chokingivy
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I've been streaming with OBS for over a year now. Has absolutely zero problems with the program up until yesterday.
Normally, I stream on x264. I've never had a single problem with x264, EVER. Usually I stream DayZ, and have literally NEVER encountered a problem with x264/DayZ conflicting with each other. Normally, when my OBS is idle with no game running on x264, (not streaming, not recording - simply idle before starting the stream) OBS sits at 3-6% CPU usage, and with the stream+game running it sits around 30% or so. When in my BRB/Intermission screen, it would sit around 15-20% on stream.
This was with the simple settings, 6000kpbs. No alterations to the settings.
About a week ago, I downloaded CoD: Warzone to check it out. Just like Blackout, it stuttered profusely... So I decided to switch to my AMD option for the encoder. That helped a little, but overall the game, on stream or off, just didn't run well enough for my tastes. So I go back to playing my other games, streamed some DayZ/Siege just fine... until yesterday after switching back to x264.
Now, all of a sudden, OBS is using 20% of my CPU whilst idle and not on stream. When streaming, it uses roughly 50%... and with a game running, OBS uses 70%+ of my CPU, leading to encoding overload. It should be noted that whilst in game with OBS streaming as of yesterday, the game runs RIDICULOUSLY smooth, as if I don't even have OBS open.
I have not changed a SINGLE. THING. with my settings, I reverted back to the settings that I used to use for over a year and it's simply not working. Ever switched from very fast to the fastest possible setting... Still it overloads.
I've been looking for a solution since last night, have scoured this forum for a solution, but haven't found one that helps. I've reinstalled to the newest version of OBS. Reinstalled/verified my drivers, started from a fresh scene with no browsers. The list goes on. The only thing that has changed from when OBS worked, to now? I switched from x264, to AMD, and then back to x264.
Any help would be appreciated.
Here are 3 logs from last nights ordeal. Not sure if these are the best ones to share, though. If you need another one with more precision, let me know.
Normally, I stream on x264. I've never had a single problem with x264, EVER. Usually I stream DayZ, and have literally NEVER encountered a problem with x264/DayZ conflicting with each other. Normally, when my OBS is idle with no game running on x264, (not streaming, not recording - simply idle before starting the stream) OBS sits at 3-6% CPU usage, and with the stream+game running it sits around 30% or so. When in my BRB/Intermission screen, it would sit around 15-20% on stream.
This was with the simple settings, 6000kpbs. No alterations to the settings.
About a week ago, I downloaded CoD: Warzone to check it out. Just like Blackout, it stuttered profusely... So I decided to switch to my AMD option for the encoder. That helped a little, but overall the game, on stream or off, just didn't run well enough for my tastes. So I go back to playing my other games, streamed some DayZ/Siege just fine... until yesterday after switching back to x264.
Now, all of a sudden, OBS is using 20% of my CPU whilst idle and not on stream. When streaming, it uses roughly 50%... and with a game running, OBS uses 70%+ of my CPU, leading to encoding overload. It should be noted that whilst in game with OBS streaming as of yesterday, the game runs RIDICULOUSLY smooth, as if I don't even have OBS open.
I have not changed a SINGLE. THING. with my settings, I reverted back to the settings that I used to use for over a year and it's simply not working. Ever switched from very fast to the fastest possible setting... Still it overloads.
I've been looking for a solution since last night, have scoured this forum for a solution, but haven't found one that helps. I've reinstalled to the newest version of OBS. Reinstalled/verified my drivers, started from a fresh scene with no browsers. The list goes on. The only thing that has changed from when OBS worked, to now? I switched from x264, to AMD, and then back to x264.
Any help would be appreciated.
Here are 3 logs from last nights ordeal. Not sure if these are the best ones to share, though. If you need another one with more precision, let me know.
