Question / Help OBS Settings GTX760, i5-4670k 4.0GHz

[Raxx]

Hello, I've been very interested in starting to stream. I was streaming League of Legends like ages ago. Reached a hundred viewers once during the own3d.tv times. So I wanna start again, now playing CSGO.

But I have some questions. When I'm streaming CS:GO I'm still getting quiet a FEW fps drops. It's not a lot, but It's just a little, like max 50 fps, when It's a lot of shit going on.
This is my current setup in OBS:
ENCODER: NVENC
QUALITY: CBR
RESOLUTION: 1920x1080 (Ingame - 1280x960) scale: 1.50 (1280x720)
FILTER: Bilinear
FPS: 60
NVENC PRESET: High Performance (and main)
BITRATE: 2800
BUFFER: 2800
AUDIO BITRATE: MP3, 96k
Use Multithreaded Optimizations: On
Process priority: Above Normal
Use CFR: On
Aero: On

Computer:
MSI 760 (Overclocked)
i5 4670k 4.0GHz
8 GB RAM
z97 g45 something motherboard can't really remember It even tho I built this computer

and etc etc etc.

So does anyone know what I should do to not fps drop anything? My upload is 10, so shouldn't be any problem there.

EDIT: The last thing I wanna do is to stream BELOW 60 FPS. But I will If really REALLY needed.

 

[dping]

Hello, I've been very interested in starting to stream. I was streaming League of Legends like ages ago. Reached a hundred viewers once during the own3d.tv times. So I wanna start again, now playing CSGO.

But I have some questions. When I'm streaming CS:GO I'm still getting quiet a FEW fps drops. It's not a lot, but It's just a little, like max 50 fps, when It's a lot of shit going on.
This is my current setup in OBS:
ENCODER: NVENC
QUALITY: CBR
RESOLUTION: 1920x1080 (Ingame - 1280x960) scale: 1.50 (1280x720)
FILTER: Bilinear
FPS: 60
NVENC PRESET: High Performance (and main)
BITRATE: 2800
BUFFER: 2800
AUDIO BITRATE: MP3, 96k
Use Multithreaded Optimizations: On
Process priority: Above Normal
Use CFR: On
Aero: On

Computer:
MSI 760 (Overclocked)
i5 4670k 4.0GHz
8 GB RAM
z97 g45 something motherboard can't really remember It even tho I built this computer

and etc etc etc.

So does anyone know what I should do to not fps drop anything? My upload is 10, so shouldn't be any problem there.

EDIT: The last thing I wanna do is to stream BELOW 60 FPS. But I will If really REALLY needed.

could you explain what you mean? dropped fps as in, in-game or on stream?
Also, post a log next time :)

 

[Raxx]

could you explain what you mean? dropped fps as in, in-game or on stream?
Also, post a log next time :)

It's in-game, its always green and 0 dropped frames. Been streaming for almost 2 hrs now. Only some fps drops in-game.

 

[dping]

It's in-game, its always green and 0 dropped frames. Been streaming for almost 2 hrs now. Only some fps drops in-game.

does changing the process priority back to normal help at all?

Still waiting on your logfile please.

 

[Raxx]

does changing the process priority back to normal help at all?

Still waiting on your logfile please.

https://gist.github.com/dce8568b3de63c788258

No, barley any difference.

 

[dping]

A

https://gist.github.com/dce8568b3de63c788258

No, barley any difference.

Aero needs to be enabled, your logfile shows that it isn't. Also, your buffersize, change that to the same as bitrate and scene buffering to 700ms (standard practice now-a-days).

If after doing that you still feel the lag, post a fresh log, restart OBS and stream for 5 minutes and post the current log

 

[FerretBomb]

You're using NVENC, which will use your GPU mostly instead of CPU. It'll also result in trash-tier quality for the bitrate used, which is already fairly borderline; non-partners really should try to stay at or under 2000kbps, which is enough for a very watchable 720p@30fps stream on x264 Veryfast. 2800kbps for 720@60 on NVENC is going to be pretty poor all around. Likely unrelated to the in-game performance hits, but still probably something that should be addressed.

Have heard that some CSGO players have had issues with Game Capture; a few switched to borderless windowed mode and Window Capture (with Aero on) instead, and it improved performance in-game.

 

[Raxx]

A

Aero needs to be enabled, your logfile shows that it isn't. Also, your buffersize, change that to the same as bitrate and scene buffering to 700ms (standard practice now-a-days).

If after doing that you still feel the lag, post a fresh log, restart OBS and stream for 5 minutes and post the current log

https://gist.github.com/f61e3b2e37b0e8a66c7c I changed what you said, still a bit of fps drop in-game.

 

[Raxx]

You're using NVENC, which will use your GPU mostly instead of CPU. It'll also result in trash-tier quality for the bitrate used, which is already fairly borderline; non-partners really should try to stay at or under 2000kbps, which is enough for a very watchable 720p@30fps stream on x264 Veryfast. 2800kbps for 720@60 on NVENC is going to be pretty poor all around. Likely unrelated to the in-game performance hits, but still probably something that should be addressed.

Have heard that some CSGO players have had issues with Game Capture; a few switched to borderless windowed mode and Window Capture (with Aero on) instead, and it improved performance in-game.

Is there no possibility to play with 60 fps and x264? Because I've noticed It's a bit blurry when I move quickly etc in-game.

 

[dping]

https://gist.github.com/f61e3b2e37b0e8a66c7c I changed what you said, still a bit of fps drop in-game.

aero is still disabled. you need to have an aero enabled theme in Windows for it to trigger itself on and also make sure that the disable aero is not check in the video tab of OBS.

So answer your other question, you can do 60fps with x264. Ferret was referring to your stream quality and watchability, not in game fps.

 

[Raxx]

aero is still disabled. you need to have an aero enabled theme in Windows for it to trigger itself on and also make sure that the disable aero is not check in the video tab of OBS.

So answer your other question, you can do 60fps with x264. Ferret was referring to your stream quality and watchability, not in game fps.

Oh ok, It might be because I'm playing with the classic theme.. Do you think I should change back the theme?

 

[dping]

Oh ok, It might be because I'm playing with the classic theme.. Do you think I should change back the theme?

I would change it to a basic windows theme that uses aero.

 

[FerretBomb]

Is there no possibility to play with 60 fps and x264? Because I've noticed It's a bit blurry when I move quickly etc in-game.

60fps cuts the bitrate available per-frame in half as compared to 30fps. You will get clearer video with a lower framerate. Any full-screen fast-motion is going to blur though unless you use a lot more bitrate, which will reduce the number of people who can watch your stream smoothly and without buffering.

 

[Raxx]

I would change it to a basic windows theme that uses aero.

https://gist.github.com/3923d12c55e78e964e9c New log with Aero enabled. Didn't seem to make much of a difference.

 

[Raxx]

https://gist.github.com/7e8cc246dbea4552dd1f

Updated with some tweaks, still fps drop in-game :c

 

[dping]

https://gist.github.com/7e8cc246dbea4552dd1f

Updated with some tweaks, still fps drop in-game :c

once you get things set, either NVENC or x264, disable the preview in OBS. start to preview, stream or record, then right-click on the preview, click preview again, then uncheck "enable view". should be better now?

EDIT: just so you know, newer version of NVENC do run better at higher settings i.e. on the 9XX series so 720@60 could be your limit with this

 

[Raxx]

once you get things set, either NVENC or x264, disable the preview in OBS. start to preview, stream or record, then right-click on the preview, click preview again, then uncheck "enable view". should be better now?

EDIT: just so you know, newer version of NVENC do run better at higher settings i.e. on the 9XX series so 720@60 could be your limit with this

Flows pretty decent with the NVENC now. Althought I don't like that It's a bit blurry when I move. But I guess that's life when you've a old computer. Thank you.