I used to be very much into PC gaming but I have fallen out over the past few years because of work and school. Now that I've finished school, I am looking at getting into PC gaming again. I'm a big fan of twitch and would like to stream my gaming for my friends & family.
I recently installed OBS and ran a test stream of Black Mesa (the Half-Life 1 remake) but noticed that OBS gave me the following message in the bottom left-hand corner of the application:
"WARNING: High encoding"
While watching the stream on my phone, I noticed that the stream was a quite choppy too.
I've tried reducing my bit rate to 2500 (I have 5.20MB upload speed so this shouldn't be a problem) and I've also tried downscaling my resolution to 852x420. I am running OBS capture at 30 FPS and using x264 encoder with the "veryfast" preset. My CPU usage is no more than 5% on my desktop so I know that I'm not running any other resource-hogging programs in the background.
After a bit of research (big thanks to the fine folks on this forum), I have come to the understanding that I need to upgrade my CPU.
Here are my current specs:
- Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz
- Nvidia GTX 760 w/1.5gb VRAM (PCI Express)
- 8GB of RAM (I cant remember if its DDR2 or DDR3)
- 2 standard SATA HDDs
- 64-bit Windows 7 Home Premium
- 650W PSU
- Logitech HD Webcam C270
So, I have a few questions:
1. What CPU should I consider upgrading to?
2. Since I need a CPU, I will probably need a new motherboard that supports the new socket type. Which motherboard should I consider?
3. I will probably need new RAM for the new motherboard. What RAM should I get?
4. Will I need a better PSU to support all the new hardware?
I have $400 - $500 to spend on the upgrade. Please let me know your suggestions. I greatly appreciate your time and assistance!
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