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Hey guys,
Just got an issue here that i want to fix so i can stream smoothly.
So i use xsplit to stream, but when i stream i get a sort of "laggy" feel in-game, like things start to slow down a bit and it feels like im "dragging" my mouse. Its hard to explain and very hard to tell the difference when watching, but when actually playing, it feels kinda choppy. My FPS stays around 45 FPS when streaming so i dont think thats the problem... Feels kind of like an internet issue. Maybe i need to lower my settings or something i dont know, thats why im here so you guys can help me out :D
I defragged and scanned my comp all yesterday so my comp is clean. Here's my specs:
AMD Phenom II X4 965 3.4 GHz
nVidia 9800GT 1gb
4GB Ram
Windows 7 64-bit
My Xsplit settings are:
Quality: 6
Max Bitrate: 500kbps
Buffer: 1000 kbit
Audio: 44.100KHz 16-bit Stereo - Codec:MP3 - Bitrate: 128000
Resolution: 480p (Although when i do 720p, it feels equally choppy)
I stream at 25 FPS.
My upload speed is around 1mb/s
Here's speedtest results:
![[image loading]](http://www.speedtest.net/result/1413132363.png)
Hopefully y'all can help me fix this so i can stream smoothly :D
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Set xsplit affinity to two cores, and same with sc2. This should give noticable performance. If you wanted to stream 720p with phenom II x4 you would need to be at least clocked @ 4.0Ghz for best performance, 480p is really the only thing your CPU can handle without being overclocked.
Everything else looks good. Maybe put your sound bitrate to 112k
if still not noticable set quality to 5.
ps: use search function next time......
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On August 02 2011 14:20 Boblhead wrote:
Set xsplit affinity to two cores, and same with sc2. This should give noticable performance. If you wanted to stream 720p with phenom II x4 you would need to be at least clocked @ 4.0Ghz for best performance, 480p is really the only thing your CPU can handle without being overclocked.
Everything else looks good. Maybe put your sound bitrate to 112k
if still not noticable set quality to 5.
ps: use search function next time......
Thanks for your response. To set xsplit and SC2 affinity to two cores, i do it from Task Manager right? I dont plan to stream at 720p, i was just saying  . I stick to 480p. Ill try this and get back to you on how it works. I tried using the search function but i could only find people complaining about FPS drops, not a laggy choppy feeling.
EDIT: And do i set Xsplit and SC2 to the same two cores? or Xsplit to Core 0,1 and SC2 to Core 2,3?
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Your upload speed is insufficient to stream, 0.93Mb/s only translates to about 116 kilobytes/second, far less than you'd want for streaming.
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it's possible that it is your internet speed, its really hard to stream when you have under 1mb/s upload
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On August 02 2011 14:36 coL.drewbie wrote:
it's possible that it is your internet speed, its really hard to stream when you have under 1mb/s upload
Yeah it's possible but Boblhead's suggestions actually fixed the problem pretty much, it seems. The "choppyness" is like 95% better and as the game progresses it's almost completely gone. I turned down Quality to 5, set xsplit and starcraft 2 affinities to 2 different cores each. That seemed to have done the trick it seems like it. Thanks guys! and Drewbie i am honored to have you post in my thread. LOL <3
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On August 02 2011 14:47 zoohairz wrote:Show nested quote +On August 02 2011 14:36 coL.drewbie wrote:
it's possible that it is your internet speed, its really hard to stream when you have under 1mb/s upload Yeah it's possible but Boblhead's suggestions actually fixed the problem pretty much, it seems. The "choppyness" is like 95% better and as the game progresses it's almost completely gone. I turned down Quality to 5, set xsplit and starcraft 2 affinities to 2 different cores each. That seemed to have done the trick it seems like it. Thanks guys! and Drewbie i am honored to have you post in my thread. LOL <3
Np, just tinker with your settings you might be able to push out a higher resolution. It doesnt take 1 special setting for everyone.
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On August 02 2011 15:20 Boblhead wrote:Show nested quote +On August 02 2011 14:47 zoohairz wrote:On August 02 2011 14:36 coL.drewbie wrote:
it's possible that it is your internet speed, its really hard to stream when you have under 1mb/s upload Yeah it's possible but Boblhead's suggestions actually fixed the problem pretty much, it seems. The "choppyness" is like 95% better and as the game progresses it's almost completely gone. I turned down Quality to 5, set xsplit and starcraft 2 affinities to 2 different cores each. That seemed to have done the trick it seems like it. Thanks guys! and Drewbie i am honored to have you post in my thread. LOL <3 Np, just tinker with your settings you might be able to push out a higher resolution. It doesnt take 1 special setting for everyone.
What specific settings can i tinker with though?
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On August 02 2011 15:49 zoohairz wrote:Show nested quote +On August 02 2011 15:20 Boblhead wrote:On August 02 2011 14:47 zoohairz wrote:On August 02 2011 14:36 coL.drewbie wrote:
it's possible that it is your internet speed, its really hard to stream when you have under 1mb/s upload Yeah it's possible but Boblhead's suggestions actually fixed the problem pretty much, it seems. The "choppyness" is like 95% better and as the game progresses it's almost completely gone. I turned down Quality to 5, set xsplit and starcraft 2 affinities to 2 different cores each. That seemed to have done the trick it seems like it. Thanks guys! and Drewbie i am honored to have you post in my thread. LOL <3 Np, just tinker with your settings you might be able to push out a higher resolution. It doesnt take 1 special setting for everyone. What specific settings can i tinker with though?
resolutions, sc2 settings, bitrates, audio codec bitrates, etc. Quality settings. there is a lot you can do.
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I don't know if it'll be possible to have a stream that isn't 8bit with that upload speed...
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hey guys i have nearly the same settings just like 1.1 mbit up and a Q6600 ( so i have 4 cores!? :D ) and my ingame laggs aswel like having only 20-30 FPS , what can I change now to improve performance ingame? and how to set affinity on like all 4 cores? or 2?
thanks
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The best way to fix this is to change your screen resolution to something lower. Such as 1280x720. Yeah it sucks, but it's what you have to do if you don't have much processing power. From what I've read so far, only the new Sandy Bridge CPUs (i5 2500k and upwards) and the older high end i7s are the only CPUs that don't lag your games or give fps drops while streaming. If you have anything less than these you're going to have to put up with it, or lower all the settings you can to minimize it.
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On August 02 2011 14:47 zoohairz wrote:Show nested quote +On August 02 2011 14:36 coL.drewbie wrote:
it's possible that it is your internet speed, its really hard to stream when you have under 1mb/s upload Yeah it's possible but Boblhead's suggestions actually fixed the problem pretty much, it seems. The "choppyness" is like 95% better and as the game progresses it's almost completely gone. I turned down Quality to 5, set xsplit and starcraft 2 affinities to 2 different cores each. That seemed to have done the trick it seems like it. Thanks guys! and Drewbie i am honored to have you post in my thread. LOL <3
Whoa, I came in here thinking I can give you my fix... But the core splitting idea had not occured to me, will try that.
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On August 02 2011 20:49 SpaNkinG wrote:
hey guys i have nearly the same settings just like 1.1 mbit up and a Q6600 ( so i have 4 cores!? :D ) and my ingame laggs aswel like having only 20-30 FPS , what can I change now to improve performance ingame? and how to set affinity on like all 4 cores? or 2?
thanks
You might be able to stream, at most, at the same quality as the OP. Your CPU is a bit weaker.
To set affinity, start the task manager (Ctrl Shift Esc) -> go to the Processes tab -> right click on SC2, Set Affinity, checkbox CPU 0 and CPU 1 , and for your streaming software (XSplit, FMLE, whatever) set it to CPU 2 and CPU 3.
Try the OP settings (with at most medium CPU settings in SC2). If it lags, lower the settings... tinker with it, your mileage may vary...
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yea thanks i tried and it worked kind a !
i have now like 40 fps ingame but still feelin the lag i guess like 70-80 FPS constant would be so amazing!
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Had same problem whit a i5 2500k... try all kind setting, upgrade 4g ram to 8g, nothing work. I change my internet speed from 7 up 0.7 down to 25 up 6 down and result is.... NO MORE LAG  .
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On August 02 2011 23:30 GreEny K wrote:Show nested quote +On August 02 2011 14:47 zoohairz wrote:On August 02 2011 14:36 coL.drewbie wrote:
it's possible that it is your internet speed, its really hard to stream when you have under 1mb/s upload Yeah it's possible but Boblhead's suggestions actually fixed the problem pretty much, it seems. The "choppyness" is like 95% better and as the game progresses it's almost completely gone. I turned down Quality to 5, set xsplit and starcraft 2 affinities to 2 different cores each. That seemed to have done the trick it seems like it. Thanks guys! and Drewbie i am honored to have you post in my thread. LOL <3 Whoa, I came in here thinking I can give you my fix... But the core splitting idea had not occured to me, will try that.
Post your fix anyways!  Could help out someone, and it's always good to have knowledge.
EDIT: I just did another speedtest and it said my upload speed is 1.01mb/s now lol TT
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Is there a way to save the affinity settings for what CPU cores can run SC2/Xsplit? Everytime i restart my comp i have to re-do it... Gets kinda redundant :S Any way to save the settings?
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Ok so, at first, setting the affinites for Xsplit and SC2 to 2 seperate cores was working but now it still reduces the choppiness a bit, but not completely... :S Is there any other suggestions? I even lowered quality down to 5 and but audio down to 112 from 128
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On August 06 2011 04:23 zoohairz wrote:
Ok so, at first, setting the affinites for Xsplit and SC2 to 2 seperate cores was working but now it still reduces the choppiness a bit, but not completely... :S Is there any other suggestions? I even lowered quality down to 5 and but audio down to 112 from 128
Quick question. I have an i7 processor, would putting SC2 on 0,2,4,6 and xsplit on 1,3,5,7 make a big difference? They were set to the same cores, and it was somewhat choppy until I changes some settings around and lowered quality. If I seperated the two, would I be able to up the quality again?
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