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FRAPS recording eliminates cross-game stuttering issue
Hello all here's my issue:
I will keep this brief as I can, which isn't too brief since i've tried many things.
I have the following issue: Many games I own run at a pleasant frame rate but drop to 0 fps intermittently every few seconds. This was most pronounced in Source games (TF2, Half life 2), Oblivion (each of those through Steam), and starcraft 2. This would be associated with a short audio loop. The FPS drop and associated audio loop last less than a second.
My computer is a Dell XPS L502X laptop. Processor is i7 720. Graphics is Intel integrated+Nvidia Geforce 540M (2GB). 8GB RAM. This I don't think matters very much for this issue.
Running the dell pre-boot system assessment (F12 on dell splash screen during startup) and doing the extended test showed no errors.
Using this as somewhat of a guideMicrosoft Windows Locks Up, Hangs Unexpectedly or an Error Occurs | Dell Canada )I performed the built-in windows performance and maintenance checks. All was good with the world.
I ran sfc /scannow. No issues.
I have previously removed my video drivers are reinstalled the drivers recommended on the dell site for my computer and those on the nvidia site. I think i currently have the Dell-recommended set.
I made a list of games showing issues all within steam except for SC2. The following show stuttering: TF2, worms reloaded (especially in network game lobby), oblivion, halflife 2, MS word will sometimes hang briefly while scrolling through the symbols window holding an arrow key and sometimes the text i type will freeze then fill in (on same time scale as game stuttering).
Games that do not show issues: osmos, braid, cogs(this may hang a tiny bit occasionally)
Running out of ideas I decided I'd get a way to track FPS better and record issues. I donloaded FRAPS and much to my astonishment it eliminated stuttering 100% of nearly 100% in oblivion, TF2, and HL2.
How can I get my computer to not stutter on these games without recording everything using FRAPS
P.S. Temperature is always fine: reaches maybe 75C during SC2. normally runs around 50-60. Ram and CPU are never obviously maxed out, but I usually walk around with 4 GB ram of chrome windows open
P.P.S. Here's a couple screen shots of the FRAPS settings I had going and a SIW report of my graphics situation
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P.P.P.S. Tried using MSI afterburner to track GPU temp thinking maybe the temperature in the GPU is different than the CPU. GPU holding steady at 50-60C. video recording using msi afterburner did not stop stuttering issue.
TL;DR Recording video with FRAPS eliminates a stuttering problem I have in many different games. How do I get this solution without recording a shit ton.
This is cross-posted from reddit.com/r/techsupport
FRAPS recording eliminates cross-game stuttering issue : techsupport