Getting more FPS.

2008-02-24 02:17:56

#1

Hakei: Banned; +295|6274

I run BF2 on 8600GT, 6000+ Dual core, 4 gigs of ram computer. When I play BF2 I usually hit 70-80 FPS. But when I start to record with fraps that lowers down to 30-40 FPS. What's the best way to increase my fraps performance? When I start fraps it actually only uses CPU 1, and not CPU 0, whereas everything else is on both, so naturally I put it on both.

Would it be wise to put the speed to "real time" or would it be better to set BF2 as real time?

Currently Defraging to see if that changes anything, also I've set fraps at 70 FPS, fullscreen. It's a registered version.

2008-02-24 03:10:01

#2

Little BaBy JESUS: m8; +394|6427|'straya

In my experience Fraps is just a did fat FPS whore... i have basically the same system and i have same problem.

2008-02-24 04:08:53

#3

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6475|Winland

Well, get the latest version of Fraps if you don't have it. It supports multicores. Also set Fraps to record at 40-50FPS, so it won't limit to 30 (which is default), and also get an extra (internal) hard drive for Fraps to record to.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-02-24 04:37:26

#4

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|6860|SE London

Why do people use FRAPs? It doesn't give very accurate FPS. Just use in game commands to display the FPS to see it more accurately.

2008-02-24 04:38:32

#5

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6846|NYC / Hamburg

Bertster7 wrote:
Why do people use FRAPs? It doesn't give very accurate FPS. Just use in game commands to display the FPS to see it more accurately.

He's trying to record a video

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2008-02-24 04:41:16

#6

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|6860|SE London

max wrote:
Bertster7 wrote:
Why do people use FRAPs? It doesn't give very accurate FPS. Just use in game commands to display the FPS to see it more accurately.
He's trying to record a video

Ah, fair enough.

2008-02-24 04:45:34

#7

TheEternalPessimist: Wibble; +412|6898|Mhz

Record at higher FPS, if you record at 30FPS your frame rate drops to 30.

2008-02-24 05:00:36

#8

Mitch92uK: aka [DBS]Mitch92uK; +192|6513|United Kingdom

TheEternalPessimist wrote:
Record at higher FPS, if you record at 30FPS your frame rate drops to 30.

Record at your native FPS

2008-02-24 05:58:17

#9

TheEternalPessimist: Wibble; +412|6898|Mhz

mitch212k_2 wrote:
TheEternalPessimist wrote:
Record at higher FPS, if you record at 30FPS your frame rate drops to 30.
Record at your native FPS

I think you may be confusing FPS with refresh rate.

2008-02-24 06:13:05

#10

Mitch92uK: aka [DBS]Mitch92uK; +192|6513|United Kingdom

TheEternalPessimist wrote:
mitch212k_2 wrote:
TheEternalPessimist wrote:
Record at higher FPS, if you record at 30FPS your frame rate drops to 30.
Record at your native FPS
I think you may be confusing FPS with refresh rate.

Native was the wrong word to use ... normal FPS

2008-02-24 06:14:29

#11

Hakei: Banned; +295|6274

I set to record at 70 FPS. I might get a new HDD just for fraps recordings, would that work?

2008-02-24 06:28:25

#12

Mitch92uK: aka [DBS]Mitch92uK; +192|6513|United Kingdom

try it. if not lower it

2008-02-24 12:35:18

#13

aimless: Member; +166|6403|Texas

Keep in mind though, when you record fraps at higher resoultions and higher framerates, it writes a LOT more data to the hdd, which can slow your computer down.

2008-02-24 12:36:58

#14

Microwave: _; +515|6933|Loughborough Uni / Leeds, UK

Recording at 70fps.....

Try lowering that.

Last edited by james@alienware (2008-02-24 12:37:25)

2008-02-24 13:46:39

#15

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6475|Winland

I'd recommend recording in 40-50FPS in medium size.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-02-24 13:51:37

#16

Nakamp: Member; +25|6473|Czech Republic

james@alienware wrote:
Recording at 70fps.....

Try lowering that.

I recorded my movie @ 70 fps : D

2008-02-24 21:52:54

#17

Hakei: Banned; +295|6274

Freezer7Pro wrote:
I'd recommend recording in 40-50FPS in medium size.

I asked Safr, and he suggested recording in full size for the quality, and I can't agree more .

I'll try lowering the record rate to 40-50 FPS, I'll see how it goes.

2008-02-24 22:00:30

#18

Shaguart: Titties; +56|6647|Calgary, Canada

Hakei wrote:
Freezer7Pro wrote:
I'd recommend recording in 40-50FPS in medium size.
I asked Safr, and he suggested recording in full size for the quality, and I can't agree more .

I'll try lowering the record rate to 40-50 FPS, I'll see how it goes.

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