how to start live streaming

[dreamcast4599]

im wanting to start streaming pc games for fun on either youtube or twitch below are my current system specs

 

enthoo primo tower

16gb ddr4 3733 mhz ram teamgroup gaming ram

ryzen 9 3900X with PBO enabled

512gig adata 2.5 inch ssd

3 4TB cmr platter drives 1 8TB smr platter drive

asus CH7 hero non wifi

1080p led acer monitor 

logitech C920 webcam 

and a billboard gaming headset seen in the pic below

 

 

i just wanna know what i need to do to start live streaming pc games will be playing mostly single player games may do some multi player games like cod at some point also is there anything else i need before i start live streaming im new to all this and just wanna do it for fun to pass the time

[Eighjan]

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[TetraSky]

You need a twitch or youtube account. Set up something like OBS, have a mic and good upload speed. That's it.

Everything else, is optional. Webcam, lighting, soundboard, sound dampening foam, second monitor for monitoring, etc.

If you're just starting out, don't just go out to buy stuff, wait a while and build an audience first. At least that way, if it doesn't work out, you didn't really lose anything.

(Unless your mic is utter shit and all they hear is crackling on stream...)

 

The most important part is your upload speed. If your carrier is one of those shitty ISP that provide 100 Mbps in Download but only 1 Mbps for Upload... You're gonna have a bad time. Because Streaming rely primarily on Upload speed. Meaning if your upload speed is bad, forget playing multiplayer games, your stream will use up all the bandwidth available and you'll lag out.

 

Really, the main factor is how entertaining you can be. That's something you can't buy.

[Helpful Tech Witch]

I you are serious, id get a 2nd monitor, and it can be a cheep one. that way you can have a view of your stream/obs and have your game on the other. or get 2 g9s, and have a stupid monitor setup.

[dreamcast4599]

2 hours ago, TetraSky said:

You need a twitch or youtube account. Set up something like OBS, have a mic and good upload speed. That's it.

Everything else, is optional. Webcam, lighting, soundboard, sound dampening foam, second monitor for monitoring, etc.

If you're just starting out, don't just go out to buy stuff, wait a while and build an audience first. At least that way, if it doesn't work out, you didn't really lose anything.

(Unless your mic is utter shit and all they hear is crackling on stream...)

 

The most important part is your upload speed. If your carrier is one of those shitty ISP that provide 100 Mbps in Download but only 1 Mbps for Upload... You're gonna have a bad time. Because Streaming rely primarily on Upload speed. Meaning if your upload speed is bad, forget playing multiplayer games, your stream will use up all the bandwidth available and you'll lag out.

 

Really, the main factor is how entertaining you can be. That's something you can't buy.

i have cox internet 50 megs down and between 2-2.8 megs up

[TetraSky]

54 minutes ago, dreamcast4599 said:

and between 2-2.8 megs up

Oof... If you want to stream in 480p, it's good enough I suppose.

Sorry, but looks like before streaming, you'll need to change your internet plan.

You'll need a bit more than that, at the very least 5 Mbps, for 720p/30fps at a "modest" bitrate that doesn't look like complete dogshit on Twitch.

Youtube allow for a bit more leeway and your upload speed barely fits the bill for that. But I'm not expecting it to look any better.

Ideally, you'd want 10+ Mbps in upload, this allows plenty of bandwidth even for 1080p/60 streaming and for online multiplayer games.

[dreamcast4599]

2 hours ago, TetraSky said:

Oof... If you want to stream in 480p, it's good enough I suppose.

Sorry, but looks like before streaming, you'll need to change your internet plan.

You'll need a bit more than that, at the very least 5 Mbps, for 720p/30fps at a "modest" bitrate that doesn't look like complete dogshit on Twitch.

Youtube allow for a bit more leeway and your upload speed barely fits the bill for that. But I'm not expecting it to look any better.

Ideally, you'd want 10+ Mbps in upload, this allows plenty of bandwidth even for 1080p/60 streaming and for online multiplayer games.

ill see what i can do i doubt i can afford better intertnet

[TetraSky]

8 hours ago, dreamcast4599 said:

ill see what i can do i doubt i can afford better intertnet

The download speed barely matter for streaming, if you can find one that's 20~40 Mbps in download but offer a lot more in Upload speed for a similar price, it would be better for this specific use case. (unless you live with a bunch of people who want to watch youtube/netflix at the same time)

[LogicalDrm]

13 hours ago, dreamcast4599 said:

ill see what i can do i doubt i can afford better intertnet

Yeah, as said, streaming is you uploading encoded video to server. You could get familiar with software record, then upload. That allows better quality video and you getting to know all about the software and hardware you are using. Uploading to YT or other video services will still be painfully slow with 2-3Mbps upload speed.