1. The Hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling ("HAGS") feature in Windows is currently known to cause performance and capture issues with OBS, games and overlay tools. It's an experimental feature and we recommend disabling it via
these instructions.
2. One of your audio devices has a sample rate that doesn't match the rest. This can result in audio drift over time or sound distortion. Check your audio devices in Windows settings (both Playback and Recording) and ensure the Default Format (under Advanced) is consistent. 48000 Hz is recommended.
OBS Sample Rate:
48000 Hz
SteelSeries Sonar - Microphone (SteelSeries Sonar Virtual Audio Device):
48000 Hz
SteelSeries Sonar - Gaming (SteelSeries Sonar Virtual Audio Device):
96000 Hz
3. Audio buffering hit the maximum value. This is an indicator of very high system load, will affect stream latency, and may even cause individual audio sources to stop working. Keep an eye on CPU usage especially, and
close background programs if needed. Occasionally, this can be caused by incorrect device timestamps. Restart OBS to reset buffering.
Source affected (potential cause):
Desktop Audio
4. OBS is not running as Administrator. This can lead to OBS not being able to Game Capture certain games. If you are not running into issues, you can ignore this, but it looks like you're using Display Capture to capture games. To run OBS as Administrator, right click on the OBS shortcut, properties, advanced, check box, ok, apply, ok. Then open OBS, remove Display Capture and add the Game Capture source.
5. Dropped frames can only be caused by a failure in your internet connection or your networking hardware.
It is not caused by OBS. Follow the troubleshooting steps at:
Dropped Frames and General Connection Issues. I would start with enabling Dynamic Bitrate and then monitoring your log to see how low the bitrate is dropping. To enable Dynamic Bitrate, go to Settings > Advanced > Network > check the box for Dynamically change bitrate..., [Apply], [OK]. You may need to change the streaming encoder from HEVC to H.264.
If still having issues, post new log.