Massive FPS drops while recording

Lathishment

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Okay, so I want to start recording and uploading videos to youtube since I actually have fun doing it but for some reason whenever I record my FPS drop significantly. For example, I tested this on minecraft and was getting around 140-220 FPS on beefy settings along w/ a HD texture pack, but when I record I get choppy frames and drop to about 30-40 fps. I have a AMD R9 270x and a lynnfrield i5 750 (I know, I know it's sad). So, I was planning on upgrading my CPU to an 8350, which of course means i'd have to replace the MOBO. So, I was wondering that if I did this would I had to re-install windows 7? I would like to avoid this since I don't have the disk or any way to prove I bought it since this pc was handed to me by my cousin who built it back in 2011 (I've been upgrading it slowly). I also read online that if I bought a capture card it would help my CPU out and not reduce my FPS as much as it does now....
 
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First off, if using FRAPS for example, you have to tell it what fps to record at, which in turn will lock your game fps at that setting. On FRAPS go to the 'movies' tab and you can set the recording fps under the 'video capture settings'.

Second, your hard drive. Run some crystal disk mark on it and compare it to the bit rate you need for whatever resolution you're recording at. If the HDD is old it may be struggling to record, and thus slowing down your game.

Shankovich

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First off, if using FRAPS for example, you have to tell it what fps to record at, which in turn will lock your game fps at that setting. On FRAPS go to the 'movies' tab and you can set the recording fps under the 'video capture settings'.

Second, your hard drive. Run some crystal disk mark on it and compare it to the bit rate you need for whatever resolution you're recording at. If the HDD is old it may be struggling to record, and thus slowing down your game.
 
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