User blog comment:EpaX/Could this reduce in-game lag/fraps lag ?/@comment-1906486-20120315193144

Fraps is pretty heavy on recording, try using the in-game recorder. Try out the various recording options, should find something that won't heavily drain your FPS. It's a pretty good recorder for an integrated one.

Fraps does a serious number, as it records footage raw so your HDD space will be used quickly. Not to mention if your fps for recording is high, then it'll appear smooth in recording but gameplay suffers. If you want to use Fraps at all try different fps settings, I use 30fps but if that won't work then try the in-game instead.

I actually a while back recorded with in-game only, and it's smooth even with a 24fps recording. Note: Don't do 15 unless you want rather choppy footage, 24/30 are the only options really worth using. I'll get back on what settings, since CA is down right now. =)