Question / Help Whats the Best Streaming Options for These PC Specs?

[Kevin NoLove]

Hello guys, I am looking for the best streaming options for the type of PC that I have, specs are below.
I tried to stream a few times with different settings, swtiching between x264 and NVEC, so far the best option for me seems NVEC because there was no lag in game at all, if I'm standing still it looks clear as day, but when I move it looks very grainy/pixelated. Please help a brother out and let me know what settings I should try.

If you have more than one idea it is apprecaited as well.
P.S I ONLY Stream on YouTube, not on a Twitch

PC SPECS:
GTX 1070 Strix Founders Edition (Nividia 8 GB)
i5 6600 3.5 GHz
16 GB RAM Ballistix
Windows 10
BIOS: Gigabyte H170 Gaming 3

 

[FerretBomb]

Tools->Auto Config Wizard

NVENC and other hardware encoding delivers extremely poor quality, requiring much higher bitrate to look decent. If you are getting pixellation, it's because you're trying to run without enough bitrate.

 

[Kevin NoLove]

Tools->Auto Config Wizard

NVENC and other hardware encoding delivers extremely poor quality, requiring much higher bitrate to look decent. If you are getting pixellation, it's because you're trying to run without enough bitrate.

What is an ideal bitrate for YouTube? About 3500?

I am trying out the Auto Config Wizard right now.

 

[Kevin NoLove]

Also when on the option, should I then Uncheck 'prefer hardware encoding'?

 

[FerretBomb]

It's dependent on what kind of bitrate you can push, your resolution, framerate, color depth, high or low motion game, and a ton of other things. Stick with the wizard. There is no single 'best settings'. Which is why the wizard was developed.

 

[Kevin NoLove]

It's dependent on what kind of bitrate you can push, your resolution, framerate, color depth, high or low motion game, and a ton of other things. Stick with the wizard. There is no single 'best settings'. Which is why the wizard was developed.

Dude, if I can hug the sh** out of you right now I would, never know about the auto config wizard, thank you so much man it worked perfectly.

Last question for you, now the tabs for streaming/recording etc. have disappeared, is that normal? or when I want to record I just go back to the auto config wizard?

 

[Kevin NoLove]

NEVERMIND, got it, it just switched to simple mode.

Once again, thanks man, not the best stream, but thats what you get from an i5 6600K I guess, either way thanks a bunch man. Better than what it was

 

[FerretBomb]

Leave it on Simple. 99% of people don't need Advanced, and just switch to it thinking it'll be better, or to put in custom settings from a crappy YouTube "best settings guide". Which usually do no good and can be more harmful than anything else.