Chugging on a Budget PC

I'm running league at 140 to 90 FPS on a 225$ computer. The thing is ancient.

A little about myself, I used to build custom Overclocked water cooled computers. I'm familiar with hardware, basic Windows software, and some Linux.

Screen - Dell E1777FP 17'' GPU - Nvidia gtx 1050 CPU - Amd Athlon(tm) X4 760K quad core Ram - 8Gb Kingston Motherboard MSI A55M-E33 (MS-7721)

It chugged really hard but I was able to optimize it.
League Client: Go to the top right and click on the gear icon. Enable "Low Spec Mode" and enable "Close Client Ingame". Low spec removes the extra graphics and animations from the background. It won't look as good, but it removes the client lag. Close Client Ingame shuts off the client when you're running the game. Getting out of the game will be slower so you might not be able to talk smack about your pentakill before the other gamers queue up for another game.

Make sure to do a virus scan to check if there is anything running in the background illegally.

I shut down background processes in Windows. There are alot of apps running in the background at all times. Here are some resources I used.
Make sure to go to Control Panel, System and Security, Power Options. Windows normally has it at Balanced. Click the down arrow new the bottom and select High Performance. You can play with the settings in advanced if you want. XD

Here are some resources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd6oYUVrcvk&t=627s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8CLiTUTcp4

• Yes Windows uses key logger software, Cortana listens for key words to send you advertisings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9kFXnomRWQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8unagKHPGt8
• The last one is more hands on. It enables the redundant cores on your CPU. Like hard drives the CPU has extra cores that it saves in case a core goes bad over time. Think of it like running your car on 3 cylinders instead of using all 6. Kindof a no duh.
• It takes more wattage and generates a little more heat. (much less heat than overclocking) Make sure your Power Supply can take the extra draw. Make sure your cooler can handle the extra heat.
• An indicator your power supply isn't strong enough is that after getting into a game the computer will chug or shut off. The draw was too much and bios didn't have enough power to run. You'll need to upgrade your PSU. Make a list of everything in your computer. CPU, Ram, Hard drive, motherboard, graphics card and add the wattage up. A good rule of thumb is to have 30% extra power as a buffer. I like Corsair or Thermaltake. Stay away from the no name brands. They can send power spikes through your computer and ruin it. (personal experience. I lost 800$)
• An indicator that your CPU cooler isn't enough is that after 5-20 minutes the game starts to chug. Most chips have a switch that slows down the chip when it thinks it's getting too hot. "Thermal Throttling You'll want to get into a better cooler. Note: Getting a new cooler is easy. Look for copper, aluminum tends to reflect heat back into the chip. You'll need thermal paste. Stay away from the acrylic and ceramic based pastes because they reflect heat. Look for the metal base. I use Arctic Silver 5. It's 6$ on ebay. When applying the paste use just enough to cover the surface of the chip. Too much and it gets everywhere and can short the board. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Arctic-Silver-5-Premium-High-Density-Thermal-Paste-Grease-Compound-3-5g-AS5/231018538107?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908105057%26meid%3D9e5be3a2a1794882bbecccbd2f6eef1b%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D15%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D231018538107%26itm%3D231018538107%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2380057&_trksid=p2380057.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3A188bfeaa-26c2-11ea-83e2-74dbd1806459%7Cparentrq%3A3afb9f7616f0aafabcbaea35ff9f5224%7Ciid%3A1

Overall I've been running League, Discord, and Streaming with OBS Studio with no problems.

Hopes this helps!

See you on the Rift,

• RavensReaper 1.2 mil Kindred Mastery