Question / Help Streaming CS:GO

SketchTape

New Member
Hey guys I'm going to be upgrading my internet to 15/10 and start streaming CS:GO in either 720p or 1080p. I've tried streaming on 720p @ 2000 bit rate, CBR on, CFR on, and CPU Preset Fastest, but the picture is still somewhat blurry when I move my mouse fast what do you think would be ideal settings for 720p and 1080p.
 

Krazy

Town drunk
For a high motion game like CS:GO, I definitely don't recommend 1080p unless you want to stream at crazy bitrates. If your PC is able to handle 720p with the Faster preset, then you will likely get very good looking results with 3000-3500 bitrate, and noticeably improved results with 2500-2800.
 

FerretBomb

Active Member
Yep, fast-motion games and 1080p don't mix well, unless you're Twitch partnered and have the transcoding options available. Even MOBAs kind of line-ride, much less FPS games.
Either you'll be pushing BIG bitrates to keep it looking good (causing viewers on mid-low connections to see lag, stutter, and other poor stream performance), going with lower rates causing a drop in image fidelity (as it seems you're doing now), or dropping your framerate to save some bitrate by pushing fewer frames over the same band (making it look less fluid).

I'd recommend waiting until your new connection is in, then run the 6MB test at http://testmy.net/upload to determine your actual stable throughput (speedtest tests for dead-file transfers, which are unaffected by 'bursting', spiking and dropping rates that average out over time; gaming and livestreaming require a stable minimum throughput available at ALL times) and work from there; don't forget to leave some for your game as well.

1080p@30fps, I'd shoot for 3000kbps minimum for a passable image quality. 3500 would be better. Depends on what your new connection actually has, real-world.
It'd almost be better to downscale to 720p and jump to 60fps (if you have a beefy enough CPU to handle the extra encoding); it won't look /as/ good in fullscreen, but the motion will be MUCH smoother, and a more pleasant stream to watch.
 
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