[SOLVED] Help with GPU for Twitch streaming

[fidwa634]

So I built a PC for my cousin using old parts from my build and buying some new parts as well. I bought him a ryzen 2700x cpu because he was interested in streaming. He is telling me that his framerate and video quality is very bad whenever he tries to stream. Now i know that usually streaming issues point towards the cpu but considering i have seen benchmarks that show the 2700x outperforming an i7 8700k at 1080p i find it hard to believe that it is the reason he can't stream fortnite, so I'm wondering if the problem is the Gpu which is a radeon r9 390x with 8gb of VRAM. I know absolutely nothing about streaming so any help would be appreciated.

 

[fidwa634]

Bump

 

[wingedcamel]

He could just have his settings wrong. I don't think many people would be able to help you without knowing the settings / program he is using to stream.

 

[dontlistentome]

If it were me and I built someone a computer for a specific purpose, I wouldn't give it to them until AFTER I tested it. Testing it first allows you to verify that everything works. Just because the computer fires up and loads Windows, for example, doesn't mean it can stream a game.

Troubleshooting it when you don't have it is a waste of time in my opinion. Have him return it to you, then you try to stream whatever game you have handy. This will allow you to troubleshoot his problem.

 

[fidwa634]

So as far as the settings and program goes i know he is using streamlabs obs. Is there an easy way for me to post his settings?
As far as me testing his comp before giving it to him i know nothing about streaming as it states above so me testing it would work about as well as me giving tips on how to birth a child AKA not helpful at all.

 

[jaymooks]

his gpu is not good enough to stream and game at the same time. he needs a second pc to stream or get a better gpu. gtx 1080ti or rtx 2080, also he should have atleast 16gb of ram...... more than 16 would help