Question / Help Can't get stream to work properly, even with 480p settings.

[SirSparkleton]

Hi,

I have been trying to get my stream to work properly for the last two days now with little success.
I started with a scaled resolution of 720p and 30fps, but the stream was very choppy and I got the "Encoding overloaded" message.

So, I changed the encoding preset every time, even tried the ultrafast one with little to no improvement. Then I changed the scaled output resolution to 480p, which was better but still had problems with very fast ingame movements (Overwatch, by the way).

I then checked my CPU usage, and it kept maxing out at 100%, which is probably the cause. Even with ingame settings set to their lowest and locked at 60fps it would still be in the 85-100% range.

I'd think my i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz would be sufficient to stream at least 720p 30fps, so is there some underlying issue I'm missing?
I included the log file of the stream where I kept messing around with the presets, bitrate and resolutions.

Thanks in advance for the help.

 

[EBrito]

Try encoding with your GPU.

NVENC preset veryfast 3500kbps or more
1280x720x30FPs

 

[SirSparkleton]

When I try that, it gives me an error: "Starting the output failed. Please check the log for details."

Log: https://gist.github.com/ed4225328112e6111a272af9d0266a46

 

[EBrito]

01:48:59.455: fatal: No NVENC capable devices found
01:48:59.455: [NVENC encoder: 'streaming_h264'] Failed to open NVENC codec: Generic error in an external library

Update you Nvidia drivers.
If problem continues, do a clean install erasing before Nvidia drivers with DDU
http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/display-driver-uninstaller-download.html7

(And change video settings: rescaled output 1280x720x 30 fps)

 

[SirSparkleton]

Updating my drivers still gave me the same error message. I did however try enabling QuickSync, and that lets me stream 720p with around 80-85% CPU usage. This means I do have to play in 1080p and have a locked maximum of 60fps ingame, which isn't ideal.
My goal is to be able to play in 1440p with at least 120fps and stream 720p 30fps, what would it take for me to do that? Just an upgrade to my CPU? Upgrading my GPU isn't an option since I just recently upgraded to the 1060.