Question / Help FPS Lag, even with new graphics card.

Download the latest, do not use the drivers from the CD (without fault, they're outdated).
That's the correct option, you may need to boot into Safe Mode (hit F8 during boot-up, it should give you the boot options screen if I remember the button correctly) to successfully perform the uninstall completely if it keeps bluescreening. That's likely a good sign though, means that something is buggered up in the drivers, and once it's sorted out it may fix the hitching problem too once the newest ones are installed clean.
 
I'd just like to say that first of all, The 965 is a Phenom, not Athlon, and second of all the 965 is a great cpu for the money and It's enough for 720p 60fps streaming with small overclocking.

I'm running 720p, 60fps with the 965 be at 3.8Ghz with NB freq on 2600Mhz without any problems streaming D3, Black Ops 2, Portal 2, WoW and similar games.
 
If you want to argue semantics, fine. It's a Phenom. Most refer to just about any AMD processor as an 'Athlon' though.

I have this exact CPU in my headless network management server. Compared to something like even a (first-gen) Core i7 920, it's on the pokey side of slowtown. It's not as bad as an older Core2Duo, sure. But it's a fairly budget-conscious CPU (which is why I bought mine, needing a midrange box to do server duty), runs hot even in stock trim (I had to swap to a CoolerMaster Hyper 212+ just to get mine to stop idling at 50C on the stock cooler and spiking to 80C+ under load), and overclocking assistance is WAY beyond the scope of the OBS forums.
If he wants to get into that, fine. But the settings as provided got him rocking along in stock trim, without spending days dicking around with getting a stable OC, overvolting, adding a NB cooler to prop that bit up when it starts to sag thanks to the added heat of the FSB clock bump, and having to watch his temps to make sure he doesn't melt the silicon. Plus the reduced lifespan of the hardware with the added heat, as a kick in the pants even when he gets everything perfect at the end.

Follow the KISS rule. Keep It Simple, Stupid(/S***head). :)
 
FerretBomb said:
If you want to argue semantics, fine. It's a Phenom. Most refer to just about any AMD processor as an 'Athlon' though.

I have this exact CPU in my headless network management server. Compared to something like even a (first-gen) Core i7 920, it's on the pokey side of slowtown. It's not as bad as an older Core2Duo, sure. But it's a fairly budget-conscious CPU (which is why I bought mine, needing a midrange box to do server duty), runs hot even in stock trim (I had to swap to a CoolerMaster Hyper 212+ just to get mine to stop idling at 50C on the stock cooler and spiking to 80C+ under load), and overclocking assistance is WAY beyond the scope of the OBS forums.
If he wants to get into that, fine. But the settings as provided got him rocking along in stock trim, without spending days dicking around with getting a stable OC, overvolting, adding a NB cooler to prop that bit up when it starts to sag thanks to the added heat of the FSB clock bump, and having to watch his temps to make sure he doesn't melt the silicon. Plus the reduced lifespan of the hardware with the added heat, as a kick in the pants even when he gets everything perfect at the end.

Follow the KISS rule. Keep It Simple, Stupid(/S***head). :)
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Wow, really? Why WOULDN'T you overclock a CPU when livestreaming? that's the question. I've NEVER had any trouble with my 965. I have both good temperature and performance on my cpu(idle-28, load 45-48c). It's not rocket science overclocking a cpu.

And most good motherboards has heatpipes running from VRM > NB with fins that cool them. And for that matter, why would you even touch the FSB on a Black Edition? (They're unlocked... :):):))
I never insulted you in any kind of way and still you call me either stupid or sh*thead. Great temper mate, just.. Great.
 
To increase the longevity of the system, for one. Overclocking does decrease the lifespan of silicon, even without overvolting, due to the added heat. If you DO have to upvolt to get it stable, the increased voltage WILL burn it out significantly faster (potentially geometrically faster, due to electromigration). Also, if you buy for the capabilities you need, you also don't have to overclock to get the performance you require in the first place.

Are you running a particularly mild overclock, or a signficantly upgraded heatsink/cooling system beyond the reference model? With those temps, it's one or the other, as AMD's stock HS are known to be on the poor side. Overclocking is not rocket science if you know how to tell the difference between a VESA, ISA, or PCI(-e) header, but it's not just 'whack the numbers higher until it crashes, then back off'. That's not proper overclocking, that's smashing it with a mallet where a screwdriver would do.

Even if a motherboard has a stock NB(/SB) cooler, you still need to keep an eye on it, and at some point it will meet or exceed the stock unit's capabilities (if so equipped) and you'll have to supplement it.

The KISS rule. It's an acronym. 'Keep It Simple, Stupid(/S***head)'. KISS. Why each of those letters were capitalized, writing out the full form. I'm not insulting you, I'm using a phrase that's been used for decades (or centuries) to say 'stop trying to be over-clever, it usually screws things up more often than not'. Though after that exchange...


Short version. If you choose to overclock? Good for you. Advising that everyone overclock? Not recommended.
OP isn't. Getting him settings to stream (and stream well) with his current system setup was the point of this thread. That's been done, with another issue also nipped in the bud at the same time.
 
Well, should be a flat 30fps, if you dropped the rate down. :)
After that, it's again time to find the next bottleneck.

As far as the hitching goes, I still would look at your other drivers and system setup, spending time on Google learning how to diagnose system issues, or hiring a local technician who knows how to do more than just wipe your cache and defrag the drive, and give your system a solid going-over and tune.
 
Yea it is on stream but not in-game where I should have flat 60 :O. I will try to update the rest of my drivers, will do it later tonight, thanks for the help I got earlier :)
 
WadRambo said:
Yea it is on stream but not in-game where I should have flat 60 :O. I will try to update the rest of my drivers, will do it later tonight, thanks for the help I got earlier :)
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Ahhh, that's different, and yeah. VSync without triple buffering enabled (which will unfortunately tax your GPU quite a bit) can lead to bouncy framerates, for just one example. Tons of reasons that can happen. All sorts of variables to rule out with that one though, and so I'll duck out as that isn't OBS-specific. :)

Completely welcome, glad it worked out!
 
Great read! I have a setup just like this but with 16gb of ram and gtx 9700 video card. I will try these settigns too because I have having major issues. Trying not to fork out the 500 for i7 4790k and motherboard.
 
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