Massive FPS Lag when watching Streams.

[Pedro Monteiro]

Hi guys, i am having a huge fps issue when watching a stream from twitch.tv / hitbox.tv and at the same time playing League of Legends, CSGO, anyother game. Even when it's running in the background, when i'm just using 1 monitor.
What is causing this ? My point is that the browser is using a lot of memory out of my gtx 970 or maybe is using direct3d instead using open GL, but i am not sure.

These are my specs:
CPU: i7 2600K
GPU: GTX970 4GB DDR5
Board: ASUSTeK P8Z68-V LE
RAM: 8GB DDR3
Supply: Hummer80 700W

These are the resolutions i put for my monitors:
Game Monitor: 1920x1080p (http://www.cnet.com/products/lg-d2342p/specs/)
Stream Monitor: 1280x800p (http://www.trustedreviews.com/LG-32LG5000-32in-LCD-TV-review)


What i have done (i will update this list on the awsners i get):

- Update my graphic's card.
- Change 2nd monitor resolution to a lower resolution.
- Change both cables, it was HDMI and VGA then i'm using just analogic cables, VGA>DVI adaptor and DVI cable.
- Tried to disable V-sync and Anti-Aliasing, it made it worse in my case i just have V-sync on.
- Changed from borderless (window fullscreen) to fullscreen and same problem happens.
- Thought it was my ram/cpu then i went to task manager to check and i have everything running perfectly, i dont use more than 5gb and my CPU is between 50%-60%.
- Did a clear format into my pc went to test this and same problem happens.
- Enabled/Disabled my cpu graphics card (Intel HD 3000)

What i didn't do:

- Change browser, but i don't really think this is gonna help because i'm using chrome and he's already light.


I know i am using a TV as my second monitor but i really like it, and i use it when i watch films/anime so i didn't want to change it. But is it the problem ?
People told me that the base resolutions for each screen needed to be the same. My main monitor base resolution is 1920x1080p and my second monitor base resolution is 1920x1200p.

If you guys can help me, i already tried everything and it seems that it just doesn't work, or maybe is it that my gtx 970 is broken ?

 

[zak riddington]

So when you say watching do you mean you are watching someone elses steam or your own?

 

[Pedro Monteiro]

When i am watching other people stream, if i do my own i do not have that many problems unless i turn on someone else stream.

 

[zak riddington]

Dude it may be bacause your ram is used up, especially if you are using chrome as it it really resource heavy, have alook at your ram usage in game or try updating your graphics drivers

 

[Pedro Monteiro]

As i said on the post:
- Thought it was my ram/cpu then i went to task manager to check and i have everything running perfectly, i dont use more than 5gb and my CPU is between 50%-60%.

And my graphic drivers are all up-dated did one update yesterday and the problem still persists.

 

[Im_Infinity]

i also get the same thing graphics drivers are up to date and everything

 

[Pedro Monteiro]

i also get the same thing graphics drivers are up to date and everything

Wow finally someone has same problem as i do! Like i did this post about 5 times and no one gave me a solution for this.
My friend which has a worse computer can watch streams and playing LoL at same time and with no problems!

These are his specs:

CPU - Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3340 CPU @ 3.10GHz
GPU -AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
RAM - 8 GB

 

[Im_Infinity]

mine are i7 4770k at stock 3.5ghz 780ti superclocked with acx and 16gb ram

 

[zak riddington]

Try using directx11 as your graphics api it will be the best for a gtx series card

 

[Im_Infinity]

Try using directx11 as your graphics api it will be the best for a gtx series card

and how do i go about changing that

 

[Pedro Monteiro]

Try using directx11 as your graphics api it will be the best for a gtx series card

But i do have directx11 installed.

 

[zak riddington]

Got a theory ladz, so if you are watching streams as well as playing in a game online you are trying to download data as well as upload at the same time soooo try pulling less data down by dropping the quality of the stream to a lower one to see if that help, it should, also drop the quality right down to see if it helps, and do an internet speed test on speedtest.net and post the result as i can trll you if it should be good to stream and play simultaniously

 

[Im_Infinity]

Got a theory ladz, so if you are watching streams as well as playing in a game online you are trying to download data as well as upload at the same time soooo try pulling less data down by dropping the quality of the stream to a lower one to see if that help, it should, also drop the quality right down to see if it helps, and do an internet speed test on speedtest.net and post the result as i can trll you if it should be good to stream and play simultaniously

i do find it helps when i lower the quality and uses less process here is my speed test http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/4419464949

 

[Pedro Monteiro]

Got a theory ladz, so if you are watching streams as well as playing in a game online you are trying to download data as well as upload at the same time soooo try pulling less data down by dropping the quality of the stream to a lower one to see if that help, it should, also drop the quality right down to see if it helps, and do an internet speed test on speedtest.net and post the result as i can trll you if it should be good to stream and play simultaniously

Well my internet is good enough to make stream / watch streams / play and even download at the same time.

 

[Im_Infinity]

i would remove the picture and share the link its shows your ip

 

[zak riddington]

Yeah that internet is awesome so thats not the problem, go into gamesettings and see if you can alter them to use direct x 11 instead, it should be am easy setting to find

 

[Pedro Monteiro]

i would remove the picture and share the link its shows your ip

Well thank you, didn't notice that.

 

[Pedro Monteiro]

Yeah that internet is awesome so thats not the problem, go into gamesettings and see if you can alter them to use direct x 11 instead, it should be am easy setting to find

My computer just has directx11 when you install LoL he also installs directx11 so he uses directx11.

 

[Im_Infinity]

well my internet aswell can handle downloading and uploading fine i mean the maximum upload u use on twitch is like 3mbps when streaming anyway

 

[zak riddington]

Hmm maybe your pc is throttling, how is everyones temps when doing this?

 

[Im_Infinity]

Hmm maybe your pc is throttling, how is everyones temps when doing this?

at idle doing nothing around 17-20c watching stream 23-25c then while playing league and watching stream 27-31c

 

[Pedro Monteiro]

at idle 56-59c, watching stream 60-62c and playing league + stream 70-79c (it is for like today because today temperatures here are like 30c- and around 22c in my room)

 

[Im_Infinity]

at idle 56-59c, watching stream 60-62c and playing league + stream 70-79c (it is for like today because today temperatures here are like 30c- and around 22c in my room)

them temps scare me my room is 24c

 

[Pedro Monteiro]

at idle 56-59c, watching stream 60-62c and playing league + stream 70-79c (it is for like today because today temperatures here are like 30c- and around 22c in my room)

them temps scare me my room is 24c

Yeah but it is on my Asus GPU Tweaker like that, its from factory and it says my GPU fan should just activate when temps are over 79C .

 

[Im_Infinity]

at idle 56-59c, watching stream 60-62c and playing league + stream 70-79c (it is for like today because today temperatures here are like 30c- and around 22c in my room)

them temps scare me my room is 24c

Yeah but it is on my Asus GPU Tweaker like that, its from factory and it says my GPU fan should just activate when temps are over 79C .

wait i though it was cpu temps lol