Question / Help Brand new OBS install destroying strong processor.

MobiusK

New Member
Hello there,
Recently, I've completely reset my Windows OS by re-installing and everything since then has gone downhill.
A completely new install of OBS (Streamlabs and regular) both destroy my CPU, utilizing over 50% with *no* scenes or sources added.
I have a fairly strong computer, I7-6700K at 4GHz, 1080TI, 16GB of RAM, the works.
I've tried just about everything I've found online and I've come to the conclusion that I must be cursed:
  • Turning off XBOX DVR
  • Trying every single encoding option for both x264 software and NVENC hardware
  • Unplugging peripheral devices like my webcam
  • Turning off web browser hardware acceleration
  • Updating drivers
At this point I'm completely lost on what to try next because I feel like the only thing left is ritual sacrifice.
My computer runs everything perfectly when OBS is not on, with the heaviest load being Photoshop or Overwatch at 144Hz.
As soon as I even look at the OBS icon though, my computer freezes in terror.
I've retrieved my latest OBS log so hopefully that sheds some light on the situation: https://pastebin.com/rUkvpaMf

Please, somebody help me.
 

MobiusK

New Member
Update:
Another couple fruitless hours of testing changes has been useless. Even League of Legends grinds down to 30/40 FPS.
  • We tried running the stream with the "Disable full-screen optimizations" checked and unchecked for OW / LoL
  • XSplit has the same symptoms that OBS does
 
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