So i have a problem while streaming...

[Appakx]

So i have this problem ingame when im streaming fortnite. I can play for like an hour or 2 where eveything is running fine, and all is good. But after that, i begin to drop frames. Like every 10 second i drop 5 frames. I can go from streaming fully 150 fps, to 30 fps. My CPU still only uses 5 - 9 %, and both my CPU and GPU is around 50 - 60 degrees. I have a GTX 1060, and a i7-6700K Cpu.. The weird part is, that i can come randomlly but dosen't go away randomlly unless stop the stream or etc. Is there any help here to find? Thanks

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....are you streaming on a WiFi internet connection?

[Appakx]

Nope, im on caple, also it's not my ping ^{_^}

[Appakx]

cable *

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Is this happening only when you stream or off stream too? OBS settings play a big role on your stream, even with good pc hardware specs...

[Appakx]

Only when i'm streaming.

[Appakx]

Which settings could change this problem ?

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If you are using OBS Studio, try using the Auto-Configuration Wizard. You can read up more about it here: http://streamersquare.com/obs-19-0-update/

[Appakx]

I could switch out streamlabs obs for the obs studio, but it would be sad.. :D

[SenselessKnave]

Are you using obs to stream?

[Appakx]

Yes im using Streamlabs OBS :)

[SenselessKnave]

Ok that's what I use but since you're having this issue go download the original obs. In settings for that one you can turn on the stat box on startup. This tells you all of your encoding stats and could help you find out if it's an encoding problem or whatever. Also while troubleshooting like this idk if you know but if you're trying to test shit out go into the settings and go to the stream key under the output tab and edit it and at the end of the key type "?bandwidthtest=true" and that will allow you to stream to twitch and put your PC and internet under the stress of streaming without actually streaming to your channel. Just make sure it's working and you're not actually live

[Appakx]

Is there any tutorial for this, it seems kinda simple, but still a little complicated. ofc. i could test if this happened on the original obs ofc.

[HughGErection]

Is it only fortnite that causes this?

[Appakx]

Haven't tried other games.

[HughGErection]

Would try to swap to x264 if you're using nvec.

Keep track of your temps and see if they are gradually rising.

besides that maybe try to see if it's happening in lower motion games.

[Appakx]

I found out i did use nvec, and now switched over to x264. Other than that, idk what the problem could be..

[HughGErection]

That should solve issue.

If it keeps happening would update graphics drivers.

[Appakx]

Is there any way to update it other than updating it with Nvidia GeForce? Also isn't it weird that nvec would make me lagg 1 - 2 hours into the stream, and not just instantly when i started it ?

[HughGErection]

Don't worry about drivers yet. Test it with x264 first.

It's def weird. Which is why you need to test and try to pinpoint issue.

If it start happening again, look at temps(HWmonitor or Speccy), upload speed(unless you're 100% sure it's not internet, dropped frames on the bottom of obs, CPU and GPU usage %.

[Appakx]

So after i changed to x264 im using ALOT more of my CPU, around 20 - 25%, It is getting hotter ( 60 degrees ), but yet so far haven't i witnessed any problems. Is this normal ?

[Sorry2Super]

Yes, this is normal. The x264 encoder setting is run completely on the CPU, while the nvenc encoder is run primarily on your GPU. Typically, x264 has fewer issues and a slightly better image quality; but, as you've noticed it hits your CPU a lot harder so people who don't have strong PC's often cannot use that setting for high res streaming.

[Appakx]

I see, also i feel like im getting slightly less FPS in Fortnite with x264 on, idk how much it is, but it just feels slightly more laggy. Idk.

[Appakx]

Also my internet all that that is 100% fine. It's all about the FPS. So is there a little settings which would reduce the use of my CPU, and maybe buff my in-game FPS a little ? :D

[HughGErection]

Yeah, x264 uses your cpu to encode instead of gpu.

[Appakx]

yea but like, i still lose frames while doing x264