Lagging while streaming

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Karamansham

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I'm just trying to get into streaming and just ran my first test stream after using the auto configuration wizard, I had really bad lag spikes which looked even worse in the footage itself, does anyone know what I can do to fix this? Thought it would work fine after using the auto config, I would say my PC is more than capable, my upload speed is 3-3.5 mbps and download 30, which I know isn't great but surely the auto config figured my settings to allow for this
 
qhobbes

qhobbes

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Please post a log with your issue! Here's how...

OBS Studio creates a log file each time you run it which contains very useful diagnostic information. Without a log file, it's much harder for any support volunteers to figure out problems and your post may be ignored. To upload a log file, go to the Help menu > Log Files > Upload Last Log...
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qhobbes

qhobbes

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0. In many cases, wireless connections can cause issues because of their unstable nature. Streaming really requires a stable connection. Often wireless connections are fine, but if you have problems, the first troubleshooting step would be to switch to wired. We highly recommend streaming on wired connections.
1. The encoder is skipping frames because of CPU overload. Read about that at https://obsproject.com/wiki/General-Performance-and-Encoding-Issues
2. Run OBS as Admin
3. Your GPU is maxed out and OBS can't render scenes fast enough. Running a game without vertical sync or a frame rate limiter will frequently cause performance issues with OBS because your GPU will be maxed out. OBS requires a little GPU to render your scene.

Enable Vsync or set a reasonable frame rate limit that your GPU can handle without hitting 100% usage.

If that's not enough you may also need to turn down some of the video quality options in the game. If you are experiencing issues in general while using OBS, your GPU may be overloaded for the settings you are trying to use.

Please check our guide for ideas why this may be happening, and steps you can take to correct it at https://obsproject.com/wiki/GPU-overload-issues
 
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