Detecting Frames Per Second

I was wondering how do I detect how many Frames Per Second any particular game is running at.Is there a third party application I can run in the background.Just curious,Please help.Im running XP SP2. jongaska

FRAPS. 

[QUOTE="jongaska"]I was wondering how do I detect how many Frames Per Second any particular game is running at.Is there a third party application I can run in the background.Just curious,Please help.Im running XP SP2. Gamartto

FRAPS.

I know FRAPS does.....but I didnt say it, because FRAPS is a big system hog and will lower your framerate considerablly, and wont give you an accurate representation. 

ati tray tools has an on screen display that can show this and other stuff.

but that is also a bit of a system drag to use.

It is best to use the proper console command for the game in question, which you can usualy find online... most fps games have this as a hidden feature. 

no, not fraps, that costs money. The free version only goes up to 30 FPS.

Try ZD Soft Game Recorder. It has a built in FPS meter

I was wondering how do I detect how many Frames Per Second any particular game is running at.Is there a third party application I can run in the background.Just curious,Please help.Im running XP SP2. jongaska

 FRAPS. First of all, the guy who posted above me is wrong, FRAPS only costs money if you want to be able to record your game at 30+ FPS or for longer than 30 seconds (or 20, correct me if I'm wrong). In other words: Freeware if all you want is an FPS detector.

 Secondly, FRAPS is not a system hog. It never rises to 1% of my CPU, and never goes above 7 MB of RAM for me (I have the bought version, the free version will most likely be exactly the same). If your computer cannot handle a game with 7 MB of RAM in the background, than you have a problem. If it is too severe, take off some applications, or even explorer.exe, and then bring it back after your game session.

I used the free version for about 6 years, and the bought version for a few months--never had a problem.

fraps is not a system hog unless you are recording a videonutcrackr

[QUOTE="jongaska"]I was wondering how do I detect how many Frames Per Second any particular game is running at.Is there a third party application I can run in the background.Just curious,Please help.Im running XP SP2. Gamartto

FRAPS.

FRAPS FTW! 

no, not fraps, that costs money. The free version only goes up to 30 FPS.

doomsdaydave11

wrong 

fraps is not a system hog unless you are recording a videonutcrackr

True. And even then, FRAPS is better than many other programs.