Questions about live streaming

[ImRyan]

can my laptop handle streaming?

 

laptop specs

alienware 15

I7 6820HK

16gb ram

GTX 980m 

 

what resolution and fps can i stream at?

 

Speed test

 

other equipment

elgato HD60 capture card

turtle beach px22 for microphone

1tb usb 3.0 external HDD for recording stream to upload to youtube

 

and also my laptop won't get to hot will it?

 

thanks for your help

[Guest]

1080p

just dont do any crazy bitrate or something

[Drak3]

720p is the most reasonable resolution, and you should be able to hit 720p60 streaming very consistently across games for the realistic lifetime of the laptop.

[Rohime]

30 minutes ago, OnfireYH said:

1080p

just dont do any crazy bitrate or something

I default to 720p @ 30FPS not 1080p but whatever.

 

Also for bit-rate ... read this several times over a period as you learn more about bit-rate.   Its pretty good on the topic.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Twitch/comments/2dz7ru/bitrates_resolutions_and_quality/?st=iuc9zf1h&sh=f4fd5669

 

 

[Legeis]

So I wouldn't stream at more than 720p @ 30fps not because your machine isn't capable based on those specs you should easily be able to stream in 1080p in 99% of scenarios, but because of lag on the client side (that is on the side of people watching your videos).

 

So if your using twitch unless your a twitch partner, access to the servers that adjust resolution and bitrate of a stream in real time is limited based on availability so if the client computer or internet connection (aka your viewers) can not play 1080p or is on a mobile connection and doesn't have a fast enough download speed. Their device will have to decode the video and this can result in a less than ideal viewing experience. 

 

This is why even though most of the time my computer could easily handle 1440p streaming and my internet upload speed is between 75-90Mbps I still only stream at 720p @ 30fps. However I do record at 1440p for youtube, because it is not live and the same issues do not exist.

 

I hope this answer helps and I made my reasoning clear even though I could not remember the names of everything off the top of my head like what those darn servers are called.