Question / Help Pixelation during stream

[WookieBread]

Whenever I stream, I have a problem with my video being pixelated during the stream. Keep in mind that I don't have the greatest computer nor the greatest upload speed. My max bitrate is 425kb/s, buffer size 255, audio bitrate 128. I broadcast in 1280x720 on video.

I usually don't have a problem with this when I use my Elgato to stream, but it only happened when I played Bloons TD 5 on PC, which, I wasn't very far at all. Any solutions?



Specs

Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) X4 760K Quad Core Processor 3.80 GHz
RAM: 16GB
System: 64-bit
Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 4650

Log File attached!

 

[Harold]

The bitrate you have set is the cause of the problem.

And running with a custom buffer size can make things worse, especially if the buffer size is smaller than your bitrate.

 

[Sapiens]

720p at only 400 Kbps will indeed look like crap because that's an incredibly low bitrate for the resolution you're streaming at.

 

[JordanMillward_1]

For 720p, you're looking at 1800kbps generally. Sorry, but with that connection, there's not much you can do.

 

[WookieBread]

Is there any way I could improve my connection? I've used an ethernet cable, but it was about the same.
If not, what should I reduce my bitrate to?
Also, what resolution should I go down to?

 

[Sapiens]

You would need to pay for a better internet package. Call your ISP. With only ~400-500 Kbps available I honestly wouldn't bother streaming.