Streaming setup tips

[Mullisnax]

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?

[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

[Mullisnax]

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

[SnowVix]

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

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

[SturmChurro]

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

[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.

[Kuroka]

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.

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?

[SnowVix]

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?

see this post for why:

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

[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.

[Shori]

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

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