Frames being dropped randomly overnight

[stuarthasecs]

I had obs recording COD Warzone and it was working totally fine and then seemingly overnight without downloading any software updates on my computer the recordings started dropping frames. As far as I know settings had not changed but for some reason frames started being dropped. These are the logs from a recent recording, but when I record any game that is not Call of Duty the recordings work totally fine.

Log here:

21:51:37.535: CPU Name: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core Processor
21:51:37.535: CPU Speed: 3600MHz
21:51:37.535: Physical Cores: 6, Logical Cores: 12
21:51:37.535: Physical Memory: 16334MB Total, 3425MB Free
21:51:37.535: Windows Version: 10.0 Build 19042 (release: 2009; revision: 868; 64-bit)
21:51:37.535: Running as administrator: true
21:51:37.535: Aero is Enabled (Aero is always on for windows 8 and above)
21:51:37.535: Windows 10 Gaming Features:
21:51:37.535: Game Bar: Off
21:51:37.535: Game DVR: Off
21:51:37.535: Game DVR Background Recording: Off
21:51:37.535: Game Mode: On
21:51:37.536: Sec. Software Status:
21:51:37.537: Microsoft Defender Antivirus: enabled (AV)
21:51:37.537: Windows Firewall: enabled (FW)
21:51:37.537: Current Date/Time: 2021-03-28, 21:51:37
21:51:37.537: Browser Hardware Acceleration: true
21:51:37.537: Portable mode: false
21:51:37.847: OBS 26.1.1 (64-bit, windows)
21:51:37.847: ---------------------------------
21:51:37.884: ---------------------------------
21:51:37.884: audio settings reset:
21:51:37.884: samples per sec: 48000
21:51:37.884: speakers: 2
21:51:37.884: ---------------------------------
21:51:37.884: Initializing D3D11...
21:51:37.884: Available Video Adapters:
21:51:37.886: Adapter 0: Radeon RX 570 Series
21:51:37.886: Dedicated VRAM: 4273823744
21:51:37.886: Shared VRAM: 4269182976
21:51:37.886: PCI ID: 1002:67df
21:51:37.887: Driver Version: 27.20.15003.1004
21:51:37.887: output 0: pos={0, 0}, size={1920, 1080}, attached=true, refresh=144, name=XV240Y
21:51:37.887: output 1: pos={-1920, 0}, size={1920, 1080}, attached=true, refresh=75, name=ASUS VP228
21:51:37.888: Loading up D3D11 on adapter Radeon RX 570 Series (0)
21:51:37.915: D3D11 loaded successfully, feature level used: b000
21:51:37.915: DXGI increase maximum frame latency success
21:51:37.915: D3D11 GPU priority setup success
21:51:38.334: ---------------------------------
21:51:38.334: video settings reset:
21:51:38.334: base resolution: 1920x1080
21:51:38.334: output resolution: 1920x1080
21:51:38.334: downscale filter: Bicubic
21:51:38.334: fps: 60/1
21:51:38.334: format: NV12
21:51:38.334: YUV mode: 709/Partial
21:51:38.334: NV12 texture support enabled
21:51:38.338: Audio monitoring device:
21:51:38.338: name: Default
21:51:38.338: id: default
21:51:38.340: ---------------------------------
21:51:38.344: [CoreAudio encoder]: CoreAudio AAC encoder not installed on the system or couldn't be loaded
21:51:38.345: Failed to load 'en-US' text for module: 'decklink-captions.dll'
21:51:38.345: Failed to load 'en-US' text for module: 'decklink-ouput-ui.dll'
21:51:38.548: [AMF] Version 2.7.0 loaded (Compiled: 1.4.14.0, Runtime: 1.4.19.0, Library: 1;4;19;0;20.50.03.01;202103101419;CL#2273499).
21:51:38.574: [AMF] <Id: 1> Unable to set converter transfer characteristic, error AMF_NOT_FOUND (code 11)
21:51:38.607: [AMF] <Id: 2> Unable to set converter transfer characteristic, error AMF_NOT_FOUND (code 11)
21:51:38.615: [AMF] [Capability Manager] Testing Direct3D 11 Adapter 'Radeon RX 570 Series (VEN_1002/DEV_67df/SUB_23121458/REV_00ef)':
21:51:38.615: H264/AVC: Supported
21:51:38.615: H265/HEVC: Supported
21:51:38.615:
21:51:38.629: [obs-browser]: Version 2.9.1
21:51:38.629: [obs-browser]: CEF Version 75.1.16+g16a67c4+chromium-75.0.3770.100
21:51:38.952: Couldn't find VLC installation, VLC video source disabled
21:51:38.956: A DeckLink iterator could not be created. The DeckLink drivers may not be installed
21:51:38.957: No blackmagic support
21:51:38.960: ---------------------------------
21:51:38.961: Loaded Modules:
21:51:38.961: win-wasapi.dll
21:51:38.961: win-mf.dll
21:51:38.961: win-dshow.dll
21:51:38.961: win-decklink.dll
21:51:38.961: win-capture.dll
21:51:38.961: vlc-video.dll
21:51:38.961: text-freetype2.dll
21:51:38.961: rtmp-services.dll
21:51:38.961: obs-x264.dll
21:51:38.961: obs-vst.dll
21:51:38.961: obs-transitions.dll
21:51:38.961: obs-text.dll
21:51:38.961: obs-qsv11.dll
21:51:38.961: obs-outputs.dll
21:51:38.961: obs-filters.dll
21:51:38.961: obs-ffmpeg.dll
21:51:38.961: obs-browser.dll
21:51:38.961: image-source.dll
21:51:38.961: frontend-tools.dll
21:51:38.961: enc-amf.dll
21:51:38.961: decklink-ouput-ui.dll
21:51:38.961: decklink-captions.dll
21:51:38.961: coreaudio-encoder.dll
21:51:38.961: ---------------------------------
21:51:38.961: ==== Startup complete ===============================================
21:51:38.968: All scene data cleared
21:51:38.968: ------------------------------------------------
21:51:39.017: WASAPI: Device 'Headset Earphone (HyperX Virtual Surround Sound)' [48000 Hz] initialized
21:51:39.017: [Loaded global audio device]: 'Desktop Audio'
21:51:39.018: [duplicator-monitor-capture: 'Display Capture'] update settings:
21:51:39.018: display: 1 (1920x1080)
21:51:39.018: cursor: true
21:51:39.033: WASAPI: Device 'Headset Earphone (HyperX Virtual Surround Sound)' [48000 Hz] initialized
21:51:39.038: adding 21 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 21 milliseconds (source: Desktop Audio)
21:51:39.038:
21:51:39.047: WASAPI: Device 'Microphone (WOER)' [48000 Hz] initialized
21:51:39.047: Switched to scene 'Scene'
21:51:39.048: ------------------------------------------------
21:51:39.048: Loaded scenes:
21:51:39.048: - scene 'Scene':
21:51:39.049: - source: 'Audio Output Capture' (wasapi_output_capture)
21:51:39.049: - source: 'Audio Input Capture' (wasapi_input_capture)
21:51:39.049: - source: 'Display Capture' (monitor_capture)
21:51:39.049: ------------------------------------------------
21:51:40.647: ---------------------------------
21:51:40.647: [x264 encoder: 'recording_h264'] preset: medium
21:51:40.647: [x264 encoder: 'recording_h264'] settings:
21:51:40.647: rate_control: CRF
21:51:40.647: bitrate: 0
21:51:40.647: buffer size: 0
21:51:40.647: crf: 25
21:51:40.647: fps_num: 60
21:51:40.647: fps_den: 1
21:51:40.647: width: 1920
21:51:40.647: height: 1080
21:51:40.647: keyint: 120
21:51:40.647:
21:51:40.650: ---------------------------------
21:51:40.651: [FFmpeg aac encoder: 'Track1'] bitrate: 160, channels: 2, channel_layout: 3
21:51:40.651:
21:51:40.657: ==== Recording Start ===============================================
21:51:40.657: [ffmpeg muxer: 'adv_file_output'] Writing file 'D:/Recordings/2021-03-28 21-51-40.mkv'...
21:52:05.389: [ffmpeg muxer: 'adv_file_output'] Output of file 'D:/Recordings/2021-03-28 21-51-40.mkv' stopped
21:52:05.389: Output 'adv_file_output': stopping
21:52:05.389: Output 'adv_file_output': Total frames output: 1390
21:52:05.389: Output 'adv_file_output': Total drawn frames: 575 (1484 attempted)
21:52:05.389: Output 'adv_file_output': Number of lagged frames due to rendering lag/stalls: 909 (61.3%)
21:52:05.390: Video stopped, number of skipped frames due to encoding lag: 247/1483 (16.7%)
21:52:05.390: ==== Recording Stop ================================================

 

[EliTec]

Hey Stuarthasecs,
maybe your computer is simply outdated, which is why the frames are falling. I think it just doesn't have enough power for COD warts and a simultaneous recording. COD often releases an update, so maybe that's the reason? Are you thinking about buying a new computer? I had a similar problem, but it was because my laptop was no longer powerful enough. Here is a very informative article about new gaming laptops, this is in German, but with translation tool, like DeepL or google translator you can translate it : https://www.kaufberater.io/gaming-notebook-test/ :-)

Best wishes Eliane