Question / Help Encoder overloaded warning....

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DEADheadGaming

New Member
Hey guys,
So I have been using OBS Studio flawlessly for a little while now, and I don't know if my computer updated or what happened but today I am getting a ton of Encoder overloaded warnings and it's causing my stream to be mega choppy. What do you guys need from me to help narrow this down? Black Ops 3 is probably the most graphics intensive game I stream.
Intel i7 7700K (Stock speed)
16GB Corsair Vengence DDR4
EVGA GTX 1080Ti (Stock speed)
Samsung evo 1tb ssd
Wired connection


THANK YOU!
 
Fenrir

Fenrir

Forum Admin
So, few things I noticed.

First, 1080p60fps is going to need near 7500-9000 bitrate to start looking halfway decent for fast-paced FPS games. At 3400, you're probably better off with 720p30fps.

Second, from your log:

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20:21:11.209: Output 'simple_stream': Number of lagged frames due to rendering lag/stalls: 941 (1.6%)
20:21:11.209: Output 'simple_stream': Number of dropped frames due to insufficient bandwidth/connection stalls: 1531 (2.6%)
20:21:11.209: Video stopped, number of skipped frames due to encoding lag: 8118/59801 (13.6%)

The lagged frames means your're maxing out your GPU. Make sure you have FPS capped in the games you play to avoid the game using the entire GPU (yes, even a 1080ti can be maxed out very quickly if FPS is not capped)

Dropped frames is your connection. I see this as probably being the bulk of your issue, as the second stream attempt in that log shows: Number of dropped frames due to insufficient bandwidth/connection stalls: 1284 (9.4%)
That's a fair bit, and means something is up with your internet connection.

Next, the skipped frames usually means your CPU is overloaded. Again, this can be caused by not capping FPS in the game and allowing it to use all your system resources, leaving nothing left for OBS.

Finally, make sure that you don't have any overly aggressive antivirus or other security software running on your system that can impact performance. If you're using Avast/AVG, disable Game Mode as that has been known to cause issues due to how poorly it's designed.
 
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DEADheadGaming

New Member
Fenrir said:
So, few things I noticed.

First, 1080p60fps is going to need near 7500-9000 bitrate to start looking halfway decent for fast-paced FPS games. At 3400, you're probably better off with 720p30fps.

Second, from your log:

Code: 
20:21:11.209: Output 'simple_stream': Number of lagged frames due to rendering lag/stalls: 941 (1.6%)
20:21:11.209: Output 'simple_stream': Number of dropped frames due to insufficient bandwidth/connection stalls: 1531 (2.6%)
20:21:11.209: Video stopped, number of skipped frames due to encoding lag: 8118/59801 (13.6%)

The lagged frames means your're maxing out your GPU. Make sure you have FPS capped in the games you play to avoid the game using the entire GPU (yes, even a 1080ti can be maxed out very quickly if FPS is not capped)

Dropped frames is your connection. I see this as probably being the bulk of your issue, as the second stream attempt in that log shows: Number of dropped frames due to insufficient bandwidth/connection stalls: 1284 (9.4%)
That's a fair bit, and means something is up with your internet connection.

Next, the skipped frames usually means your CPU is overloaded. Again, this can be caused by not capping FPS in the game and allowing it to use all your system resources, leaving nothing left for OBS.

Finally, make sure that you don't have any overly aggressive antivirus or other security software running on your system that can impact performance. If you're using Avast/AVG, disable Game Mode as that has been known to cause issues due to how poorly it's designed.
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I have been having some odd issues with my internet lately, I just can't figure out what is causing the problem. It's honestly causing me a lot of stress lately. But thanks a bunch, I'll see if I can somehow get this all sorted out. It's been the last few days has been especially bad
 
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