Streaming setup tips

So I currently have this setup in my laptop

Ryzen 5 3550H
Gtx 1050
8gb ram (debating on upgrading to 16gb or 24 gb)

I’d prefer to try and stream ffxiv at a decent quality if possible on my laptop. I’d rather not have to buy a desktop til a bit more down the road. So is it possible to stream with my current setup or should I not even try?

it might be possible, the biggest hurdle is that XIV defaults to taking every bit of GPU and VRAM it can get at, so you'll want to run your streaming software as administrator so that it will take the GPU it needs before XIV can hog it all

So like whatever software I use I should right click and select run as admin before opening ffxiv?

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Originally Posted by Mullisnax

So like whatever software I use I should right click and select run as admin before opening ffxiv?

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yes. i have the shortcut i use to run OBS set to always run as admin, personally

I don't know about streaming, but 16gb ram you should upgrade to. It's the norm nowadays rather than 8.

not sure which version of 1050 you have as some have 3gb vram and some have 4gb vram? but either would be fine at streaming xiv. I always set it to GPU rendering on the streaming software as xiv gameplay can suffer if the cpu is being over used AND its better frame rate on the stream too.

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Originally Posted by Shori

I always set it to GPU rendering on the streaming software as xiv gameplay can suffer if the cpu is being over used AND its better frame rate on the stream too.

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Really? most the time my cpu idles at barely 10% and only my gpu is suffering... when recording I get -10 to -15fps from my default fps as the gpu is on its limit but cpu still seems fine... am i doing smt wrong lol?

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Originally Posted by Kuroka

Really? most the time my cpu idles at barely 10% and only my gpu is suffering... when recording I get -10 to -15fps from my default fps as the gpu is on its limit but cpu still seems fine... am i doing smt wrong lol?

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see this post for why:

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Originally Posted by SnowVix

it might be possible, the biggest hurdle is that XIV defaults to taking every bit of GPU and VRAM it can get at, so you'll want to run your streaming software as administrator so that it will take the GPU it needs before XIV can hog it all

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Decent Quality is the key here.
Moblie CPU and GPU. You would have an issue hitting 60 fps at max settings. So you're going to have to give up some stuff to stream.
Also, don't use wifi.

The other questions what is your upstream and downstream. No point streaming 1080p if you're on anything less than 25 Mbps up.

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Originally Posted by Kewitt

The other questions what is your upstream and downstream. No point streaming 1080p if you're on anything less than 25 Mbps up.

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Should always stream at 720 anyway. Think of your viewer's connection ^-^ (And twitch defaults to 720 unless you are partner anyway)

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Originally Posted by Shori

not sure which version of 1050 you have as some have 3gb vram and some have 4gb vram? but either would be fine at streaming xiv. I always set it to GPU rendering on the streaming software as xiv gameplay can suffer if the cpu is being over used AND its better frame rate on the stream too.

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So my shows it has for the 1050, total memory is 6996mb, display memory 2996mb and shared 4000mb

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Originally Posted by SturmChurro

I don't know about streaming, but 16gb ram you should upgrade to. It's the norm nowadays rather than 8.

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Yeah definitely thinking about doing that but I may just go full 32gb ram since that’s my max

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Originally Posted by Kewitt

Decent Quality is the key here.
Moblie CPU and GPU. You would have an issue hitting 60 fps at max settings. So you're going to have to give up some stuff to stream.
Also, don't use wifi.

The other questions what is your upstream and downstream. No point streaming 1080p if you're on anything less than 25 Mbps up.

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Sadly I don’t have an Ethernet port in my room and don’t wanna really run an Ethernet cable from our living room all the way to my room xD not sure what would be the best and quickest way to run via Ethernet cable

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Originally Posted by Kewitt

Decent Quality is the key here.
Moblie CPU and GPU. You would have an issue hitting 60 fps at max settings. So you're going to have to give up some stuff to stream.
Also, don't use wifi.

The other questions what is your upstream and downstream. No point streaming 1080p if you're on anything less than 25 Mbps up.

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Oh and currently my download speed is 106.9 mbps and upload is 10.6 mbps