Bug Report OBS Lag

[Erozens]

Hello,

I recently downloaded OBS to record game sequences. When I'm recording my game, it is not lagging at all, my PC is totaly fine. But when I watch what I recorded, the record is lagging, I mean 5/10 fps max whereas I am recording with 120/240 FPS. My PC is not the problem because some friends with lower configurations can record with 240 FPS. I have a GTX 960, i5 4460 3.20 GHz and 8Go RAM. I precise that I looked at some tutorials on YouTube to configure my OBS software but without success.

Can anyone help me ?

Have a nice day,

PS : Sorry I'm french so I can make some mistakes.

 

[ItsMoonless]

What games is it lagging on? For me, I am using Minecraft and it drops from 1000+ to 30, but with overwatch its perfectly fine

 

[Erozens]

I am NOT lagging at all, I have 1000 FPS on Minecraft but when I watch my record, the video is lagging.

 

[Erozens]

And this is every where, on the desktop, on games etc

 

[Erozens]

Up

 

[Hudson555x]

There is no quick solution nor answer. All computers are different. Are you recording to a separate hard drive or SSD other than your main HDD or SSD that your operating system is on? Other programs have have priority before OBS. HDD, SSD's are all different in speeds too.

 

[Hudson555x]

Just because it's on YouTube doesn't mean it's true, especially with settings on OBS. Every recording scenario is different than the next.

 

[Erozens]

I'm recording on my SSD.

 

[BK-Morpheus]

240fps recording is useless, and I doubt that your system can record that framerate at 720p.
I even doubt, that your monitor can show you real 240fps, as 240Hz Panels are pretty rare.

If you want us to show you, which setting or component is limiting you, do the test-recording and post the log:
https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/please-post-a-log-with-your-issue-heres-how.23074/

 

[Erozens]

I will see.
240 fps is not useless because I make some slowmos and 60 fps is not enough. We can record with 240 fps without a 240 fps monitor, you can record depending on your PC's performances, monitor doesn't affect anything, this is just visual.

 

[BK-Morpheus]

True. If you are fine with that screen tearing, you can play with higher fps than your monitor can show for better slow mo recording.

 

[Erozens]

What I don't understand is why some people who have a lower config than mine can record without any problems ?

 

[Erozens]

Ok, I didn't expect it but it's my CPU which increases to 99% but I don't know why the software uses too much in recording with my i5.

 

[BK-Morpheus]

Log still missing. To decrease encoding CPU load you can set x264 preset from very fast to ultra fast (which will look worse) or use GPU accelerated encoding like NVENC, Quicksync...

 

[Erozens]

Ok I will see after

 

[Erozens]

I have found. That was the encoding, I was changing the encoding in "streaming" and not "record" so in record, I used x264 and I tested x264 with low CPU usage or NVENC but I think NVENC is better.

 

[Erozens]

Ok this is better than before but I think that my i5 4460 3.20 GHz is too old.