Question / Help H1Z1 lagged while streaming in 720p with i5 4670k

[Beardedbob]

Hi,

The above settings should give you some reasonable quality at 720p @30 fps or 29.97. The 29.97 shouldn't create quality issues what encoder are you using for this? x264 software? or Nvenc which could explain the lower quality than expected.

When you say fast scenes are we talking high motion fps games here? e.g. bf, cod, csgo etc?

 

[kanciapagamingroom]

I use x264 veryfast. I uploaded my settigns to imgur. If you would be so kind and check it I would be grateful! :)
link for settings: http://imgur.com/a/2faJw

Btw I checked your stream and your quallity is amazing!

 

[Beardedbob]

Hi,

without seeing the log i'm only guessing but with x264 software it can be intensive on the cpu so with high motion games this might be to much for your 4670k on a veryfast preset. Try the next up which i think is superfast and see if that helps, though the log should show some rendering lag if its the cpu overloading anyway to be certain. The other option to reduce load is to drop it to 540p @ 30fps say for more demanding games and back to 720p for more static if you want to keep it a little sharper

Took me a while to get it to where it is but I run a dual pc setup so that I can offload the cpu to another pc keeping my gaming pc lag free.

 

[kanciapagamingroom]

@Beardedbob
Here is my logfile. I streamed to Twitch Inspector. I played a while H1Z1. I saw that my OBS was using like 35% CPU maybe a little more.

 

[Beardedbob]

Hi,

checking the log its showing

15:03:22.051: Output 'adv_stream': Number of lagged frames due to rendering lag/stalls: 12 (0.1%)

So you are still getting some lag. When you say OBS cpu 35% are you taking this from the OBS player in the status bar? if so what this doesn't show is the overall windows CPU usage e.g. what h1z1 is using or your audio, this all mounts up to an overall cpu %.

The preset is still set to veryfast so you have some headroom here to lower it to superfast which i expect will remove the lag.

 

[kanciapagamingroom]

I tested it a while and...
If I stream with x264 preset - veryfast my overall CPU usage is like 98-100% when I'm streaming H1Z1. I said 35% CPU usage from OBS, yes.

When I lowered x264 preset - superfast the quallity of stream is really pure. So I guess I will keep verfast and try to leave with those lags untill I change my i54670 to good i7 or new AMD CPUs. :/ I guess there is nothing else I can do... :/

 

[kanciapagamingroom]

@Beardedbob

Guys I noticed that H1Z1 lagged only when I capture on the scene as fullscreen. I have another scene where H1Z1 isn't on the full and game does not lagged.

When I say fullscreen I mean that H1Z1 on fulscreen in OBS beacuse I always play fullscreen in H1Z1.

Does it really matter so much if the game is fullscreen in OBS or not for CPU usage?

 

[Beardedbob]

How do you mean? can you post some pics?

 

[kanciapagamingroom]

@Beardedbob I attached picture.
When my main scene/active is this on the right side game runs well/good without any lag. But when I change the scene and make main/active scene this on the left side game starts lags...

When I say main/active I mean that I show this on stream.

 

[kanciapagamingroom]

just bump

 

[Beardedbob]

Hi,

Can you repost a later log with the issue, also are you running a dual monitor setup?

 

[kanciapagamingroom]

I will post a relog later today and yes I am running with dual monitor but my graphic card is GTX1060 Evga 6GB so it shouldn't be a problem. I guess.

EDIT:

Here is my latest logfile when I was playing H1Z1 - logfile

 

[Beardedbob]

It still showing some render lag

15:03:22.051: Output 'adv_stream': Number of lagged frames due to rendering lag/stalls: 12 (0.1%)

can you swap to a superfast cpu preset and resubmit the log. The dual monitors with obs running as a preview can cause some lag if its on the other monitor generally caused if the monitors are running the same resolutions.

The 4670k standard might still not be strong enough to run the x264 encoding and H1Z1, is it standard or OC?

 

[kanciapagamingroom]

i54670k his clocks are standard I didn't OC this cpu yet. I will post log with superfast later today.

I have got:
monitor1: Benq XL2411Z 24" 1920x108 - my main monitor for work/games
monitor2: Samsung Syncmaster 931BW 19" 1440x900 - my second monitor for chat, alerts etc

Also I always have minimized OBS when I stream.

 

[Beardedbob]

Try it also with the current cpu setting veryfast with only a single monitor setup and see if you get the lag. IF they lag is gone then look more into the dual monitors as the different resolutions can create issues in my experience. If they were both 1080p then I wouldn't see it as the issue.

 

[kanciapagamingroom]

Dear, @Beardedbob !

I did a few tests and:

test 1) logfile: x264 superfast, 720p dual monitor
test 2) logfile: x264 superfast, 720p, single monitor
test 3) logfile: x264 veryfast 720p, single monitor

My conclusions: I am sure that the game is runs a little better with single monitor that fore sure. That is not like a huge difference but a little bit. When I use superfast and single monitor (test2) the game is almost lagfree but quallity is poor. I guess I can not do nothing more than streaming with 540p veryfast (even dual monitor) because it is golden point between quallity and performance in the game. I will improve quallity to 720p when I change the CPU.

One more question to You. Do you recommend off "enable preview" in OBS Studio or minize to the tray is enough?

 

[EBrito]

Try also 600p instead 540p.

 

[kanciapagamingroom]

Bump
@Beardedbob can you check my last log files (upper)?

 

[Beardedbob]

Hi @Domin1Q

Checking they all look fine tbh no obvious signs of issue, did you feel any lag during these sessions?

 

[kanciapagamingroom]

Only a little with x264 720p veryfast. That's why I think the only way to improve my feelings from game and keep good quallity on the stream is change my CPU. :) I wait for new AMD CPUs to check how good they will be or not. :) Thanks for your help!