Question / Help Help setting up stream

[Peabutt]

Hello! I used to stream a long time ago in twitch. But than i stop playing. Now im playing again and i want to stream again but im having a few issues. I mainly stream the game Smite.

This is my rig:

Computer: Laptop Clevo w370et

OS: Windows 8.1 Pro WMC
CPU: Intel i7-3630QM @ 2.40GHz
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 660M 2GB DDR5
Memory: 12GB Kingston Hyper-X Genesis 1600MHz DDR3
HDD1: Hybrid 500GB Seagate Momentus XT SATA3
HDD2: 1TB Western Digital Scorpio Blue
Network: Killer 1202
Screen: 17.3” Mate
Mouse: Logitech G300
Mouse Pad: Razer eXactMat
Headset: Ozone Strato Evo 5.1


I know that a laptop is a little bit limited. But thats what i have. A long time ago i used to stream with downscale to 720p@30fps @5000bps with x264 veryfast. The stream had good quality and i was able to play the game at max settings.

Now im having some issues. I cant stream at more than 2500~3000bps and the game starts to run very slow. Even if i lower the settings of the game, it will run slow. I noticed that my cpu usage isnt going higher than 40~50%. Ive also tried quicksync (better results on performance than x264 but got lower quality and audio lag) and NVENC (best performance i got but lower stream quality and no audio lag).

Can you guys give me a few tips plz? I think obs is trying to use mainly the GPU instead of the CPU. Can i make it use more CPU and leave the GPU to the game?

 

[Lain]

Could you include an OBS log file of that so we can pinpoint the problem? http://obsproject.com/forum/threads/problem-make-sure-to-post-a-log-and-or-crash-dump-howto.97/

 

[Peabutt]

Yesterday I spent around 6 hours googling for tips and testing encoding options. This is the best I got...

Everything should be fine with this log.

Im encoding with x264@2500bps setting up cpu affinity to diferent cores with obs and the game (50-50) and using window capture instead of game capture (these two tricks rly improved my game performance). I get a max of 10fps loss.

I'll try streaming with 3500bps or more and post the log. Im using twitch but i think ill start using youtube...

 

[Peabutt]

here is a log with twitch streaming @3500bps (40% lost frames). Seems like my ISP is throttling my connection or twitch is, dunno. I was able to stream @5000bps, but that was a long time ago. My speeds are 120Mbps downstream and 8Mbps upstream. I know that for streaming a very stable speed connection is required, i cant tell for sure if mine is...

Still, if i can tweak my encoding option ill b very much appreciated to read a few more tips :).

 

[Krazy]

Looks like you are having connection issues. Refer to this thread for every piece of network trouble shooting advice we can give you: https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/dropped-frames-disconnecting-lag-read-this-first.8870/

 

[Peabutt]

I've come across that thread b4. Here's what I can say about the topics:

• Try changing servers: Did. Same results.
  
• Try lowering bitrate: Did. It solved the problem although I should be able to stream at higher bitrates.
  
• Don't stream over wireless: I'm using Gbps ethernet cable.
  
• Try another streaming service: I'm using twitch. Tried google. Same results.
  
• Check for throttling: Tried ShaperProbe, Glasnost and Neubot. The tools say I'm not being throttled. I think my ISP is good enough to fool these tools.
  
• If you can't get a connection at all, check your firewall/router/antivirus: This isn't the issue.
  
• Speed tests are a very rough estimate - they mean very little with regards to streaming: Download: 120Mbps, Upload: 8Mbps, jitter: 2ms. These are the lowest down and up values i get on several speed test providers.
  
• Update Network Adapter Driver: Drivers are up to date.
  
• Bad router or bad networking hardware: This isn't the issue.

Considering this, i think my issue is connection throttling. I also noticed that between 5pm~10pm, it's almost impossible to stream and use p2p clients. That means my ISP is prioritizing traffic. And if this is the case what can i do? I can call them but they wont do sh**.

 

[Krazy]

There's not really much you can do, in this case other than keep complaining to your ISP. 5PM-10PM is generally peak traffic time, so it's not really surprising that you notice slowdowns.