Question / Help obs setting help for twitch

[darkfire3814]

Hello all i am looking for some help. I have been trying to broadcast BF4 via twitch using obs. I am noticing choopy/laggy stream on the viewers end, not my end. Viewers are seeing video lag.

I will try to provide as much info as i can so we can come to a quick fix.

This is my obs log http://pastebin.com/FdDjPpg1

My speed test http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3163159471

My pc specs
Computer Specs
CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K
Memory: 8GB DDR3 1866
GPU:2 X NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 in SLI
Hard Drive space:
Main: OCZ Vertex 3 - MAX IOPS Edition 240 Gig
Storage:2x WD 7200 300Gig in Raid 0
Sound Card:Sound Blaster X-FI Xtremegamer
Headset: Psyko Carbon
Keyboard: Logitech K120 (POS but works)
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder
Webcam: QuickCam Orbit A

I am looking for the best looking stream i can get away with

 

[darkfire3814]

I have tried using game capture but its just a black screen. using window capture my webcam dont show up, im confused now lol

 

[dodgepong]

That GPU is terribly, terribly slow. The nVidia GT 2xx series of GPUs are known for this. OBS utilizes the GPU for as much as it can in order to free up the CPU, and it's choking on your GPU. You will not be able to stream in 1080p, or even close to it.

I recommend downscaling to 480p or 360p, and possibly dropping to 25fps, and see how that works. As it is now, you're getting 90% duplicate frames, and of the frames that you're not duplicating, 90% of them are late.

 

[alpinlol]

the gpu cpu combination with 1080p will never work actually 1080p with an i5 2500k will also never work besides the gpu is way to weak anyway.

as dodge already said downscaling to at least 480p and might try 30 fps but i doubt it that its going to work out really well still

 

[darkfire3814]

i figured it was my gpus. crap ok good thing xmax is coming lol

 

[darkfire3814]

Anysuggestions for a gpu? ATM im looking at a gtx 660 ti.

 

[dodgepong]

The 660Ti is a fine card.

 

[darkfire3814]

So i keep reading that if i get a mega card then my cpu will be my bottle neck and i would need to upgrade it. I really dont want to get a gpu thats gona force me to upgrade my cpu or get a gpu thats an overkill. ATM i have an i5 2500k Would a 660 ti or 670 ti be enuff to stream 1080p with no lagg or should I step up even more to something like a gtx 760 4gig or maby a 770 2gig or would that be an overkill?

Basically im looking for the right gpu to go with my current set up. Im open to all suggestions. budget up to $300

 

[hilalpro]

ATM i have an i5 2500k Would a 660 ti or 670 ti be enuff to stream 1080p with no lagg

I wouldn't recommend streaming BF4 at 1080p.. That CPU is simply too old for this task even with or without quicksync the stream would still require alot more bandwidth to look decent.

 

[alpinlol]

uhm id suggest a gtx 760 your cpu is enough for pure gaming power ... all you could try is looking for a used i7 2600k or 2700k maybe you get a cheap one but streaming anything above 720p@30+playing bf4 is going to kill your rig currenlty due to the poor cpu optimization in case of cpu usage while playing bf4. i actually doubt that your cpu will be handle to stream 720@30+bf4 youd probably have to downscale to 540p but still a gtx 760 will work the only downside is that sandy bridge has no pcie 3.0 support so you maybe lose 2-5% of gpu power but thats not really to mention

 

[dodgepong]

So i keep reading that if i get a mega card then my cpu will be my bottle neck and i would need to upgrade it. I really dont want to get a gpu thats gona force me to upgrade my cpu or get a gpu thats an overkill. ATM i have an i5 2500k Would a 660 ti or 670 ti be enuff to stream 1080p with no lagg or should I step up even more to something like a gtx 760 4gig or maby a 770 2gig or would that be an overkill?

Basically im looking for the right gpu to go with my current set up. Im open to all suggestions. budget up to $300

Getting a better GPU does not mean that your CPU will suddenly become slow. It just means that the next upgrade step would be a CPU. But even with that CPU, you should be able to stream at 720p30 just fine, and probably 720p60 for some games. You will only need a better CPU if you want to make your stream even better than that.