Maverik770
New Member
Hi everyone! I have a pretty simple question that I hope someone can help clarify for me:
I have a 165hz 1440p monitor with Freesync. I want to be able to play games at the highest resolution and framerate possible while recording or streaming in either 1080p60 or 720p60. When attempting this using a single PC I run into low framerates and choppy/stuttery on my streams or recordings. My in-game performance only takes a few frames hit to performance and still feels very smooth. I can barely tell I'm streaming or recording. The problem is completely in the stream/recording.
My best conclusion is that I'm just maxing out my available resources just to run the game at 1440p with a framerate above 60fps, thus leaving no overhead for OBS to use for encoding a recording or stream.
If I put the recording/stream on x264 instead of H.264 or H.265 the issue improves but still feels like a less than smooth 60fps experience on the recording/stream. As if the framerate is dropping below 60. This seems to further support the idea that I'm just flat out maxing out my GPU before even starting to record/stream and there is no overheard for encoding even when putting that on to the CPU via x264.
So if I invest into a good PCI-E capture card and drop that into a decent 2nd computer would that solve the problem? My hope is that I can put the recording or stream onto the capture card in the 2nd PC and have it do all the encoding work so I get a stable, smooth 60fps on my recording/stream while I can still enjoy the game at a higher resolution and framerate well above 60 fps on my main gaming rig?
TL:DR: If I'm maxing out my GPU to run 1440p and frame rates above 60fps in game, will I still have issues recording a smooth 60 fps when using a PCI-E capture card in a 2nd pc? Does running a PCI-E capture card in a 2nd PC still require overhead on the main gaming PC or can I dedicated my gaming PC to full on running the game to it's highest potential while still maintaining a smooth 60fps on the recording on the 2nd PC?
I don't want to invest $200+ on a capture card only to find out I still have to lock my frames to 60fps on my gaming rig. There has to be a way to play above 60 fps while recording a smooth 60 fps?
Thanks in advance for any help and information! :D <3
I have a 165hz 1440p monitor with Freesync. I want to be able to play games at the highest resolution and framerate possible while recording or streaming in either 1080p60 or 720p60. When attempting this using a single PC I run into low framerates and choppy/stuttery on my streams or recordings. My in-game performance only takes a few frames hit to performance and still feels very smooth. I can barely tell I'm streaming or recording. The problem is completely in the stream/recording.
My best conclusion is that I'm just maxing out my available resources just to run the game at 1440p with a framerate above 60fps, thus leaving no overhead for OBS to use for encoding a recording or stream.
If I put the recording/stream on x264 instead of H.264 or H.265 the issue improves but still feels like a less than smooth 60fps experience on the recording/stream. As if the framerate is dropping below 60. This seems to further support the idea that I'm just flat out maxing out my GPU before even starting to record/stream and there is no overheard for encoding even when putting that on to the CPU via x264.
So if I invest into a good PCI-E capture card and drop that into a decent 2nd computer would that solve the problem? My hope is that I can put the recording or stream onto the capture card in the 2nd PC and have it do all the encoding work so I get a stable, smooth 60fps on my recording/stream while I can still enjoy the game at a higher resolution and framerate well above 60 fps on my main gaming rig?
TL:DR: If I'm maxing out my GPU to run 1440p and frame rates above 60fps in game, will I still have issues recording a smooth 60 fps when using a PCI-E capture card in a 2nd pc? Does running a PCI-E capture card in a 2nd PC still require overhead on the main gaming PC or can I dedicated my gaming PC to full on running the game to it's highest potential while still maintaining a smooth 60fps on the recording on the 2nd PC?
I don't want to invest $200+ on a capture card only to find out I still have to lock my frames to 60fps on my gaming rig. There has to be a way to play above 60 fps while recording a smooth 60 fps?
Thanks in advance for any help and information! :D <3
