Background CPU Activity That Matters More Than Its Percentage Suggests

A CPU usage of 25% or 35% in Task Manager might give you the impression that your processor is still performing well. Although this percentage seems harmless, games can exhibit stuttering, crashes, or abnormal frame rates. The CPU usage displayed by Windows is only a part of the performance issues on modern gaming PCs, which … Read more

How Performance Changes Dramatically Between Windowed and Fullscreen Modes

Changing a game from fullscreen to windowed mode looks like a simple display preference, but it can sometimes produce a surprisingly large change in how the game feels. A title that runs smoothly in full screen may develop stutters in a window. Another game may show almost no FPS difference at all. Some systems even … Read more