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[hivezzz]

Hi!

My upload speed is 5 mbps. I want to stream in 720p. I have i5 2500 CPU and 8 GB of RAM and GTX 560 Ti (soon to be 780).

What setting should I be running in OBS?
Do I activate CBR?
Bitrate 4000 kbps will be ok? (It says to stream on Twitch I should set 3500 - should i do that?)
Which number should I set "quality balance" to?
If I want to stream in 1280x720, do I have to set both resolutions on 1280x720, or only downscale my normal 1080p to 720p?

I've read this: http://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends ... _with_obs/

And it says that 800 bitrate is good for a good PC...? I thought the higher is better.

I tried streaming Counter Strike Global Offensive. Works quite good, but it's not super fluid. I wonder what can I do to improve.

I would be also grateful for any tips and advices, maybe I didn't check some options or forget about something...


Thanks in advance.

 

[Lain]

3500 is for 720p fine if you can support that bitrate. Ignore quality balance, turn on CBR.

 

[hivezzz]

Did all that. Quality still is not perfect, but it's fine I guess for stream. Wonder if there's anything else I can do, but probably not...

One more thing - tick "Custom buffer size"?

 

[dodgepong]

No, leave custom buffer size unchecked.