I'm a vivid gamer and I always wonder if there's something 'more' I can do to squeeze more performance out of Windows 7. All of the basic things like optimizing everything for 'best performance', reducing visual styles to bare minimum, turning off a lot of services, doing two network tweaks, keeping drivers updated, and such I've been doing since I got Windows 7.
Here's a list of things that I've done to 'optimize':
- Optimize for 'Best Performance'
- Power Plan for Performance
- Turned off around 30 Services
- Not using a router
- Not using Windows Firewall while gaming
- Disabling/Completely blocking anti-viruses from using any CPU at all
- Having <30 processes running
- http://forums.malwarebytes.org/index...howtopic=26628
^Everything but the MSMQ (It creates lag for me)
- Updating all drivers/firmware to latest stable versions
I have to wonder what else I could optimize or change or modify? Which leads me to ask questions:
- What network settings can I change or further modify from the command prompt, in the 'Network Sharing Centre', in the registry, or any Windows 7 network settings I can modify?
- What registry modifications can I make to focus more resources on the 'game' I'm playing or to reduce background processes that may cause random graphical lag?
- What other registry edits could I make?
- Is there something other than the registry I should focus on trying to make changes to?
- Are there any Windows 7 mods that really force performance out of the machine?
- Is there specific 'fixes' or 'changes' that could be made to specific games using the unreal or source engine?
- Is there any other tools I could use to check my internet connection's quality? Jitter, ping, DL/UL speeds, throttling/censoring I know and they're all perfectly ok, but is there anything else I could possibly check?
- Video card mods? HDD mods? Any hardware mods/changes/edits?
I'm open to experimenting or doing pretty much anything. If you have an idea that you don't know if it'll work or not, I'll be glad to test it out.
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My System:
Q6600 @3.0Ghz
ATI 4830
3GB DDR2 1333Mhz
Windows 7 32Bit
20Mb/s DL - 5Mb/s Upload
2x250GB 7200RPM HD's
850W PSU
Razer Lycosa, Deathadder
21.5" @ 1680x1050 (Playing at a lower resolution isn't an option (for me), unless it is paramount to do so for some other 'mod')
*I'm at like the lower-mid end in terms of hardware, and I'm not looking to gain extra performance through the hardware, as I know I can gain a lot more performance with better hardware, obviously, but I'm wondering if there's anything between Win7 and the hardware that could be modded or changed for better in-game performance
**Any network improvements, even if they're just 0.1% improvements or so, are great in my book!
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I'm here if there's anything else needed or if you want to know more. I'd really like to learn about anything else I can do. I don't want to just get all of these answers, I'd also like to understand why or how they might work as well.
Thanks if anyone can assist!
Here's a list of things that I've done to 'optimize':
- Optimize for 'Best Performance'
- Power Plan for Performance
- Turned off around 30 Services
- Not using a router
- Not using Windows Firewall while gaming
- Disabling/Completely blocking anti-viruses from using any CPU at all
- Having <30 processes running
- http://forums.malwarebytes.org/index...howtopic=26628
^Everything but the MSMQ (It creates lag for me)
- Updating all drivers/firmware to latest stable versions
I have to wonder what else I could optimize or change or modify? Which leads me to ask questions:
- What network settings can I change or further modify from the command prompt, in the 'Network Sharing Centre', in the registry, or any Windows 7 network settings I can modify?
- What registry modifications can I make to focus more resources on the 'game' I'm playing or to reduce background processes that may cause random graphical lag?
- What other registry edits could I make?
- Is there something other than the registry I should focus on trying to make changes to?
- Are there any Windows 7 mods that really force performance out of the machine?
- Is there specific 'fixes' or 'changes' that could be made to specific games using the unreal or source engine?
- Is there any other tools I could use to check my internet connection's quality? Jitter, ping, DL/UL speeds, throttling/censoring I know and they're all perfectly ok, but is there anything else I could possibly check?
- Video card mods? HDD mods? Any hardware mods/changes/edits?
I'm open to experimenting or doing pretty much anything. If you have an idea that you don't know if it'll work or not, I'll be glad to test it out.
--
My System:
Q6600 @3.0Ghz
ATI 4830
3GB DDR2 1333Mhz
Windows 7 32Bit
20Mb/s DL - 5Mb/s Upload
2x250GB 7200RPM HD's
850W PSU
Razer Lycosa, Deathadder
21.5" @ 1680x1050 (Playing at a lower resolution isn't an option (for me), unless it is paramount to do so for some other 'mod')
*I'm at like the lower-mid end in terms of hardware, and I'm not looking to gain extra performance through the hardware, as I know I can gain a lot more performance with better hardware, obviously, but I'm wondering if there's anything between Win7 and the hardware that could be modded or changed for better in-game performance
**Any network improvements, even if they're just 0.1% improvements or so, are great in my book!
-
I'm here if there's anything else needed or if you want to know more. I'd really like to learn about anything else I can do. I don't want to just get all of these answers, I'd also like to understand why or how they might work as well.
Thanks if anyone can assist!
