I build custom Desktops as a hobby and the fact you title yourself PC enthusiast and over clocker while using a Alien-ware is degrading on the other hand decent list of helpful stuff but would be better with links and post to how-to’s and wider range of subjects other then clean PC, cool PC, and less programs…
Running 3rd party software like Gamebooster is simple for the people without major PC experience and shutdowns all auto update features rather easily without getting into MSconfig. Google is always a good friend for performance related topics and walk though and major forums have plenty of guides.
At the risk of sounding negative, I was also thinking the same thing. Seeing mention of an Alienware machine and being an overclocker/enthusiast in the same post kind of makes me do a double take. Alienware is the all-in-one solution and costs a lot because they’ve already done all of the tweaking, research, and buying – that’s kind of the opposite of what an enthusiast/overclocker is.
Anyway – some good advice in here – I’d also recommend simply changing the graphical settings in the game down until you get framerate that’s an acceptable value and also disabling a second (third – fourth) monitor.
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