Increasing FPS in Counter-Strike: Source

-This guide will help you increase FPS in Counter Strike:Source-

What does FPS stand for?
FPS stands for Frames Per Second.

How do I know what my FPS is?
Launch your Counter-Strike 1.6 and press the "~" button above Tab button. In the console window type in "cl_showfps 1"

Why does it matter how many FPS I have?
Higher frame rate makes the game smoother.

How many FPS do I need for smooth game play?
If you have 100 FPS or more, you don't have to read this guide because your performance is perfect.

If you have 60-100 FPS, you can improve, but you don't have to.

If you have 30-60 FPS, I would suggest reading this guide.

If you have 10-30 FPS, you HAVE to read this guide!

This method is very simple and short, yet effective.

- Step One -

Setting all your settings to lowest.

Set your settings like in the picture below, or if your computer can handle it, you may customize some.



- Step Two -

Download Casey's FPS Config v2

What this file does is it changes the configurations/settings to lowest. The game won't be in pixels but the FPS will increase significantly.

Download: http://www.pureoverclock.com/download-3.html

When Downloaded, place into C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\Your steam name\counter-strike source\cstrike\cfg



The file is named autoexec.cfg so when the game launches the configuration executes itself

- Step Three -

Launch Options

Source has many performance-friendly launch options built-in that you may find give you a significant performance gain. Launch properties can be added by right-clicking Counter-Strike: Source in Steam's My Games menu, clicking Properties, then Launch Options.

- Step 3.1 -

-dxlevel: Sets the DirectX level Source runs in.

You may find that setting this value lower to than what your card can actually support causes a performance increase. For example, a DirectX 9 card may run significantly faster in DirectX 8.1. Again, it is best to test various settings to find out what is right for you. Use the following:

• -dxlevel 95 for DirectX 9c
• -dxlevel 90 for DirectX 9
• -dxlevel 81 for DirectX 8.1

- Step 3.2 -

-heapsize: Dedicates a specific amount of memory to Source.

Increasing the allotted memory can yield substantial performance gains. However, it is important that you dedicate the right amount of memory. Dedicating too much or too little could actually cause a performance decrease.
It is recommended you dedicate half of your system memory. Below is the recommended usage:

512MB System Memory: -heapsize 262144
1GB System Memory: -heapsize 524288
2GB System Memory: -heapsize 1048576

That concludes this guide, hope it helped. Happy Fragging!

- Mrx​

 

NICE now I can play CS:S without LAG! thankies