OBS on a laptop usually doesn't work very well. They tend to heat up quickly and slow down to protect themselves, and then the encoding (needed for either streaming or recording) falls apart.
We usually recommend a desktop tower if you can (cheaper for the same performance), or a Mobile Workstation if it must be a laptop. MW's are thick and heavy because they have a for-real cooling system, and not just a token fan like most laptops, if they even have that.
OBS Studio creates a log file each time you run it which contains very useful diagnostic information. Without a log file, it's much harder for any support volunteers to figure out problems and your post may be ignored. To upload a log file, go to the Help menu > Log Files > Upload Last Log...
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