PC maintenance

[kirix]

so with defiance less then 24 hours away its time all you gamers out there do some much needed maintenance before the game goes live.

this is to the more casual / new commers with mid range machines (any high end gamer has a highly maintained rig).

so obv the basics

defrag (if on windows use a CHKDSK and restart your pc then defrag after)

clean up system registery

clean your hardware and fans (and i meen clean them with a little brush and an air duster u can buy these from pound shops all over the UK) and clean everything and get rid of all the dust.

new thermal paste for your CPU / GPU if you have not done so in the last 6 months (a heavy use machine its recomended every 6 months). if u are no sure about your GPU heatsink dont even try it.

clean your mouse optics

clean your mouse surface (table pad etc)

clean your keyboard (soemtimes a bit of food etc gets stuck in your keys and then it wont respond)

clean your moniter with a microfiber cloth and screen cleaner (smudgey screen = distorted image)

clean your speakers dust can reduce sound quality.

close your curtains / blinds but leave a window open for air flow (for ur pc)

hide your wife and hide your kids so they dont disturb you (if u have any if not hide your pet)

and get lots and lots of red bull (if like me u got all week of work paid holiday )

dotn go QQ on forums at 8:05 because the servers are not on.

expect some server issues at the start (look at GW2 3 day headstart lololol)

if your cross hairs is red kill it !111!1!!!!1

im not very good at guides so just throwing it out there. feel free to add more things to clean / maintain.

[dirtyklingon]

windows vista and later don't need to be manually defragged, it does so continually when the pc is in an idle state.

if you don't know what you're doing(and you probably don't) don't touch the registry for any reason. no. don't. just don't.


you don't need to reapply thermal paste during the life of your current hardware. and certainly not every 6 months. and if you don't know what you're doing, you should probably not touch those at all. and you most definitely probably don't know what you're doing so don't.

[kirix]

eww dont leave auto defrag on. it will try and do it every time you log in.

if you defrag manually atleast once a week you are good to go.

registry is easy if you have the right programs that are offical. you just let it sort it out. (not hard)

you do if you are a heavy overclocked user pumping loads of hours every day. after 6 months my thermal paste was more crusty then pasty . belive it or not ive been using gameing rigs for a very long time.

[dirtyklingon]

it won't defrag when you are doing something heavy, and you won't notice it.

one of the best parts of post xp windows is no longer defraggign manually.



and thermal paste is meant to set/cook into a crust. it's not meant to stay soft and gooey.

[Far_Too_Jones]

another thing is keep an eye on video card driver updates. Hopefully Nvidia will have some Defiance specific improvements coming out. Also, i've never had the need to reapply thermal paste, but my pc doesn't run too hot.

[Senel]

Think most of these suggestions are for people who know/built their rigs and probably already know this. However the cleaning the keyboard, etc is always a good reminder im doing my desk today & shopping for fuel for myself too lol

[dirtyklingon]

another thing is keep an eye on video card driver updates. Hopefully Nvidia will have some Defiance specific improvements coming out. Also, i've never had the need to reapply thermal paste, but my pc doesn't run too hot.

nvidia just released a new WHQL driver the other day. 314.xx. i didn't see anything about defiance in it. i don't think defiance really needs any driver side stuff.

if you have problems such as CTDs or w/e, do try the latest drivers though.

[Ith]

Also, Do NOT defrag if you have SSD.

[Quirky]

Think most of these suggestions are for people who know/built their rigs and probably already know this. However the cleaning the keyboard, etc is always a good reminder im doing my desk today & shopping for fuel for myself too lol

We're all gamers here, we all know its not Food or Drink stuck in our Keyboards/Mice.

[Senel]

We're all gamers here, we all know its not Food or Drink stuck in our Keyboards/Mice.

It's mostly grime for sweat all over my keyboard and mouse.