If you are new to PC gaming, then things can seem kind of complicated because Windows is not optimized for gaming performance out of the box. There are quite a few settings that need to be tweaked and a lot of background software that needs to be configured if you want to speed up your PC for gaming. Here are some tips that will help you do it quickly and easily.
Optimize Running Processes for Gaming
Unlike gaming consoles, PCs don’t reserve all system resources for the running game. Even when you are playing a game in full screen mode, your Windows is still manage system resources and gives the game the same priority level as to all your other software, even the one that runs in the background. This includes things like web pages, downloads, apps in your system tray and everything else that is totally unrelated to your game play. And they all are slowing down your game. Read the rest of this entry »