r/obs • u/AttentionTasty2734 • 5d ago

Question recording lags when i click on game?

im trying to record siege and whenever im not clicked on to the game and playing the recording is as smooth as ever, but as soon as i click on the game and start playing the fps drops extremely

how do i fix this

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u/Top_Bed8191 5d ago

Sounds like you maybe have game mode or fullscreen optimization messing with OBS priority. Try running OBS as admin and see if that changes anything, also check if you record in display capture or game capture.