Many games are gradually turning from ordinary “toys” into real sports disciplines: serious tournaments with impressive prize pools are held on them. But getting to tournaments is not so easy - you need to learn how to play well, then interact with the team and find one to play together. But, most importantly, you need to install the desired game.
How to get CS GO - first steps
CS GO is a game that is freely sold on Steam. You can buy it, you can win by participating in free contests, finally, you can get it as a gift from a friend. But, as it usually happens, before acquiring a game, you must familiarize yourself with its requests. The system requirements of the game CS GO are certain indicators necessary for its normal functioning. You can find their listings on the Steam trading platform itself and on the official website of the same trading platform.
Attention: Steam is the only official supplier and copyright holder of the game, so do not risk buying the game elsewhere.
Requirements
So, the minimum system requirements of CS GO at the moment are as follows:
- The operating system is Windows 7 / Vista / XP (preferably 2nd).
- Required processor type: Intel® Core ™, no lower than 2 Duo E6600, AMD Phenom ™ X3 8750 may be an option.
- Required RAM: 2 GB RAM.
- The model of the video card is no lower than 256 MB.
- DirectX version 9 or higher.
- The amount of occupied memory: 8 GB.
If your computer meets the specified requirements, then the game will run without problems on it. True, talking about high performance or FPS (frames per second) is not necessary. This is just the bare minimum for playing CS GO. System requirements, as a rule, do not take into account other important things that will directly affect the game, but about them a little later.
Heavier option
If you want to play with the maximum graphics settings, then you will need other parameters of your iron monster. The maximum system requirements of CS GO are not given anywhere, and all because it is practically impossible to withdraw them. Such requirements can otherwise be called recommended, but, again, they only take into account the indicators of your "iron", and not its condition or load. In accordance with the recommendations, the following indicators are needed:
- Operating systems are the same as for the minimum.
- Required processor type: Intel Core, AMD Phenom II X3 is also suitable, the main condition is no lower than 2.4 GHz.
- RAM will require 1 Gb more.
- The amount of occupied memory is unchanged.
- Graphics card model: no lower than nVidia GeForce GTX 480 and its analogs.
- The DirectX version is also unchanged.
If your iron comrade possesses these characteristics, then you are likely to be able to run the game at maximum settings, while its performance, like the performance of your computer, will not decrease. True, do not forget about such a thing as response in online games - if you have serious problems with the response of the game, then, perhaps, the matter is in the lost packets during data transfer, and not in the system parameters.
PC costs
But if you want to start the game CS GO at maximum graphics settings, system requirements for you should not be a priority. Firstly, any processor has a habit of wear, which leads to a decrease in its performance. An important role is played by the operating time of the PC, as well as the load that he experienced during this time. Secondly, if you are going to play multiplayer, then you also need a good Internet connection. If you have a poor-quality connection, you can turn off all unnecessary programs that use the Internet, downloads, which will increase the data transfer speed. Finally, your FPS directly depends on the load on the processor, and it is here that you can “cheat” a little in order to give the game speed.
Raise the FPS
The easiest option to increase the performance and speed of the game CS GO (the system requirements do not matter at the same time) - set all the graphics settings to a minimum, disabling all applications, from Skype to browsers. True, then the picture will look much worse, the animation of all actions will become much rougher, and the numerous special effects that abound in any shooters will cease to look as spectacular as with normal settings. The second option is to relieve the load on your processor, so most of your PC’s power will be spent on CS. To do this, use the task manager (called by Alt + Ctrl + Del, in Windows 8 / 8.1, select "Task Manager" in the resulting context menu), open it and go to the "Performance" tab. Here you can find out all the information about the load on your computer at the moment, determine which programs or applications take the lion's share of the health of your computer and, if possible, turn them off. Just don’t try to touch system processes or applications - they are necessary for the normal functioning of the entire PC! For example, some antiviruses can have a serious impact on the operation of your computer, so that they can be turned off or paused during the game.
Work with a graphics card
The most controversial, but guaranteed effective method of increasing the performance of your entire PC as a whole is the "overclocking" of the video card. Thus, with the relatively low performance of your computer, you can comfortably play CS GO. System requirements are always taken with some lead: with the understanding that your video card never works 100%. She wears out so quickly, and even this is not necessary. However, skilled craftsmen came up with many programs to increase the performance of video cards. In part, this can also be done using the settings available on the computer. Just be careful: it’s not for nothing that your video card does not work at full capacity: this way precious energy is saved and its wear is reduced. In no case do not try to “disperse” it yourself if you do not have special knowledge.