Question / Help Unstable Streaming Settings

[SweetMopy]

I have been using OBS for over a year now to broadcast to Twitch.tv. I started on an older PC, and found settings that would work fine for my system. It wasn't the best quality, but it was stable, as long as my internet was. Since then, I have upgraded both my internet (from .75 to 5mbps upload) as well as my PC, which is superior in every way; however, I am not getting stable results.

My obs will switch from being perfectly fine (in the green) to dropping frames like crazy, and back to green again. At first I thought it could be my internet because speedtest.net indicated the connection was slower the first few times I checked; however, the last few times it happened (over the course of different days and weeks) my internet appeared stable on speedtest.net.

I notice this problem most when I'm playing Minecraft, but I will have the same issues when I am streaming less CPU intensive games like Terraria or my Nintendo 3DS games. I've attempted to lower the FPS, resolution, and encoding bitrate when this happens, as well as changing the server location, but nothing seems to help really, so I am wondering if my settings simply aren't optimized for my new setup. I've used the calculator, and it tells me I can use fairly high settings while streaming, yet I'm still having these issues. I will provide my specs below. Any help with this would be truly appreciated.


CPU - Intel i5-4460
Motherboard - MSI Z97 Krait edition
Memory - Kingston Hyper Fury X 16GB
Storage - SSD 128 GB & 3TB 7200rpm HDD
Video Card - GTX 960
Case - The NZXT S340
Power Supply - Corsair CX430M
Operating System - Windows 7
Internal Capture Card - Blackmagic Intensity Pro
Upload Speed: 5mbps (typically a bit over)

 

[FerretBomb]

Please remember to post a logfile from the Help menu. Just Upload, then paste the link it gives you here. We really do need it to see what's going on, on the back end. System parts lists aren't necessary.

 

[SweetMopy]

Sorry, I'm new to the help boards. https://gist.github.com/7d8dd7125a941b8a63fd I noticed the analyzer under the same section. I had no idea that existed. I looked it over, and it seems like my biggest problem last stream was the server I was attempting to connect to. I downloaded the application that pings the various servers, and I have switched to one that should work better for me. The other issues may be related to the fact that I'm using wireless. Unfortunately, that is something I can't change at this point in time, but I should be directly hooked up when I move in the spring. Please let me know if you see anything else I need to adjust, and sorry again about not posting the logs.

 

[dping]

Sorry, I'm new to the help boards. https://gist.github.com/7d8dd7125a941b8a63fd I noticed the analyzer under the same section. I had no idea that existed. I looked it over, and it seems like my biggest problem last stream was the server I was attempting to connect to. I downloaded the application that pings the various servers, and I have switched to one that should work better for me. The other issues may be related to the fact that I'm using wireless. Unfortunately, that is something I can't change at this point in time, but I should be directly hooked up when I move in the spring. Please let me know if you see anything else I need to adjust, and sorry again about not posting the logs.

your main issue is you are attempting to stream over a wireless connection to your router. use a wired connection.

when you were losing connection most is when your wireless card dropped down to 54Mbps from 144Mbps. anyway, this is one of the many reasons why you need a wired connection for your streaming PC.

 

[FerretBomb]

Yep. Wifi will cause this to happen. It's not meant to replace cables, it's meant for use by portable devices doing occasional, lightweight throughput operations. It's extremely prone to interference, and is a shared bandwidth space (meaning everyone on the same channel shares the same theoretical maximum throughput, even on their own individual networks).
Why it kind of drives me nuts to see more and more desktop motherboards slapping wifi in, as it encourages people to be lazy. An in-place desktop/workstation should never use wifi.

Running a cable isn't too hard or expensive, even along baseboards. If nothing else, Powerline adapters are a significant step up from wifi, if still worse than an actual ethernet cable and having their own drawbacks. A good bit more expensive than a standard cable, for one.