What are the best settings for a i5-4750 @ 3.2 GHz

qhobbes

qhobbes

Active Member
First we need to establish a baseline to see if you can even get 30fps with 720p. Do the following:
1. Close all the Apps/programs that you can. Task Manager OK.
2. Enable "Game Mode" for maximum gaming performance. Game Mode can be enabled via the Windows 10 "Settings" app, under Gaming > Game Mode.
3. Run OBS as Admin. Right click on the shortcut, properties, advanced, check box, ok, apply, ok.
4. Change the base resolution in OBS to 1280x720.
5. For encoder, pick QuickSync/QSV, Target Usage: Quality, Profile: Main, Rate Control: CQP/CRF (whatever QSV calls it) and start with 20.
6. Record to MKV. If you record to MP4 or MOV and the recording is interrupted, the file will be corrupted and unrecoverable.

If you require MP4 files for some other purpose like editing, remux them afterwards by selecting File > Remux Recordings in the main OBS Studio window or enable Auto Remux in the Advanced Settings.
7. Create a new Scene Collection with 1 scene with 1 Game Capture source. Close and re-open OBS so it loads just that scene.
8. Start your game, go to the graphic settings, set the resolution to 1280x720, set all the graphics stuff to low/off and cap the FPS at 30.
9. Go back OBS to, make sure it's visible in the preview. Right-click on the preview, uncheck Enable Preview, minimize OBS to system tray and start recording by right clicking on system tray.

Go play your game for a bit, stop the recording and post a new log.
 
qhobbes

qhobbes

Active Member
16:53:27.757: Physical Memory: 16292MB Total, 6659MB Free
16:53:28.816: [window-capture: 'Window Capture 2'] update settings:
16:53:28.816: executable: chrome.exe
16:53:28.909: [window-capture: 'LiveSplit'] update settings:
16:53:28.909: executable: LiveSplit.exe
You did not close all the Apps/programs that you can.

16:53:28.608: base resolution: 1920x1080
Change the base resolution in OBS to 1280x720.

16:53:35.270: [qsv encoder: 'streaming_h264'] settings:
16:53:35.270: rate_control: CBR
For encoder, pick QuickSync/QSV, Target Usage: Quality, Profile: Main, Rate Control: CQP/CRF (whatever QSV calls it, not CBR) and start with 20.

16:53:35.308: [ffmpeg muxer: 'adv_file_output'] Writing file 'C:/Users/User/Videos/2021-09-03 16-53-35.mp4'...
Record to MKV. If you record to MP4 or MOV and the recording is interrupted, the file will be corrupted and unrecoverable.

If you require MP4 files for some other purpose like editing, remux them afterwards by selecting File > Remux Recordings in the main OBS Studio window or enable Auto Remux in the Advanced Settings.

16:53:29.916: Loaded scenes:
16:53:29.916: - scene 'Skyward Sword Hd':
16:53:29.916: - source: 'Background' (image_source)
16:53:29.916: - filter: 'Crop/Pad' (crop_filter)
16:53:29.916: - source: 'Username Slideshow' (slideshow)
16:53:29.916: - source: 'Image Slide Show' (slideshow)
16:53:29.916: - source: 'Window Capture' (window_capture)
16:53:29.916: - source: 'Webcam' (dshow_input)
16:53:29.916: - filter: 'Crop/Pad' (crop_filter)
16:53:29.916: - source: 'LiveSplit' (window_capture)
16:53:29.916: - scene 'Other':
16:53:29.916: - source: 'Game Capture' (game_capture)
16:53:29.916: - source: 'Window Capture 2' (window_capture)
Create a new Scene Collection with 1 scene with 1 Game Capture source. Close and re-open OBS so it loads just that scene.

I doubt you did #8 and you certainly did not do #9.
 
K

konsolenritter

Active Member
Try to disable your second monitor for a moment. First/primary monitor runs with 60, the second with 59.x fps. This isn't any good. Monitors and obs framerate should share a common divider.

Anyway your cpu isn't quiet capable to handle the things. OBS and the game may block each other (in computer science terms its named a "race condition") running concurrently on the cpu. See here: https://obsproject.com/tools/analyzer?log_url=https://obsproject.com/logs/8DN-R74erJ-23XvM
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top