Change these settings at your own discretion. Very rarely, Page file would be the only thing that you may have problems with depending on your Rig.
If you're running AMD/ATI then its your own damn fault that you're seeing fps drops.
In Control Panel>Power Options
- Make sure your computer is set to High Performance(One thing many people dont change when they buy their computer).
- Also ensure that if your on a laptop, that it is plugged in.
Video Card:
- Go into your Nvidia Control Panel(Right click and hit Nvidia Control Panel).
- Click on the 3D Settings>Adjust Image with Preview.
- Slide the bar under "Use my Preferences Emphasizing: Performance"
- Click on Manage 3D Settings on the left pane(Underneith "Adjust image settings with preview")
- The Global Settings tab should be open, Scroll down till you see Multi-display/mixed GPU acceleration
- If you have One monitor and are not SLI'd, and only one Monitor that you ever use, Change this setting to Single Display Performance Mode.
- If you have more than one Monitor/GPU then keep it as Multi Display performance mode.
- Underneith the Multi display you will see Power Management Mode.
- Make sure it is set to Prefer Maximum Performance
Page file:
If you have over 8GB of RAM, a page file is often not required.
- Control Panel>System>Advanced System Settings>Advanced Tab> Settings Button Under Performance>Advanced Tab in Performance Options>Change Button Under Virtual Memory.
- Uncheck "Automatically Manage paging file size for all Drives"
- For the C: Click on "No Paging File" and click Set, and Ok.
- Close all windows.
Make sure you have the latest drivers!
Not just for your GPU but also your system drivers.
Operating System: Windows 8 Pro 64-bit (6.2, Build 9200) (9200.win8_gdr.130531-1504)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
System Model: System Product Name
BIOS: BIOS Date: 11/16/12 09:51:50 Ver: 09.08
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz (8 CPUs), ~3.5GHz
Memory: 32768MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 32646MB RAM
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce GTX 670
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Type: Full Device
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1189&SUBSYS_841A1043&REV_A1
Display Memory: 4034 MB
Dedicated Memory: 1986 MB
Shared Memory: 2048 MB
Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (59Hz)
Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor Model: W2353
Monitor Id: GSM56F0
Native Mode: 1920 x 1080(p) (59.934Hz)
Output Type: HDMI