i7-2600k - Streaming setup - Not powerful enough for decent OBS settings -

ItsBill88

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Hello,

This my streaming pc that ONLY runs OBS and streams.
https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Itsbill/saved/

Its a i7-2600k overclocked to 4.3ghz, anything higher and it gets unstable. Temps reach approx 70c at 100% load.

GTX 750 TI Overlocked to 1.4ghz and 3.2ghz memory, temps 50c at 100% load.

I am using NDI over OBS over my gigabit network. The quality over OBS is smooth and i am transfering approx 150mb/s, so the quality is rich coming from my main computer over to OBS on the streaming PC.

I tried streaming at 720p with 60fps, 6k bitrate on very fast. Looks garbage and is shoppy. This is true for PUBG, mass effect andromeda and Call of duty ww2. I tried fast and faster preset, but the video coming to twitch is shoppy/laggy.

I tried 1600x900 with 60 FPS on very fast, still shoppy, even tho CPU usage is at approx 50-60%. There is a shoppy/laggy video feed from streaming PC to Twitch, and it doesnt matter what quality almost. Even tho i am streaming at 60, it feels like 20.

Here is 30 min or so streaming, playing call of duty ww2. As you can see 1600x900, 30 fps, bilinear filter, 6k bitrate, fast preset, profile high. CPU usage was at 70% pretty much.
Here is the VOD: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/272473540

Is the i7-2600k not powerful enough to do better?

I am scoring 740 on cinebench with this cpu, my overclocked i7-7700k 4.8ghz gets approx 1k on cinebench, while the i7-8700k gets 1,5k approx. Figuring its not THAT big of a difference between the 7th gen and 2600k cpu.

Should I update new memory, new mobo and new cpu? Or am I doing something wrong.

PS. Ive also tried with an Elgato HD60 with OBS, and its even worse. This capture card with obs requires way more CPU compared to NDI for pretty much the same quality.

Thank you beforehand. Bill
 

ItsBill88

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@vapour, ive tried an Elgato HD60, the problem is even bigger with it. The elgato HD60 on OBS uses a lot of CPU compared to NDI. Thanks for the answers tho.
 

PdxPetmonster

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Streaming likes more cores. There's a few reviews out there that looked at streaming specifically, and the good majority of the Ryzen chips were able to give good gaming with extremely low dropped frames for a relatively low investment. If you're able to get a new processor that fits your current mobo that has more cores, you might eeek out some better performance.