Optimize OBS For Streaming! Low end Machine? No problem

Optimize OBS For Streaming! Low end Machine? No problem

This video is going to show you how to optimize all aspects of your live stream from settings, overlays, alerts and anything that can effect stream performance.

#obs #streaming #Twitch #facebookgaming #OBSsetup2020 #Tech_Education #TwitchTips #Gaming

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In case anyone wants to skip around after watching the video <3
0:00 Why this video? / Intro
1:46 Own3d Pro Sponsorship
3:05 Optimize OBS Set-Up & Streaming Assets
3:53 Optimizing for Wifi
8:27 Resizing Assets
10:03 Stream Testing
15:19 Adjusting & Troubleshooting
15:45 Adjusting Bitrate & Presets
17:03 Dropping Output Resolution
19:05 Watch this video for audio

[Sneshie]

Wow, you make incredibly concise and informative videos. I’ve just recently started streaming, and after watching a wealth of your videos I feel much more confident in my ability to navigate OBS and put out a high quality stream. Thank you!

[MrMunkyMeat]

I have a fairly high end machine and still have found issues with streaming. I started streaming on a very different system. I was using a Dell OptiPlex with a 3rd gen I5 and 8 gigs of DDR3 with an RX 560. Watching channels like Epos Vox, Coalition Gaming, and especially yours, have helped me to find the settings I need to fine tune my streams and videos. Ultimately, as with many things in life, it comes down to the details. Even with a high end system, a singular setting can lead to a bad time. That is why I appreciate your content as much as I do and why I recommend it to friends that ask me how to improve their streams.

[executivezone]

Your Videos have Helped me beyond expression. This Video just fixed soooo many of the problems I've had that I couldn't figure out. Thank you Michael

[czaribk]

So absolutely helping! Thank you Michael! It really helped me. Loud shoutout from Innsbruck!

[Cmdr_Greytalon]

Hey MIchael, your OBS Tutorials are awesome. I downloaded Own3dPro, ran through the initial set up, and accidentally wiped my main profile. All fixed now, thanks to some of your other tutorials (Specifically the Nested Scenes Tuorial Vid). A lesson has been learned. ALWAYS create a new profile when testing plug ins, just in case.

That said, everything now seems to be working beautifully. Thanks for these tutorials, they not only saved me a lot of time, but allowed me to streamline everything to make streaming easier and modifications much simpler

[HooksHollands]

I'm new to streaming and have been struggling with my OBS settings, so I appreciate this video. 😊
I noticed that you don't rescale your output at all. However, what would you suggest to someone who wants to play the game on a 1440p monitor but can only stream at 720p?
I initially kept my video canvas and output at 1440p and rescaled to 720p in the Output -> Streaming tab so that the replay would be recorded at 1440p. After having internet issues (I only get 5 Mbps up) and seeing some rendering lag/frames dropped, I reduced my bitrate and rescaled to 720p within the Video tab (not Output/Streaming tab) and just used NVIDIA shadowplay for replay recording, but I can't tell if it helped much, as I still get occasional missed/skipped frames (about .2%).

I'd like to be able to record 1440p replays in OBS and game at 1440 but output the stream at 720p 30fps, but the encoding lag has me stumped. I'm streaming at 2800 Kbps (720p 30fps), and my PC is a beast (RTX 3080 Ti, Ryzen 9 5900x, 64GB RAM). Should I not use NVENC as my encoder? I didn't know if it's normal just to skip and miss a few frames in a stream. 🤷‍♀

[SmithHartFamily]

I think the best part is the 1, 000% reinforcement of "UNLISTED" when testing your stream. Still with the reinforcement of that, you know someone is going to miss that part, lol. Great video, keep up the good work!

[leopoldkain]

Videos like these make me happy. Thanks for sharing the info. Appreciate you sharing your knowledge.

[fourwindbadger]

Thank you for this! i think i knew all of theses tips, but its a really good video! one of the best I have seen! Thumbs up!

[fatherforrestahl]

Father Forrestahl says, this is a great tool box video. You give lots of advice on a wide variety of things. I keep the ones that apply to my setup and help me out. This one took care of my chopy streaming. I had the fps on 60. I was forcing too much data thru a small hose. Cuting back the pressure to 30 fps and following the other tips fixed it right up. Slowly but surely, with your help, im getting it together.

[tattoosinreview]

Dude!!! You are the man! Subscribed! I needed this video so bad. My laptop I have to use for Livestreaming is BAD and these tips will be super helpful. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[AintItJay]

Yo! I have to subscribe. You've helped me so much and helped me realize I needed to move back to OBS from SLOBS! I'll probably only use slobs to build my scenes from now on

[thingstorotyourbrainz]

I’m about to do my first live stream retro gaming show with zombies and your videos have been so unbelievably helpful in making that a reality. Thank you

[ItsMeIMR]

i was waiting for something like this <3

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Your videos always make my day man. Keep up the awesome content! :D

[FadingNebula]

THANK YOU! I was using x264 and didn't know I was able to use my Nvidia Nvenc encoder.
Also, if you cant change your output mode from Simple to Advanced
First, go to Tools> Go to NDI Output settings (or any virtual cam you're using) and Stop it (uncheck the box)
Now you will be able to make changes to your settings.

[NFIGamingZone]

That intro is awesome! So simple and still cool!

[Xironium]

Alot of people ask me how i'm able to stream with my dual pc setup, given that my stream pc is such a potato.
Honestly, i have no idea . . . . on paper i should be able to do 1080p 60fps, but the darn thing runs it just fine.
One of the big things would be . . . not alot of videos in my sources.
Apart from a "intro" video and a charity promo video, it's pretty much all static, with a few gifs i can call on demand with Touch-Portal (like emotional damage, lmao).
And the regular host/follow/etc browser sources

Quality preset - 6000 bitrate - NVENC H.264 encoder

For reference, my specs are
PC: Refurbished HP Office Desktop
CPU - Intel Core i5 3470 @ 3.20GHz (4c/4t)
MOBO - Hewlett-Packard 3396 Socket 1155 LGA
RAM - 2x8 @ 1333MHz Dual Channel
GPU - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4gig

Love the content man, keep it up💪

[lastsonofthewest]

Recent motherboard BIOS updates have allowed me to put Windows 11 on some powerful 10900K and 9900K builds in my house, whereas the PC Health Checker previously said they did not meet requirements.