Question / Help Optimized game recording for 720p

CynicalRomanian

New Member
AMD Phenom II X4 965 3.4 Ghz
8 Gb DDR3 @ 1330 mhz
ASUS GTX 660
Win 7 ultimate 64 bit

I'm well aware I don't have an incredibly powerful rig, but I can play something like Witcher 3 for 5-6 hours with video settings that range from some options to low, others to medium, others to high with acceptable fps (admittedly its a well optimized game), without much strain on my system. However when I record (even older games like Mass Effect 2 for example) I have to do so in 1-2 hours sessions at which point i start to skip frames, stutters and all that nasty jazz.

I'm using it only for local recording, if you want to take a look at the quality so far check out any of the videos on my channel. Thats about the quality I wish to maintain, at least for now unless I can squeeze a bit more quality without a big performance hit. I'm also recording the videos on the same HDD the games are installed on ( I have only one) if that has any impact on performance.

Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated. If theres no way to gain performance without sacrificing video quality, I'll just stick to what I'm using now.

Here's a log file
https://gist.github.com/6de98218f5bd17126c82e9a1bbe437a5
 

CynicalRomanian

New Member
So basically what you're saying is, trial and error until I find something that works for me... ugh this is gonna be tedious.

Also a side question, what would be a better setup for optimal performance:

SSD (for obs) > HDD (installed games) > 2nd HDD (where video files are encoded)
SSD (for obs) > HDD (installed games) > SSD (where vidoes files are encoded)

Obviously SSD across the board would be preferable, but budget issues and all that since high capacity SSDs cost an arm and a leg.
 

Osiris

Active Member
That is not what he is saying, you use those settings for maximum quality for the selected resolution and fps.
 
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