Question / Help CS:GO Var spikes when streaming?

[NickGuz]

When I try to stream cs:go, my var goes from about 0.6ish up to about 1-2 when I go live. It's not my ping, just the var. I have 5 mb/s up, bitrate is set to 2000 with 25 fps downscaled to 720p. I have an amd fx-6300, and amd r9 280x.

So what would be the cause of the var spiking like that? I've messed with the bitrate and fps and it still does it.

 

[R1CH]

Doesn't var track server frame time variance?

 

[NickGuz]

Doesn't var track server frame time variance?

That's what I thought, so that's why I'm confused. It's the var on top of the net_graph, not on the bottom. I've noticed it also goes up to about 2 when bringing up the scoreboard, so maybe it has something to do with my pc itself?

 

[R1CH]

The additional CPU load from streaming is probably causing it. I wouldn't worry too much as 1-2ms variance is probably not noticeable.

 

[NickGuz]

The additional CPU load from streaming is probably causing it. I wouldn't worry too much as 1-2ms variance is probably not noticeable.

I've noticed that if I minimize OBS on my 2nd monitor instead of leaving it up, it runs much better. Is that a common problem?

Edit: Just disabled DisplayFusion and it seems much better. Does OBS not work well with DisplayFusion?

 

[R1CH]

I use DisplayFusion myself and haven't noticed any issues in particular. It is possible though, DF does hook processes and may be interfering somehow.