Best OBS Studio Settings for STREAMING in 2025 (For Beginners)

Discover the best OBS settings for streaming in this ultimate guide! Whether you're using a low-end PC or looking to optimize your stream for Fortnite, Twitch, or YouTube, we’ve got you covered. Learn how to stream with OBS Studio effectively with our expert tips on OBS settings for streaming in 2025. Don’t miss out on the best OBS recording settings to elevate your content creation!

-----
⬇️MY STREAMING GEAR RECOMMENDATIONS⬇️
-----
⬇️ LET'S BE FRIENDS⬇️
-----
FTC LEGAL DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description may be affiliate links. If you buy a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you for supporting my channel so I can continue to provide you with free content! :)

#Twitch #Streaming #Tutorial

[Pawl_AC]

Man… I never, and I mean NEVER comment or give feed back on YouTube videos but, my guy… you were beyond helpful with this video and it made my stream super clear and smooth. I appreciate your effort to pass on the knowledge that you’ve acquired involving streaming. Nobody is forcing you to do this but yet, you’re here to help. Thanks brother 🍻

[p_DEVOTED_d]

I've been struggling with my stream for so long, your vids have helped a lot, thank-you! I looked on YT for a vid and you just made this, what great timing !

[scooba]

It should be noted that 8k bitrate & 1080p 60fps aren't always going to be appropriate. If you're not an affiliate yet your viewers are unlikely to get the option to watch your stream at lower resolutions, which means viewers with slower connections are going to have a bad time trying to watch your stream. If you're not affiliate it's actually better to stream in 720p with 6k bitrate.

[OpGaming-gcqf]

Cody is DA MAN !! thanks for your videos has helped me soo much keep them coming ^^ ( Subscribed )

[heywheatbread]

ANOTHER BANGER VIDEO!!! Thanks for all the help!

[paigeproctor]

Always extremely helpful. You're my go-to for my streaming needs. Thanks Cpaws!

[Maddy_plays]

Thank you I hope this helps because I been having some disconnections the last 3 times. So fingers crossed.

[tfullgaming]

My man! Thank you, I thought I had it set up well but then I tried these and it was flawless

[lvlxpoker]

One note on the FPS. Higher is not necessarily better. You want to match your source. For example lets say you stream what I do like poker where the "game" graphics are not important and I want to make my camera look as good as possible I want to match the FPS to my camera which in my case is 24.97 ( this is film industry standard . Technically it is 24.976 . This is one thing OBS really needs to change as the majority of its users are gamers they could do well with some higher FPS options. TLDR: match FPS to the same as whatever source is most important. If you are gaming and you are running your game at 60fps then choose 60 if you run at something else then choose that.

[frostgale]

Thanks a lot. this is super useful! :o

[Macolzgaming]

Noobie streamer here. I should say Cody helps me a lot with his videos!!!

[AuraCyn-ff]

why don't have those other options? when I go to output and in the encoder settings, after the keyframe interval I go to preset but my only options are Quality, balanced, and speed. Then I don't have the Tuning option at all or the multipass option, but I have the profile but I don't have the psycho visual tuning or look ahead boxes. instead after preset I have profile and Max b-frames and AMF/FFmpeg options. So why don't I have those other options? since I don't what would be the best thing to use?

[Devinoo]

Thank you so much. This really helped alot!! (:

[jmorsenc]

Good stuff! Don’t think it’s necessary for me to use downscale if I game on a 4k monitor but output to 1080? Or will it automatically do that for me.?

[dirtybaker]

I use a Mac so the settings are a bit different but helpful all the same. Thank you!

[wskuh]

if I have a 1440p canvas do I want a rescale output while streaming to put it down to 1080p?

[DalkielDamion]

Hey Cody, always enjoy your videos and learn a lot.
Real quick, where is your video on how to get the Live Chat box to appear in your live streams via using YouTube? Do you have an updated one? If not an older one will be fine. I lost my saves that I had of your videos and can not remember which video you had that in. Or you can suggest a video to watch. I am as of this posting google searching and YouTube searching it.
Anyway, thanks for this video. I am trying to get my Live Stream set up for POE2! :)
Be Well

[Epicooo]

Could you stream one pc while playing as long as it has good specs like a 4080 super?

[kmassey]

Any suggesting for using OBS virtual camera and improving clarity?

Setup is multi cam, A7III, Canon 80D, and GoPro going into an ATEM mini, into OBS as capture card device, out at virtual camera.

Clear picture in the program but the stream is a bit soft. Suggestions?

[richardsalcedo]

my rate coder doesnt have that setting whats the second best i currently have it on constant bitrate