- Jan 15, 2015
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I recently purchased this Dell Studio 540s from a gentleman at a great bargain. I now am attempting to record live streams and "Let's Plays" using this PC. The issue I'm currently running into is that the Operations Broadcasting Software (OBS) is hitting its processing ceiling, only during capture through my Elgato HD60 Capture Card. Normal capture with my PC is perfectly fine.
Micro-center was helpful with choosing an aftermarket graphics card, which I most recently installed, and helped greatly in the quality of images, but I'm still receiving lag in game replay due to high encoding. I've researched remedies with the software settings, only to find the encoding dissipates when video resolution, and fps is lowered. This is unacceptable as I want quality videos for potential viewers.
Upon further research into rectifying this problem, one step included utilizing the Task Manager to place higher priority on the encoding of the video in the software. I placed it on the highest setting only to still get the same problem, at which point I realized another part of the issue. When not recording or streaming through OBS, my CPU usage dabbles well below 5%, even with all the small applications running in the background. When I record through OBS, my CPU usage rockets up to 100%. It seems the software takes up all 8 gigs of RAM I have, or I must be missing something in my settings.
The current specs of my system are below. I wish to stay as cost-effective with this as possible. My question is, can I upgrade my seemingly ancient processor, to a more powerful modern processor without having to spend an uncomfortable amount of money by switching Motherboards, or building a whole new pc alltogether?
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate
Version: 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
System MFG: Dell Inc.
System Model (Motherboard): Studio Slim 540s
System Type: x64-based PC
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8300 @ 2.50GHz, 2499 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
Installed Physical Memory (RAM): 8.00 GB
Graphics Card: Zotac Nvidia Geforce GTX 750
Power Supply: Solid Gear 300w
Micro-center was helpful with choosing an aftermarket graphics card, which I most recently installed, and helped greatly in the quality of images, but I'm still receiving lag in game replay due to high encoding. I've researched remedies with the software settings, only to find the encoding dissipates when video resolution, and fps is lowered. This is unacceptable as I want quality videos for potential viewers.
Upon further research into rectifying this problem, one step included utilizing the Task Manager to place higher priority on the encoding of the video in the software. I placed it on the highest setting only to still get the same problem, at which point I realized another part of the issue. When not recording or streaming through OBS, my CPU usage dabbles well below 5%, even with all the small applications running in the background. When I record through OBS, my CPU usage rockets up to 100%. It seems the software takes up all 8 gigs of RAM I have, or I must be missing something in my settings.
The current specs of my system are below. I wish to stay as cost-effective with this as possible. My question is, can I upgrade my seemingly ancient processor, to a more powerful modern processor without having to spend an uncomfortable amount of money by switching Motherboards, or building a whole new pc alltogether?
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate
Version: 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
System MFG: Dell Inc.
System Model (Motherboard): Studio Slim 540s
System Type: x64-based PC
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8300 @ 2.50GHz, 2499 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
Installed Physical Memory (RAM): 8.00 GB
Graphics Card: Zotac Nvidia Geforce GTX 750
Power Supply: Solid Gear 300w
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