Colin Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 Reccomendations before you Buy and install your games. 1. On most PC Game Boxes there will be a minimum and reccomended Game system requirments list. YOU MUST READ THIS BEFORE BUYING OR INSTALLING Always try and have the reccomended not the minimum. Most games have Publisher Forums Join and read about the game first. 2. Read me Files on all aspects of the game. YOU MUST READ THIS BEFORE INSTALLING 3. Routine prior to installation. Step 1. Direct X Files must be up to date and installed. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyi...d92a3&displaylang=en 2. Chipset Drivers Graphics Card Drivers Sound Card Drivers Must all be current and up to date. Example: Intel: http://downloadcenter.intel.com/default.aspx?lang=eng&i...ghome+nav2_download# Nvidia: http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp ATI/AMD: http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html Sound Card Drivers: Creative: http://uk.europe.creative.com/support/downloads/ During Uninstall and Reinstall always remove remnants of driver software using. Example: http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=224647 This is very important as Registry entries often are left behind and cause no end of problems later. How To Correctly Remove and Reinstall Drivers Ati/Nvidia http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=67799 Read me files for the above software. MUST BE READ BEFORE USE FULLY Now your system is fully upto date you need now to optimize your system. Clean and defragment your Hard Drive. In windows or using third party software. Example: Defrag: http://www.diskeeper.com/landing/landing2.aspx?rid=1046...=pps0001292&a=google System Cleaner: http://www.ccleaner.com/ Once you have finished and restarted you are now ready to install your games. Before you start read the read me. Make sure you follow any reccomendations in that file. The internet has many sites that help with games I have found this site to be one of the best for information and guides. It will help you optimize your operating system and most games that would wish to play. http://www.tweakguides.com/Games.html Graw 1. http://www.tweakguides.com/GRAW_1.html Graw 2. http://www.tweakguides.com/GRAW2_1.html Windows XP and Vista. http://www.tweakguides.com/TGTC.html Also on this site you will see optimization software programmes and Tweak guides for them here. http://www.tweakguides.com/System.html Above are pinned topics on most of what is written here but not all, if you have not done the above or even came close you will be in later for problems. We see a lot of people in here who post about problems and are told by members. Not enough memory. GPU not on minimum requirments. They are maximizing all the settings on a medium to low end GPU. CPU not listed on min requirments ie p3. This is just a small example of errors we see here, so to avoid this please try and do the above before you set out and buy or install a PC Game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.TuG.h0 Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 Wow, I didn't know tweakguides did games tweaks as well, thought it was only drivers and system tweaks.. still no cs:s specific tweaks I know a couple sites if neone needs them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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