Question / Help Can i Stream?

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ngma

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I am wanting to start streaming alot more and I have tried some in the past but it comes out choppy and dont understand why. So i was going to start fresh and ask for help this time and see if someone can maybe help me out.

Here is everything that i am running:

Proc: AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 640 3.00 GHz
RAM: 8gb
OS: Win 7 64 bit
GFX: Nvidia Geforce GT 630 either 1-2 GB dont remember
Net Download: 30MB
Net Upload: 3.41
**Net Speeds taken mid-day during high traffic times**

The game I am wanting to stream is Ghost Recon Phantoms. Its a FPS type game with alot of moving and shooting.

Please help the sooner the better.

Thanks,
 
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vbdkv

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I used to stream just fine on an Athlon II X4 640. Just keep it at 30 fps and downscale to 720p if you play in 1080p. You'll have no problems at all. The probable reason as to why it's choppy is probably because you you use much bandwidth than you have. Also note that 30fps will never ever be as smooth as 60 fps.

Your GPU is rather weak, that might be holding you back. Unless you can keep a steady pace in-game (such as 60fps) it will indeed affect your live stream.
 
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ngma

New Member
Thanks,

So essentially i need to upgrade my GPU? what would be a good one without breaking the bank?

Also can you kind of outline the best settings for what i have so i don't put in the wrong setting please.?
 
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ngma

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i also have a second computer, is there some way that i can stream from that PC and dedicate all the resources from it to streaming while my main computer handle just the game?
 
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alpinlol

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gt 630 should be a gddr3 card which means it has real struggles to keep up 720p30

downscale to 540p maybe even 480p to get a stable 30fps on the capture
 
FerretBomb

FerretBomb

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No problems here when test-running on a GT 430 as far as the GPU goes. Your 630 should be fine.
I'd be more concerned about your CPU, which is on the older side, and is going to be heavily stressed even to run 720p@30fps. I'd probably start out on 480p@30fps if I were in your shoes, and do a LOT of testing to see exactly what you can get away with.

Also, 60fps is just numbers-wanking. You'll get much better image fidelity at 30fps, when twice as many kilobits can be devoted to each pixel. There's a difference between playing at 60fps (important) and streaming at 60 (wasteful and will look much worse at the same bit-rate, along with being more stressful on your CPU).
 
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alpinlol

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FerretBomb said:
No problems here when test-running on a GT 430 as far as the GPU goes. Your 630 should be fine.
I'd be more concerned about your CPU, which is on the older side, and is going to be heavily stressed even to run 720p@30fps. I'd probably start out on 480p@30fps if I were in your shoes, and do a LOT of testing to see exactly what you can get away with.

Also, 60fps is just numbers-wanking. You'll get much better image fidelity at 30fps, when twice as many kilobits can be devoted to each pixel. There's a difference between playing at 60fps (important) and streaming at 60 (wasteful and will look much worse at the same bit-rate, along with being more stressful on your CPU).
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did nvidia actually fix the gddr3 problem on their gt4 and gt6 cards since gtx 260 were performing horrible at 720p30
 
FerretBomb

FerretBomb

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Yeah, the GTX 200-series was the only one that really had the problem; as I understand it, even the 300-series work massively better.
600-series? No sweat.
 
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ngma

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thanks, yes i have tried lowering it down some.

So if i want to upgrade what do i need to beef up? graphics or proc?

I mean christmas is coming up.. lol
 
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