Question / Help Recommended OBS Settings for PC Streaming

[DarkPhoenix69]

Hi,

I was wondering what are the optimal settings for streaming PC games? When I do a test stream the footage looks pixelated. I stream at 1080p@60fps with console games and get decent enough quality and minimal pixelation. I have an i5 6500 CPU and an RX 480 GPU.

I am aware that x264 encoding is the better option, but owing to my CPU limitation, in addition to allocating extra CPU towards playing the PC game, I opt for GPU encoding instead. The game I am trying to stream is Nier: Automata. I think the pixelation might be down to the nature of the game, but surely I have a decent enough computer to stream it at decent quality.

Your help is much appreciated.

Thanks

 

[Narcogen]

GPU encoding isn't good for streaming. At low bitrates, you'll get pixelation-- the visual quality at the same bitrate will be lower than with x264 CPU encoding. That said, it's probably a better bet than your i5, so just push the bitrate as high as you can go, but you may end up having to choose between 1080p30 or 720p60.