Question / Help Very Low End PC (CS:GO) - Possible even...?!

[player03]

Hey guys,

my question, as the title suggests, regards whether or not my computer can handle streaming whilst playing CS:GO (mainly, but also other content planned for the future).

For the record:

- Unfortunately I cannot afford new hardware, I'm simply broke... ! :))

Here's my setup on Windows 7:

Processor: Intel E8600 Duo (3,33 GHz)
GFX: GeForce GTX 285
RAM: Corsair Value Select (3 GB)

Internet:

I'm also considering over clocking if that's a safe option.
For the stream itself I was hoping to get a 720p resolution (as lower really doesn't attract ANY viewers anymore, does it?) and maybe add a Camera scene later on. Obviously CS:GO is a loaded action paced FPS (I already lowered every Video Setting in game to low-very low) and I want to offer quality gaming, which I can personally offer... But probably not with less than 60 FPS. And that's what I am getting around without OBS running...

I was way overexcited about the streaming thing; created social media accounts, an alias, concept and everything before realizing that my PC is shit and old and I might not even be able to do it after all.

Give me good news, please ? :)

Thank you all so much in advance

Best regards
Player03

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Added Internet connection and preferences for the stream

 

[qhgf]

Most likely you were expecting this answer, but 720 would be impossible for your processor to encode by itself, even if you were not running a game. I'm not even sure if you could use 480 while playing a game... dual cores just can't handle that much video. If you were to get a nice 5Ghz OC then you could probably do 480, but saying as you say it's a very low end PC, it probably doesn't have adequate cooling for much of a OC.

Try doing local recordings at 480 with ultrafast preset, see what happens.

On a side note, your 3GB of RAM might run put quickly with windows and any given game open, though OBS isn't a memory hog, try to keep all other programs closes.

As for your GPU, I really don't know anything about it, and can't advise about it much other than run your games on the lowest possible textures and.probably lower your resolution too in-game

 

[player03]

Most likely you were expecting this answer, but 720 would be impossible for your processor to encode by itself, even if you were not running a game. I'm not even sure if you could use 480 while playing a game... dual cores just can't handle that much video. If you were to get a nice 5Ghz OC then you could probably do 480, but saying as you say it's a very low end PC, it probably doesn't have adequate cooling for much of a OC.

Try doing local recordings at 480 with ultrafast preset, see what happens.

On a side note, your 3GB of RAM might run put quickly with windows and any given game open, though OBS isn't a memory hog, try to keep all other programs closes.

As for your GPU, I really don't know anything about it, and can't advise about it much other than run your games on the lowest possible textures and.probably lower your resolution too in-game

I feared as much. I don't have a proper cooling system for my Hardware. I guess I won't even attempt streaming as 480p is not something I want the viewers to go through. Thank you very much for your answer and maybe some day I can afford newer hardware and then I'll stream :)

Best regards
Player03