Will buying more RAM solve this problem?

[Fauh]

I bought a capture card, but for some reason it doesn't seem to reach 60fps when recording. I posted this problem a while back and someone said that it was because I need 16gb of ram for that to happen and I only have 8gb, so if I buy another 8gb stick, will that solve the problem? Asking just in case because I'm about to buy one and I don't want to waste money

Thanks

 

[R1CH]

Unlikely, lack of RAM generally wouldn't affect performance of an encoding task, it would cause more system-wide problems and application errors. That said, 8 GB is fairly low, but more than enough to use for just OBS. With OBS and other apps (especially games) you may run into trouble.

 

[Fauh]

I see. In that case, do you know what other issues might be causing my capture card to be stuck at 30fps?

 

[R1CH]

Please post a log with your issue! Here's how...

OBS Studio creates a log file each time you run it which contains very useful diagnostic information. Without a log file, it's much harder for any support volunteers to figure out problems and your post may be ignored. To upload a log file, go to the Help menu > Log Files > Upload Last Log...

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[Fauh]

This is from a recording

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[R1CH]

There's a lot of decoding errors in that log, check your capture card is plugged into a USB 3 port and not sharing it with too many other devices.

 

[Fauh]

Ok, so it was previously on a usb hub with two others, but now it's on its own in a usb 3.0 port

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