10 tips to Make Your Gaming Pc Fast
Gaming and PCs go together like bananas and peanut butter. Equally beloved on their own, but when combined, they become unstoppable. You may also read the monitor for the laptop.
These days you don’t even need to build your own PC rig at home for a stellar gaming experience; there are countless laptops that can play the latest games with ease. With the right games, you can enjoy yourself for weeks or months on end without getting bored with your system.
Update your Windows
- Update your Windows. Always keep your Windows updated to the latest version. This will help you avoid compatibility issues with the newest games and ensures that all of your drivers are up-to-date as well. If you run into problems updating Windows, try these tips:
- Make sure you have enough disk space: The Windows update process takes up quite a bit of space on your hard drive, so make sure there’s enough room available before trying to update from within the operating system itself; some updates require over 20GB of free space! You can always open Disk Management in Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Disk Management and check for yourself if there’s enough room for an update or not – it should say “Available” next to each drive when nothing is currently in use on them (this doesn’t necessarily mean there isn’t anything stored on those drives though). If one of these drives says “Closed” instead then something needs removed before any more changes can happen within them since they’re full right now.”
Upgrade your RAM
The first and most important thing to understand is that RAM is the most important component of your computer when it comes to gaming.
RAM (Random Access Memory) stores your game and serves as an intermediary between the CPU and graphics card, so an increase in RAM will allow you to load more data from your hard drive into memory, increasing performance.
The speed at which a chip can access data from its own cache, or another level of memory closer to it than main memory, is often called “memory bandwidth” or just “bandwidth” for short. The faster this bandwidth becomes available during operation on a given machine, the better performance we can expect from our application software running on top of it—including games themselves!
Add more hard drives
If you want to make your gaming PC faster, then adding more hard drives is the way to do it. It’s easy!
First, find out how many hard drives you have. If you don’t have enough, then it’s time to buy some more (or upgrade your current ones). If you already have too many hard drives, then we recommend removing one or two of them by taking them apart and replacing their internal components with new ones (or just throwing them away). You can learn how to remove and replace hard drive internals here: [How To Remove Hard Drive Internals](https://www-techschoolscom/how-to-remove-hard-drive-internals)
Once all of this is done, add whatever hard drive(s) are left into an empty slot on your motherboard until they fill up all available slots—you can even fill up slots that aren’t even connected yet!
Install a solid-state drive (SSD)
When you’re building a gaming PC, an SSD is one of the best upgrades you can make. SSDs are faster than HDDs, more reliable, and far more power-efficient. They’re also typically smaller and less expensive than HDDs.
There are many reasons why an SSD would be beneficial for your gaming PC:
- You’ll get faster load times when booting up games or loading large files like videos and high-resolution photos.
- Your computer will boot up quicker overall because it doesn’t have to wait on disk accesses to load essential processes like drivers and system applications.
- Because there’s no moving mechanical component inside of an SSD (i.e., the platter), they don’t suffer from the same problems as HDDs when it comes to heat buildup or vibrations causing read/write errors over time – this means that your data is far more likely to stay safe over its lifespan compared with other storage options available today!
Customize your power settings
- Open the Control Panel and select Power Options.
- Select Change Plan Settings for your currently selected power plan, then click on “Change Advanced Power Settings.”
- Scroll down to Processor Power Management and change its value to High performance mode by clicking on it and then selecting Always On in the drop-down menu below it (if you want to maximize your gaming performance). If you’d rather get some extra juice while playing games but don’t mind sacrificing a little bit of battery life when not using them, choose Balanced mode instead by checking that option instead of Always On when changing Processor Power Management settings. If you’d rather balance out performance with longevity, check Performance mode in order to enable Intel Speedstep technology as well as other power saving features that can help extend battery life without sacrificing too much performance when gaming or doing other processor intensive tasks like video editing or photo editing software like Photoshop CC 2019 or Lightroom Classic CC (2019).
Install additional fans
Adding additional fans to your gaming PC can help with cooling, noise reduction and performance. Additional fans will also help with longevity, overclocking and even looks. We recommend installing 3-4 case fans in your gaming PC depending on the size of the case you have. You may need more if you have a larger or taller fan installed already.
Clean the inside of your PC regularly to improve airflow and prevent overheating.
In order to keep your PC running at its best, you must clean the inside of your computer regularly.
The first step is to use compressed air to blow out any dust that has accumulated in and around the fans, vents, and CPU fan. Don’t forget to also use a cloth or cotton swabs with rubbing alcohol on it as well when cleaning these areas as they tend to be more sensitive than other parts of your computer.
Next up is cleaning off your GPU fan since this can be a little more difficult since it’s so small compared to everything else in there! If possible try using an extra sticky tape instead of rubbing alcohol if you don’t want any residue left behind on top of those tiny grooves or blades on top too much because those are really fragile parts inside there!
Keep the outside of your PC clean, too, especially the vents and fan.
Clean the inside
It’s important to keep the inside of your computer clean, too. Dust can build up on the motherboard and other components over time, so remove these parts from your computer as needed. Use compressed air or a can of compressed air to blow away dust from fans and vents. You may also want to use a soft brush attachment on your vacuum cleaner if you have one available at home. If you’re not sure how to take apart your PC tower and get this done safely, check out our article on How To Clean A PC Tower or Gaming Computer Case on [GEEK]’s website for instructions!
Don’t overlook your graphics driver.
You’re probably aware that your graphics driver is an important part of your gaming PC, but you may not know why or how to update it. Your graphics driver controls how your computer displays images and handles image processing. This is critical for games because it helps them run smoothly and efficiently; if the graphics driver isn’t updated, your computer won’t be able to handle many of today’s more demanding titles.
An outdated graphics driver can cause a number of issues with your game experience: poor frame rates (the speed at which the game runs), noticeable lag during gameplay, crashes or freezes, distorted colors and more. If you’ve been playing online games on a slow connection recently and wondering why they’re lagging so much — this could be one reason!
Fortunately there are some simple steps you can take to improve performance without buying a new rig: updating your drivers may help boost performance while eliminating any potential bugs or glitches in the process.
Conclusion
To summarize, there are plenty of things you can do to make your computer run faster. The best approach depends on what kind of issues you’re running into. If it’s a software problem (i.e., if your PC is slow due to malware), try checking the Task Manager or using an antivirus program like Avast Free Antivirus to identify and remove any threats that might be slowing down your computer. If it’s a hardware problem (i.e., if your PC is experiencing overheating or has too little storage space), consider upgrading your RAM, installing additional fans, or adding more hard drives as needed—or maybe even all three.