HOW TO: Test Your Twitch Stream Quality In OBS Before You Go Live

High demands on your home network or Internet Service Provider could be the cause of you stream having poor quality. We all know that to modify the output setting on your stream means ending your stream and loosing viewers. In this video, I will show you one of the new features in OBS that will help you identify these issues before you go live.

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[JcFiscus]

If you don't see the option, reconnect your twitch account to OBS by first going to your twitch profile on the website, go to connections, then scroll down and disconnect from OBS.
Then go back into OBS and click connect account. This should bring the bandwidth test mode option back to you.
This is how I resolved the issue for me.

[ChrisHarnessTV]

Enable Bandwidth Test Mode is not an option in my Stream Settings. Why is that a thing?

[KaiTakamatsu]

Thanks for the video! I'm keen on starting, and was about to go through all that mindboggling steps of copying the stream key etc. This is way faster, as you stated!

[dbzy_cjk]

Is this a good way to also test the fps impact on the game your playing or is the fps impact only applicable when streaming live

[BlindingSun_]

is there a way to test your stream to say an Ipad if you only have 1 monitor to work with? cheers in advance

[warfu_]

Thank youuuu, I still have my OBS in version 28 so maybe that's why I found it.

[Dawnnie]

How do I see/hear what my viewers are experiencing? Do I still have to go live and have someone else go on to my stream to help me tweak things? Thanks in advance.

[Meskwaki]

My OBS doesn't have the test box to tick.

[BrainyTB]

I'm I the only one who can't see this option

[lightningboltgd]

Hello, i have a shitty pc so i am using obs 18.0.1 64 bit windows 7 and i dont see that button. Is it possible to do that on that version? Thanks!