Question / Help Help with OBS settings

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Minxy

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Hey guys so I've been messing around for a few hours as well as doing research on the terminology and videos about how to set up OBS.

I was wondering if I could get this forums professional opinion on what they think my settings should be.

Here are my PC specs:

CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700k CPU @4.00GHz
Installed Memory: 16.0GB
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX950
Motherboard: H170 Pro Gaming

Internet specs(in KBPS):

Upload:39108
Download:39471


The goal for me is to stream at 60 fps with the highest visual quality I can achieve. Messing around with the settings on my own though has proven to be very difficult for me as I don't actually know what I'm doing. I'm trying to stream Overwatch mainly if that helps and I'm also playing on the lowest graphic settings possible in Overwatch. Let me know if there is anything else I can do to provide you guys with the information you need. Thanks!

Last log file while testing my stream:

https://gist.github.com/anonymous/c19f258d92a2c8b575e4ed7bb5010d96


Edit: I am using the latest version of OBS.

Edit2: I'm NOT using an ethernet cable. I will be though!

Edit3: I promise I have all my cores enabled :).
 
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Train27

New Member
I'm new here also, but the general tip over here seems to be updating your log file to let others see what setting are you currently using.
 
Fenrir

Fenrir

Forum Admin
First step is usually to determine which server is the best for you to stream to. Try running this tool (directions on the linked page):

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/tech-support/478845-twitchtest-twitch-bandwidth-tester

And report the results here using the Share Result button and linking the image it creates.

Also, just a heads up, 60fps isn't really going to be possible as a non-partner. The maximum viable bitrate for non-partners is widely accepted to be 2500 before you run into viewing issues. Streaming at 720p, 30fps, and 2500 bitrate is the recommended starting point. Even at twitch's maximum approved bitrate or 3500, 720p 60fps is not going to look that great. You'll need 4000-6000 bitrate for that to play smoothly (depending on the game, higher bitrates for higher motion games).
 
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Minxy

New Member
Fenrir said:
First step is usually to determine which server is the best for you to stream to. Try running this tool (directions on the linked page):

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/tech-support/478845-twitchtest-twitch-bandwidth-tester

And report the results here using the Share Result button and linking the image it creates.

Also, just a heads up, 60fps isn't really going to be possible as a non-partner. The maximum viable bitrate for non-partners is widely accepted to be 2500 before you run into viewing issues. Streaming at 720p, 30fps, and 2500 bitrate is the recommended starting point. Even at twitch's maximum approved bitrate or 3500, 720p 60fps is not going to look that great. You'll need 4000-6000 bitrate for that to play smoothly (depending on the game, higher bitrates for higher motion games).
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Hey friend, here are the results!

http://i.imgur.com/B3h0LdH.png

Also, thanks for that info I had no idea that twitch ran things that way. Isn't there an option to take out the 3500 kbps limit? Couldn't I technically go to 4000-6000 bitrate if my internet and connection to the server is good enough? Because i'm pretty close to Ashburn.
 
Fenrir

Fenrir

Forum Admin
You need to be partnered and make a request to the Twitch team to be approved for more than 3500 (in theory). Lots of people just ignore this and go over anyway, but note that without partner, you don't really get transcoding (they've started rolling it out more to non-partners, but it's a crapshoot at best), so whatever bitrate you send in is what gets sent out. Currently, all non-partner streams are served out of California, so if someone has a poor connection to that specific egress point, they'll have issues watching. Keeping it at or under 2500 bitrate usually resolves most of those issues.
 
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