Question / Help Best Quality Settings for my PC?

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PC Specs :
AMD FX 9590
8GB RAM
Nvidia Geforce GTX 970
Internet Speed: Download 177.22mbps Upload 4.47mbps

So basically, I want to stream CSGO but I'm having trouble finding what the best possible settings are for my PC. As of now, these are the current settings I use and the quality isn't as clear as I think it should be. I used https://obsproject.com/estimator but it didn't really help much.

Thank you very much for helping me and taking the time to read my post! If any more info is needed please let me know :)

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720p, 30fps, 2000kbps is the 'golden point' for non-partners. DO NOT USE NVENC.

At 3500kbps, a vast majority of your potential viewers will buffer badly, and simply leave for another stream without even mentioning it. Also, with that much of your upstream in-use (almost 3600kbps out of just under 4500 *peak*, since audio bitrate isn't included in the video bitrate setting) your game is likely to experience higher latency, as well as dropped frames due to standard network deviation; it's SOP even for Partners not to use more than 2/3 of peak upload in a single-player game, and half in multiplayer games (to account for the extra overhead).

If you need 60fps, drop to 480p. You can also drop to 480p@30 if you want better image fidelity. This probably isn't necessary once you swap to x264 Veryfast again though.

NVENC uses extremely low-quality compression, and will make your stream look extremely bad at any given streaming bitrate. It's only useful if you have a potato-grade CPU and cannot otherwise stream, or for local recording so you can throw heaps of bitrate at it to overcome the poor compression quality.
 
FerretBomb said:
720p, 30fps, 2000kbps is the 'golden point' for non-partners. DO NOT USE NVENC.

At 3500kbps, a vast majority of your potential viewers will buffer badly, and simply leave for another stream without even mentioning it. Also, with that much of your upstream in-use (almost 3600kbps out of just under 4500 *peak*, since audio bitrate isn't included in the video bitrate setting) your game is likely to experience higher latency, as well as dropped frames due to standard network deviation; it's SOP even for Partners not to use more than 2/3 of peak upload in a single-player game, and half in multiplayer games (to account for the extra overhead).

If you need 60fps, drop to 480p. You can also drop to 480p@30 if you want better image fidelity. This probably isn't necessary once you swap to x264 Veryfast again though.

NVENC uses extremely low-quality compression, and will make your stream look extremely bad at any given streaming bitrate. It's only useful if you have a potato-grade CPU and cannot otherwise stream, or for local recording so you can throw heaps of bitrate at it to overcome the poor compression quality.
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Wow. thank you so much, you really helped me out. I think you explained everything i needed to know. You're awesome!
 
Cheers, and happy to help! :)

As an extension, you can turn your x264 encoder preset to a slower setting. The slower it is, the more CPU is used, and the better your stream will look at a given bitrate. It's not a magic bullet and is mostly polish, but it can be noticeable.

Start with Veryfast, make sure you only go down ONE step at a time, test for at least 30 minutes in-game while actually streaming between each step, and keep an eye on your CPU usage, temperature, and throttling. The slowest settings can crush just about any CPU on the market, with certain config setups.
 
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