Question / Help Having my web browser (chrome) open makes game (CS:GO) choppy while streaming

[Altrock17]

First of all, I'm almost positive this is not an internet issue, as my ping stays low in game (around 30), and the preview of my stream opened in my twitch dashboard runs smooth. Here's proof to show that I have more than enough mbps download/upload to be running the obs settings I'm using:

And I've tried to adjust a couple more things to pinpoint the root of the problem, like playing offline in CS:GO against bots (which was still choppy), and I tried closing my twitch dashboard tab on chrome, leaving just the google homepage open in chrome while playing (still caused choppiness).

SO all of this leads me to believe that my problem lies either in my OBS settings, my CS:GO settings, my NVidea control panel settings (global settings or the specific settings for either google chrome or cs:go), or maybe my graphics card/cpu capabilities.

*One important thing to mention though, is that I used to stream cs:go a few months back with the exact same computer hardware, with absolutely no issues. So I feel like there's an issue with some type of settings here, and not my gpu/cpu.

Any and all help I can get on this will be much appreciated. Let me know if you want me to link any screenshots of any of my settings for either cs:go/OBS/NVidea/etc.

Cheers!
- Mike

 

[Altrock17]

One other thing I forgot to mention!! :
- When CS:GO is in windowed mode, as opposed to full screen (which is what I want to be able to stream it in), it seems to run smoother, and stream smoothly, even if chrome is open.

 

[FerretBomb]

Chrome has been problematic for me too, for a few months now. Google does patch it regularly, and tends to break things.

I have to close it entirely while streaming and use alternate tools to view chat. You might try disabling hardware acceleration in Chrome (google is your friend) to try and fix it, but overall it's best to just close it and use something like Chatty and Dashboard Lite.

 

[WilliamBarrows]

I have to close it entirely while streaming and use alternate tools to view chat. You might try disabling hardware acceleration in Chrome (google is your friend) to try and fix it, but overall it's best to just close it and use something like Chatty and Dashboard Lite.

This is the best approach. Browsers (especially Chrome) just don't do well alongside a recording program like OBS. In general you should never have anything running that isn't OBS, your game, or your chat software (Chatty for example) while streaming or recording. It just lags your game and/or your stream, affecting your own and your viewers' experience.

 

[FerretBomb]

Ehhhh... in my case it's Chrome specifically. Something Google did within the last few months caused a major problem to crop up. I can run Firefox or even IE while streaming without an issue. Chrome running at all results in noticeably slower/worse-performing game capture on my system, even with hardware accel disabled.

Worth noting that my system is fairly carefully streamlined though, from the partition tables up through the OS core.
Definitely a good idea to shut off anything that you aren't specifically using for your stream though.

 

[WilliamBarrows]

I agree, Chrome is the biggest offender in this regard (my theory is that it has to do with how it uses seperate processes for pretty much everything it does). My system is relatively low-end but streamlined somewhat well (not from a low-level up, but still), so it can't handle even Firefox or IE too well while streaming.