2017 Performance Guide: CS:GO doesn't feel smooth at high FPS or you lost FPS in general? Try this!

This guide is separated into 3 categories, what you can do to 1. CS:GO, to 2. Windows/Software and to your 3. Hardware.

Disclaimer: This is what I have done and what you could try to make your game feel smooth and gain some FPS. It might not work for everybody but since so many people complain about FPS issues I thought this was worth doing.

1. CS:GO:

• In-game: This seems obvious but setting everything to LOW and switching to a lower resolution can help.

• Launch Options: Remove them. Especially -high and -threads. I guess your could keep stuff like -novid or -tickrate 128 but I recommend removing all of them first and testing the result.

• Workshop: Unsubscribe to all the unnecessary Workshop maps that you don't use often. I was subscribed to a ton of grenade-throw and pre-aim maps, which I assume use a lot of skripts. After removing everything but crashz crosshair/viewmodel guide, AimBotz, Aim/Reflex training and FPS Benchmark my game started a lot quicker.

2. Windows/Software:

• Windows 10 Optimization: Disable Xbox DVR! (https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=6239-DZCB-8600). Follow this Win10 Performance guide! by TechCubed (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2M8eDyJebc). He shows your how to disable unnecessary functions and remove useless aps of Windows 10.

• Drivers: Update them or better do a clean install of the latest AMD/nvidia driver. Use google for reference.

• AMD Radeon Settings: Open the AMD Radeon Settings app and go to -> Gaming -> Global Settings -> Shader Cache and turn "AMD optimized" off. It should get rid of micro-stuttering. Go back to Global Settings and disable the CSGO profile if enabled.

• Nvidia: Check out the tips u/Shock720 suggested on his post!

• General: Take care of your PC! Do not install useless programs and bloatware in general.

3. Hardware:

Many people are complaining that their performance in CS:GO went down over the years, yet I would bet that half of them have not even considered looking inside of their PC.

• Clean your system: Open your PC case and remove dust. I'm not gonna give you tips on how to do it properly but their are plenty of guides online.

• GPU performance: Get a program like MSI Afterburner and check your memory and clock speeds. I noticed that after some (Windows?) update my GPU got underclocked, turning the values up to the factory setting gave me back those lost FPS. Google your GPU to find out what the factory settings of your card are.

• Overheating: Also with MSI Afterburner I noticed that my CPU temps were really high. So I cleaned my CPU fan and applied new thermal paste. Temperatures went down and performance in CS went up and stabilized.

uLLeticaL's FPS Benchmark map is a nice way to test CS:GO's performance before and after you made changes (https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=500334237).

I hope this was helpful to some of you and if you have additional tips make sure to let me know so I can edit them in!

Submitted by nvs_wombat | #Specialdealer Special Offer Online Shopping Store 2016