Question / Help Trying to get 60fps @1080p Recommendations

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SirSneakyBeaky

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Hi, I currently am having troubles with OBS , During play time I noticed that i'm having CPU 100-110% ( shows higher then 100% when it goes above the stock speed of the cpu ) well just trying to record things like Rust , Overwatch , SC2 , D3 , WoW, and some other side games i play.

My specs are

I7-4790k Overclocked to 4.6
16gb ddr3 1600 mhz
1 x 128 gb ssd ( OBS , Windows , and drivers / benchmarking software )
1 x 240gb ssd ( used for recording / main game's / software )
500 gb HDD ( used for editing off of / semi longterm storage )
3tb External bay ( used for long term archiving / storage )
290x @ stock speeds


Cooling
6x corsair quite edition fans , 3 push 3 pull config
hyper 212 evo

Temps on CPU normally idle around 70-75 degrees when at 100% for a prolonged period of time

I dont use X264 , when i was using X264 i was unable to even produce 30 FPS videos on my recordings @720P, I use intel Quick sync now and i can push 1080p 29.99 fps barely , but anytime a bunch of stuff happens i watch not only the game grab up 4-5% more but obs shoot through the roof via Resmon and the i drop down to 15-20 frames. Im looking to record at 1080P 60FPS for personal use. One idea was to grab a couple Xeon E5640's for this ( 8 cores 16 threads total @ 2.6ghz ) and run it through a elgato / sound splitters. But if i can figure out some settings to be able to produce good quality video on my current set-up and not have to drop the money i would prefer to do so.


Settings

Type : standard
Recording path : G:/testing ( Secondary SSD )
Recording format : MP4
Audio Track : 1
Encoder : Intel Qucik Sync H.264 Encoder ( media foundation )
Rescale Output : ( uncheck boxed )
Custom muxer settings : N/A
Profile : Main
Keyframe : 0
Rate Control : CBR
Bitrate : 5000


I was able to push 29.99 FPS @ 1080p well playing overwatch , i would prefer to get up to 60 FPS.
 
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sam686

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Which motherboard you using?

Which temperature monitor you using? HWMonitor may show more temperature sensors.

Use windows 8 or 10 task manager to look at performance CPU speed, or download and run CPU-Z. Does CPU slow down after a few seconds or minutes while at over 80% CPU usage?

My i7-2600 works fine for 720p 60fps at veryfast preset, with no overclock.
Show us OBS log of trying to record 720p at 60 fps using software encoder x264?
 
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SirSneakyBeaky

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The motherboard is a MSI Z97-G45

I have been using HWMonitor / CPUID / Real Temp all of which read a medium of 70-75 across all 4 cores. It also does not slow down, I also have the heat limit in the bios bumped for thermal throttle limit, along with having all other power automatic power management / turboing off. I had this chip up to 4.9ghz when i was seeing how far i could push it but thats when it started to get to hot for my personal liking.

I know my GPU is a little of a bottle next because when recording i drop down from 75-80 FPS , to 60-65 when looking out into the distance of nothing ( well watching GPU usage go from 75-80% to 95-100% ). I do plan on upgrading to a 1080 when they finally are in stock and board partners start producing.

But i also notice that i drop to 45-55 when ever i do something intensive, and my cpu shoots up to 100-110% where as my gpu still jumps up and down between 95-100% the entire time.
 
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SirSneakyBeaky

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What would be a good setting based of what hardware i have to try. i have fiddled with what i could do, do you have any suggestions i could test out?
 
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sam686

Member
OBS Log file of showing x264 encoding attempts?

For 1080p 60 fps, you can try changing x264 preset to SuperFast or UltraFast, at a small cost of quality or bigger filesize.

Can try OBS-Sudio, a separate free download, to see if it works any better.

If you have the money, should look into some type of dual pc streaming/recording with capture card.
 
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SirSneakyBeaky

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i figured out the issue, i really apologize to the late response. i worked 2 doubles and wasn't able to get on.
As for the solution it was more in settings, I was utilizing the IGPU for the encoding, but due to setting / overclock settings the igpu was not where it should of been and it just wasen't holding up i figured it out thanks to a friend who has some overclock history and streaming that you had to adjust OBS with quick sync and a couple power settings.

It seems now the GPU is just the hold back now since i can only handle overwatch without streaming at 80 fps, with dropping as low 65, it pushes it over the edge... now i just have to wait for 1080's to be in stock * biblethump *

thank you all for your responses.
 
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