Written by Rachel Reese
Gaming can be a great stress release or the perfect way to spend your free time. Whether you’re streaming online or just playing for fun, make sure you’re always getting the best gaming experience. A bad connection or a terrible PC can make or break your time gaming. Whether you play more general multiplayer games or MOBAs and MMORPGs, it’s important to set yourself up for success. From choosing the right computer to making sure you’re playing on the perfect server, take a look at how you can get the most out of your gaming experience.
1. Choose the Right Gaming Server
Whether you’re playing World of Warcraft or building your perfect world on a Minecraft server list, choosing the perfect server to play on can completely change the way you play. Each server offers different challenges, options, and play styles to match your unique tastes. If you’re looking for something simple, choose a server that is known for being an easier gameplay. If you like a challenge, there are a variety of servers that have harder quests, gaming styles, or players. To get the most out of your experience, make sure you’re choosing a server fits the experience you want. For some games, creating your own server can be the best option, or look at online server downloads to customize your experience.
2. Pick the Perfect Computer Processor
It may not seem important to put too much thought into your computer, but having the perfect PC for gaming is key to getting the best experience. Glitchy video cards or slow processors can make you lag while in the game, if you can even get the game to play. Not only does this make it incredibly hard to perform well in the game, but it can make you appear like a noob while playing on a team. Look for a computer with a top-of-the-line processor, has an up-to-dat graphics card, and enough RAM. Shop for a laptop or desktop specifically designed for gaming and keeping cool while in the midst of battle. If you can’t go all out, focus on just a decent processor and RAM and splurge for the expensive video card.
3. Select the Right Gaming Team
Most games today offer you the option to play on a team or to join groups to do role-playing games. These MOBAs are perfect for perfecting your battle skills while still playing casually. However, if you’re more intense with your gaming style, it can be rough getting stuck with a team who doesn’t know what they’re doing. For the more serious gamers or those who are streaming for an income, try teaming up with players that have the same play style and schedule as you do. Create battle arena teams to ensure you have a better win ratio and better communication while playing.
4. Set Up the Optimal Gaming Space
Sure, playing from your couch is okay when you’re just trying to win at solitaire, but when you’re really trying to make the most of your gaming experience, make sure you have the perfect playing space. From a custom desk to a personally built computer, choose a space that is conducive to your gaming needs. Opt for a comfortable chair, tech gadgets that can make gaming easier, and even décor that can help you feel more comfortable playing for long periods of time. If you’re streaming your game online, look for the right cameras and lighting to make your streams more professional.
5. Watch or Subscribe to Gaming Streams
Whether you’re playing Heroes of the Storm or Minecraft, there are hundreds of streams online to make the time when you’re not playing enjoyable. From YouTube to Twitch, there are people streaming all day long. If you’re serious about getting a good experience from your gaming, watching these streams can give you tips and tricks about what to do in certain situations or help you understand the ins and outs of different servers that you may have never encountered before.
Many popular streamers are professional players or ranked top in their game. This means you’ll get a first hand look at how these players win time and time again. If you’re new to playing a character, watching streams can help you learn more about the playing style before you jump into a match with other people.
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any way there”s no more games now days papa D-E-N-U-V-O is here
I came up with other 5 ‘ways to get the most out of gaming’:
1. Never ever preorder, especially AAA titles.
2. Don’t make purchase decisions based on mainstream reviews and established ‘youtubers’, instead, look for forums where the game/genre you’re interested in is being discussed.
3. For gaming, the GPU is the most important PC part, second is the power supply.
4. Don’t be afraid of ‘old games’, these are usually the ones who set gameplay and design standards, and aside from graphics, are far superior than most of what the industry is churning out today.
5. In the old days after we installed a game we looked for the official patches, nowadays it really pays off to check out if the game you just installed has interesting mods, especially the ones that fix bugs the devs left in the game.
2. except.. you know.. honest ones
– AngryJoe
– TotalBiscuit
to name a few
3. depends on game genre, RTS is way more CPU demanding than RPG.
2. Still subjective.
AngryJoe and TotalBiscuit ‘honest’ LOL
Totalbitchtits is a CASUAL PLEB. He gave THI4F a good preview, while everyone else on the internet already knew it sucked. I don’t know much about AngryJose but I doubt he’s much better. These are two of the biggest gaming youtubers out there. If you think they don’t play ball with the companies to at least SOME extent you’re naive. Don’t trust big youtubers.
#1 to bad everyone already does what you listed..lol
Yeah, that’s the point.
“3. For gaming, the GPU is the most important PC part, second is the power supply.”
False. The CPU is the most important as it is the ultimate limitation. You can turn down the graphics but you usually can’t do much for your CPU. If the game isn’t optimized for high framerates a weak CPU will always run low framerates no matter what GPU you put in. The reverse isn’t true, you can run games well with a terrible GPU as long as your CPU is up for the task.
Your other tips are good.
Well I had a balanced rig in mind, not one badly built where you can have noticeable bottlenecks.
The bottleneck analogy isn’t particularly useful here because it doesn’t come with a goal. What do you want your PC to do?
If you want to run games at 30 fps you should always buy the biggest GPU because any decent CPU will get you there but only a GPU will unlock more intense graphical settings.
If you want high framerates you should get a “sufficient” GPU and the biggest, baddest CPU you can afford because CPU is the only way to get high framerates.
Basically, ingame settings are all about the GPU, because the variance is so great there, and how a game looks is very important in marketing. When it comes to the CPU devs optimize until the game is playable on whichever generation of CPUs they were told it has to be playable on. Then they stop optimizing no matter how much potential there is left to unlock. Why? Because most people seem to think stuttery performance is okay as long as a game looks good. The customer punishes for bad graphics, not for bad performance, hence the terrible performance, always CPU bottlenecked, in modern games.
I tend to disagree. I mean, sure, you’ll squeeze more overall performance with a high tier CPU than with a low tier CPU, but is that gain significant enough to justify paying double or triple to get, say, an i7 over an i3?
I just did a search on youtube for gameplay videos of Witcher 3 with a GTX 970. In one they’re using an i3, res is 1080p, nearly all options on ultra, hairworks off and they get stable FPS raging from 50 to 60. In the other one they’re using an i7 same settings except hairworks in highest setting and he also gets between 50 and 60 FPS but with dips into the high 30s (this is probably because of hairworks, though)
My point is that a lot of people neglect the PSU when they built their system, and this component will make your performance seriously dip if you get a generic, cheap one. Let alone damaging the other components. In my opinion a low tier CPU won’t -significantly- make your performance dip and it definitely won’t damage other components.
get a console and a big tv..lol look at that poor guy he will go blind in a few years …lol.is that pc gaming?..sitting 5 inches from your 22″ monitor?…lol
I’d rather play on PC on my 100″ screen, pathetic pleb.
Full re**rd confirmed.
Dont feed the troll. He is putting these comments everywhere.
6. Have fun.
I’ll take that as a compliment.
It would be like a VCR at 900P(with a 200 inch tv) or whatever odd res those consoles play at
at 720p LMAO.
“choose a server that is known for being an easier gameplay”
Very awkward misuse of the term “gameplay”, makes me question if you actually play games or just write about them.
“2. Pick the Perfect Computer Processor”
“Shop for a laptop”
“laptop”
Stopped reading there. Laptops universally have terrible hardware because of their heat and space limitations. So you’re getting half the performance per dollar AND you can’t use a “gaming laptop” without a power outlet any way so the whole “mobility” argument goes out the window. Laptops are a bad purchase now that smart phones exist. You can do light browsing stuff on a smart phone, things like checking your email while out of the house. And for actual work or play use a dektop PC. Laptops are finished.
Oh boy.
How do you attempt to measure the potential increase in performance a CPU can give you to justify your ‘The CPU is the most important gaming component’ and ‘CPU is the only way to get high framerates’ if you don’t bottleneck the GPU?
‘You’re not going to see any difference with a better CPU’ But you do if it wasn’t for hairworks.
The point was always that you seriously have to gimp your CPU for it to become a real problem. Think AMD APUs or Pentium G3220 and older chips. You’ll be fine with lower tier i3/FX6300 or mid tier i5/FX8350 as long as you have a strong GPU to do the heavy lifting.
You call 50-60 FPS ‘barely playable’ O.o eh… ok.
And competitive games? WTF, if you’re serious about competitive gaming you turn all graphic options to a minimum except maybe draw distance if it’s available, so I don’t see how this is relevant to the discussion.
“How do you attempt to measure the potential increase in performance a CPU can give you”
By taking the load off the GPU so the framerate becomes CPU-dependent. Duh. Basically you’re thinking of graphical fidelity as the only thing that matters, the concept of framerate taking precedence over visual fidelity does not enter your mind, so far.
“But you do [see an improvement in performance with a better CPU] if it wasn’t for hairworks.”
Even without hairworks the other Ultra features still lead to a GPU bottleneck. I’m fairly certain the difference would be miniscule in a fair comparison of the exact same settings and hardware except for i3 vs. i7. Ultra settings are GPU bottlenecked. There’s a chance some sutters/slowdowns would be eliminated, but the average framerate wouldn’t increase much.
“You’ll be fine with lower tier i3/FX6300 or mid tier i5/FX8350 as long as you have a strong GPU to do the heavy lifting.”
You’ll be playing at low framerates is what you’ll be doing. You call that fine, I call it barely playable. It’s a matter of personal opinion.
“WTF, if you’re serious about competitive gaming you turn all graphic
options to a minimum except maybe draw distance if it’s available…”
Exactly. Removing the GPU bottleneck to reap the benefits of a strong CPU.
“…so I don’t see how this is relevant to the discussion.”
That’s the problem. I’m not getting through to you. You come in with the premise that higher framerates don’t serve any purpose and that graphical fidelity is the only viable goal. And I’ve pointed it out to you twice now and you’ve still not caught on.
Well it’s clear we’re dancing around the difference that for me 60 FPS is fine but not for you. You reap plenty of framerates If you take load off GPU by lowering settings. The framerates usually skyrocket, do you REALLY need an i7 to get even more?
And how is it more valid to build a system with which you can get 400+ FPS in League of Legends versus building a more balanced rig with which you can enjoy eye candy at (oh, the horror!) non-competitive 60 FPS?
“do you REALLY need an i7 to get even more?”
“need”
Do you really “need” high settings? The word “need” should not enter this discussion, or any discussion about playing games in your free-time.
“You reap plenty of framerates If you take load off GPU by lowering settings”
Have you played Crysis 3 singleplayer or GTA 4? As I explained before many console ports don’t optimize the CPU side of things AT ALL. Taking as much load off the GPU as you want won’t make those games run faster than their extremely low CPU bottlenecked framerate.
“how is it more valid to build a system with which you can get 400+ FPS in League of Legends”
I hope LoL isn’t your idea of a competitive game… Regardless, I only used competitive players’ choices as evidence that higher framerates make a difference. You don’t have to compete for money to feel the difference.
Games are for PLAYING, not for LOOKING AT. Games are not passive entertainment. Higher framerates enable more responsive gameplay. And you’re going to have to admit it’s a little odd that everyone on PC makes fun of 30 fps console games while at the same time we’ve collectively bought the myth that your monitor’s native refresh rate is somehow “enough”. If 120 hz displays ever become common will we still pretend 60 are enough? Time will tell.