OBS High CPU Usage

hieristKevin

New Member
Hi everyone,


I’m hoping someone here can help me out. I've been having a strange issue with OBS for about a month now.
Previously, my OBS CPU usage was always very low — around 0.1–0.3%, even while streaming or recording. But now it's constantly sitting at 5–8%, sometimes even higher, without me changing any settings.


At the same time, I’ve started getting severe FPS drops in Valorant. I used to have stable, high FPS with no issues, but now the frame rate is all over the place, and the game becomes almost unplayable at times.
Things I’ve already tried:

  • Reinstalled OBS
  • Updated GPU and chipset drivers
  • Checked background processes
  • Simplified OBS scenes
  • Lowered all settings in Valorant (didn’t help much)
Has anyone experienced something similar or have any idea what might be causing this? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance,
 
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