Fraps Issues.

felthor · 09-13-2007, 04:49 PM

Now, i know this is a very common question etc.. i run wow at 1280 * 1024, with all settings on max, i have vsync @ 60 fps, and my computer runns wow @ 60 fps everywhere.. now, when i start fraps up, and start recording my fps dropps to something like 10 - 15 fps?

tried full / half screen, lot of different fps settings from 30 - 60

i got a e 6850 3ghz, 2gig ram, got 150 gig free disk space, 100 on one disk and 50 on the other..

and i really dont know what the problem is, the quality i get from the raw is pretty nice, its just that i lag like shit

any ideas?

* Clueless *

Thiras · 09-13-2007, 11:57 PM

Fraps version, OS?

felthor · 09-14-2007, 05:23 PM

2.9.1 and windows XP

Thiras · 09-15-2007, 02:57 PM

Suppose it could be your HDD not being fast enough then.

What sort is it? IDE/SATA?

felthor · 09-15-2007, 10:48 PM

Sata, Maxtor 6L200MO

Thiras · 09-16-2007, 09:23 AM

Could be that.

Try recording at a lower res like 1024x768/1152x864 (is your cpu a quad or dual core btw?) and see if the avg fps goes up.

felthor · 09-16-2007, 09:42 AM

its a e6850, 3,0ghz dual core.

i tried to go down to 1024 * 768, and disabled my ui.. no significant change tho :<

Thiras · 09-18-2007, 05:37 AM

Then I don't really know. Video drivers up to date?

felthor · 09-19-2007, 11:58 AM

Uhm

yes

after some testing, i have still not reached any satisfying answer.. but i noticed that my performance gets flawless after like 15 - 30 sec of recording, after that time i get steady fps and no lag ;S

Edit: I thought of something, im running wow from the same disk.. do you think that could cause problems? like the disk cant write enough or something like that? :Z

Thiras · 09-19-2007, 05:07 PM

Then try cleaning up/defragging your hd.

edit: Wow & fraps on the same disk is fine too.

09-13-2007, 04:49 PM	#1
felthor Initiate Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 5	Fraps Issues. Now, i know this is a very common question etc.. i run wow at 1280 * 1024, with all settings on max, i have vsync @ 60 fps, and my computer runns wow @ 60 fps everywhere.. now, when i start fraps up, and start recording my fps dropps to something like 10 - 15 fps? tried full / half screen, lot of different fps settings from 30 - 60 i got a e 6850 3ghz, 2gig ram, got 150 gig free disk space, 100 on one disk and 50 on the other.. and i really dont know what the problem is, the quality i get from the raw is pretty nice, its just that i lag like shit any ideas? * Clueless *

09-19-2007, 11:58 AM	#9
felthor Initiate Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 5	Uhm yes after some testing, i have still not reached any satisfying answer.. but i noticed that my performance gets flawless after like 15 - 30 sec of recording, after that time i get steady fps and no lag ;S Edit: I thought of something, im running wow from the same disk.. do you think that could cause problems? like the disk cant write enough or something like that? :Z Last edited by felthor : 09-19-2007 at 03:08 PM.

09-13-2007, 11:57 PM	#2
Thiras Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 528	Fraps version, OS?

09-14-2007, 05:23 PM	#3
felthor Initiate Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 5	2.9.1 and windows XP

09-15-2007, 02:57 PM	#4
Thiras Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 528	Suppose it could be your HDD not being fast enough then. What sort is it? IDE/SATA?

09-15-2007, 10:48 PM	#5
felthor Initiate Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 5	Sata, Maxtor 6L200MO

09-16-2007, 09:23 AM	#6
Thiras Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 528	Could be that. Try recording at a lower res like 1024x768/1152x864 (is your cpu a quad or dual core btw?) and see if the avg fps goes up.

09-16-2007, 09:42 AM	#7
felthor Initiate Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 5	its a e6850, 3,0ghz dual core. i tried to go down to 1024 * 768, and disabled my ui.. no significant change tho :<

09-18-2007, 05:37 AM	#8
Thiras Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 528	Then I don't really know. Video drivers up to date?

09-19-2007, 05:07 PM	#10
Thiras Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 528	Then try cleaning up/defragging your hd. edit: Wow & fraps on the same disk is fine too.