[H] Fraps SC2 Issue

On July 03 2010 23:37 Merikh wrote:
Need more details. Fraps video record settings, the map you tried recording on [or screen you were on] (area of the map), comp specs, does frames drop at the same spot/area each time this happens?

On July 03 2010 23:51 Hidden_MotiveS wrote:
You might want to try xfire.

On July 03 2010 23:55 Joey.rumz wrote:
When you experience this slow down, I suggest you stop that section of the recording, and restart it. This may solve the issue. If it does, we'll consider steps to fixing it from there.





Also please realize.. Full screen.. that's big space hog and resource hog. You might actually be running out of memory when this happens @ ddr 800. You have 2 gigs or 1?

On July 03 2010 23:56 CharlieMurphy wrote:

you failed reading comprehension. I said I tried to restart the recording at 9minutes a few times, and it clearly says x2 ram sticks.

x2
Please insert one egg into the recipe.

On July 04 2010 00:00 Joey.rumz wrote:
Also, the replay problem you're experiencing many people are experiencing. Sometimes when the game isn't blacked out, the mini map is. Sometimes games don't load all the way. It's a client error and the reason we are getting a new one either for p2 or for the games release.


The client has to parse through versions of the games and experiences some sort of difficulty through it.

On July 04 2010 00:11 Joey.rumz wrote:
Oh man, you tweaked them in game or out of game? (I use the same video card but from EVGA, sometimes it's a bit painful.)

Edit: Have you tried restarting between doing all these tweaks?

On July 04 2010 01:17 exeexe wrote:
Buy more RAM, increase paging file size - problem solved, next problem pls.

On July 04 2010 02:32 CharlieMurphy wrote:

what should I increase the paging file size to? and is it ok to leave it at that? Currently it's set to 672 mb for all drives


PS- my 2nd drive is nearly full and I was getting those annoying system is running low on virtual memory popups but this is not the drive i am using. I guess the paging file is still being raped by that?

its down to like 56mb out of 465 gb


edit- I'm reading around google that people say that it should be set to 1.5x your current ram. If that is true then why was mine set so low ?

I'm going to defrag and im gonna try this too http://www.theeldergeek.com/defragmenting_a_page_file.htm

On July 04 2010 02:52 Joey.rumz wrote:



Windows sets that virtual page awfully low sometimes.

I would also suggest running that ram.

Also, can you check that make sure the RAM is properly running in dual channel mode?

You can check by using CPU-Z, grab a link off my computer help blog. I'm stream typing here so my boss doesn't realize I'm alt tabbing to other media ;x

(Chill can check my IP so I don't get banned like that lying joker in that other thread, heyoo.)

On July 04 2010 03:23 jimminy_kriket wrote:
Umm maybe try setting pagefile to "system managed size" and perhaps try using a more "professional" program like camtasia to record, maybe it wont have the same problems.

On July 04 2010 05:07 Joey.rumz wrote:
CM, what's CPU Z say under CPU, Printscreen please.

On July 04 2010 05:18 semantics wrote:
...ionno what's up with some ppl recommendations.

You don't need ram to run fraps.

Likely if you needed ram it's becuase sc2 has a memory leak problem

Fraps is caped by the write speeds of a hdd, how much space do you have left on the hdd you're writing too. Perhaps at 9 mins of constant max speed writing your hdd has problems thermally or is nearly full.

and system page filing would only work to off load the explorer and crap while sc2 demands more ram which you have plenty of.

Changing it to sc2 16 bit wont do anything fraps will still be taking up the same amount of bandwidth i believe it uses the RGB24 to write it's files

On July 04 2010 06:06 Joey.rumz wrote:
Well I just wanted to make sure his RAM was properly set to dual channel.

Typically when HDD's have issues with FRAPS they cut off and make a new file itself, it's usually around this time too.


CM, have you tried reinstalling FRAPS?

Also, are you still having graphical problems?

On July 04 2010 08:05 Joey.rumz wrote:
Oh, this computer isn't as bad as some may think it is off in it's category. The only problem is you're capped out in ddr2 ram on this mobo I believe.


Let's give this a shot.

Run Fraps on a different game, same res that you play sc2 on, and see if we encounter a similar problem at a near-same recording time.Run it full screen as you did on sc2. This should use a similar amount of HDD space, and we'll see if we encounter the problem again.

We will take it from there. I really dislike considering having 'computer problems' basing it off of using a third party program while running an application that's in beta. It's just not proper or fair to the computer.