Exporting stuck at 0% and file size big.

I'm trying to export my video game footage that I took. Which was captured in 60fps, 1920x1080, 48khz. I'm trying to export at h.264, 60fps, vbr 2 pass.
My concern is that when I increase the target bitrate the file size increases a lot. I left it at 10 atm and the estimated file size is at 1430MB. Now I've watched videos on YouTube, on Adobe Premiere export settings for gameplay footage and their file size is under 100MB with just about the same output settings as mine. I've tried exporting in Premiere but it just gets stuck at 0%, Adobe Media Encoder works but the estimated completion time is around 4 hours. When I watched those exporting videos it was almost instantly completed when he hit the export button. I could just wait 4 hours for every video I make but that's just not efficient. So I'm just curious on any solutions to my problem.
Could it be my computer specs? I mean I'm able to play games like Skyrim completely fine but it's not like I was recording a game such as that. I was recording an old Gamecube game for goodness sake.
8GB Ram
Intel Core i5 CPU 520
GeForce GT 335M
214GB Computer Memory
Anyways, any answers would be completely appreciated. Thanks for your time!

Try exporting at 30 fps, drop the max bitrate to between 2 and 3 Mbps and go for vbr 1-pass. You'll cut the export time by half at least, and greatly reduce the file size with minimal effect on output quality. Don't rely on Pr's estimate of file size -- perform an actual export and then evaluate what you have.
Cheers,
Jeff

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