Question / Help Settings for low-end PC?

[Jeriel]

I've been interested to record for a while and I heard OBS is good for the job. My PC is pretty low-end and the settings my friend gave me worked well with my PC and game, but it was pretty low quality. Is there any recommended settings for the specs on my pc?:


Operating System:
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1

CPU:
AMD A8-5500
Trinity 32nm Technology

RAM:
6.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz

Graphics:
Novatek 563A (1280x1024@75Hz)
768MB ATI AMD Radeon HD 7560D

All help is appreciated :)

 

[Jeriel]

13:01:15.971: CPU Name: AMD A8-5500 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics
13:01:15.971: CPU Speed: 3194MHz
13:01:15.971: Physical Cores: 2, Logical Cores: 4
13:01:15.971: Physical Memory: 4095MB Total, 2239MB Free (NOTE: 2 or 4 gigs max is normal for 32bit programs)
13:01:15.971: Windows Version: 6.1 Build 7601 (revision: 18798; 64-bit)
13:01:15.971: Running as administrator: true
13:01:15.971: Aero is Enabled
13:01:15.972: Portable mode: false
13:01:15.991: OBS 17.0.2 (windows)
13:01:15.991: ---------------------------------
13:01:15.992: ---------------------------------
13:01:15.992: audio settings reset:
13:01:15.992: samples per sec: 44100
13:01:15.992: speakers: 2
13:01:17.372: Warning: The OpenGL renderer is currently in use. On windows, the OpenGL renderer can decrease capture performance due to the lack of specific features used to maximize capture performance. The Direct3D 11 renderer is recommended instead.
13:01:17.710: ---------------------------------
13:01:17.710: video settings reset:
13:01:17.710: base resolution: 1280x1024
13:01:17.710: output resolution: 1024x818
13:01:17.710: downscale filter: Lanczos
13:01:17.710: fps: 30/1
13:01:17.710: format: NV12
13:01:17.711: ---------------------------------
13:01:17.714: Required module function 'obs_module_load' in module '../../obs-plugins/32bit/chrome_elf.dll' not found, loading of module failed
13:01:18.203: [CoreAudio encoder]: Adding CoreAudio AAC encoder
13:01:18.205: [AMF Encoder] Unable to load 'amfrt32.dll', error code 126.
13:01:18.562: Required module function 'obs_module_load' in module '../../obs-plugins/32bit/libcef.dll' not found, loading of module failed
13:01:18.563: Required module function 'obs_module_load' in module '../../obs-plugins/32bit/libEGL.dll' not found, loading of module failed
13:01:18.565: Required module function 'obs_module_load' in module '../../obs-plugins/32bit/libGLESv2.dll' not found, loading of module failed
13:01:18.566: Failed to load 'en-US' text for module: 'obs-browser.dll'
13:01:18.566: [browser_source: 'Version: 1.28.0']
13:01:18.568: LoadLibrary failed for 'nvEncodeAPI.dll': The specified module could not be found.
13:01:18.568: (126)
13:01:18.876: VLC found, VLC video source enabled
13:01:18.890: No blackmagic support
13:01:18.895: [Media Foundation encoder]: plugin is disabled for performance reasons on Windows versions prior to 8
13:01:19.156: ---------------------------------
13:01:19.157: Loaded Modules:
13:01:19.157: win-wasapi.dll
13:01:19.157: win-mf.dll
13:01:19.158: win-dshow.dll
13:01:19.158: win-decklink.dll
13:01:19.158: win-capture.dll
13:01:19.158: vlc-video.dll
13:01:19.158: text-freetype2.dll
13:01:19.158: rtmp-services.dll
13:01:19.158: obs-x264.dll
13:01:19.158: obs-transitions.dll
13:01:19.158: obs-text.dll
13:01:19.158: obs-qsv11.dll
13:01:19.158: obs-outputs.dll
13:01:19.158: obs-filters.dll
13:01:19.158: obs-ffmpeg.dll
13:01:19.158: obs-browser.dll
13:01:19.158: image-source.dll
13:01:19.158: frontend-tools.dll
13:01:19.158: enc-amf.dll
13:01:19.158: coreaudio-encoder.dll
13:01:19.158: ==== Startup complete ===============================================
13:01:19.361: All scene data cleared
13:01:19.361: ------------------------------------------------
13:01:19.502: WASAPI: Device 'Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)' initialized
13:01:19.537: adding 23 milliseconds of audio buffering, total audio buffering is now 23 milliseconds
13:01:19.575: WASAPI: Device 'Microphone (Realtek High Definition Audio)' initialized
13:01:19.578: Switched to scene 'Scene 1'
13:01:19.578: ------------------------------------------------
13:01:19.578: Loaded scenes:
13:01:19.578: - scene 'Scene 1':
13:01:19.578: - source: 'Game Capture' (game_capture)
13:01:19.578: ------------------------------------------------
13:01:19.930: Update check: last known remote version is 17.0.2
13:01:19.969: [rtmp-services plugin] Successfully updated file 'services.json' (version 50)
13:01:19.969: [rtmp-services plugin] Successfully updated package (version 50)
13:01:32.518: User switched to scene '(null)'
13:01:32.518: User Removed scene 'Scene 1'

 

[Deleted member 70571]

Enable DirectX11 renderer. Post a log from a recording/streaming session to see what settings need improvement and overall hardware performance.

 

[xxAssassin349]

Can you post a log with a recording attempt? That would give us a bit more information.

Assuming you are using x264, here are the settings I would recommend:
Rate Control: CRF
CRF: 15
CPU Usage Preset: ultrafast
Profile: high

Leave everything else at default.

This will give you nearly lossless quality with very little CPU usage.