I don’t understand why this thread is stickied to begin with. It’s not so much a helpful thread as it is someone spent a lot more money on a computer than they probably should’ve and just needed to boast about it online. There are some useful tips but they get buried underneath the massive weight of a pungent ego~cylindrical.
First off – isn’t the purpose of purchasing a high end PC such that you don’t have to tweak it? The immediate second comment from Syn says it all – If you’re not getting “good stable performance” with any machine that costs more than $2000 USD then you need to return that machine.
This like someone walking into a room where everyone drives a Toyota Corolla, and trying to give them advice on how to keep the engine on your high-end Lexus from breaking down by looking under the hood and checking the oil.
If you spent so much on a system you should be able to run the game with multiple browsers up, instant messenger client on, and another MMO alt-tabbed in the background.
The only tip I would think is useful to give to your typical end user is:
Display -> Adjust Desktop Color Settings -> Digital Vibrance
Play with that setting – it can do wonderful things.
At risk of getting on my high horse now, there’s more to a gaming environment than just FPS. People keep talking about it like that’s the only thing important to gaming. For example, below is my system. It’s quiet, as in SPCR build quiet. I can sleep in that room with the computer on. I can watch movies on it with my lady without having to hear constant fan thrumming noise. Its got air filters on it so I don’t have to air-spray the insides all the time, I just need to talk the filters off and clean those. There are never any dust bunnies inside the case, and I’ve had the computer for a year. The most annoying thing about it was the blue power light – I actually had to stick a bit of masking tape over it because it was too bright when I had the room lights off.
