Troubleshooting obs lag: Step-by-Step Guide

Sadly, you may encounter some pesky issues from time to time.
One situation is when OBS randomly shows a big lag.
This may be particularly annoying during gameplay, when events take much longer to play out, or when trying to capture a gameplay video.
This article lists a couple of troubleshooting tips to help you fix OBS lag, so that you can get on with recording your gameplay or streaming faster.

• If the OBS lags, it might be caused by an outdated graphics card driver.
• Make sure to update your GPU drivers to prevent slowdowns.

Restart OBS Studio

1. If OBS Studio isn’t responding, restart it.
2. Restart your Computer
   If your computer isn’t responding, restart it.
3. Restart your Router
   If your internet isn’t working, restart your router.

Check Hardware

1. Press Win + I to open Settings.
2. Click on the System section.
   
3. Go to the Advanced System Settings menu on the left.
4. Go to the Advanced tab.
5. Click on the Settings button under Performance settings.
6. Go to Change under Virtual Memory.
7. Click on the Change button under Virtual Memory settings.
   
8. Select Custom size.
9. Enter (in MB) the amount of virtual memory you want.
10. Click OK.
    
11. Go to Advanced tab.
12. Go to Settings under Performance Settings.
13. Go to Change under Virtual Memory.
14. Select No paging file (recommended).
    
15. Click OK.
    

Change Hardware

1. Select Hardware and Sound.
2. Right-click the Sound icon, and select Open Sound Settings.
   
3. Under the Playback tab, check that your Sound device is selected and that the right volume level is set.
4. Select the Recording tab, and make sure that the right audio source is selected (Microphone, Internal Speakers, or Headphones).

Change Preferences

1. Go to the options menu.
2. Choose the Video option.
   
3. Go to the Framerate option. Change it to 30.
4. Go to the Audio option.
5. Choose AAC.

Use OBS Studio portable

1. Download OBS Studio portable.
2. Install OBS Studio portable.
3. Run OBS Studio portable.
   
4. Open Windows search, type OBS Studio, and open OBS Studio.
5. Open OBS Studio, and type Stream Options, then press Enter.
6. Select Stream options.
   
7. Set Buffering to 1 second.

Change the resolution and FPS

1. Check the FPS and resolution you are using, and make necessary changes.
   
2. Lower the FPS if you have higher FPS than recommended.
3. Test with a different resolution
   Check if you are using the recommended resolution for the OBS app.
4. If not, try testing with different resolutions.
5. Lower the FPS
   Lower the FPS.