Help Using fraps.

[Diamndzngunz]

I was wondering what setting you have set up in wow and fraps to record video. For some reason I get really bad lag when I try to record using fraps. I got a good computer and there is no reason for the lag, so I wanted to ask you all how you go about recording in game, setting wise maybe even another program?

[Fastway]

What kinda lag is it? Just fps drops or game freezing badly like it's loading too much?

I only had problem with the last part, FPS drops never been a problem. My specs are:
(CPU) 4-Intel® Core™2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz, 2399MHz, 0KB (0% Load) .:. (RAM) usage: 1077/2048MB (52.59%) .:. (GFX) NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT, (Display) 1152x864/32bit/75Hz (I'm only running 2 WoW clients)

My settings in fraps:
Full Size, 60 fps, No cursor + No sync both checked, and record sound unchecked (but I don't think that matters)

Now I tried arranging fraps and WoW to different CPU cores, nothing really helped but the problem was simply where I set my uncompressed files to be saved in.

At first, I had major lag while frapsing when the frapsed materials were saved in C:/ so I changed it to D:/ instead and it worked fine. Then for some reason after upgrading GFX drivers it started to lag again and I was trying to figure out the problem for hours, but then it was simply change it back to C:/. Even though it should be best that frapsed material are saved in another disk while frapsing.

Misc info, when I start my WoW clients, I set WoW1 to CPU 0 + 1 and WoW2 to CPU 2 + 3 and fraps is using CPU 3, sometimes I set it to use all CPU's but haven't noticed any difference.

If that doesn't work out for you, I simply don't know sorry.

[Diamndzngunz]

It's the second I hit record I loose frame rate, the game starts to lag.
My computer specs are

IntelCore 2 Duo 2.6mhz
2 gigs mem
2x 8600 GTS 512mb

I know thats fine but I still get lag. Maybe Ellay can reply and maybe help explain what he does....?

[Eteocles]

The reason it lags is because it's writing pure, raw, uncompressed video data to your HD as it happens, simply put, and unless your lag is MAJORLY NOTICEABLE that's normal to see a little slowdown; s'why fraps' files end up being 3gb for 3min of footage. It primarily depends on your processor and your HD's speed, and multiboxing on a single machine multiplies this effect because the machine's already taxed a fair bit. On my old comp when I fraps'd heavy fights like the skeles spawning on Nef, it literally became a slideshow with a 10sec+ delay even though I still heard the sounds; I upgraded my comp and bam, I barely notice a hiccup when I start to record but to the trained eye I still notice a difference. I tried fraps'ing my ZF temple event run(will be happy to link that if anyone gives 2 shits, that's the only reason I Haven't shared yet lol) and it was a pretty noticeable, but still more or less playable slowdown.

On that note, DO NOT ALT TAB WHILE FRAPSING. In the same ZF vid I mention above, I missed the entire end fight vs nekrum/troll priestess then the human/dwarf/orc npcs because I alt-tab'd to cast Hurricane on the alt boomkins, and apparently alt-tab to fraps = "STOP RECORDING NOW DAMNIT" even though my record start/stop key is F10