Question / Help Advice on OBS / streaming / new rig.

[SupahNoob]

After much thought, I've decided for a multitude of reasons to build a new rig. The one I'm currently running is getting old due to stress and overuse, so I need some advice.

Is this a good build for streaming ARTS games at 60fps+ at 1080p ?

Any suggestions, comments, concerns, etc would be very very welcomed! I've heard Intel chips are better for JTV, but seem to be outclassed by a lot of others when doing things other than streaming. I'd really love to hear some advice on this specifically. :)

 

[paibox]

While most of the setup is fine, the CPU is not, by a long shot. If you're taking the AMD route, you would have to go for an FX 8350 or an overclocked 8320 in order to comfortably do 1080p at 60 frames per second, the X4 965 is simply too weak.

Another thing to keep in mind when intending to stream 1080p60 is your network connection, but since you're not mentioning that one, I assume you're already confident that it's good enough.

 

[hilalpro]

an fx 8350 will give you the ability to encode a 1 pass 1080p stream at 60 fps and high bitrate/quality while running other apps and the game comfortably.

 

[SupahNoob]

My network connection (based on the estimator) says I should be able to stream 1080p60; my uploads are around 42000kbps.

I'm looking into upgrading the CPU, which I had slightly expected to have to do - we were gambling on that one. We've been doing some research on a VCC and were thinking about using BMIP. Will using BMIP to capture and send the video to OBS offload any of the stress on the CPU?

Also, the new CPU we're choosing is the FX-8350 like suggested. ;P

 

[paibox]

Using a capture card on the same computer you're streaming from offers next to no benefits, and I would not recommend it. OBS' game capture and Window capture with Aeron on use next to no CPU as it is, only in very specific cases would a capture card be useful. ARTS games are typically not such cases.

 

[SupahNoob]

Thanks for that load off my shoulders! I was told that it's useful to have a capture card, and that Intel is the way to go when streaming. It's good to hear I don't need BMIP to run a high quality stream.

 

[paibox]

A capture card is useful for streaming console games and the such, or if you have a two PC streaming setup, with one PC to play the games on and one PC to stream stuff with, though that's no walk in the park to set up properly.

When using XSplit, a capture card can, depending on the situation, be the fastest way to stream the output from a computer, but with OBS it's not really necessary. (Aside from with a two PC setup.)

 

[MattMan]

After much thought, I've decided for a multitude of reasons to build a new rig. The one I'm currently running is getting old due to stress and overuse, so I need some advice.

Is this a good build for streaming ARTS games at 60fps+ at 1080p ?

Any suggestions, comments, concerns, etc would be very very welcomed! I've heard Intel chips are better for JTV, but seem to be outclassed by a lot of others when doing things other than streaming. I'd really love to hear some advice on this specifically. :)

I'd change the CPU with either an FX-8350 or an I5 3570K. If you went with the I5, obviously you'll need an LGA 1155 motherboard. If you were to go that route, I'd recommend this motherboard: http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-Intel-11 ... gabyte+z77

 

[Dariofubar]

A capture card is useful for streaming console games and the such, or if you have a two PC streaming setup, with one PC to play the games on and one PC to stream stuff with, though that's no walk in the park to set up properly.

When using XSplit, a capture card can, depending on the situation, be the fastest way to stream the output from a computer, but with OBS it's not really necessary. (Aside from with a two PC setup.)

While you still need a strong cpu to stream ,a capture card reduces/gets rid of the weird mouse feeling you get when streaming at higher resolutions/fps (it WON'T reduce cpu load since you are using it as a capture source and not to encode). For everything except fps games i think you are right . But if you play a lot of FPS Games such a battlefield and similar and you want to get rid of the weird sluggish mouse feeling that software capture/ game capture is giving you, it is the way to go.

Since i am using a Capture card as capture source for my Monitor the Input lag is completely gone. I have to admit that in some games there is no difference to before using Game Capture (since OBS is that good).

Some gamers may not be as sensitive to those things and don't care about it, but if you are a true fps gamer and you DON'T want to feel that you are streaming , a 2 pc setup or a capture card in a 1 pc setup is a must.