I don't understand FRAPS

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Last response: February 10, 2012 10:55 PM in CPUs

majorgibly

February 9, 2012 8:30:41 PM

Hello peoples.

One thing I don't understand is FRAPS, I can't fathom how it works. I do YouTube videos so it would be nice to record games in a decent frame rate, but also play games in a decent frame rate. So people told me to upgrade to Intel (Which I have done) and buy a new GTX 570 (Also I have done) I also play on a 1600x900 screen. Do you think it's going to be possible to record and play in decent frame rate by decent I mean record in 30 and play in maybe 50 - 60?

i7 2600k (Will overclock to around 4.3 - 4.5)
8GB Ripjawz 1600MHz RAM
Asrock Extreme 3 Gen 3
KFA2 GTX 570
HX 750w PSU

What is the final verdict?

Cain.

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HugoStiglitz

CPUs Expert

February 9, 2012 9:16:01 PM

yes it should be fine.

fraps unlike games will run your HDD quite hard as its capturing high resolution un-compressed video straight to your HDD.

what games are you trying to record?

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mcnumpty23

CPUs Authority

February 9, 2012 9:31:37 PM

i believe msi afterburner also captures video

and have been told it doesnt slow your game down as much as fraps

though havent tried it myself to compare

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esrever

CPUs Master

February 9, 2012 9:42:44 PM

a ssd is amazing for recording with fraps.

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Onlyusemeisaac

February 9, 2012 9:50:44 PM

I play games on my SSD and record to a different HDD. This gives max performance. Never record to the same HDD you're playing from, and you're good to go.

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majorgibly

February 10, 2012 7:28:56 AM

I want to record Amnesia and Skyrim.

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amuffin

CPUs Master

February 10, 2012 7:29:34 AM

Record to an external hard drive.

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majorgibly

February 10, 2012 7:31:33 AM

amuffin said:

Record to an external hard drive.

More money DAMNIT! You think i will be able to play at 60 though while recording?

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seumas_beathan

February 10, 2012 9:29:18 AM

Depends what your playing

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4745454b

CPUs Master

February 10, 2012 9:48:45 AM

I wouldn't record to external. eSATA maybe but USB2.0 is no.

What are your drives like?

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majorgibly

February 10, 2012 4:43:06 PM

4745454b said:

I wouldn't record to external. eSATA maybe but USB2.0 is no.

What are your drives like?

Only have one and the moment at 7200RPM have an old 240GB from about 2007 which has been collecting dust since 2008. I doubt it's any good now though. I was to record skyrim and some FPS games.