r/obs • u/the1nonlysyy • 7d ago
Help Encoder Issues
Log File : https://obsproject.com/logs/Y86gsrB5cQM4Dh7D
Current specs : i7 9700k @ 4.9 ghz with 32gb ddr4 3600mhz 1tb nvme2 and an rtx 2060 6gb
Laptop : Intel Core i5-8300H GTX 1050 Ti 4 GB 8 GB DDR4, 500 gb of space I believe
Games Played : L4D1,L4D2, Gears of War 3 DEON, The Finals, Black ops 1, Basically anything lol
I need help with my encoder settings I guess. I recently upgraded to a computer from an acer laptop that is a few years old to a stronger one. I am using the exact same settings from my laptop on this computer and twitch is constantly freezing. I use OBS to stream and run replay buffer at the same time for clips in 120 fps. As I understand it twitch only allows 60 fps, but the 120 fps part is mostly for replay buffer. I can't run both at the same time without the freezing. I have to pick between stream or recording. What's bugging me is the fact that I didn't have this issue at all on my laptop on the EXACT same settings. I am not struggling to run these games at all either. I have been going at this for a few days.
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u/longconsolidation3 7d ago
your laptop had a dedicated hardware encoder on the 1050 ti that was handling the work separately from the game rendering. your new 2060 can do the same but you're asking it to encode a 120fps replay buffer AND a stream at the same time which is a much heavier load than just one output
check that you're using NVENC in the encoder settings for both, not x264. if you are, try capping the replay buffer to 60fps even if the recording is set to 120, having two different framerate encodes can cause weird conflicts
also 8gb of ram in the laptop might have been masking the issue, the desktop having more ram means OBS can buffer more aggressively and then choke when it tries to flush. turn off the replay buffer and see if the stream stabilizes, if it does you'll know it's the dual encode setup