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At the very minimum, the sweet spot is 60 frames per second.

Overclocking

Depending on the CPU and GPU, it might be a good idea to overclock components.

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This gives ones PC gaming rig a bit more processing juice to work with for more demanding games.

Closing those apps can free up system resources for better performance when playing games.

Many games get post-release updates that usually optimize performance, fix bugs, and add new functionality.

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Usually, they fall between minimum and recommended requirements.

Some developers will go further and provide requirements for playing games at certain resolutions and frame rate targets.

Turning many of these configs down can help boost frame rates to 60.

Overclocking

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