Question / Help Upgraded GPU - Started dropping frames

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MisterCeen

New Member
Some months ago I was using OBS to stream games like League of Legends and whatnot, I had no issues with frames being dropped. Three weeks ago I switched from my incredibly bad/old graphics card (Radeon HD 4890) and upgraded to a Geforce 660.

After I installed the card and tried to stream, I realized I was dropping frames. I tried fiddling around with options, even though I never had a problem before with an older card. Nothing really worked. I ended up formatting my PC, installing everything from scratch - the problem persists.

I went in to my brothers room and asked him to stream with his computer for a couple of minutes to see if he was dropping frames - he didn't.

I have an incredibly bad system, the only thing that is "relatively" new is the graphics card. But the fact remains, I never had a problem before, with an even worse gfx card.

I don't know if this helps.. But I'm starting to think that it's a hardware problem? When I listen to music now, while streaming, I even hear the music "glitching" out while I'm dropping frames.

Never had a problem before with worse gear - I upgraded - Now I have a problem. I checked to see if the internet is having problems, but my brother who's using the same net isn't dropping frames.

Anyways! Thanks for your time if you're reading this. :)

LOG:
Code: 
03:58:46: Open Broadcaster Software v0.613b - 32bit (´・ω・｀)
03:58:46: -------------------------------
03:58:46: CPU Name: AMD Phenom(tm) 9850 Quad-Core Processor
03:58:46: CPU Speed: 2499MHz
03:58:46: Physical Memory:  4095MB Total, 4095MB Free
03:58:46: stepping id: 3, model 2, family 16, type 0, extmodel 8, extfamily 0, HTT 1, logical cores 4, total cores 4
03:58:46: monitor 1: pos={0, 0}, size={1920, 1080}
03:58:46: Windows Version: 6.1 Build 7601 S
03:58:46: Aero is Disabled
03:58:46: -------------------------------
03:58:46: OBS Modules:
03:58:46: Base Address     Module
03:58:46: 00950000         OBS.exe
03:58:46: 6C9D0000         OBSApi.dll
03:58:46: 6C790000         DShowPlugin.dll
03:58:46: 6DDA0000         GraphicsCapture.dll
03:58:46: 6CFA0000         NoiseGate.dll
03:58:46: 6CD30000         PSVPlugin.dll
03:58:46: ------------------------------------------
03:58:46: Adapter 1
03:58:46:   Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 
03:58:46:   Video Adapter Dedicated Video Memory: 2086469632
03:58:46:   Video Adapter Shared System Memory: 2147807232
03:58:46:   Video Adapter Output 1: pos={0, 0}, size={1920, 1080}, attached=true
03:58:46: =====Stream Start: 2014-03-15, 03:58:46===============================================
03:58:46:   Multithreaded optimizations: On
03:58:46:   Base resolution: 1920x1080
03:58:46:   Output resolution: 1280x720
03:58:46: ------------------------------------------
03:58:46: Loading up D3D10 on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 (Adapter 1)...
03:58:47: ------------------------------------------
03:58:47: Audio Format: 48000 Hz
03:58:47: ------------------------------------------
03:58:47: Audio Channels: 2 Ch
03:58:47: Playback device Default
03:58:47: ------------------------------------------
03:58:47: Using desktop audio input: Högtalare (High Definition Audio Device)
03:58:47: ------------------------------------------
03:58:47: Using auxilary audio input: Mikrofon (High Definition Audio Device)
03:58:47: ------------------------------------------
03:58:47: Audio Encoding: AAC
03:58:47:     bitrate: 128
03:58:47: Using graphics capture
03:58:47: Scene buffering time set to 700
03:58:47: ------------------------------------------
03:58:47: Video Encoding: x264
03:58:47:     fps: 30
03:58:47:     width: 1280, height: 720
03:58:47:     preset: veryfast
03:58:47:     profile: main
03:58:47:     keyint: 60
03:58:47:     CBR: yes
03:58:47:     CFR: yes
03:58:47:     max bitrate: 1800
03:58:47:     buffer size: 1800
03:58:47: ------------------------------------------
03:58:49: Using RTMP service: Twitch / Justin.tv
03:58:49:   Server selection: rtmp://live-fra.justin.tv/app
03:58:49:   Interface: Marvell Yukon 88E8071 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (ethernet, 100 mbps)
03:58:49: Completed handshake with rtmp://live-fra.justin.tv/app in 442 ms.
03:58:50: SO_SNDBUF was at 8192
03:58:50: SO_SNDBUF is now 65536
03:59:12: SharedTexCapture hooked
03:59:15: Audio timestamp for device 'Mikrofon (High Definition Audio Device)' was behind target timestamp by 80
03:59:17: RTMPPublisher::SocketLoop: Stalled for 3050 ms to write 246633 bytes (buffer: 0 / 246784), unstable connection?
03:59:25: Total frames encoded: 1117, total frames duplicated: 2 (0.18%)
03:59:25: Total frames rendered: 1121, number of late frames: 0 (0.00%) (it's okay for some frames to be late)
03:59:25: RTMPPublisher::SocketLoop: Graceful loop exit
03:59:25: Average send payload: 5493 bytes, average send interval: 23 ms
03:59:25: Number of times waited to send: 4, Waited for a total of 8892 bytes
03:59:25: Number of b-frames dropped: 30 (2.9%), Number of p-frames dropped: 34 (3.3%), Total 64 (6.3%)
03:59:25: Number of bytes sent: 7856272
03:59:25:
03:59:25: Profiler time results:
03:59:25:
03:59:25: ==============================================================
03:59:25: video thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 1.103 ms] [children: 31.2%] [unaccounted: 68.8%]
03:59:25: | scene->Preprocess - [0.181%] [avg time: 0.002 ms]
03:59:25: | GPU download and conversion - [31%] [avg time: 0.342 ms] [children: 22.4%] [unaccounted: 8.61%]
03:59:25: | | flush - [17.1%] [avg time: 0.189 ms]
03:59:25: | | CopyResource - [4.53%] [avg time: 0.05 ms]
03:59:25: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [0.725%] [avg time: 0.008 ms]
03:59:25: Convert444Threads - [100%] [avg time: 1.79 ms] [children: 99.1%] [unaccounted: 0.95%]
03:59:25: | Convert444toNV12 - [99.1%] [avg time: 1.773 ms]
03:59:25: encoder thread frame - [100%] [avg time: 2.296 ms] [children: 1.87%] [unaccounted: 98.1%]
03:59:25: | sending stuff out - [1.87%] [avg time: 0.043 ms]
03:59:25: ==============================================================
03:59:25:
03:59:25:
03:59:25: Profiler CPU results:
03:59:25:
03:59:25: ==============================================================
03:59:25: video thread frame - [cpu time: avg 0.5 ms, total 561.603 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
03:59:25: | scene->Preprocess - [cpu time: avg 0 ms, total 0 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
03:59:25: | GPU download and conversion - [cpu time: avg 0.166 ms, total 187.201 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
03:59:25: | | flush - [cpu time: avg 0.139 ms, total 156.001 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
03:59:25: | | CopyResource - [cpu time: avg 0 ms, total 0 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
03:59:25: | | conversion to 4:2:0 - [cpu time: avg 0.014 ms, total 15.6 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
03:59:25: Convert444Threads - [cpu time: avg 1.578 ms, total 3463.22 ms] [avg calls per frame: 2]
03:59:25: | Convert444toNV12 - [cpu time: avg 1.564 ms, total 3432.02 ms] [avg calls per frame: 2]
03:59:25: encoder thread frame - [cpu time: avg 1.764 ms, total 1934.41 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
03:59:25: | sending stuff out - [cpu time: avg 0.085 ms, total 93.601 ms] [avg calls per frame: 1]
03:59:25: ==============================================================
03:59:25:
03:59:25: =====Stream End: 2014-03-15, 03:59:25=================================================


Last game capture log:
2014-03-15, 03:59:12: we're booting up:
03:59:12: CaptureThread: attached to process Diablo III.exe
03:59:12: D3D9 Present
03:59:12: (half life scientist) everything..  seems to be in order
03:59:12: D3D9EndScene called
03:59:12: D3DPRESENT_PARAMETERS {
03:59:12:     BackBufferWidth: 1920
03:59:12:     BackBufferHeight: 1080
03:59:12:     BackBufferFormat: D3DFMT_A8R8G8B8
03:59:12:     BackBufferCount: 1
03:59:12:     MultiSampleType: D3DMULTISAMPLE_NONE
03:59:12:     MultiSampleQuality: 0
03:59:12:     SwapEffect: D3DSWAPEFFECT_COPY
03:59:12:     hDeviceWindow: 721734
03:59:12:     Windowed: true
03:59:12:     EnableAutoDepthStencil: false
03:59:12:     AutoDepthStencilFormat: D3DFMT_UNKNOWN
03:59:12:     Flags: None
03:59:12:     FullScreen_RefreshRateInHz: 0
03:59:12:     PresentationInterval: 2147483648
03:59:12: };
03:59:12: successfully set up d3d9 hooks
03:59:12: D3D9Present called
03:59:12: DoD3D9GPUHook: success
03:59:12: D3DSURFACE_DESC {
03:59:12:     Format: D3DFMT_A8R8G8B8
03:59:12:     Type: D3DRTYPE_SURFACE
03:59:12:     Usage: D3DUSAGE_RENDERTARGET
03:59:12:     Pool: D3DPOOL_DEFAULT
03:59:12:     MultiSampleType: D3DMULTISAMPLE_NONE
03:59:12:     MultiSampleQuality: 0
03:59:12:     Width: 1920
03:59:12:     Height: 1080
03:59:12: };
03:59:12: successfully capturing d3d9 frames via GPU
03:59:25: ---------------------- Cleared D3D9 Capture ----------------------
03:59:25: D3D9EndScene called
03:59:25: D3D9Present called
 
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Greendweller

Member
03:59:25: Number of times waited to send: 4, Waited for a total of 8892 bytes
03:59:25: Number of b-frames dropped: 30 (2.9%), Number of p-frames dropped: 34 (3.3%), Total 64 (6.3%)

I think this means that there is a issue with your network-connection.
Given the situation perhaps you can try to swap your network cable for an other one to see if that fixes it.
 
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Ruhrev

New Member
I already went through the troubleshoot sticky before posting this, and it doesn't really apply to my problem, here's why:

My brother have done multiple streaming tests today and yesterday (I'll link his log below), without dropping a single frame. So I switched my network cable to a new one, put it into my brothers switch (that he's using) - the problem remained, still dropping frames on my computer. I tried updating my network drivers - problem remains.

Another thing that's happening while I'm dropping frames, is that I can literally hear my music starting to "crackle" and lag while playing. Almost as if I'm having hardware issues. Like I said in the previous post, I had no problems with frames dropping when I had my old graphics card, not even once. The second I upgraded from the radeon hd 4890 to the geforce 660, I started dropping frames.

The problem is obviously related to hardware in my mind, since the second I installed my new graphics card this problem came to be.

Here's my brothers test stream log, without any frames dropped:
http://pastebin.com/8tEh9XXg <- Since this forum won't let me paste the log.. -.-


Edit: Nevermind guys. Ever since this happened I've just grown tired of my outdated system.. I just ordered myself a new computer entirely. Hopefully that will fix the problem, if not, I'll be back I guess. :)
 
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