Question / Help Stream Settings

Ikarosic

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Hello! I am new to OBS and don't have that much streaming knowledge. I was wondering what is the most optimal settings for live streaming?

Specs
GPU: GeForce 760
CPU: Intel i5-4750 @ 3.20GHz 3.20 GHz
RAM: 8GB

Download Speed: 60
Upload Speed: 12

My plan is to stream to twitch.tv and I live in Colorado. I have been able to get HD recordings. But the stream is very choppy.

Thanks!
 
First, I would post your OBS log as to what you have now. you can find it under the help menu. by looking at your i5 I would not stream over 720@30fps to start unless you plan on using NVENC to which you could do 720@60fps.

There is a new tool out for estimating bandwidth, you can read about/download it here:
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/tech-support/478845-twitchtest-twitch-bandwidth-tester

It is a reputable source @R1CH is the one who made this awesome tool. This will help you ensure that your 12Mb/s is actually going to stream at least 2500kb/s or 3500kb/s depending on your settings and also the best ingest server to pick. closest/lowest ping isn't always the best. the quality is what matters.
 
Here is my log

19:39:39: No Intel graphics adapter visible in QSVHelper.exe, Optimus problem?
19:39:39: CUDA loaded successfully
19:39:39: 1 CUDA capable devices found
19:39:39: [ GPU #0 - < GeForce GTX 760 > has Compute SM 3.0, NVENC Available ]
19:44:52: Open Broadcaster Software v0.64b - 32bit (´・ω・`)
19:44:52: -------------------------------
19:44:52: CPU Name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4570 CPU @ 3.20GHz
19:44:52: CPU Speed: 3198MHz
19:44:52: Physical Memory: 4095MB Total, 4095MB Free
19:44:52: stepping id: 3, model 60, family 6, type 0, extmodel 1, extfamily 0, HTT 1, logical cores 4, total cores 4
19:44:52: monitor 1: pos={0, 0}, size={1920, 1200}
19:44:52: Windows Version: 6.2 Build 9200
19:44:52: Aero is Enabled
19:44:52: -------------------------------
19:44:52: OBS Modules:
19:44:52: Base Address Module
19:44:52: 01280000 OBS.exe
19:44:52: 51B80000 OBSApi.dll
19:44:52: 5F4A0000 DShowPlugin.dll
19:44:52: 548D0000 GraphicsCapture.dll
19:44:52: 50330000 NoiseGate.dll
19:44:52: 605E0000 PSVPlugin.dll
19:44:52: ------------------------------------------
19:44:52: Adapter 1
19:44:52: Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760
19:44:52: Video Adapter Dedicated Video Memory: 2082140160
19:44:52: Video Adapter Shared System Memory: 2147807232
19:44:52: Video Adapter Output 1: pos={0, 0}, size={1920, 1200}, attached=true
19:44:52: =====Stream Start: 2015-02-24, 19:44:52===============================================
19:44:52: Multithreaded optimizations: On
19:44:52: Base resolution: 1920x720
19:44:52: Output resolution: 1920x720
19:44:52: ------------------------------------------
 
Here is my log

19:39:39: No Intel graphics adapter visible in QSVHelper.exe, Optimus problem?
19:39:39: CUDA loaded successfully
19:39:39: 1 CUDA capable devices found
19:39:39: [ GPU #0 - < GeForce GTX 760 > has Compute SM 3.0, NVENC Available ]
19:44:52: Open Broadcaster Software v0.64b - 32bit (´・ω・`)
19:44:52: -------------------------------
19:44:52: CPU Name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4570 CPU @ 3.20GHz
19:44:52: CPU Speed: 3198MHz
19:44:52: Physical Memory: 4095MB Total, 4095MB Free
19:44:52: stepping id: 3, model 60, family 6, type 0, extmodel 1, extfamily 0, HTT 1, logical cores 4, total cores 4
19:44:52: monitor 1: pos={0, 0}, size={1920, 1200}
19:44:52: Windows Version: 6.2 Build 9200
19:44:52: Aero is Enabled
19:44:52: -------------------------------
19:44:52: OBS Modules:
19:44:52: Base Address Module
19:44:52: 01280000 OBS.exe
19:44:52: 51B80000 OBSApi.dll
19:44:52: 5F4A0000 DShowPlugin.dll
19:44:52: 548D0000 GraphicsCapture.dll
19:44:52: 50330000 NoiseGate.dll
19:44:52: 605E0000 PSVPlugin.dll
19:44:52: ------------------------------------------
19:44:52: Adapter 1
19:44:52: Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760
19:44:52: Video Adapter Dedicated Video Memory: 2082140160
19:44:52: Video Adapter Shared System Memory: 2147807232
19:44:52: Video Adapter Output 1: pos={0, 0}, size={1920, 1200}, attached=true
19:44:52: =====Stream Start: 2015-02-24, 19:44:52===============================================
19:44:52: Multithreaded optimizations: On
19:44:52: Base resolution: 1920x720
19:44:52: Output resolution: 1920x720
19:44:52: ------------------------------------------
that is not a full log. under the help menu, upload your log and copy the link here after you've started the stream and game, then stopped the stream.
 
also it does seem your connection is stalling, did you use the app i linked you to at first? Use it while nothing else is running to test and see where tue best place to stream to for you. Use the twitch ingest server with the highest quality tuats not to far from you
 
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