Question / Help 2699v3 OBS Settings/custom commands

[EDGAR_SEC]

So I randomly decided to pick up an E5-2699v3 to replace the 5960X in my stream PC. I installed it today and was wondering what you guys might suggest I try in order to maximize performance. From research I've done the past few days, it appears that having OBS/x264 open too many threads at once is detrimental. Some have even suggested I take the output resolution (1080p) and divide by 40 (which gives me 27) and set that as my thread limit using threads=27.

Apparently the reason for dividing by 40 is due to the macroblock being 16px tall and the other 24 being the default "look ahead" sizing or something. I've learned I can override this using the --mvrange-thread command. However, I don't exactly understand the implications of changing the 24 pixel size. Any ideas?

Also, if anyone else has any suggestions/experiments for me to try, let me know!

Thanks

 

[Sapiens]

Use the most demanding preset the CPU is able to handle and don't worry about manually adjusting threading or your other custom params at all.