Question / Help Which encoder, bitrate, and settings should I use to record 1080p60fps Minecraft for Youtube on my setup.

[The7evenatorYT]

Hello everyone, I have been constantly trying many settings to get decent quality, lag free video footage of games like Minecraft for Youtube; however, I keep running into issues with what settings, encoder, presets, etc. I should use to achieve this with my current setup (I having been using x264). I am trying to get 1080p60fps with this computer with file sizes at around 2-3GB for about 25-30 min of video which I will then compress to about 12-16 Mb/s after editing. My upload speed (4Mb/s) is not the best, but I am satisfied with an upload taking about an hour. Overall just looking for some feedback from people who most likely know more than me.

Here is my setup:
Dell Optiplex 990
-I7 2600 3.4ghz base/3.5 ghz all cores/3.8 ghz max 4 cores /8 threads
-GTX 1050 2GB OC (Can overclock the core clock and memory to about 1.7ghz/4ghz stable)
-Also have the Intel HD Graphics 2000 with Quicksync as a possibility
-12 GB DDR3 1333ghz Dual Channel
-Samsung 850 Pro 256GB for OS/Recording Cache
-1 TB WD Blue HDD (330 GB Free)
-Windows 8.1 Embedded Industry Pro (I use this instead of my main Windows 10 Pro due to it having much better CPU/GPU performance)

I appreciate any tips you could give to point me in the right direction! :)

 

[koala]

Use simple output mode, indistinguishable quality for recording, encoder nvenc.
If possible, update to Windows 10. It's better in every regard than Windows 8.1, despite what you might have heard.

 

[The7evenatorYT]

I tried the settings you said to use, but the file came out to be ~100Mb/s which is way too much for me to edit and compress. In addition, there was some stutter too throughout the recording. Is this normal?

 

[koala]

Play with the other quality settings. If you lower the quality setting, the filesize will also shrink.
With stutter, see these guides:
https://obsproject.com/wiki/General-Performance-and-Encoding-Issues
https://obsproject.com/wiki/GPU-overload-issues

 

[were491]

In general, your recording should be about that large, especially at 1080p60fps (Mine was about 50mb/s at 1080p30fps with low-ish quality and 60fps should be about that much). I would say that if you really wished to lower the video size you should just turn quality down or resolution down.

Correct me if I am wrongj, by the way...

 

[BK-Morpheus]

[...] I am trying to get 1080p60fps with this computer with file sizes at around 2-3GB for about 25-30 min of video[...])

For good recording quality, that file size is way too low.
With variabe bitrate methods like CRF you can save some bitrate when you are not moving (or you have very low details in the scene) but that won't help when there is a lot of movement going on.
For good recording quality at 1080p 60fps you will need way more bitrate than 2-3GB per 30min.

You can try CRF with a factor between 16 and 20 and check how big those files will be.