Hi guys,
I've been testing out streaming on my somewhat dated system and I'm wondering what's causing the FPS drops, as when I'm streaming at 620kb/s in 720p my FPS drops from 60 (not streaming) to ~40-50 yet my GPU usage doesn't exceed 55% and CPU usage doesn't exceed 85%.
Is it that my total bandwidth is almost completely being used up on the upload causing me to lag?
If so, would upgrading my internet package to a better upload speed alleviate the FPS drops, for example if I were to have 2mb upload instead of the current 800kb/s and upload at 1.2mb allowing 800 free would I still have the fps drops? Or in simpler terms if I were to continue to stream at 620 kb/s when my max is 2mb vs streaming at 620kb/s when my max is 800 would the fps drop still exist?
My specs being;
Windows 7 32bit
Gigabyte H55M-UD2H
Intel Core i3 530 @ 2.93GHz OC'd to 4.00GHz
Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 896MB
XFX EasyRail Pro 450W
4GB DDR 3 RAM
I play on native resolution of 1920x1200
My upload speed according to http://www.speedtest.net/ is 0.85 Mbps
Edit:
I should add that I realise 85% CPU usage is rather high and could explain the FPS drop but my question regarding upload still very much remains as I'm considering upgrading my internet mostly in order to be able to stream without the FPS hitch; what puts me off thinking it's my hardware is it happens regardless of what I'm streaming. I can stream some very low quality old 90's PC game at 300 FPS, turn on V-sync for 60fps yet when the stream starts and I'm uploading it at 620kb/s I drop to 30-40FPS. At this time, CPU usage doesn't exceed >40%, GPU usage is around 20% and physical memory is 60%
I've been testing out streaming on my somewhat dated system and I'm wondering what's causing the FPS drops, as when I'm streaming at 620kb/s in 720p my FPS drops from 60 (not streaming) to ~40-50 yet my GPU usage doesn't exceed 55% and CPU usage doesn't exceed 85%.
Is it that my total bandwidth is almost completely being used up on the upload causing me to lag?
If so, would upgrading my internet package to a better upload speed alleviate the FPS drops, for example if I were to have 2mb upload instead of the current 800kb/s and upload at 1.2mb allowing 800 free would I still have the fps drops? Or in simpler terms if I were to continue to stream at 620 kb/s when my max is 2mb vs streaming at 620kb/s when my max is 800 would the fps drop still exist?
My specs being;
Windows 7 32bit
Gigabyte H55M-UD2H
Intel Core i3 530 @ 2.93GHz OC'd to 4.00GHz
Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 896MB
XFX EasyRail Pro 450W
4GB DDR 3 RAM
I play on native resolution of 1920x1200
My upload speed according to http://www.speedtest.net/ is 0.85 Mbps
Edit:
I should add that I realise 85% CPU usage is rather high and could explain the FPS drop but my question regarding upload still very much remains as I'm considering upgrading my internet mostly in order to be able to stream without the FPS hitch; what puts me off thinking it's my hardware is it happens regardless of what I'm streaming. I can stream some very low quality old 90's PC game at 300 FPS, turn on V-sync for 60fps yet when the stream starts and I'm uploading it at 620kb/s I drop to 30-40FPS. At this time, CPU usage doesn't exceed >40%, GPU usage is around 20% and physical memory is 60%
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