Question / Help New good PC with big performance issues in OBS to YouTube Gaming

[moentv]

Hey!

Just reinstalled Windows 10 64-bit. can anyone help me figure out why my FPS is dropping like crazy and why my stream is in very bad quality. I just upgraded my PC and i feel it was better before, even with WAY WORSE specs.

My old PC specs:
MSI Z97A Gaming 7, Socket-1150
i7 4790k 4.40GHz
MSI GTX 1080
2x8 DDR3 1600MHz

Had 60 FPS stable 99% of the time.

My new PC specs:
MSI X299 Tomahawk AC, Socket-2066
i7 7800x 3.5/4.0GHz
MSI GTX 1080
2x8 DDR4 3000MHz

Attached is the log from todays stream.

 

[Mroczny_Gustaw]

you are maxing GPU, enable vsync in game and check the list below to make sure you can get optimal performance out of your box
since you experimented with presets take some time to measure performance as pointed in #9 and you will find the sweetspot. every game puts different load on cpu/gpu so more testing yay!
looks like this cpu cant make 1080p60 at medium, but veryfast worked well. it should be fine at 9000 bitrate

OR you can use nvenc with same bitrate and bump b-frames to 4 - it helps with quality, but check first if you are affected by this https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/using-nvenc-lowers-gpu-memory-clock.73228/

check my signature for more bitrate info

1. 60hz desktop refresh
Replace with 59,94 only for HDMI TV used as monitor.
If you have 144hz monitor its fastest and most reliable to forget about 144hz and follow 1,2,3,4
2. 60 or 30 in OBS (59,94 or 29,97 only for HDMI TV)
3. 60 in game if there is switch for it (like bf3, bf4, overwatch) - 59,94 only for HDMI TV
4. Enable vsync in game
5. Run obs as administrator
6. Enable high performance mode in windows power options
7. On Win10 disable game mode, game bar and game DVR https://i.imgur.com/7CVH7c5.png
8. Make sure your gpu can do stable 60fps in game without being maxed. OBS needs some of gpu resources as well. If you did points 1+4 and its still maxed lower resolution and/or details.
9. Install Afterburner (or pure RTSS+HW Info) to monitor cpu/gpu load and start experimenting with tuning resolution / fps / x264 preset. GPU/CPU load should not exceed 85-90% during game+stream/recording

 

[moentv]

Hey!

Thanks for the feedback and pointers/help. I tried mixing some stuff again today and feel like i got better perfromance, im not quite happy yet. Would you mind taking a look at todays log?

Best regards!

 

[Mroczny_Gustaw]

still same story, maxed gpu. are you sure you did step 1+3+4?