StockCS2 fullscreen vs borderless? OLED, stretch, alt-tabCS2 Display Mode lives in Settings > Video. On a 16:9 LCD, start with Fullscreen. On OLED, or if you alt-tab often, use Fullscreen Windowed, because exclusive mode…Read guideTutorials
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StockCS2 fullscreen vs borderless? OLED, stretch, alt-tabCS2 Display Mode lives in Settings > Video. On a 16:9 LCD, start with Fullscreen. On OLED, or if you alt-tab often, use Fullscreen Windowed, because exclusive mode…Read guide
StockValorant FPS: PRO config, Legacy Flip, skip LOD BiasIn Valorant start with Basic: Change Power Plan, Turn off memory compression, and Fullscreen flip mode (FSO) set to Legacy. Config from Optimize Games is PRO: you pick…Read guide
GameOverwatch 2 FPS: Reflex, config, skip LOD BiasIn Overwatch 2, apply the config from SmoothWizard or from Documents\Overwatch\Settings first. In-game, set NVIDIA Reflex to Enabled plus Boost when frames sit above refresh. Leave animation frame…Read guide
BrandCS2 stutters only on FACEIT? Overlay, Discord, anti-cheatIf CS2 hitches on FACEIT and Premier on the same PC feels smoother, the stack is overlay plus anti-cheat, not a missing booster. Leave FACEIT Anti-Cheat on. Turn…Read guide
BrandNVIDIA Reflex in CS2: Enabled, Boost, and why not UltraNVIDIA Reflex in CS2 is a Video latency mode, not the GeForce overlay. Start with Enabled. Enabled + Boost holds higher GPU clocks and uses more power. Do…Read guide
StockHow to increase CS2 FPS on a laptop without a magic boosterOn a laptop CS2 usually dies from battery limits, the integrated GPU, and power saving - not from a missing booster. Play plugged in, assign CS2 to NVIDIA/AMD,…Read guide
GameCS2 stutters after an update? Fix shaders before another boosterAfter a Steam, CS2, or GPU driver update, hitching is usually shader compilation, not a broken PC. Rebuild the shader cache (SmoothWizard has Clean shader cache in the…Read guide
BrandDiscord overlay stuttering the game? Kill the overlay, not DiscordThe Discord overlay sits on the game frame pipeline. In User Settings turn Enable Overlay off (Overlay / Game Overlay). Leave Discord running. Hardware acceleration: Settings > Advanced.…Read guide
BrandCS2 hitching from Steam Overlay or NVIDIA? Turn overlays offIn CS2, frametime often dies from Steam Overlay and the NVIDIA overlay, not from a missing booster. Steam: Settings > In-Game > Enable the Steam Overlay while in-game…Read guideNo guides match this filter.
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