How to Boost Your PC's Performance for Gaming
Identify your graphics card., Press the Windows Key on your keyboard., Enter "Device Manager.", Click the Device Manager., Go to Display Adapters., Find new drivers.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Identify your graphics card.
It is important to know what kind you have before moving forward., This will open the Start Menu. , Type this without the quotation marks into the search menu.
The search may produce multiple results. , This will prompt the Device Manager window to open. , Expand the category by clicking the arrow to the left of it once.
This will display the make and model of your graphics card.In most machines you will see both Intel and NVIDIA hardware.
Occasionally you will instead find AMD hardware.
If you want to improve your gaming performance, you need to update the drivers on your graphics card. , Now that you know the make and model of your graphics card, you can go to the manufacturer's website and see the updated versions available. -
Step 2: Press the Windows Key on your keyboard.
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Step 3: Enter "Device Manager."
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Step 4: Click the Device Manager.
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Step 5: Go to Display Adapters.
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Step 6: Find new drivers.
Detailed Guide
It is important to know what kind you have before moving forward., This will open the Start Menu. , Type this without the quotation marks into the search menu.
The search may produce multiple results. , This will prompt the Device Manager window to open. , Expand the category by clicking the arrow to the left of it once.
This will display the make and model of your graphics card.In most machines you will see both Intel and NVIDIA hardware.
Occasionally you will instead find AMD hardware.
If you want to improve your gaming performance, you need to update the drivers on your graphics card. , Now that you know the make and model of your graphics card, you can go to the manufacturer's website and see the updated versions available.
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