Recording 1440p 60fps

[youryeekbubby]

Hello, I would like to record at 60fps 1440p.
Info: I play Battlefield 4 and I can get around 70-150 fps while playing
Specs:
i7 4770k
R9 295x2
16gb patriot ram
Z87 Msi mini itx mobo
500gb Samsung 850 evo SSD
500gb HDD Western Digital Blue
1000w EVGA G2 PSU
I have Fraps, and also a second computer I have access to 24/7 with a gtx 970, and i7 2600 also if this is not possible for one system to handle.
Also if there would be any way for me to play at 144hz while recording at 60fps that would be great.

 

[James Mason]

OBS won't cap your FPS like fraps will.

You can try OBS since it's free:
https://obsproject.com/
And here's how to set it up for local recordings, start at the recommended crf 15, and lower the number for higher quality and higher file size recordings, or raise it for slightly lower quality and smaller file sizes.
https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/how-to-make-high-quality-local-recordings.16/
And to set it up for twitch:
http://help.twitch.tv/customer/portal/articles/1262922-open-broadcaster-software

If you have an Nvidia GPU, you can use that to reduce the load on your CPU:
To set it up for recordings:
1. go to settings
2. go to encoding
3. click the Nvidia NVENC button
4. Make sure Use CBR is turned on
5. Make sure Enable CBR Padding is turned off
6. Set your Max Bitrate (Kb/s) to your upload max upload speed. You'll want like 8000 or more though, this affects the visual quality of the video partly. (1mbps = 1000 kbps, www.speedtest.net)
7. go to Video and set the FPS to 60
8. Go to Advanced
9. Turn Use Multithreaded Optimizations on
10. Set NVENC Preset to High Quality
11. Set Encoding Profile to Main
12. Turn Use CFR on.

To capture your game:
1. Right click in the white area of the Scenes: box and choose add scene, name it after the game you're gonna play.
2. Start the game you're gonna play.
3. right click in the Sources: box and choose Game Capture (for full screen games) or Window Capture (for windowed games whether borderless or not) or Monitor (to capture whatever is display one your monitor including your desktop/webbrowser/OBS)
4. Start recording.

To add a webcam:
1. Right click in the Sources: box and choose Video Capture Device.
2. Choose your webcam from the dropdown list at the top. Press Okay.
3. Click Preview Stream
4. Click the Video Capture in the sources list, go to Order and choose Move to Top.
5. Press the Edit Scene button

 

[youryeekbubby]

OBS won't cap your FPS like fraps will.

You can try OBS since it's free:
https://obsproject.com/
And here's how to set it up for local recordings, start at the recommended crf 15, and lower the number for higher quality and higher file size recordings, or raise it for slightly lower quality and smaller file sizes.
https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/how-to-make-high-quality-local-recordings.16/
And to set it up for twitch:
http://help.twitch.tv/customer/portal/articles/1262922-open-broadcaster-software

If you have an Nvidia GPU, you can use that to reduce the load on your CPU:
To set it up for recordings:
1. go to settings
2. go to encoding
3. click the Nvidia NVENC button
4. Make sure Use CBR is turned on
5. Make sure Enable CBR Padding is turned off
6. Set your Max Bitrate (Kb/s) to your upload max upload speed. You'll want like 8000 or more though, this affects the visual quality of the video partly. (1mbps = 1000 kbps, www.speedtest.net)
7. go to Video and set the FPS to 60
8. Go to Advanced
9. Turn Use Multithreaded Optimizations on
10. Set NVENC Preset to High Quality
11. Set Encoding Profile to Main
12. Turn Use CFR on.

To capture your game:
1. Right click in the white area of the Scenes: box and choose add scene, name it after the game you're gonna play.
2. Start the game you're gonna play.
3. right click in the Sources: box and choose Game Capture (for full screen games) or Window Capture (for windowed games whether borderless or not) or Monitor (to capture whatever is display one your monitor including your desktop/webbrowser/OBS)
4. Start recording.

To add a webcam:
1. Right click in the Sources: box and choose Video Capture Device.
2. Choose your webcam from the dropdown list at the top. Press Okay.
3. Click Preview Stream
4. Click the Video Capture in the sources list, go to Order and choose Move to Top.
5. Press the Edit Scene button

I would like to play on the system with the 295x2 since it can handle 60fps+ so can I reduce load by using the Nvidia rig separately?

 

[James Mason]

I would like to play on the system with the 295x2 since it can handle 60fps+ so can I reduce load by using the Nvidia rig separately?

the 295x2 system should have plenty of extra power on it's own, that middle part is for those with nvidia GPUs, the first two links are for non-nvidia gpus recording/streaming. (streaming needs different settings from recording, you can have 2 "profiles" setup in OBS for the different options)

You COULD use the 970 system, but you'd need a Capture Card like an Elgato to get a get a video input from your 295x2 computer and then send it to the monitor, and have the 970 process the video file.
https://www.elgato.com/en/gaming/game-capture-hd60-pro

 

[youryeekbubby]

I would like to play on the system with the 295x2 since it can handle 60fps+ so can I reduce load by using the Nvidia rig separately?

the 295x2 system should have plenty of extra power on it's own, that middle part is for those with nvidia GPUs, the first two links are for non-nvidia gpus recording/streaming. (streaming needs different settings from recording, you can have 2 "profiles" setup in OBS for the different options)

You COULD use the 970 system, but you'd need a Capture Card like an Elgato to get a get a video input from your 295x2 computer and then send it to the monitor, and have the 970 process the video file.
https://www.elgato.com/en/gaming/game-capture-hd60-pro

Ok, so when I recorded it recorded horribly and had a lot of stutters and lagged my game out a lot. Followed all of the directions.

 

[James Mason]

Ok, so when I recorded it recorded horribly and had a lot of stutters and lagged my game out a lot. Followed all of the directions.

So you used that first link to set it up right? What did you put the CRF at?
What game?
What game settings preset (probably have to lower)?
What hard drive are you recording to and what hard drive is the game on?
Any other "optimization" programs you're running?
Both my i7 system and my i3 system don't really have any problems recording with those settings.