[TG]Para
23rd March '05, 03:53
Hi i found it here http://www.ukcounterterrorist.com/index.php?cmd=News
but you need to register for this site so i thought i'd post it here instead.
Its a complete tweak guide for your PC & Mouse etc etc.
Ultimate tweak guide
Posted by GaZ on 6th Mar 2005 @ 2:48pm. View Comments (147).
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im so fuking bored @ work aint had a phone call for about 4 hours just been starin at screen + im still hanging from last night. so just been doin a txt document with all the tweaks i know / i used to use when i was a apparantley a bs c**t back in the 1.1 / 1.3 days
ok i dont really use any of these now as i just tend to install windows and download as much filthy porn as possible and cant be assed tweakin a computer and messing with cs settings.
But they will deffinatley help and should give u reg like the bs **** known as kardy
ok lets begin
[Gamma / Brightness]
Ive always thought changing the gamma in driver options was aload of crap sometimes when u load cs ect it keeps the default gamma which is annoying
I Found a program called gamma panel The program works pretty similar to Color profiles in PowerStrip but is completely free and much smaller in terms of system load and memory usage
http://www.carm0.co.uk/CounterStrike/Gamma/gapa.zip />
open gapa.exe when u open it the default gamma/brightness settings will be loaded. I create a profile for the default settings as i dont like high gamma in windows desktop. U can do this by doing the following - create a hotkey to load the default settings u can do this by moving the cursor into the hotkey box and pressing a key i use NUM - then simpley click save as and name the profile default. Now to get the cs gamma perfect. move the slider gamma bar to around 1.50 and leave brightness and contrast on default i find these to be about the best settings. Move the cursor to the hotkey box and press a key i use NUM + then click save as and name it Gamegamma. Thats it done if u press NUM - it loads default gamma which is ideal for desktop ect. Then when ur playing games if u press NUM + it will load the modifed gamma settings which makes u see alot better. If u dont want to open the program everytime windows loads simpley drag the gapa.exe to start/programs/startup i recommend doing this
[Mouse Accel Stuff]
personally i dont use mouse accel and i suggest u get rid of it. The best way to get rid of it is to do the following
1 http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~carmo/Mouse%20Accel/XPaccelfix.reg << double click on this to remove accel from windows
2 untick enhance pointer precision in mouse properties
3 add these to cs launch options -noforcemaccel -noforcemparms << This removes accel for CS only
4 If u installed Mouse fix in num 1 and dont like it and want to return to windows xp default accel run this http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~carmo/Mouse%20Accel/XPaccelfixremove.reg />
[Mouse usb hertz]
The default hertz for a usb mouse is 125hz but u can now hack it to 250hz 500hz and 1000hz this makes the mouse movement alot more smoother and accurate
simpley run this http://www.carm0.co.uk/CounterStrike/Mouse/usbmouseratehack.rar and follow the simple instructions
if u got 1 of the following mouses use these settings
mx510 - 500mhz or 250hz work best
razer diamondback - 1000hz or 500hz work best
intelli Explorer3/4 250hz or 500hz work best
[Mouse other stuff]
Go to device manager right click on ur mouse and select properties/powermanagement and untick allow the computer to turn off this device to save power and also untick allow this device to bring the computer out of standby
[Connection Settings]
I used to use this tool called tcp optimizer it automatically sets best settings for ur connection it changes rwin and a few other settings which deffinatley improves reg
http://www.carm0.co.uk/CounterStrike/Connection/TCPOptimizer.exe />
choose ur connection at top choose optimal settings and click apply changes and reboot
XP Bandwidth Throttling Fix
The Professional version of XP has an interesting setting which will not be useful to gamers, and which is unfortunately rather irritating to turn off. If done however, it can yield up to a 20% increase in bandwidth for network connections. But prepare for some involvement:
1. Log in as Administrator (not 'an' administrator, but as the specific account).
2. Click Start | Run | gpedit.msc (runs Group Policy Editor).
3. Expand the tree Computer Configuration | Administrative Templates | Network | QoS Packet Scheduler
4. Open the 'Limit reservable bandwidth' setting.
5. Check 'Enable' and set percentage to '0%'. Close gpedit.
6. Open your Network Settings (Start | My Computer |My Network Connection| View Network).
7. Open the properties of your connection and verify that QoS Packet Scheduler is enabled.
8. Close and reboot.
If like me u use a nvida network adapter go to device manager right click on nvidia nforce networking controller and slect properties/advanced tab optimize for and change this to throughput
[REG Settings]
The following stuff aint gurenteed to improve reg but it will make ur computer run alot smoother and should definatley improve reg
1 start run / msconfig / startup/ disabled everything in here but leave the essential things ticked eg mouse drivers / anti virus if u use 1
2 start run %temp% and empty eveything in there also start run temp and delete evertyhing in there
3 disabled windows automatic updates and also disabled any other auto updates eg virus updates nothing worst than downloading updates when ur playing
4 if u use bittorrent and use bittornado when u exit the program it does not exit and lies in processes and canes bandwith kill it by going into task manager / processes / btdownloadgui right click and end process or use a different bit torrent client eg azerus
5 download adaware / spybot s&D / microsoft anti spyware to get rid of any spyware on ur system
6 http://www.blackviper.com/ take alook here and disable services u dont need
7 i honestley dont think u need a virus program it just hogs memory and makes u lag horribley in games just be carefull wot sites / downloads u make if u think u have a virus just run a online scanner
8 download a program called registry mechanic it clears all the crap/leftover stuff that shouldnt be in the registry and is a must program to have
9 download a program called O&O Defrag pro it pisses all over the default defrag tool in windows and will make ur computer run alot better / smoother
10 always make sure vsync is set to off
11 set memory voltage to 2.8 in bios default is 2.6 this makes system alot more stable u can also lower ram timings i use 6-3-3-2 with my 1GB of corsair pro memory this varies on all memory try to find out ur memorys timings - lower timings seem to make recoil alot better
12 disable all bios cachable options in bios and also disable comport 3 and make sure fastwrites is set to on and AGP apertue size is set to 256mb or 128mb
13 always used tweaked gfx drivers i personally use omega drivers for my radeon 9800 pro
14 disable autoplay on all drives
15 download a memory cleaner program something like FreeRAM XP v1.40 and run it before u play
[CS Configs]
Configging is pointless nowadays valve removed all the hax cmds in 1.5 i think but there is still 1 or 2 commands which helps with reg but basically a default cfg seems to work best
cl_cmdbackup "0"
cl_resend "0"
gl_max_size "512"
rate "20000"
cl_rate "20000"
ex_interp "0.01"
cl_smoothtime "0.01"
THe End
Hope it explains some things for some of you :)
but you need to register for this site so i thought i'd post it here instead.
Its a complete tweak guide for your PC & Mouse etc etc.
Ultimate tweak guide
Posted by GaZ on 6th Mar 2005 @ 2:48pm. View Comments (147).
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
im so fuking bored @ work aint had a phone call for about 4 hours just been starin at screen + im still hanging from last night. so just been doin a txt document with all the tweaks i know / i used to use when i was a apparantley a bs c**t back in the 1.1 / 1.3 days
ok i dont really use any of these now as i just tend to install windows and download as much filthy porn as possible and cant be assed tweakin a computer and messing with cs settings.
But they will deffinatley help and should give u reg like the bs **** known as kardy
ok lets begin
[Gamma / Brightness]
Ive always thought changing the gamma in driver options was aload of crap sometimes when u load cs ect it keeps the default gamma which is annoying
I Found a program called gamma panel The program works pretty similar to Color profiles in PowerStrip but is completely free and much smaller in terms of system load and memory usage
http://www.carm0.co.uk/CounterStrike/Gamma/gapa.zip />
open gapa.exe when u open it the default gamma/brightness settings will be loaded. I create a profile for the default settings as i dont like high gamma in windows desktop. U can do this by doing the following - create a hotkey to load the default settings u can do this by moving the cursor into the hotkey box and pressing a key i use NUM - then simpley click save as and name the profile default. Now to get the cs gamma perfect. move the slider gamma bar to around 1.50 and leave brightness and contrast on default i find these to be about the best settings. Move the cursor to the hotkey box and press a key i use NUM + then click save as and name it Gamegamma. Thats it done if u press NUM - it loads default gamma which is ideal for desktop ect. Then when ur playing games if u press NUM + it will load the modifed gamma settings which makes u see alot better. If u dont want to open the program everytime windows loads simpley drag the gapa.exe to start/programs/startup i recommend doing this
[Mouse Accel Stuff]
personally i dont use mouse accel and i suggest u get rid of it. The best way to get rid of it is to do the following
1 http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~carmo/Mouse%20Accel/XPaccelfix.reg << double click on this to remove accel from windows
2 untick enhance pointer precision in mouse properties
3 add these to cs launch options -noforcemaccel -noforcemparms << This removes accel for CS only
4 If u installed Mouse fix in num 1 and dont like it and want to return to windows xp default accel run this http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~carmo/Mouse%20Accel/XPaccelfixremove.reg />
[Mouse usb hertz]
The default hertz for a usb mouse is 125hz but u can now hack it to 250hz 500hz and 1000hz this makes the mouse movement alot more smoother and accurate
simpley run this http://www.carm0.co.uk/CounterStrike/Mouse/usbmouseratehack.rar and follow the simple instructions
if u got 1 of the following mouses use these settings
mx510 - 500mhz or 250hz work best
razer diamondback - 1000hz or 500hz work best
intelli Explorer3/4 250hz or 500hz work best
[Mouse other stuff]
Go to device manager right click on ur mouse and select properties/powermanagement and untick allow the computer to turn off this device to save power and also untick allow this device to bring the computer out of standby
[Connection Settings]
I used to use this tool called tcp optimizer it automatically sets best settings for ur connection it changes rwin and a few other settings which deffinatley improves reg
http://www.carm0.co.uk/CounterStrike/Connection/TCPOptimizer.exe />
choose ur connection at top choose optimal settings and click apply changes and reboot
XP Bandwidth Throttling Fix
The Professional version of XP has an interesting setting which will not be useful to gamers, and which is unfortunately rather irritating to turn off. If done however, it can yield up to a 20% increase in bandwidth for network connections. But prepare for some involvement:
1. Log in as Administrator (not 'an' administrator, but as the specific account).
2. Click Start | Run | gpedit.msc (runs Group Policy Editor).
3. Expand the tree Computer Configuration | Administrative Templates | Network | QoS Packet Scheduler
4. Open the 'Limit reservable bandwidth' setting.
5. Check 'Enable' and set percentage to '0%'. Close gpedit.
6. Open your Network Settings (Start | My Computer |My Network Connection| View Network).
7. Open the properties of your connection and verify that QoS Packet Scheduler is enabled.
8. Close and reboot.
If like me u use a nvida network adapter go to device manager right click on nvidia nforce networking controller and slect properties/advanced tab optimize for and change this to throughput
[REG Settings]
The following stuff aint gurenteed to improve reg but it will make ur computer run alot smoother and should definatley improve reg
1 start run / msconfig / startup/ disabled everything in here but leave the essential things ticked eg mouse drivers / anti virus if u use 1
2 start run %temp% and empty eveything in there also start run temp and delete evertyhing in there
3 disabled windows automatic updates and also disabled any other auto updates eg virus updates nothing worst than downloading updates when ur playing
4 if u use bittorrent and use bittornado when u exit the program it does not exit and lies in processes and canes bandwith kill it by going into task manager / processes / btdownloadgui right click and end process or use a different bit torrent client eg azerus
5 download adaware / spybot s&D / microsoft anti spyware to get rid of any spyware on ur system
6 http://www.blackviper.com/ take alook here and disable services u dont need
7 i honestley dont think u need a virus program it just hogs memory and makes u lag horribley in games just be carefull wot sites / downloads u make if u think u have a virus just run a online scanner
8 download a program called registry mechanic it clears all the crap/leftover stuff that shouldnt be in the registry and is a must program to have
9 download a program called O&O Defrag pro it pisses all over the default defrag tool in windows and will make ur computer run alot better / smoother
10 always make sure vsync is set to off
11 set memory voltage to 2.8 in bios default is 2.6 this makes system alot more stable u can also lower ram timings i use 6-3-3-2 with my 1GB of corsair pro memory this varies on all memory try to find out ur memorys timings - lower timings seem to make recoil alot better
12 disable all bios cachable options in bios and also disable comport 3 and make sure fastwrites is set to on and AGP apertue size is set to 256mb or 128mb
13 always used tweaked gfx drivers i personally use omega drivers for my radeon 9800 pro
14 disable autoplay on all drives
15 download a memory cleaner program something like FreeRAM XP v1.40 and run it before u play
[CS Configs]
Configging is pointless nowadays valve removed all the hax cmds in 1.5 i think but there is still 1 or 2 commands which helps with reg but basically a default cfg seems to work best
cl_cmdbackup "0"
cl_resend "0"
gl_max_size "512"
rate "20000"
cl_rate "20000"
ex_interp "0.01"
cl_smoothtime "0.01"
THe End
Hope it explains some things for some of you :)