* Update your motherboard BIOS to the latest version and before updating you need to disable fTPM and secure boot technology.
* After updating the BIOS, you do not need to clear CMOS!
* After updating the BIOS, you need to reset the BIOS settings to default.
* Do not install drivers for the motherboard from the manufacturer's official website or from the hardware manufacturer AMD/iNTEL
Don't update your GPU driver.
BIOS settings
- SecureBoot Standard mode
You don't need to change anything else in the bios, leave everything as default.
Preparing the system
- Before installing Windows, enable Secure Boot in Standard mode and disconnect the internet cable.To clean your SSD/HDD of the old system and hidden partitions with viruses, boot to the flash drive containing the Windows installer and press Shift+F10.
diskpart
list disk
select disk "your SSD/HDD"
clean
convert gpt
exit
- Install a clean Windows 11 Home 25h2 using the media creation tool
To skip the internet connection during installation, press Shift+F10 and enter the following: start ms-cxh:localonly
- Update Windows through settings and also install "optional updates"
Do not install drivers from the official AMD, Intel, or vendor websites.
All drivers should be installed exclusively via Windows Update.
- Update all applications through the Microsoft Store, this is necessary as there are important system components.
Windows Tweaks
- Disable mouse acceleration
- Increase your audio and microphone volume
- Enable the High Performance power plan
- Disable all Windows animations and effects
- Disable unnecessary programs from startup
NVIDIA Tweaks
- Activate the Performance preset in 3D settings
- In the global 3D settings, set the power plan to Maximum Performance.
Texture quality on High performance
- Set scaling to display and full screen and activate override scaling mode set by games
To make display scaling work, you need an appropriate esports monitor.
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- Set the maximum refresh rate for your monitor in NVIDIA settings.
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- Unlock FPS limit
- Disable Nvidia Reflex
- Best Video Settings for CS2
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- Disable G-Sync.
- Do not disable DyAc technology or its equivalents.
BenQ monitors come pre-configured for competitive gaming, so you do not need to adjust the settings.
Mouse Tweaks
- Use the default black skates.
- Use a 1000Hz polling rate.
- Disable Motion Sync, etc.
- Do not use Xsoft mousepads, etc.; your sensitivity needs to be consistent.
Keyboard Tweaks
- Use a 1000Hz polling rate
For magnetic keyboards, this tweak will ruin the user experience
- Do not use overly aggressive settings offered by magnetic keyboards.
The server cannot track every single nano-tick of your movement, and your movements will fail to register because aggressive settings make you move too fast.
USB Tweaks
Connect the mouse to a USB port that is directly connected to the processor, and the keyboard to a chipset port that is isolated from other devices (RGB, etc.)
