Question / Help Best Settings For OBS and Twitch Dropped Frames Problem

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Yigas

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Hello everyone one more time. Lately I wanted to start stream again and still having the problem with twitch. On hitbox.tv I can stream 720p/60fps with 2500 bitrate but on twitch, I can't use more than 1500/1600 bitrate. This is the problem that I'm having. And the first question is how am I gonna solve this? Is it about between my ISP and Twitch Ingest Servers? Changing my IP Port would help me?

Second question is I want to minimize CPU usage while streaming 720p/60fps. Here is my pc:

Intel i5 3570k @ 3.4GHz
MSI z77-g43
AMD HD 7950
Gskill ripjawsx 2x4gb 1600 mhz
SSD + HDD
25mbps/5mbps

I'm mostly streaming CS:GO and World of Warcraft. When streaming CS:GO my cpu usage sometimes comes around %100. So I changed it to quicksync and it helped me little but it still comes around %80. Here is my latest OBS settings:

Encoder: Quick Sync
Use CBR: checked
Max Bitrate: 2500kb/s
Resolution Downscale: 1.50 (1280x720)
FPS: 60
Use Multithreaded Optimizations: checked
Process Priorty Class: Normal
Scene Buffering Times (milliseconds): 700
Quick Sync Preset: 1 (Best Quality)
Encoding Profile: main
Keyframe Interval: 2
Use CFR: checked
Use custom parameters for the Quick Sync encoder: unchecked (should I check this, if I should then what should I go for more 'Target Kbps' etc.)

I can buy a cpu cooler and OC it if this is what I need.

That's pretty much this, hopefully I'll solve those problems :) Thank you guys.

With my all respect;
Yigas
 
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if you are already using quicksync, there isnt anything you can do to lower your cpu usage, other than lower your in game settings.
for 720p 60fps though, I would recommend at least 3000bitrate, if you have the upload (which you have) I recommend 3500, which is about the max you can use when you're not partnered with Twitch.

And to answer your first question. Yes it's an issue between your ISP and Twitch. Nothing you can do unfortunately.
 
@AndehX First of all thank you so much for answering everything.

Second, I'm thinking abut OC my CPU. Would it help me a little bit?

And third, are my quicksync settings OK?

Thank you so much again
 
You would most definitely benefit from overclocking your CPU. those i5's can easily do 4.5ghz. Make sure you have adequite cooling though, and do research before you tinker with things like vcore voltage.

Your quicksync settings look fine. Just up the bitrate a bit like I suggested above.
 
@AndehX Thank you so much one more time.

I think first of all I gotta get rid of that dropping frames. And you said it's an issue between my ISP and Twitch... So will try to change "IP Port"

Second one is, I've got MSI G43 which means I can use OC Genie II, it is just OCing my CPU right? And I'm thinking about buying a 120mm CPU Cooler but I'm afraid of ram slots. My ram slots are really close to CPU so maybe it is not possible to use 120mm CPU Cooler because it might close one of my ram slots.

Sorry for my bad english, thank you one more time :)
 
most CPU coolers should be perfectly fine, unless you have very tall RAM sticks.

Yes OC Genie II should do the trick for an easy quick overclock
 
@AndehX

My rams won't be a problem I think, I'm thinking about buying hyperx 212 (cooler master)

Thank you so much sir. Really appreciated :)
 
keep in mind that more corespeed wont do any magic since you are still limited to only 4 threads while running an 1ghz oc it might free up ~10% cpu usage if even.

i'd rather suggest looking for a cheao i7 3770k which will change stuff really noticeable
 
@alpinlol well buying a new cpu is a little bit problem for me but thank you for the advice.

Btw if I keep streaming with those settings, that much CPU usage would damage my PC? Or it is OK?
 
Yigas said:
@alpinlol well buying a new cpu is a little bit problem for me but thank you for the advice.

Btw if I keep streaming with those settings, that much CPU usage would damage my PC? Or it is OK?
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i'd like to see an log

and yes overclocking itself shortens the cpu lifespan depending on how much more corevoltage is needed thats why i wouldnt recommend going over 4ghz since thats doable without changing the vcore for most ivybridge cpu's

and if you are running heavy tasks all the time + oc you generate heat all the time head shortens the lifespan of the silicon but still thinking of 8years instead of 10+ so yeah... your proably going to upgrade your hardware by then but keep in mind get a high end air cooler like from noctua or get some good inloop watercooling from nzxt
 
Yeah I wouldnt worry about shortening the life span of the CPU. Like alpinlol says, we're talking a 10 year life cycle, shortened down to say.. 8 years, by which time you will have upgraded (i hope)

upgrading to an i7 3770K is definitely a very good move though, if you can get the money together. the benefit to stream with an i7 over an i5 is worth every penny.
 
Thank you guys so much for the answers

@alpinlol

The problem for now is my upload speed down to 1 mbit for this month (I'm living in Turkey, yea...) so I can't try streaming this month. If Overclocking won't gonna down my cpu usage it's not a good move for me. If I'm gonna do OC I'm going to buy Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo

@AndehX

Well, ofc It will be upgraded probably. The main problem is I can't afford to buy an i7 3770k

What you guys think about selling my MSI G43 and i5 3570k and buy a new moba with amd 8320, then OC it? Or do I need to OC a 8320?

Thank you guys! :)
 
8320 needs oc and its actually not worth the move to amd in my honest opinion, rather look for an intel xeon e3 1230v2
 
For streaming, I would always stick to Intel. A move to AMD, would be a downgrade. Xeon's are server CPU's but the nature of them, makes them excellent CPU's for streaming. Expensive though.
 
because amd is bad with how they behave on multi threading even though their multitasking is pretty good they multi threading and single thread power is quite bad. for their money they are really good

and no the xeons arent expensive the e3 1230v2 costs as much as the i5 while the i5 is only normal quad core the xeon is a quad core with hyper threading so the xeon is technically an i7 for less money the only downside is overclocking is really limited and you have to make sore that your motherboards supports xeons cpu's (most of them do by today) the cpu architecture is the same just the controllers on the die are different thats why xeons drop 1-3 fps by comparison with an i7 (in game benchmarks)
 
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