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A Few Tips For Better Gaming
By Mohammad Yousef | July 2004
You might not be a hardcore gamer, but this doesn’t mean you can’t fancy
playing a game from time to time. Let’s face it; no matter what we do, how
old we are… most of us enjoy some type of computer games. There are so many
out there that you must find a game that suits your taste. But what if you
don’t happen to have the ultimate gaming machine? Simple: read these few
tips to improve your gaming performance.
Choose the right OS: Contrary to popular belief, among current
Windows operating systems, XP is the best for games. Read
this article
to find out why.
Install patches: No software is flawless and especially if it’s
complicated. This is why we keep on seeing new versions of programs coming
out regularly. And there’s no exception when it comes to games. Most
well-known game makers create patches which can be downloaded from the
internet for free. You should find these patches on the vendor’s website.
Get the latest drivers: Hardware drivers aren’t perfect either. You
should get the latest drivers for your graphic card and other hardware to
gain some more performance.
Upgrade your hardware: buying newer parts for your PC will
significantly improve gaming. Make sure you get a good graphic card such as
ATi Radeon 9600XT which should be more than enough if you don’t play games
very often. Also buying a faster hard drive will cause your games to load
faster.
Turn off extra apps: close as many running processes as possible.
These extra apps can suck your system resources dry. You should even
temporarily turn off your antivirus and software firewall unless you’re
online.
Kill Spyware: this new type of malware causes more harm than most
people think. To scan for and remove spyware, I recommend two free programs:
Ad-aware and
Spybot. Another tool I like is
SpywareBlaster which tries to prevent spyware instead of removing
them. SpywareBlaster won’t consume your system resources because you don’t
even need to keep it running. Whatever you decide to use make sure to keep
the program updated.
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Description:
This article includes a few tips and tricks
for better gaming in Windows, how to make games run faster, increase/boost
computer game performance
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