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Old 11-13-2006, 09:23 AM   #21
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ok well, firstly you said you had fraps set to 25fps. change that to 30.

secondly, what resolution is the game running, and do you have fraps set to "Full size" or "Half size" ?
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Old 11-13-2006, 04:21 PM   #22
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Hey,
I'm having FPS-loss / lag when i try to run fullscreen recording in Fraps. My computer spec is as followed:
AMD Athlon 64 +3500
1024 MB DDR-RAM Dual channels'
RADEON x800 256MB
Maxtor 280GB 7200 RPM

What I might think be the problem is either:
* I'm running 32bit in windows, haven't bothered to install Windows x64 Professional Edition
* Warcraft and windows are on different partitions, but at the same harddrive, so shouldn't really matter? (both NTFS)

Any suggestions?
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Old 11-13-2006, 07:34 PM   #23
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My original answer stands. Andexh is wrong on several levels.

1) WoW has a cap at 64 FPS for some machines, not because it's CPU intensive, which it isn't.
2) Hard drive speed is not the main factor.
3) GPU and CPU speed IS important, and I would say, the main factors.
So a 5400 RPM external drive wouldnt make a huge difference from a 7200 rpm internal? Who are you trying to fool?

WoW has no cap as far as I know. Went to this net cafe today, got over 200 fps on their brand new computers. Turn vsync off properly if the fps seems to be limited.

GPU and CPU ARE important factors, noone said otherwise.
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Old 11-13-2006, 09:36 PM   #24
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Hey,
I'm having FPS-loss / lag when i try to run fullscreen recording in Fraps. My computer spec is as followed:
AMD Athlon 64 +3500
1024 MB DDR-RAM Dual channels'
RADEON x800 256MB
Maxtor 280GB 7200 RPM

What I might think be the problem is either:
* I'm running 32bit in windows, haven't bothered to install Windows x64 Professional Edition
* Warcraft and windows are on different partitions, but at the same harddrive, so shouldn't really matter? (both NTFS)
ok well, you have a very similar setup to me, except I have a 250g 7200rpm drive and a geforce 6800

I would seriously suggest getting Windows X64 edition.
The latest versions of Fraps have some nice x64 only performance enchancments, and you can really see difference in fps when recording.

when recording at 1024x768 I can just manage 25fps with my setup.
800x600 i can easily manage 30fps.
If you cant get that kind of performance from Fraps recording, get Windows x64
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Old 11-14-2006, 03:17 AM   #25
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Thiras, I said it wasn't the main factor.

Also, Andexh, I know it does have a cap set on some machines (dual core AMD to be precise). It's stuck at 64 FPS on my own, and during PTR this was removed and I hit around 130 FPS on max settings.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...t+64+fps&meta=

I used to use an AMD Athlon XP 3000, Radeon 9200SE and a 7200RPM drive and had awful trouble recording, despite the fact 30 FPS wasn't a problem when not recording.

Took the card out, fitted a then spanking new X800 XT PE and it recorded like a charm.
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Old 11-14-2006, 06:13 AM   #26
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ok well, firstly you said you had fraps set to 25fps. change that to 30.

secondly, what resolution is the game running, and do you have fraps set to "Full size" or "Half size" ?
I changed it to 30, and I tried recording at 1024x768. My fraps is set to Half Size.
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Old 11-14-2006, 09:35 AM   #27
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Main factor...

Its really all about which component is a bottleneck, it can be your gfx card, cpu, hdd or otherwise, neither matters more than the other (wow is at 100% usage for me btw, amd 64 3700+ :X )

Tried windows 64 but the incompatibility with older programs is just.. blergh. Drivers in particular. Daemon tools sure as hell dont work with x64, at least they didnt back then.
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Old 11-14-2006, 09:35 AM   #28
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I changed it to 30, and I tried recording at 1024x768. My fraps is set to Half Size.
ok, and what was the result?
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Old 11-14-2006, 09:36 AM   #29
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Daemon tools sure as hell dont work with x64, at least they didnt back then.
there is a seperat x64 version of daemon tools now
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Old 11-14-2006, 07:30 PM   #30
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Slight lag, 30 FPS, not the best of quality. Sometimes freezes for a split second, and when I'm done recording. And when I look at the video, sometimes the video speeds up for no reason.
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