Question / Help Fluctuating (Not bad but annoying) ping while streaming

[baldeagle]

Ok, so my issue is a little weird, I've searched for this issue but doesn't seem to be common enough for forum posts.

So basically my issue is that I get small ping jumps that fluctuate while streaming regardless of the bitrate or resolution I set my settings at (within reason). I have done a few things such as tinkering with presets, trying CBR, disabling and enabling QoS, changing priority of the apps, using the low latency mode (what ever that actually does), I got slight improvement but still no dice on the issue being fixed.

I don't mind a small increase in ping while streaming, but I would highly prefer if there was a way to make it more constant instead of going between 50-100 on the fly constantly.

my net speed is:

5.5 mbps download
0.9 mbps upload

AMD phenom II x6 1055T processor 2.8 ghz
4 gig ram
nvidia GTx 560 Ti

Also back when I was living at home the upload speed was 1 mbps, not much difference, and I never had such issues. Not to mention I wasn't the only one using the internet in the house but I'm living by myself so there is no way of other people causing this issue

EDIT: I am also with the same provider as I was back at home (iinet Australia)

Any suggestions?

 

[dodgepong]

Have you tried enabling "Minimize network impact" in broadcast settings?

 

[baldeagle]

No I didn't, never noticed it :S I will get back to you and tell if you if there is improvement

 

[baldeagle]

Have you tried enabling "Minimize network impact" in broadcast settings?

Just tried it, yes still the same issue occuring

 

[Hopewithinchaos]

0.9 MB Up? That's not a whole lot of room to stream at all. Whats your streaming bitrate?

 

[baldeagle]

490 kbps

 

[Hopewithinchaos]

Long story short: Your bandwidth isn't enough to play online games while streaming. Not without Ping hits like crazy.

 

[baldeagle]

Long story short: Your bandwidth isn't enough to play online games while streaming. Not without Ping hits like crazy.

But I never had such issues before with the same upload speed, that is what Im trying to solve

 

[Hopewithinchaos]

.4 mbps upload would lag ANY online game. how you weren't getting ping issues before is what's surprising to me.

 

[baldeagle]

.4 mbps upload would lag ANY online game. how you weren't getting ping issues before is what's surprising to me.

490 kilobits, not kilobytes...

 

[Hopewithinchaos]

Either way. You simply don't have the bandwidth for Online gaming and streaming with no ping/lag.

 

[baldeagle]

I really don't want to sound like an ass here, however I was on the same upload speed WITH people on the internet and streamed just fine, why it's not functioning now is a little iffy. To just tell me I don't have the bandwidth when I have done it before many times without issues is a little annoying and counter-productive and counter-logical.

 

[baldeagle]

Anyway, are there any other things I could look at that I may not know about? I do want to get to the bottom of this issue I'm having

 

[dodgepong]

Generally speaking, high latency is caused by your stream competing too much for internet bandwidth. The only reliable fixes are to enable Minimize Network Impact or reduce bit rate until it stops. If this is something new, you might want to see if there's something else on your internal network affecting things, or see if there's an ISP problem.