I have 4 samsung f3 spinpoint 1TB drives. Earlier today I redid my system to try 2x raid 0 for OS and 2x raid 0 for video recording (was 4x raid 0). I was hoping for higher fps 1080p recording in game as I now would have fast dedicated recording drives. After testing, I am only getting about 40fps 1080p video. (about the same as I was with all 4 in raid 0) My motherboard is Asus m4n98td evo. This board is only 3Gb/s on the eSATA versus the newer 6gb/s boards. Do I need a video capture card or a new mobo in order to record 60+ fps 1080p in game video? Game fps drops from 120+ to 40ish when I start recording with fraps. Settings in fraps is at 60fps record full screen. If any of you know what I need to do please let me know.

40 FPS is more than sufficient, and besides, Fraps makes an impact on your frame rate, the only solution is a faster PC or lower graphics settings

I would like more so I can a play like I normally do and record all the time. For montage or custom videos. 40 is not enough..

Then you must have an ultimate gaming rig, especially when recording Crysis.

I get around 20-25 FPS with my rig on 1280x720, and yeah it kinda prevents me from playing properly. But 1080p recordings in 60FPS? Are you sure that 720p aren't enough?

Then you must have an ultimate gaming rig, especially when recording Crysis.

I get around 20-25 FPS with my rig on 1280x720, and yeah it kinda prevents me from playing properly. But 1080p recordings in 60FPS? Are you sure that 720p aren't enough?

Yes my PC is pretty powerful but it's lacking in this aspect. Like I said, I would like to game and record at the same time, all the time, without the 80 fps drop. I've heard about capture cards. I would just like a solution to this. Be it I replace parts or add parts. I want to get into making custom videos.

I uploaded a game of DM onto youtube in 1080p, it was recorded on x-fire, I believe that I opted for the video to be recorded in 60 fps (its an option besides 30 fps i think) and i think that the video actually came out pretty good.

I uploaded a game of DM onto youtube in 1080p, it was recorded on x-fire, I believe that I opted for the video to be recorded in 60 fps (its an option besides 30 fps i think) and i think that the video actually came out pretty good.
Just tried recording with xfire and got about the same results as fraps.

Absolutely epic pro-tip:
Record to a hard-drive separate from what your game is installed on.

Really?

A: Different HDD
B: You dont need 60fps in 1080p. 'cos Youtube anyway plays in 24 fps (or 30, who cares)
C: FRAPS eats your fps for lunch, breakfast and dinner. Trying different programs will give you a boost in recorded FPS.

In fraps you might want to deactivate "lock framerate while recording", in movies tab: this way you can get more fps in the game while recording at, say, 40fps (which is imho more than enough when it comes to watching videos).
Also make sure you run fraps v3.4 or later as they said they have improved a few things since then.

Record to a dedicated SSD.

Best (though pricy) solution.

Record to a dedicated SSD.

Best (though pricy) solution.
And I imagine it would destroy the life span of the SSD, too.

No need so hight (60 fps) on video. Make 30 or a bit less fps on fraps. If your pc is good enough, it will record 30fps, and game will run in descend frame rate, and in wouldn't fell laggy.

How do I make it record at 30 but keep game fps high? I unselected lock frame rate but it is still locked at 30.

Do u have another PC ? Why not record with a second PC ?

I do still have my old gaming PC in storage. How the heck would one record video with one rig while gaming with the other. Is that even possible? Anyway, I am still testing out different things and trying to find the best solution. Currently I am able to game and record with 40-55 fps but it still feels choppy compared to normal. I'm redoing system right now and changing the block size on the video drives to see if I can squeeze out a few more fps. If I can record at say 30 fps while getting 60+ fps in game that would be great, but the fps seem to stay locked to whatever the recording is set at even with the "lock frame" option deselected.

You ought to look at "PlayClaw". We use it, works awesome, multi-threading.

Boils down to:
a) if you have a *super*-fast drive (that is NOT the same drive as the game is running-from to avoid skipping), record with less compression but you'll get huge raw files as output so you need *lots* of free space.

b) if you have a not-super-fast drive, use compression (and compression is faster+helped by multi-threading) which gives you smooth video with much smaller files.


Then you post-process with other tools. See posts below for more details…

http://www.gamesas.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=272675#p272675

http://www.gamesas.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=27724&p=302510#p302510


I'm guessing you want so many FPS to do some slow-motion stuff, otherwise, why would you want such a fast recording rate?

I do still have my old gaming PC in storage. How the heck would one record video with one rig while gaming with the other. Is that even possible? Anyway, I am still testing out different things and trying to find the best solution. Currently I am able to game and record with 40-55 fps but it still feels choppy compared to normal. I'm redoing system right now and changing the block size on the video drives to see if I can squeeze out a few more fps. If I can record at say 30 fps while getting 60+ fps in game that would be great, but the fps seem to stay locked to whatever the recording is set at even with the "lock frame" option deselected.

Im playing with my computer on my Sony Bravia TV and record it with a hdd recorder.

But it also SHOULD be possible (if u have dual dvi) to splitt the output 1 goes to your display the other output goes to ur video capture card on second pc) to record that with a second pc. I still dont know how the quality will be but Haupauge as example (http://www.hauppauge.com/) offers high quality recording devices (intern and extern). Indeed ull need a really good capture card i ur old gaming pc but im sure this will keep ur frames at a high level.
Last idea i have is nearly same as my setup, use ur TV if its a good 1 and has HD (not HD ready). Instead of a hdd recorder u can use your second pc to record.
On the other post here they they use a second hdd wher crysis isnt installed, i totally agree and dont use fraps it has good quality but its really eating up up your frames when i ewcord with fraps my normal frames like 90 going down to 30 wooooot. This programm isnt the best to record demos

greets the crow