I've got a fairly modest Lenovo i5 laptop and I'm wondering if it would be suitable to use for capturing HD video via an external USB capture device. One thing I'm not sure of is whether or not the graphics card matters when capturing video, or if it's mainly the CPU and RAM. The laptop has integrated Intel HD 4000 graphics, and I'm not sure if this is good enough for smooth captures. Here are the relevant system specs:
CPU: Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.5GHz (Ivy Bridge)
RAM: 8 GB PC3-12800 DDR3 SDRAM
Video: Intel HD Graphics 4000
Storage: 500 GB 7200 RPM SATA HD
It has USB3 ports, if that would make a difference. Is this good enough for capturing HD video?
CPU: Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.5GHz (Ivy Bridge)
RAM: 8 GB PC3-12800 DDR3 SDRAM
Video: Intel HD Graphics 4000
Storage: 500 GB 7200 RPM SATA HD
It has USB3 ports, if that would make a difference. Is this good enough for capturing HD video?