Memory Usage

[hmatt]

I have been testing to run multiple portable instances OBS and stream to a YouTube channel and found that my 16GB of memory is used up (4 instances last about 5 hours of streaming) Then I decided to add up additional 32GB of RAM and still facing to same problem. FYI: Streaming pre-recorded video, looping.

I tried to monitor resource usage and found that memory keep going up and used up, not sure if OBS ever released memory or it get keep use them up.

I just want to test out how capable is PC can handle 12 hours streaming (max or ideal instances). My PC specification right now is core i5-12600K - 48GB RAM, no Graphic Card, Windows 10PRO all SDD HDDs.

I planning to run several 24/7 streaming channels and looking for a cost effective solution. Hope I can get some suggestion and recommendation here. Thank you.

 

[ggrinton]

>> I tried to monitor resource usage and found that memory keep going up and used up, not sure if OBS ever released memory or it get keep use them up.

It sounds to me as though you have the same issue that I have, as reported in my post #148226.
One respondent suggested it must be issue with a kernel driver outside OBS, but I have not been able to make any progress towards a resolution.

 

[hmatt]

Adding a screen capture after 5 hrs. of streaming 2 concurrent instances, memory usage start at 12% and now 63%.

 

[hmatt]

Everything seem to work well on new releases 27.2.0. Perfect! Commit and Working memory ืีare more reasonable on all 6 instances of OBS.