Question / Help Looking for the best stream settings.

[Sir Hexen]

There is nothing my computer can not handle, But i have looked and tested all over the place and for hours and i keep getting blockyness and fuzzy? quality. I am streaming in 1080p at 60fps, Can anyone give me some pointers to get rid of my little issue?

My specs are as follow.
CPU: AMD 8350
GPU: 750 Ti Boost OC
RAM: 16 Gb's 2400Mhz

Stream Settings trying to hit.
1080p
60Fps
No Blockiness
Top Quality for 1080p

Here is my most recent log file

https://gist.github.com/5902ce36c6b48fddb9ac

 

[Sir Hexen]

Not sure if anyone is even willing to help me...

 

[Osiris]

There is no such thing as "the best" stream settings, it's always a trade-off. Finding those settings is a trial and error process.
But the changes you should make to your settings are:
- Set x264 cpu preset to veryfast
- Uncheck custom buffer size
- enable CBR
- Use bitrate around 2500 kbps

Blockiness is unavoidable for streaming.

 

[Sir Hexen]

There is no such thing as "the best" stream settings, it's always a trade-off. Finding those settings is a trial and error process.
But the changes you should make to your settings are:
- Set x264 cpu preset to veryfast
- Uncheck custom buffer size
- enable CBR
- Use bitrate around 2500 kbps

Blockiness is unavoidable for streaming.

Osiris, I have noticed that people such as Gassy Mexican, Seananners, And even Captain Sparkles, Lolrenaynay and many more do not have this blockiness to there stream, as well as not all of them use fancy equipment to stream as well, How are they not producing it? ( Most also use OBS )

 

[OminousZ]

Osiris, I have noticed that people such as Gassy Mexican, Seananners, And even Captain Sparkles, Lolrenaynay and many more do not have this blockiness to there stream, as well as not all of them use fancy equipment to stream as well, How are they not producing it? ( Most also use OBS )

Well, there's a few reasons why. First off, they are probably using a 2 PC streaming setup and/or they are partners with twitch which allows a higher bitrate upload and allows the viewer to change their source settings. A 1 PC, good to great computer setup can give you good results for streaming. But the optimal is going with a 2 PC setup because the streaming PC with assume the render load to Twitch while your gaming PC is used solely for gaming.

 

[Sir Hexen]

Well, there's a few reasons why. First off, they are probably using a 2 PC streaming setup and/or they are partners with twitch which allows a higher bitrate upload and allows the viewer to change their source settings. A 1 PC, good to great computer setup can give you good results for streaming. But the optimal is going with a 2 PC setup because the streaming PC with assume the render load to Twitch while your gaming PC is used solely for gaming.

How exactly do you do a Streaming PC To Gaming PC for this? i really do not understand how this works and this is actually the first i have heard of something like this.

 

[OminousZ]

How exactly do you do a Streaming PC To Gaming PC for this? i really do not understand how this works and this is actually the first i have heard of something like this.

There is a way to connect 2 PC's together without a capture card, but i find it a little more difficult. For example, I have a 2 PC setup...one is used for gaming, and the other is used only for encoding/streaming. I connect the two via an Avermedia Capture card. So, whatever I'm playing on my gaming PC...the streaming PC picks it up and streams it. That way I will not lose any frames when playing and my streaming PC does all the work. This is a more professional setup but more costly as well because you basically have to build another computer just for streaming, but well worth it if you take streaming seriously. Then there's the audio factor too, but that's a whole other topic.

 

[Sir Hexen]

There is a way to connect 2 PC's together without a capture card, but i find it a little more difficult. For example, I have a 2 PC setup...one is used for gaming, and the other is used only for encoding/streaming. I connect the two via an Avermedia Capture card. So, whatever I'm playing on my gaming PC...the streaming PC picks it up and streams it. That way I will not lose any frames when playing and my streaming PC does all the work. This is a more professional setup but more costly as well because you basically have to build another computer just for streaming, but well worth it if you take streaming seriously. Then there's the audio factor too, but that's a whole other topic.

This is something i would love to do, but i believe at this point with audio and video i have just about maxed out on quality for myself, But if i can get way better results by building a streaming PC, I will do so, thank you very much for your help, input and lesson.

 

[OminousZ]

This is something i would love to do, but i believe at this point with audio and video i have just about maxed out on quality for myself, But if i can get way better results by building a streaming PC, I will do so, thank you very much for your help, input and lesson.

Absolutely. And for future reference, if you're going to build a streaming PC, you don't need to go crazy. Some recommendations to start and will give you great quality are:

i7 2600k
a simple gaming mobo that supports on board video (Asrock are great)
you DO NOT need a GPU, the i7 has that built in
Avermedia cap. card
700wPSU, maybe even less
and on board sound is perfect.
simple mouse and keyboard or you can even use Synergy to control both PC's

Some people think you need this beastly, crazy PC to stream and you don't. Even these specs. are slightly high. You do however, need a good gaming PC of course ;)