Question / Help Stream stuttering

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Pedebabz

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Hello guys

Unfortunately I am experiencing issues while streaming. It is not exclusively related to OBS, as i tried testing with Xsplit, and experience the same thing.

My setup:
Intel® Core™ i7-4700MQ CPU @ 2.4GHz
GeForce GTX 765M
8GB DDR3 Ram
Windows 10 Pro
50/10 Mbps internet connection (tested both WiFi and LAN.)

As far as I can tell, I have two different issues. The one issue is the stream buffering - it can work maybe 30 seconds, and then buffering occurs. The other issue I have, is when the stream is actually running without buffering, the image freezes, but the sound continues like there is no problem with the stream.

I tried anything I can think of to fix this - using Xsplit, stream to YouTube instead of Twitch, lowvering seetings to 360P / a bitrate of 1200 Kbps. I used R1ch's Twitch analyzer (https://r-1.ch/analyzer/) and got nothing but check marks. I tried using different Twitch servers.

I tried using a different internet connection(70/30 Mbps), formatting my PC, using both Windows 8.1 and now Windows 10.

The only conclusion I can come to is that it must be an issue related to my PC, but I have no idea what the weak link is.

I hope you guys can help me solve this :-) Thanks in advance.

OBS Log file:
http://pastebin.com/iq6sHsSv
 
I did test speeds to different Twitch servers, and selected probably 7-10 different servers in OBS. I tried all in EU (as I am based in EU, and these generally have the best pings) and a few in Asia and one in Brazil.

I am not able to test with a LAN connection where im currently at, but I am running a constant ping to googles DNS server, with a response time of 20-25 MS and no spikes what so ever.

Edit: now that I read your reply again, I might have misunderstood the actions needed to be taken in such a case.

As a viewer of Twitch, I have no issues watching other peoples streams, but watching my own haven't been good once. Do you have any specific advice as to what I can try to do differently?
 
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If you're streaming with a video bitrate above about 2000, you're more likely dealing with routing issues to the twitch viewer servers when you get buffering while watching.

Ping/RTT is irrelevant.
 
I tried lowering my settings to 1800 kbps bitrate, 720p, 30 FPS. I still get buffering issues with Twitch, but the same settings works fine streaming to Youtube.

Should I try even more Twitch servers, or is this a viewer server issue I cant really do anything about?
 
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