Question / Help Need help reducing pixelation on stream!

[GoNub]

Hey guys I've been using OBS since last year and have loved it. I was streaming off of my laptop with standard settings but recently purchased a new computer. However, there has been a lot of pixelation lately on my stream and I honestly don't know how to fix it.

Computer Specs:
i7-5820k CPU @ 3.30Ghz
Geforce GTX 970
16gb RAM
upload speed is 1.98 mbps

My OBS settings:
CBR is enabled
Max bitrate is 1500
base resolution is 1920x1080
resolution downscale 1280x720
filter lanczos
fps 30

Advanced settings:
Multithread opt is enabled and is priority class normal
x264 CPU is on very fast
CFR is enabled

I tried testing CS:GO the other night but it was just horrible. Minecraft has been pretty bad as well. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Biggie55]

I'm quite new to OBS but your upload speed is dismal and it seems that your resolution and bitrate are too high. Try lowering them a bit and see if that helps. You have a beastly CPU so you could perhaps change the x264 CPU to the fast setting, but since this seems like a major flag, perhaps wait on others opinions before you try this second route.

 

[GoNub]

Thanks for the response. I lowered the bitrate to 1350. I changed multithread process priority class to high. and it looks a little better. I'll try downscaling it a little more. I would want to change the cpu preset but i'm a little afraid of doing it.

 

[alpinlol]

lowering the bitrate and chaning the process priority wont help much its all about bitrate and preset.


in your case 720p30 with medium preset shouldnt be a problem on the 5820k

and since you seem to not have any problems with your ping i would stick with 1500 bitrate since more bitrate = better quality.

you might aswell also downscale to 540p30 and still use the medium preset with the same bitrate but then fonts will start looking really bad in some cases

 

[GoNub]

thanks so much for the response alpin! i think i've gotten the hang of it. You guys have been an amazing help