Guides: PC hardware, FPS and Steam games
Practical guides for PC gamers: how to check your hardware, test your PC, fix FPS drops and find out whether a game runs before you buy it.
- How to check your PC hardware: GPU, CPU, RAM and VRAMFind out which graphics card, processor, RAM and VRAM your PC has in under a minute, on Windows, Linux, macOS and Steam Deck. No download needed.
- How to benchmark your gaming PC (and stress test it safely)Benchmark your gaming PC the right way: free benchmark tools, in-game benchmarks, average FPS vs. 1% lows, and how to stress test CPU and GPU safely.
- FPS drops and stutter: causes and fixes, and how to optimize your PC for gamingWhy your FPS drops and how to fix it: GPU or CPU limit, VRAM, heat, RAM settings, background apps and Windows settings. A checklist that works.
- Steam game won't launch? 10 fixes that actually workSteam game won't start, crashes on launch or shows 'Running' and stops? Verify files, drivers, redistributables, antivirus, overlays and more, step by step.
- How to check if your PC meets a game's system requirementsWhere to find a game's system requirements, what minimum and recommended really mean, and how to compare your graphics card and CPU with the listed ones.