Is my internet good enough for streaming on Twitch?

DanielsKid

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Hey there guys and gals.

Im about to do a gaming build:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/v6tzD3

My internet is wireless at the moment. I understand wired is better, but the problem with that is, I have a roommate. The router is in the living room and I will be streaming from the bedroom.

Id say we have above average internet though, because even wireless my Down is 55ish MB and my up is 5.5ish MB

The games I will be playing are DayZ, H1Z1 (mostly), and maybe some CS:GO

Thanks for any input
 
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Regarding the wireless, yes wired is better.
Powerline adapter is a decent (depending on wiring) middle solution though, you might want to look into that. Worked well for me.

5.5 up should mean you have no problems with 720p, but you might not quite make 1080p.

The build will do fine, although that appears to be a wired network card and you might benefit from an SSD.

Maarsch

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Regarding the wireless, yes wired is better.
Powerline adapter is a decent (depending on wiring) middle solution though, you might want to look into that. Worked well for me.

5.5 up should mean you have no problems with 720p, but you might not quite make 1080p.

The build will do fine, although that appears to be a wired network card and you might benefit from an SSD.
 
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DanielsKid

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Ok, so I was wrong about my internet.

Im in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

When speedtest was hosted by Joplin, MO:
Ping: 31ms
Down: 30.15
Up: 6.6


When speedtest was hosted by Winfield, KS
Ping: 44ms
Down: 18.5
Up: 13


When speedtest was hosted by OKC, OK
Ping: 16ms
Down: 37
Up: 6.7



How do I know which is truly what Im getting?
Also, on that power adapter. I typed it into Amazon, because Im not aware of what it is. But I see there are different models to choose from. 1 port or 2 port? Or 2 port with an outlet pass through?

Thanks for the help so far
 

Maarsch

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Well, the how much are you really getting question is a tough question.
You know how ISPs are always selling you packages "up to XXX Mb".
Well, the "up to" depends on your location, the quality of your connection and the time of day (or how many other people try to use the same wires as you).
And, some theorize, the position of the moon, the purity of your local pond, what you last had for supper, and your mother's maiden name.

So . . . somewhere between 6 and 13 Mb/s probably.
If you want to be sure gather a whole bunch of data points to different points and at different times of day and then take the 10th percentile or something as a conservative speed.

There's a lot of different information out there for upload speed requirements. Apparently 3-5 upload will get you 1080p with H264 (You will be using OBS?). It's just that you'd better have that 3 as an absolute minimum, not the average speed, so that 6.5+ should probably get you there with some bitrate fiddling.


The powerline adapter.
* There are some different speeds: The AV, which is enough for internet speed transfers, and the AV2, which is a lot faster but unless you're sending large files over the network not really something you'll ever need.
* The ports are easy. The in-port you will require is 1 (router -> adapter) and the out-port depends on how many devices you will be plugging into it, so if that is just the PC you posted that means 1. If you have an XBox you will want 2. But most (all?) of the systems are modular. So I have 2 1-ports now (one at the router, one at my computer) but if I want to add one later for my wife I can buy one and add it to the system or I can change the one at my computer out for a 2 port version. Although I'm assuming you'll want to stay with the same brand when doing that.
* You will likely want the outlet pass through. The system doesn't work well with power strips/extension blocks, so you want it directly into the wall and then plug the power strip into the pass-through. Unless you have a spare socket, of course. Extension chords work fine, but not if it has an internal circuit breaker.