The long-coveted toy is loaded onto the hard drive and … The nimble soldier does not want to run after the enemy, shoot at enemies and hide for cover. Depicts a paralytic on a dance floor. It slows down, then it runs, then it simply "freezes" for an indefinite time. Sound familiar? And how often did you delete the game after that, completely disappointed in it? But in vain!
When your computer slows down, this is not a reason to get rid of the toy as soon as possible and look for a simple Tetris to take a free evening. There are several ways to determine the cause of such "brakes" and, if possible, make the PC faster.
When does the toy not fly?
• The first and most obvious thing you should do before installing a new game is to look at its system requirements and compare them with the "Properties" of your PC hardware. If everything is in order, you can bet. If not, and you really want to play, it's time to think about upgrading or buying a more powerful car.
As practice shows, games freeze have simple reasons and it is easier to install them if you have the necessary instructions at hand.
• It so happens that the power of the "hardware" is enough, the game satisfies all settings and still slows down. Look at the free space on the partition of the hard drive where the toy was installed. If more than 80% is clogged, clean and defragment.
• Didn't the previous step help? Then it's time to check the entire computer with a good antivirus to the last byte. Viruses, ad garbage, invisible add-ons, plugins, modules and other software can greatly interfere with the enjoyment of the game. Like the Temp folder in My Documents or the Windows folder. It also does not hurt to clean them.
• It often happens that the game starts to slow down not immediately, but after some time. In this case, feel free to disassemble the system unit and check if all the fans are spinning as they should. Usually, there are no signs of life on the cooler of the video card itself. Change or dust off. The latter must be done in any case, since the block has already been opened.
• RAM is a weak point of the operating system. It can be crammed to capacity with auxiliary programs, utilities, and incomprehensible resources. Disable anything that you obviously don't need. Oftentimes, this method helps to revive even the most hopeless option.
• Some laptops with discrete graphics have a common bug. The game may freeze for some unknown reason, although the characteristics of the machine are twice, or even three times higher than the software requests. BIOS flashing sometimes helps here. This is a delicate matter that requires attention. If you yourself are not sure, it is better to entrust the matter to the master.
• When everything possible has already been done, and there are "brakes", try to take drastic measures - create a RAID array from hard drives. Two hard drives are installed in parallel and work simultaneously. This significantly increases productivity.
Dancing with tambourines and the result
Everything that you have read here will be useful to you in more than one such case. Games are released constantly, I want to play strongly, and funds for the purchase of new "hardware" can not always be found.
When the system freezes, every first user resembles a shaman rumbling around a PC with a tambourine.
In many cases, this is not required. A little bit of "witchcraft" with programs or a little "showdown", and you will get hours and even days of pleasure of running around foreign planets, diving to the bottom of the ocean, exploring whole worlds or playing solitaire. It's up to you!
