Facing problems in playing your favorite PC games? Undoubtedly, playing games on a PC gives more freedom than a console. Along with games, thousands of other things can be done on a PC. Therefore, there could be numerous possible reasons for Game and Performance issues. As each game and system is created or built slightly different, thus games stability and performance issues can arise on any device. If your game is not running well, then here are some things you should check and adjust in your PC to resolve this problem.

·      Check the minimum requirements for the game

·      Ensure that your PC isn’t overheated

·      Remove non-required connected external devices

·      Check and adjust graphics settings

·      Update the game

·      Install the latest graphics and sound drivers

Here is how to troubleshoot games stability and performance issues is PC.

Check the minimum requirements for the game

Before you make any critical change in your system, ensure whether your PC is capable of running the game. For this, you have to check the minimum system requirements for the game. You should also keep this in mind at the time of purchasing a game. This is one of the possible causes for the games performance issues in PC. In almost every game’s download page, you can get the minimum requirements column. If for any reason, you are unable to check it there, then search directly on the web. In order to run the game smoothly without any difficulty, your computer must have more (Recommended) than the minimum requirements.

Ensure that your PC isn’t overheated

Overheating also affects device performance. You may also have seen this in an overheated smartphone. An overheated PC starts lagging or freezing.  If your game starts troubling after some times of playing, then overheating could be the reason. As compared with other application or programs, a game uses more power that generates more heat and consequently overheats the PC. Ensure that your system isn’t overheating while playing games. You can do the following things to prevent your PC from overheating,

·      Move your system to a cool environment

·      Remove obstructions near your PC

·      Make sure that your PC’s exhaust fan is working properly

·      Keep fan’s exhaust vent clean

Remove non-required connected external devices

The more devices connected to the system, the more power they draw from your PC, resulting in overheating. If your system overheats, it can freeze. Moreover, these external plugged in devices also affect the performance directly. If your computer is connected to any unnecessary external device such as card reader, external hard drive, USB drive, webcam or more, then unplug them. After removing all non-required connected external devices, check if this troubleshoots games stability and performance issues in your PC.

Check and adjust graphics settings

Different games require different graphics and sound settings. However, most games can run on a wide range of systems and settings smoothly, but large and high resolution games require higher graphics and audio drivers and settings. You can check and lower your PC’s graphics settings for more stability and run games smoother. Although each game is different and works in different settings, these are some common settings you can try.

·      Lower or disable FSAA (Full Screen Anti-Aliasing).

·      Lower the resolution

·      Try turning off Shadows

·      Reduce Detail/Texture

·      Try disabling Surround Sound

Update the game

Developers continue working on the game to fix the issues in it and provide an update with the fix. Maybe you’re running an older version that has the problem. Check your game’s version and make sure it is up to date. You can visit ‘Microsoft Store’ to download an updated version of the game. Some games itself display an option to update it. Alternatively, you can also check the games website for new updates.

Install the latest graphics and sound drivers

Graphics and audio hardware and drivers are the essential things to run games on a PC. A game’s performance, stability as well as it will work on your PC or not depends on your graphics and sound hardware drivers. Moreover, these drivers updates frequently, install the latest graphics and sound drivers on your PC to avoid issues. Along with drivers, if there is an important Windows update, then install it too on your device.

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