I need help please

[GazzaFromCazza]

Hi. I am currently having some trouble as when I use OBS to screen record my games, it comes out extremely laggy and choppy. Now don't play on PC. In fact I own a laptop but the games I am playing don't require much in order to play them. These main games are Shellshock Live and Football Manager. I was just wondering if anyone could help me find a way to reduce the lag in a way that will still allow me to record videos.Another thing to note is I am relatively new to computers/laptops and I don't understand much technologically so I will most likely need you to dumb it down or give me steps on how to do it. Thank you for reading this

Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-10110U CPU @ 2.10GHz 2.59GHz
Installed RAM: 8.00 GB

Log Files:

https://obsproject.com/logs/CpjEQBUNoCIteMqz

This is a video for reference. Please forgive me voice lol and my language(explicit)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuuJ4iWNytA&t=3s

 

[FerretBomb]

The logfile provided does not contain a streaming or recording session.

Unfortunately, the system specs on your machine are extremely low... i3 CPUs are normally reserved for extremely lightweight tasks to begin with (which realtime video encoding is not), and U-variant CPUs are 'ultra-low-power' models, which sacrifice performance in favor of battery life.
Your GPU is a baseline Intel UHD device, which doesn't have any dedicated VRAM (video memory).

Really, your best bet is to swap to the x264 Ultrafast preset, and run OBS as Administrator (right-click the shortcut, Run as Administrator). You can also try going to a lower output resolution or framerate to try to lighten the workload.
Past that, there really isn't much to be done. It's a budget system meant mostly for basic website browsing, and not much more.

 

[GazzaFromCazza]

The logfile provided does not contain a streaming or recording session.

Unfortunately, the system specs on your machine are extremely low... i3 CPUs are normally reserved for extremely lightweight tasks to begin with (which realtime video encoding is not), and U-variant CPUs are 'ultra-low-power' models, which sacrifice performance in favor of battery life.
Your GPU is a baseline Intel UHD device, which doesn't have any dedicated VRAM (video memory).

Really, your best bet is to swap to the x264 Ultrafast preset, and run OBS as Administrator (right-click the shortcut, Run as Administrator). You can also try going to a lower output resolution or framerate to try to lighten the workload.
Past that, there really isn't much to be done. It's a budget system meant mostly for basic website browsing, and not much more.

Ok thanks for the quick reply. I thought that the fact it is a laptop would be the case. So the logical thing is to save up for a proper pc. Thanks for your help

 

[Lawrence_SoCal]

Ok thanks for the quick reply. I thought that the fact it is a laptop would be the case. So the logical thing is to save up for a proper pc. Thanks for your help

Be careful with that thinking.
It isn't that you have a laptop. It is that real time video encoding is very demanding, as such a low-end laptop or PC will struggle or fail. It is about having the right components to meet your needs. There are capable laptops that are more than adequate for gaming and live streaming. It used to be that regular PCs were cheaper and more capable (could use more power/electricity as not constrained by heat in the same way a laptop is). However, recent computer sales volumes have been for laptops, which means the price premium for the portability of laptops has been reduced. But in general, the higher wattage capacity of CPU and GPU (graphics cards) in desktop PCs means they can do more than their laptop equivalents. Whether you need that extra power is a separate question (the games you mention are not that demanding, I don't think).
My personal thinking is that a proper maintained computer can last 5 years, and I prefer to spend more up front and have it last, then replace it more frequently. As such, when buying a new computer today, thinking 5 yr life, means at least 6-core/12 thread (6c/12t) and my personal target being 8c/16t [for a laptop value, you may have to settle for 4c/8t]. For using OBS to live stream, a nVidia GPU with a Turing based NVENC (video encoder) is a good value target (meaning GTX 1650 Super [not Ti, or other 1650 models] or higher). And I'd start with 16Gb of RAM. For overall system performance, I use a NVMe SSD, keeping SATA SSD or HDD [disk drives] for archive/storage. Then, if a desktop, protect your PC investment by spending $100->150 for an auto voltage regulating UPS (battery backup). Would a lower end system work today, yes, absolutely. But would it still work for live streaming in a few years.... that gets harder to be sure of