Tips on how to boost your gaming experience/computer quality.

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Varalir

Varalir

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Hey peeps. I bought my self a new computer a year ago. It could run good games for that year. Really proud.
Now Warhammer Total war is out and the framerate is bad. The game won't tune lower than medium quality and it still has a little shakiness to it.

Thing is, it's smooth some times, then it gets choppy. Then smooth again. I think it's just my computer going down the pooper.
So I made a thread that has a purpose.
Tips on how to make your computer better.

Any good program to close all backround programs?
Somehow a way to re-calibrate your computer and get rid of nasty stuff? Update drivers automatically?
Your rules on computer maintenance? How do you schedule your defragments, virus scans and what have you?
Brag here!

This would be very helpful for people short on time and competence.

tl;dr: Tell us your superior way of maintaining your computer.
 
Don't bother with software that claims to make your PC faster. Don't update anything automatically. The best maintenance is not messing it up in the first place. Don't schedule anything, run it yourself and notice how it doesn't make a difference.

You will not gain FPS by closing background programs unless you're running physics simulations or million index matrix operations, or another game.

Post your specs, anyways, so we can tell if your performance is expected or lower than expected.
 
Here's my specs via dxdiag.

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System Information
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      Time of this report: 5/26/2016, 21:17:29
            Machine name: VOMARIA
        Operating System: Windows 10 Home 64-bit (10.0, Build 10586) (10586.th2_release_sec.160422-1850)
                Language: Icelandic (Regional Setting: Icelandic)
      System Manufacturer: Acer
            System Model: Aspire VN7-571G
                    BIOS: V1.14
                Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-5200U CPU @ 2.20GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.2GHz
                  Memory: 8192MB RAM
      Available OS Memory: 8106MB RAM
                Page File: 5304MB used, 4082MB available
              Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
          DirectX Version: 12
      DX Setup Parameters: Not found
        User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
      System DPI Setting: 120 DPI (125 percent)
          DWM DPI Scaling: UnKnown
                Miracast: Available, with HDCP
Microsoft Graphics Hybrid: Supported
          DxDiag Version: 10.00.10586.0000 64bit Unicode

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Display Devices
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          Card name: Intel(R) HD Graphics 5500
      Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
          Chip type: Intel(R) HD Graphics Family
          DAC type: Internal
        Device Type: Full Device
        Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1616&SUBSYS_09621025&REV_09
    Display Memory: 8090 MB
  Dedicated Memory: 4036 MB
      Shared Memory: 4053 MB
      Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
      Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
      Monitor Model: unknown
        Monitor Id: LGD046F
        Native Mode: 1920 x 1080(p) (60.020Hz)
        Output Type: Internal
        Driver Name: igdumdim64.dll,igd10iumd64.dll,igd10iumd64.dll,igd12umd64.dll,igdumdim32,igd10iumd32,igd10iumd32,igd12umd32
Driver File Version: 10.18.0015.4248 (English)
    Driver Version: 10.18.15.4248
        DDI Version: 12
    Feature Levels: 11.0,10.1,10.0,9.3,9.2,9.1
      Driver Model: WDDM 2.0
Graphics Preemption: Triangle
Compute Preemption: Thread group
          Miracast: Supported
Hybrid Graphics GPU: Integrated
    Power P-states: Not Supported
  Driver Attributes: Final Retail
  Driver Date/Size: 29.6.2015 00:00:00, 36681400 bytes
        WHQL Logo'd: n/a
    WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
  Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-50DA-11CF-FB6A-6E291FC2C735}
          Vendor ID: 0x10DE
          Device ID: 0x139A
          SubSys ID: 0x09631025
        Revision ID: 0x00A2
Driver Strong Name: oem2.inf:5f63e53468b7076c:iBDWM_w10:10.18.15.4248:pci\ven_8086&dev_1616&subsys_09621025
    Rank Of Driver: 00D10001

Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M 
      Manufacturer: NVIDIA
          Chip type: GeForce GTX 950M
          DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
        Device Type: Render-Only Device
        Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_139A&SUBSYS_09631025&REV_A2
    Display Memory: 8090 MB
  Dedicated Memory: 4036 MB
      Shared Memory: 4053 MB
      Current Mode: n/a
        Driver Name: nvd3dumx,nvwgf2umx,nvwgf2umx,nvwgf2umx,nvd3dum,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2um
Driver File Version: 10.18.0013.6510 (English)
    Driver Version: 10.18.13.6510
        DDI Version: 12
    Feature Levels: 11.0,10.1,10.0,9.3,9.2,9.1
      Driver Model: WDDM 2.0
Graphics Preemption: DMA
Compute Preemption: DMA
          Miracast: Not Supported by Graphics driver
Hybrid Graphics GPU: Discrete
    Power P-states: Not Supported
  Driver Attributes: Final Retail
  Driver Date/Size: 27.4.2016 00:00:00, 17369768 bytes
        WHQL Logo'd: n/a
    WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
  Device Identifier: n/a
          Vendor ID: 0x10DE
          Device ID: 0x139A
          SubSys ID: 0x09631025
        Revision ID: 0x00A2
Driver Strong Name: oem29.inf:0f066de381bc01c7:Section023:10.18.13.6510:pci\ven_10de&dev_139a&subsys_09631025
    Rank Of Driver: 00D10001
        Video Accel: n/a
        DXVA2 Modes: DXVA2_ModeMPEG2_VLD  DXVA2_ModeVC1_D2010  DXVA2_ModeVC1_VLD  DXVA2_ModeH264_VLD_Stereo_Progressive_NoFGT  DXVA2_ModeH264_VLD_Stereo_NoFGT  DXVA2_ModeH264_VLD_NoFGT  DXVA2_ModeHEVC_VLD_Main  DXVA2_ModeMPEG4pt2_VLD_Simple  DXVA2_ModeMPEG4pt2_VLD_AdvSimple_NoGMC 
      Deinterlace Caps: n/a
      D3D9 Overlay: n/a
            DXVA-HD: n/a
      DDraw Status: Enabled
        D3D Status: Enabled
        AGP Status: Enabled
          MPO Caps: Not Supported
        MPO Stretch: Not Supported
    MPO Media Hints: Not Supported
        MPO Formats: Not Supported
 
Turn off automatic update downloads and defragging, because they can kick in while you're playing and slowing you down. Unless you're on Win10 because it's the first Windows that actually schedules them smartly.

But as Splintert pointed out, your graphics card is unfortunately not up to the task you're demanding of it. So the only thing you can do is to turn down all the graphics settings, as much as possible, and play on as low resolution as you can stomach.
 
Huh, I thought Geforce 950M was the ****  :razz:

Also yeah I spent way too much on it. Impulsiveness is a weakness of mine and I got a "friends discount".
200.000 kr. About $1600. I'll get a desktop next time.
 
And I can run Dark Souls 2 on my laptop with integrated graphics fine. Doesn't mean you should. Sell your laptop ASAP, take whatever loss is necessary, and build a desktop. The lowest tier of current generation desktop game GPUs are twice as powerful or more than your 'gaming' laptop.

examples: http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu.php?gpu=Radeon+R7+260&id=2903
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu.php?gpu=GeForce+GTX+950&id=3295
 
It'll have to wait until after the summer when I've made some money. Student yo.

Thanks for the advice though.
 
I'm also thinking of doing the same, Currently have an ASUS N55S with an SSD.

It now crashes whenever I play anything more advanced than Starwars Empire at War and blue screens....it served me well for about 5 years, I was able to play most games on Ultra.


Not sure whether to buy a laptop or a desktop.....
 
In my experience, the thought of doing it (and the fear of ****ing up with several hundred USD worth of electronics) can be a lot more intimidating than the actual job. You need a small screwdriver, a knife to open boxes, a table to spread stuff out on, an afternoon, and patience (work slowly and carefully). Oh, and something small and flat to use to spread the thermal paste around on the CPU, where it touches the cooler: I think I used a small piece of wood, though I've read articles that say to use an old credit card, too. And yeah, check out some YouTube videos or articles on tech/gaming websites. Learn about the parts that go into a PC, and where they go. That way, you'll know what most everything is and where you should put it before you even start building. Once you've got a basic idea, head over to a place like pcpartpicker and start figuring out what you want in your build. Once you're happy, order the parts, put 'em together, and enjoy. :razz:

EDIT: Here's some reading material to get you started:
http://www.gamespot.com/gallery/a-beginners-guide-to-pc-components/2900-642/
http://www.pcgamer.com/how-to-build-a-gaming-pc-a-beginners-guide/
 
Arvenski said:
something small and flat to use to spread the thermal paste around on the CPU, where it touches the cooler: I think I used a small piece of wood, though I've read articles that say to use an old credit card, too.
Click to expand...
The idea is having something that is flat, wide enough to do it in a single move, non-porous, doesn't scratch (no metal) and doesn't leave any particles (so wood is not the best option). Also watch a video about it, there is always the question of "how much".
 
Pretty much the above. Building a PC nowadays is extremely simple. Generally stuff only fits in one place, so as long as you don't try to force anything you won't break it. The worst thing to happen, if you follow instructions, is you left something unplugged and it doesn't work.
 
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