I Tried Every Windows Optimization for FPS (+ Benchmarks)

In this video, we're diving deep into some of the most popular Windows optimization myths that gamers and optimizer gurus swear by. If you've ever wondered if tweaking certain Windows settings can truly give you a noticeable FPS boost, this video is for you! We’ll go through each setting, explain what it does, and reveal whether it actually impacts your gaming performance or if it’s just placebo. Here’s what we’ll cover: ► Fullscreen Optimizations: Enabled vs Disabled ► Game Mode: On vs Off, does it really help? ► NVIDIA Reflex: Latency reduction or placebo? ► Fullscreen vs Borderless: Which gives better FPS? ► Power Plan Tweaks: Does "High Performance" really make a difference? ► Windows Visual Effects: Should you disable them? ► NVIDIA Control Panel Settings: What actually impacts FPS? ► Windows Game Bar: Can disabling it improve performance? ► Parked vs Unparked CPUs: Are you losing FPS? ► G-Sync: Should you enable it for competitive gaming? ► Optimizations for Windowed Games: What works and what doesn’t? ► Hardware Accelerated GPU Scheduling: A hidden FPS booster? ► Timer Resolution: Should you change it for better frame times? ► NVCleanstall: How does it optimize NVIDIA drivers? ► The %temp% Folder: Can clearing it boost FPS? ► Hyperthreading: Is it helping or hindering gaming performance? ► Efficiency Cores: Impact on gaming FPS? ► XMP: Does it affect gaming performance? ► Hardware Prefetcher: Should it be disabled? Join our Discord https://discord.gg/XTXuJA9eKb 🔗 Programs Used CapFrameX: https://www.capframex.com/ UnparkCPU: https://coderbag.com/programming-c/disable-cpu-core-parking-utility LatencyMon: https://www.resplendence.com/latencymon 🖥️ Bench System Intel i5 - 14600KF NVidia RTX 4070 32GB DDR5 RAM 1TB SAMSUNG 980 PRO NVME 📃 Games Fortnite Valorant Counter-Strike 2 Watch as we test these settings on real games, with benchmarks and comparisons to give you the truth behind every tweak. Stop wasting time on myths and make sure you're only using settings that truly optimize your Windows games. 🔔 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell for more myth-busting content! Music Credit: Les​Free​Music - Girl Dreams https://soundcloud.com/lesfreemusic/girl-dreams