Question / Help Setting Up OBS :)

[Tobidk]

Hello OBS Forum.

So. I did build this good pc a couple of weaks ago. I really love playing videogames, but mostly also playing and sharing it to other people from around the world. I've been watching twitch streamers for long time now and i was wondering. Will i be able to stream like this guy?

So. What i need help with is setting up my OBS. Whatever i change the OBS settings into, it keeps getting bad quality.
My pc specs are follwing
I5 4690k - Overclocked to 4.0
GTX 970 Strix Overclocked
16 GB RAM
And the internet connection is the following link:
http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/4385519938

I've seen many streamers having the same CPU as i do, but they could run so SMOOTH looking quality.
I know this CPU is not a quadcore, but if i can get a decent quality without getting "lag" issues then im happy!

If you think you can help me. I dont mind your age at all.
We can chat thru TeamSpeak3 or Skype

 

[HonorguyXNL]

Just a small thing, your CPU is a quadcore. You just lack the Multithreading that an I7 has. You have 4 physical cores.

Anyway in general.

X264, 2500kb/s bitrate. Veryfast preset those are kinda the basics. Try maybe 540P on 30FPS first to see how that goes. If you have spare power left try 720P on 30FPS.

 

[FerretBomb]

I'd just say that 2000kbps is the sweet-spot for non-partnered streamers, per Twitch's data. 2500 is excessive, and will leave a lot more people stuttering and buffering. 2000kbps is enough for a very watchable 720p@30fps stream, though the quality will be higher (due to more bit-density) at 540p@30, as well as lower CPU load.