Performance issues on Asus N56VB

[finScript]

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Hi!
Computer specs:

Laptop
core: Intel i7-3630QM (4 cores) @ 2.4 GHz
graphics card: nVidia GeForce 740M (2GB memory)
RAM: 8GB

Now, I would think that these specs are good enough for High graphic settings for the game, though that is not the case. Especially when I record with Fraps, the frame rate drops dramatically from time to time. Even on Medium quality the game lags. Does anyone have ideas why this is?

Thanks in advance!

[Mudbill]

Fraps is a resource hog, but I don't see why it drops that dramatically with your specs. Might be some settings with it. Have you used Fraps a lot for other games?

[finScript]

Fraps is a resource hog, but I don't see why it drops that dramatically with your specs. Might be some settings with it. Have you used Fraps a lot for other games?

Yeah, I've recorded TTD and Penumbra but with a worse computer, though it worked fine.

[Romulator]

Have you set Fraps to record at 60 fps? Sounds like a silly question, but if it is not, that could be the problem..

[Mudbill]

Oh, and don't forget resolution. A high resolution is way tougher to record smoothly than a lower one. If you have a big monitor, perhaps that's the problem, so I suggest you run the game in 720p resolution when recording (it's the optimal resolution for Youtube gameplays).

[plutomaniac]

Does the game stutter even without Fraps? Even when running on good hardware, make sure to have everything on max except SSAO Quality which has to remain at Medium if I remember correctly. High is extremely heavy with no visual improvement at all.