Question / Help I'm so frusterated :( what am I doing wrong guys?

Hey all. Just started streaming for the first time ever, downloaded OBS, watched a gazillion videos, read a ton of forums, can't figure it out...my game plays choppy and only looks MEH. What to do? Where do I start to show you guys what my specs are in OBS? Please help!
 
If you are trying to do 1080p with 5-7 upload, ts not going to look good. You need at least 10Mbps to do that with ok quality.

Back it down to 720@60 output.
 
@SumDim currently i am running it 720 @ 60fps. It’s tranfe the game itself almost seems to be play wacky on my PC when i stream...( as well as the stream looking choppy). Idk how that’s possible i feel like this PC is a freaking beast.
 
I cant tell whether your PC is a beast or not if you dont post your current log to let us see what you got under the hood. Post a current log.
Help | Log files | Current Log
 
Some quick things:

20:35:27.465: [DShow Device: 'Video Capture Device'] settings updated:
20:35:27.465: video device: C922 Pro Stream Webcam
20:35:27.465: video path: \\?\usb#vid_046d&pid_085c&mi_00#6&3305cf61&0&0000#{65e8773d-8f56-11d0-a3b9-00a0c9223196}\global
20:35:27.465: resolution: 1920x1080

You don't need full screen webcam output if you are just showing a small portion of your face. Zoom in on the C922 at 640x480 to cut down on processing. You are going to shrink that down anyway to an even smaller size. When you do, the pixels get more tighter and its not going to be a big deal in quality. Look at it this way, 2,073,600 pixels versus 307,200 pixels is a 86% difference in crunching more data than necessary. Its a waste of CPU/GPU processing at full size.

If you are running a 144Hz on your GTX 1080Ti on port 1 and 60Hz on port 2, run OBS Studio on the 60hz and disable preview to free up some CPU/GPU. Also, go out and get a cheap Chromebook or use a separate computer/laptop to run your chat and stream. That will get rid of any CPU/GPU processing needed to run the browser and decoding on return trip back to you. By doing so, this saves me roughly 10-20% of CPU and anywhere from 5-10% GPU. Important so you don't over stress both to piggy levels approaching full 100%....
 
To do 720p@60 on Twitch, you need to follow their streaming guidelines.
For 720p@60 they recommend 3500-5000 bitrate. You are doing 2500.
 
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