Help with 1440p 60 FPS Recording

[Fish]

Hello all!

I recently upgraded to a 1440p monitor and I'm loving it. I'm trying to get Dxtory to record in 1440p 60FPS, but I can't. My guess is that 2 7200RPM drives in RAID 0 just isn't enough. I'm willing to grab 2 more to do a 4-drive raid. But I'm looking for confirmation on the issue, before I place the order.  So here are the stats for the stuff that matters for recording:

i7 4770k @4.8Ghz
16GB DDR3 RAM
1 120GB SSD for OS/programs
1 1TB SSD for games
2 1TB WD Black 7200 RPM drives in RAID 0 for recording

When I try to record 1440p 60FPS, I end up getting around 45-50FPS. So I'm guessing that my HDD's can only handle that much data. My goal is to record 1440p 60FPS with minimal impact on performance (I know that may be very tough). So tell me what I need to get! Are there better/faster 7200 RPM drives, or just better all-around configurations for recording?

I tried a different codec that I used for 1080p recording (Matrox), and it gets stuck at the initialization stage and generates an error in Dxtory:

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========== 2015/09/06 11:52:28 ==========
PID:52136    D:\Blizzard Games\World of Warcraft\Wow-64.exe (x64)
PID:52136    TID:46088    TickCount:912558453 VideoEncoderVCM::InitOnThread Error ICCompressBegin err=ICERR_BADFORMAT(-2)
PID:52136    TID:46088    TickCount:912558453 VideoEncoderVCM::InitOnThread fcc=m701
PID:52136    TID:48656    TickCount:912636421 VideoEncoderVCM::InitOnThread Error ICCompressBegin err=ICERR_BADFORMAT(-2)
PID:52136    TID:48656    TickCount:912636421 VideoEncoderVCM::InitOnThread fcc=m701


Here is the environment info, in case you need it:

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[Dxtory]
Version: 2.0.131
UID: ee5dcd9e-503a-4ce6-9f68-5f64dbf57a63

[Dxtory Files]
InstallPath: C:\Program Files (x86)\ExKode\Dxtory2.0
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DxtoryCodec.dll 64bit Size: 2,611,744 bytes Ver: 2.0.0.130 SHA1: 6fc34eb207f0d0bfd453367274343a5594ce17de
DxtoryCodec.dll 32bit Size: 2,509,344 bytes Ver: 2.0.0.130 SHA1: a83714150fb4bc3fefa8bfe7bca24b38270d50d1

[System Information]
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770K CPU @ 3.50GHz
CPU Instruction Set: MMX SSE SSE2 SSE3 SSSE3 SSE4.1 SSE4.2 AVX AVX2 FMA3 AES
OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Home x64
OSVersion: 10.0.10240
OSLanguage: 1033
ServicePack:
Memory0: BANK 0 4,294,967,296 bytes
Memory1: BANK 1 4,294,967,296 bytes
Memory2: BANK 2 4,294,967,296 bytes
Memory3: BANK 3 4,294,967,296 bytes
TotalMemory: 17,179,869,184 bytes
Total Physical Memory: 17,111,154,688 bytes
Available Physical Memory: 12,753,924,096 bytes
Total Page File: 19,661,291,520 bytes
Available Page File: 9,933,230,080 bytes
Total Virtual Memory: 2,147,352,576 bytes
Available Virtual Memory: 1,412,886,528 bytes
PerformanceCounterFrequency: 3417968 (0x342770)
VideoCard: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Memory: 3,221,225,472 Processor: GeForce GTX 780 DriverVer: 10.18.13.5580 DriverDate: 2015-08-23 18-00-00
Display0: 2560x1440 32bits 59Hz
SoundDevice: ASUSTeKcomputer.Inc Xonar Phoebus Manufacturer: ASUSTeKcomputer.Inc
SoundDevice: USB Audio Device Manufacturer: (Generic USB Audio)
SoundDevice: USB Audio Device Manufacturer: (Generic USB Audio)
SoundDevice: NVIDIA High Definition Audio Manufacturer: NVIDIA
SoundDevice: NVIDIA Virtual Audio Device (Wave Extensible) (WDM) Manufacturer: NVIDIA

[NVIDIA Info]
NVDriver: 355.80 r355_60
GPU0: GeForce GTX 780 Memory: 3072MB MemoryClock: 3004MHz BaseClock: 980MHz BoostClock: 1033MHz

[Audio Device]
BenQ BL3200-8 (NVIDIA High Definition Audio) - CoreAudioOut
Digital Audio (S/PDIF) (ASUSTeKcomputer.Inc Xonar Phoebus) - CoreAudioOut
Speakers (ASUSTeKcomputer.Inc Xonar Phoebus) - CoreAudioOut
Headset Earphone (ASTRO Wireless Transmitter ) - CoreAudioOut
Internal AUX Jack (ASUSTeKcomputer.Inc Xonar Phoebus) - CoreAudioIn, Volume 49
Microphone (AT2020 USB               ) - CoreAudioIn, Volume 100
Headset Microphone (ASTRO Wireless Transmitter ) - CoreAudioIn, Volume 100

[Video Codec 64bit]
Intel IYUV codec FCC:iyuv
Intel IYUV codec FCC:i420
Matrox DV/DVCAM FCC:dvsd
Matrox DVCPRO FCC:dv25
Matrox DVCPRO HD FCC:dvh1
Matrox DVCPRO50 FCC:dv50
Matrox EZ-MXF AVI (playback only) FCC:m301
Matrox HDV (playback only) FCC:m703
Matrox M-JPEG (playback only) FCC:mjpg
Matrox MPEG-2 I-frame FCC:mmes
Matrox MPEG-2 I-frame + Alpha FCC:m704
Matrox MPEG-2 I-frame HD FCC:m701
Matrox MPEG-2 I-frame HD + Alpha FCC:m705
Matrox Offline HD FCC:m702
Matrox Uncompressed HD FCC:m102
Matrox Uncompressed HD + Alpha FCC:m104
Matrox Uncompressed SD FCC:m101
Matrox Uncompressed SD + Alpha FCC:m103
Microsoft RLE FCC:mrle
Microsoft Video 1 FCC:msvc

[Video Codec 32bit]
Cinepak Codec by Radius FCC:cvid
Intel IYUV codec FCC:i420
Intel IYUV codec FCC:iyuv
Matrox DV/DVCAM FCC:dvsd
Matrox DVCPRO FCC:dv25
Matrox DVCPRO HD FCC:dvh1
Matrox DVCPRO50 FCC:dv50
Matrox EZ-MXF AVI (playback only) FCC:m301
Matrox HDV (playback only) FCC:m703
Matrox M-JPEG (playback only) FCC:mjpg
Matrox MPEG-2 I-frame FCC:mmes
Matrox MPEG-2 I-frame + Alpha FCC:m704
Matrox MPEG-2 I-frame HD FCC:m701
Matrox MPEG-2 I-frame HD + Alpha FCC:m705
Matrox Offline HD FCC:m702
Matrox Uncompressed HD FCC:m102
Matrox Uncompressed HD + Alpha FCC:m104
Matrox Uncompressed SD FCC:m101
Matrox Uncompressed SD + Alpha FCC:m103
Microsoft RLE FCC:mrle
Microsoft Video 1 FCC:msvc

[Audio Codec]
Microsoft IMA ADPCM
MS-ADPCM
Microsoft CCITT G.711
Microsoft GSM 6.10
PCM
IEEE Float

[License Information]
License: Registered
Expire: Unlimited
LicVerify: 27d0fd6c44e17b9044ed480cac57bd05042a37dc

[Additional Information]
Dxtory_log.txt: Empty
ErrorLog.txt: Available Size=2238

[Global Setting]
OptionFlag=SharedJavaProfile

[Ignore List]
C:\Program Files (x86)\Battle.net\Battle.net.6087\Battle.net.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Battle.net\Battle.net.5952\Battle.net.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Battle.net\Battle.net.6061\Battle.net.exe
D:\Cloud Imperium Games\Patcher\CIGPatcher.exe

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[Profile]
Name: Default
Path:

[Overlay]
Option: Left Top VidoeFPS WriteFileFPS RecordState
Color: Sleep FF00FF00, Active FFFFBC00, Movie  FF00FF00, ScreenShot FF00FF00

[Folder]
x E:  Speed: 238MB/sec  Free: 1,993,550,970,880 Total: 2,000,400,936,960 Format: NTFS
SSFolder:

[HotKey]
MovieCapture: F12 (0x00000058)
PushToTalk: Scroll Lock (0x00000046)
ScreenShotSingle: F11 (0x00000057)
ScreenShotRepeat: None
ScreenShotAuto: None
ToggleStatus: F10 (0x00000044)
MovieCaptureFrame: None
ScreenShotCaptureFrame: None

[Movie]
Clipping:
ClipMargin: 0,0,0,0
ClipSize: 0,0
Scaling: Percent 100% 0x0
Codec: Dxtory Video Codec, YUV420
FrameRate: 60
Output: File AVI
Option:

[Audio0]
Enabled: True
PushToTalk: False
Device: Speakers (ASUSTeKcomputer.Inc Xonar Phoebus)
Codec: PCM
Format: PCM 48000 Hz, 16 bit, Stereo

[Audio1]
Enabled: True
PushToTalk: True
Device: Microphone (AT2020 USB               )
Codec: PCM
Format: PCM 48000 Hz, 16 bit, Stereo

[ScreenShot]
Clipping:
ClipMargin: 0,0,0,0
ClipSize: 0,0
Scaling: Percent 100% 0x0
HighSpeedLimit: 0
RepeatInterval: 1000
Format: PNG
JpegQuality: 97
Option:

[Advanced]
DataProcessingOption:
HookOption:
ThreadCount: 1
ThreadMask: 0000000000000000
LimitedFPS: False
FPSLimit: 60
DelayHook: False
DelayHookTime: 5

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[Profile]
Name: Battle.net
Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Battle.net\Battle.net.6119\Battle.net.exe

[LastUsingInformation]
DateTime: 2015/09/06 11:51:50
Version: 2.0.131
DeviceType: DX7 DX9 DX11
View0.Type=DX9Ex
View0.DevType=D3DDEVTYPE_HAL
View0.BhFlags=D3DCREATE_FPU_PRESERVE D3DCREATE_PUREDEVICE D3DCREATE_HARDWARE_VERTEXPROCESSING D3DCREATE_NOWINDOWCHANGES
View0.Format=D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8
View0.Size=1200x750
View0.HWND=0x000A096A
View0.WindowTitle=Battle.net
View0.ClassName=Qt5QWindowGLOwnDCIcon

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[Profile]
Name: BioShock Infinite
Path: D:\Steam Games\steamapps\common\BioShock Infinite\Binaries\Win32\BioShockInfinite.exe

[LastUsingInformation]
DateTime: 2015/08/20 21:25:25
Version: 2.0.131
DeviceType: DX9 DX11
View0.Type=DX11
View0.CreateFlag=0
View0.FeatureLevel=D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_11_0
View0.Format=DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM
View0.Size=2560x1440
View0.HWND=0x000F02C6
View0.WindowTitle=BioShock Infinite
View0.ClassName=LaunchUnrealUWindowsClient

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[Profile]
Name: Planetside2 v1.0.282.328335 x64
Path: D:\Steam Games\steamapps\common\PlanetSide 2\PlanetSide2_x64.exe

[LastUsingInformation]
DateTime: 2015/08/20 20:10:37
Version: 2.0.131
64bit Process
DeviceType: DX9
View0.Type=DX9
View0.DevType=D3DDEVTYPE_HAL
View0.BhFlags=D3DCREATE_FPU_PRESERVE D3DCREATE_MULTITHREADED D3DCREATE_HARDWARE_VERTEXPROCESSING
View0.Format=D3DFMT_A8R8G8B8
View0.Size=2560x1440
View0.HWND=0x0014027E
View0.WindowTitle=Planetside2 v1.0.287.328849 x64
View0.ClassName=Planetside2 PlayClient (Stage) x64

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[Profile]
Name: Star Citizen
Path: D:\Cloud Imperium Games\StarCitizen\Public\Bin64\StarCitizen.exe

[LastUsingInformation]
DateTime: 2015/08/02 12:03:03
Version: 2.0.131
64bit Process
DeviceType: GL DX9 DX11
View0.Type=DX11
View0.CreateFlag=0
View0.FeatureLevel=D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_11_0
View0.Format=DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM
View0.Size=1920x1080
View0.HWND=0x00090B1C
View0.WindowTitle=Star Citizen
View0.ClassName=CryENGINE

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[Profile]
Name: World of Warcraft
Path: D:\Blizzard Games\World of Warcraft\Wow-64.exe

[LastUsingInformation]
DateTime: 2015/09/06 11:51:55
Version: 2.0.131
64bit Process
DeviceType: DX9 DX11
View0.Type=DX11
View0.CreateFlag=D3D11_CREATE_DEVICE_SINGLETHREADED
View0.FeatureLevel=D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_11_0
View0.Format=DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM
View0.Size=2560x1440
View0.HWND=0x001603D4
View0.WindowTitle=World of Warcraft
View0.ClassName=GxWindowClass

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VerifyHash: 7adf6b8ce479393285b070d6ae068f793d976316


[DrunkMonk74]

This is my setup :

CPU - i7-5960X OC'd 4.2Ghz
GPU - Titan X OC
Mem - 64Gb DDR4 2133Mhz
OS Drive - 500Gb 850 Pro SSD
Monitor - Asus ROG Swift 2560x1440 144Mhz
Recording drive - 2 x 1Tb WD Black in RAID0
Editing software - Adobe Premiere Pro
Dxtory version - 2.0.132 (noticed that ver. 2.0.133 was released today so I will try that when I get home)

And I've not managed to get 1440p60fps yet. Like you I've got a RAID0 setup of 2xWD Black drives, but write speed still doesn't seem good enough. I'm guessing for that kinda data you'd need an SSD? Or possibly a third HDD?

If you manage to get it working would be keen to know how you managed it :-)

[eRazeri]

I have FOUR 1Tb Seagate Barracuda.14s in raid 0 to accomplish 1440p60 recording.
ATTO speed test results
My current recording drives written in blue text.
It's quite fast but it still lacks speed for 4K at 60fps using the Dxtory codec 

[aznricepuff]

HDD write throughput may not be your bottleneck. It could be that the codec you are using is not fast enough at encode.

I use utvideo and have no problem getting 1440p60 recording. For yuv420 a single WD black (~140MBps seq write) is sufficient. yuv422 or RGB would require 2 WD blacks in RAID0 or an SSD with at least 150MBps (for yuv422)/250MBps (for RGB) sequential write.

For 4k60fps you would need at least two SSDs in RAID0 (and a fast processor).

[DrunkMonk74]

HDD write throughput may not be your bottleneck. It could be that the codec you are using is not fast enough at encode.

I use utvideo and have no problem getting 1440p60 recording. For yuv420 a single WD black (~140MBps seq write) is sufficient. yuv422 or RGB would require 2 WD blacks in RAID0 or an SSD with at least 150MBps (for yuv422)/250MBps (for RGB) sequential write.

For 4k60fps you would need at least two SSDs in RAID0 (and a fast processor).

Never even thought about this. Thanks for the tip will look into it.

[muelo1000]

What codec and settings  are you guys using . I am using the Matrox and can't get it to record at all at first it crashed and later it just sits at INIT nothing else.

[DrunkMonk74]

I use MagicYUV and after some tweaking of power settings and my overclock in the BIOS Dxtory records just fine with no stutter.

One thing I have had to do on more recent titles is to set the Delay Hook to 20 seconds in Dxtory's advanced settings. This seems to resolve any conflicts with anti-cheat software, for example Easy AntiCheat on GRW or Battleye for R6