is going to be the limiter.

[@bellgarron7772]

@@TechCritter The Signal 4K30 is the card I am talking about not the HD60 & is capable of recording and streaming at higher FPS at 1440 144 FPS or 1080p 240 FPS. The question was more to do with the throughput limitations of the S9 Tab not the card itself

[@MangoCommenter]

@@bellgarron7772 It really depends on what your S9 Can handle, fps wise, also make sure to turn on some sort of setting that turns any Samsung into a pc.

[@suav3198]

Nothing on audio and how to get my mic connected onto my streaming PC

[@PageMajor]

Your mic from your headset? Or mic for your pc?

[@Omixity]

I got an HD60 and when I stream on discord they say they can’t hear the audio, how do I fix this?

[@TechCritter]

Discord streaming is more complicated. Assuming you have a microphone and you want game audio to show up together, you'll have to mix both audio sources together before feeding it to Discord.

[@Omixity]

@@TechCritter do you know how I can do that? I have a wireless headset, the SteelSeries artic nova pro

[@TechCritter]

No solution that I know of or at least very complicated.

[@et3rn1ty888]

when i plug everything in, the capture card isnt selectable in obs. any help?

[@TechCritter]

Probably the USB port issue. Try changing to another?

[@et3rn1ty888]

@@TechCritter made sure it was a USB 3.1, changed it to multiple different usb ports. it shows the capture card as a second monitor

[@claymannnn]

I’m using the NZXT HD60 and in obs I can’t choose a resolution higher than 1280x720… does anybody know why ?

[@MangoCommenter]

Maybe it’s because of the resolution of your Monitor-what is can Handle, it may also be some sort of issue in your cables.

[@ClayDoh]

My capture card can't output 1080p 60FPS. It's the same card, but neither of those options are selectable in OBS. What am I doing wrong?

[@TechCritter]

You are connected to a USB 3.0 port?

[@ClayDoh]

@@TechCritter I am now lol. I didn't even realize that could be a potential issue. Obviously I'm new to the capture card world haha. Thank you!

[@TOWLIAB1]

Does anyone know about the nzxt chat cable I plug it in and all my audio won’t record on obs

[@PageMajor]

You connect the chat cable to your pc’s either the red or green output. Then you connect the other one to your controller.

[@lilfrutibear422]

I’m trying to use this with my second pc but I can’t get sound

[@TechCritter]

Did you output the audio from your first PC via HDMI?

[@lilfrutibear422]

@@TechCritter ummm I don’t know how to do that…

[@lilfrutibear422]

@@TechCritter I been trying to do everything with obs sound settings… and on other videos they don’t show any about audio… they show to have obs open on both streaming and gaming pc and most use elgatto capture cards which I believe have their own sound software

[@ImForceGaming]

What do these even do are they needed for streaming and gaming

[@TechCritter]

Yes it is used for streaming. Some streamers use different computer to handle the game stream. In case the gaming PC glitched out. And more consistent stream output.

[@FyFox]

Will the 4k30 work with a laptop that had 3.0 and not 3.2 usb? Or i must have 3.2 for it to work? Looking to stream 1080/60 and 1080/120 with it. Thank you.

[@TechCritter]

USB naming scheme is the most confusing thing ever 🤣 To answer your question - yes. USB 3.0 = 5Gb/s USB 3.2 Gen 1 = 5Gb/s (same as USB 3.0) USB 3.2 Gen 2 = 10Gb/s

[@Ozzie_YT]

Tight budget. Does a chrome book work. If not i guess ill have to buy a new laptop

[@TechCritter]

I don't think Chromebooks have OBS???

[@Ozzie_YT]

​@TechCritter looked it up. Chromebook does not have obs. Thanks for the review, though. I got myself a 4k30 for black Friday and can't wait to try it

[@fearless_tr]

Hey did u tested it on macos ?

[@TechCritter]

I did not - but I am using another capture card on MacOS. The OBS setup process is similar to what is shown in this video.

[@fearless_tr]

@@TechCritter i ordered signal 4k test it self man :P

[@DEN2REQUIN]

Is this capture card useful to stream on pc ? Sometime you can get lag when u Play and stream in the meantime. Can you just capture your PC screen instead of a console?

[@TechCritter]

You can directly capture your PC screen instead of a console to alleviate the potential performance impact that it will introduce. But then again, that means you need to have two PCs - one for gaming and then output to the second PC dedicated for streaming via this capture card.

[@Iwannabeamafiaboss2001]

@@TechCritterI got a question and it’s can I also use the NZXT 4k30 capture card on the Nintendo switch?

[@andllip]

Men thank youuuu, i was scary that dosnet work in 3.0 USB but it work fine, i have two ports, one was showing no video and the other one worked haha lets gooo

[@maschooseplay]

Do not use Full Color range. It will make your video capture looks darker than the original.