12-Second Delay in OBS Stream to Telegram – Need Help (Low-End PC)

[svnraj]

Hi everyone,

I'm using OBS Studio to live stream my desktop screen (running a trading software) to my private Telegram channel. I'm not using a virtual camera — just capturing the screen and streaming it directly through third-party tools.

The problem: There's a 12-second delay between the live screen and what shows up on Telegram. I need to reduce this delay as much as possible for real-time trading.

My setup:

Low-end Windows desktop

Dual-core CPU, no dedicated GPU

12GB RAM, 512GB SSD


Is there any way to reduce the delay through OBS settings (encoder, bitrate, etc.) or lightweight tools that work better with low-end PCs?
Is there any lightweight plugin or method optimized for low-end PCs to improve real-time performance?


Any help is really appreciated. Thanks!

 

[koala]

As long as you don't enable any delay in Settings > Advanced > Stream Delay, any delay is created within the streaming provider you use and out of your control.