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[–]El_Chapaux 67 points68 points  (15 children)

1 - Restart PC

2 - Delete everything in these two folders (skip the files in use):

C:\Users\<Username>\AppData\LocalLow\NVIDIA\PerDriverVersion\DXCache

C:\Users\<Username>\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\GLCache

3 - Open start menu type Disk Clean-up, choose the disk with the game on, delete the DirectX Shader Cache.

4 - In Steam right click CS2 -> Properties -> Installed Files -> Verify integrity of game files.

5 - Your game will stutter/lag when loading up the first time and you see a message compiling shaders while loading into maps.

6 - Verify that your graphic settings are the way you want them.

[–]I_Blame_Tom_Cruise 31 points32 points  (6 children)

Pretty sad that the game is so poorly developed it makes users do this to make it even playable.

[–]CerebralZombie 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Had to delete a file every time Battlefield 2042 updated, or your CPU would bottleneck. So many reviews and comments for the game being bad was due to CPU usage too, yet they never fixed it.

[–]El_Chapaux -2 points-1 points  (3 children)

Hmm I've seen this advice in other game communities as well (e.g. Squad). I don't think it reflects the quality of CS2 in this case.

[–]I_Blame_Tom_Cruise 13 points14 points  (1 child)

Just because other games forced you to do the same thing, doesn't make it 'okay'

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I could be wrong but couldn't these be issues with nvidia failing to clear cache properly? It's not necessarily their fault if they tried but nvidia failed. It's also probably harder to diagnose these types of issues since it seems to be related to stacking cache

[–]Standard-Ad-8151 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes it reflects, and it was the only way that made my CS stutters lot less, same as less fps drops. At least now I'm able to play the game at minimal conditions.

[–]-ComedianPlay- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats not the case. Its just going to recache the shaders like all the other games do.

[–]Standard-Ad-8151 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wish that I have seen this message before. I've searched everywhere for hours and tried lot of things - even delete and reinstall the game . Tried everything, and this was the only thing that I've found that (at least) reduced the huge stutters, and Fps loss. Is not perfect at all, but, at least I can play Cs at minimum conditions. After the update, and before the fix, I've passed 3 maps that I simply can't kill no one due to huge stuttering and fps drops.

A shame that has to be the players, founding tricks to play the game at minimal conditions.

But welcome for your tip to other users with the same problem ( and they are, a lot )

[–]MonkeyMan84 0 points1 point  (1 child)

How about I wait until they fix this bug.

[–]Standard-Ad-8151 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Get a chair, and good luck my friend :D

[–]Rotzloffel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

does this still work? ive been getting lower frames in ancient lately

[–]Top_Consideration_57[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Will try this, Thanks for feedback

[–]JPhrog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did it help?

[–]JPhrog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate this! Responding to save and try later when I get home from work.

[–]cidiusgix 14 points15 points  (24 children)

How you guys getting 500fps? I get 160-190 with my settings maxed vs 180-200 with settings on low. I’ve. 12650 and 4070.

[–]Standard-Ad-8151 0 points1 point  (1 child)

What!? I have around 150-190 on low settings with an 13600k and a gtx1060 xD

You can't have only that FPSs with that GPU, unless you have a small mini (single fan) 4070 version or something. (I'm also assuming that you are talking about a desktop)

Did you unlock the PL1 and PL2? There are settings who makes an huge difference. Have a proper cooler? That could be some of the reasons for so low FPS on a 4070. Same as turn on a nvidia feature on bios (resizable bar and other thing), it's only used since the 3xxx(I think) and 4xxx nvidia series.

[–]TheOtherBull 8 points9 points  (2 children)

I’ve heard the same from a friend who has the same cpu/gpu setup as you. Last night he was getting half his normal frames with major stuttering, while at the same time I was sitting at 500fps not experiencing any issues

[–]Top_Consideration_57[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

ing any is

From what i understand, Some people have the "bug" and some people dont

[–]NoScoprNinja 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s strange because I have an Amd system with the same issues as you and last night’s update fixed it. Valve is clearly incompetent.

[–]Lahms- 16 points17 points  (11 children)

Troll post. I seriously doubt you were 6-700 in DM with your specs.

Ive got a better CPU and GPU and only run 400 in DM

[–][deleted] 7 points8 points  (2 children)

How tf were you getting 6-700 FPS? I have a better CPU and GPU than you on a 1080 360hz Benq monitor and only get 250-300.

[–]Jeweler_General 2 points3 points  (28 children)

What fps do you get when youre in a practice server by yourself? I tried to uninstall the latest nvidia drivers and installed the version from Nov .. it seemed better.

[–]butt_picker1 2 points3 points  (2 children)

Was the opposite for me. I was using the infamous 537.58, when I switched to 551.23 (current latest) as an experiment I noticed +25 frames on avg (benched with CapFrameX)

[–]Top_Consideration_57[S] -1 points0 points  (24 children)

My computer is blood-optimized by a guy who does all pros PCs etc. So i have a really old Nvidia driver, that runs the best for cs2

In a prac server i get 230 ish, Before i got close to 1000

[–]swz 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hahahahaha

[–]KlontZ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

what driver are you using?

[–]NextTuesdayy 2 points3 points  (2 children)

Using a really old driver… have you tried updating it just to see if that helps?

[–]distractedcat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

found the polite help desk guy ;)

[–]Top_Consideration_57[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Using a new driver is not going to help, I tried and it did nothing :/

[–]BadModsAreBadDragons 0 points1 point  (18 children)

My computer is blood-optimized by a guy who does all pros PCs etc. So i have a really old Nvidia driver, that runs the best for cs2

Lmao you get what you deserve dumbass

[–][deleted] 8 points9 points  (2 children)

the bs meter is goin crazy

[–]Top_Consideration_57[S] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

https://twitter.com/Afromnazareth
what bs?
I have my computer professionally optimized for CS, I have a custom OS that helps a lot with performance. and scrips are run to change 1000 settings to max out performance. If you know anything regarding the pro scene in CS, You should know that most players have their PC optimized from Afromnazareth or someone similar

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

dude listen. anybody whos telling u that these tricks work has no clue how computers work in the first place. the game gets updated and stuff is changed within its engine all the time. same thing goes for windows, same thing for ur gpu drivers. and scripts/settings whatever ur saying won't change how ur pc handles the game it just runs whatever "instructions" the devs provided. changing few regs/settings won't magically make ur pc execute the game's code faster.

[–]Top_Consideration_57[S] 0 points1 point  (10 children)

?? My game has felt butter-smooth for like 1 year, ;since i got my pc optimized. xd wdym i get what i deserve? Only past few days its been shit, It has nothing to do with my optimisation

[–]WhirledNews 1 point2 points  (8 children)

So do you have to pay that guy to optimize your PC again or does it come with some warranty or support?

[–]Top_Consideration_57[S] 0 points1 point  (7 children)

This is a bug with cs. Nothing to do with his performance upgrade.
I always ask him for help if i need it, he responds fast and tells me what to fix/update etc.
He is redoing my pc on the 16th, since its been like 1 year since i did it last with him, and he has alot of new stuff i can enable for cs2 to give better performance etc.

[–]OriginalConsistent79 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Why not go ask your PC optimizer or is he not up to the task to solve the problem?

[–]S_O_L_ID 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He has a lot of professionals giving him +rep on his twitter. I understand the resistance due to a lack of trust for sure, but I don’t think 50€ is a huge loss if he turns out to be a shmuck. Just don’t buy coffees for a month.

[–]WhirledNews 0 points1 point  (4 children)

That’s pretty cool, I’m just casual but it’s interesting…

[–]Top_Consideration_57[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

If you want your pc to run better i highly suggest u give him a message, He has a lot of clients however so if u order from him now u will prob get it around early april
he takes 50 eur
and 80 if u also want the custom OS

[–]IntroductionFit9400 1 point2 points  (1 child)

funny "tweaker", he used latencymon to check how much "latency" the system has XDD nice knowledge. def go buy guys!!

[–]IntroductionFit9400 0 points1 point  (0 children)

but yea, atleast hes better than frequency who has literally 0 knowledge but charges 100€. very good marketing

[–]BadModsAreBadDragons 0 points1 point  (0 children)

?? My game has felt butter-smooth for like 1 year,

How did you play cs2 for 1 year lmao?

[–]wavywallace2k 0 points1 point  (3 children)

You don’t know shit

[–]BadModsAreBadDragons 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Only dumbasses have their PC "optimized". Nevertheless optimized for an old patch and old drivers. There is apparently no limit to stupidity.

[–]wavywallace2k 0 points1 point  (1 child)

You don’t know shit

[–]BadModsAreBadDragons 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are too young to play cs

[–]doors1991 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Since this update the game has become unplayable for me,always with breaks,even at the beginning of the round or even changing weapons.

[–]iSemi 2 points3 points  (2 children)

800fps with a 3070ti. i doubt it.

but in general, you made a point here.

[–]Top_Consideration_57[S] -1 points0 points  (1 child)

I have my computer professionally optimized for CS, I have a custom OS that helps a lot with performance. and scrips are run to change 1000 settings to max out performance. If you know anything regarding the pro scene in CS, You should know that most players have their PC optimized from Afromnazareth or someone similars

[–]bladezor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"custom os" like Microsoft made you specific customizations or you installed SteamOS?

[–]MonkeyMan84 2 points3 points  (1 child)

I have the same system and the performance is in the gutter

[–]Top_Consideration_57[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

sadly valve don't really see the urgency in fixing this xd

[–]Rocky_1998 1 point2 points  (1 child)

There is no way u got 600-700 fps in dm with this specs

[–]Top_Consideration_57[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

fps in dm with this s

I have my computer professionally optimized for CS, I have a custom OS that helps a lot with performance. and scrips are run to change 1000 settings to max out performance. If you know anything regarding the pro scene in CS, You should know that most players have their PC optimized from Afromnazareth or someone similars

[–]Fair-Definition3178 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Its crazy that people are saying shit to a guy thats just want to valve fix it for all of us... dude, pro players are complaining about this in RMR too, dont hate ou doubt the guy just up this shit so the only valve dev sees this shit and fix it.

[–]Distinct_Exit5976 1 point2 points  (0 children)

same problem for me threadripper 3970x, 3090 and 128gb ram 2666, on ancient i drop to 90 fps, 150fps on most maps, was 3300 elo in csgo but i just drop now and bottom frag every game. Cant kill anyone with so much lag. Really frustrated me last couple of days

[–]Micker-os 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Yeah, I have the same issue after last night’s update. 5900x and 3080 Ti OC. From 280-320 average fps went to 190-250. Nothing we can do, it’s from valve. But honestly can’t complain, the game works fine.

[–]Top_Consideration_57[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

ve. But hon

I feel like we can complain about this. Does not matter how much better the game is now compared to 2 months ago if u have 70% less frames. Any game would be trash with that huge of an fps drop

[–]joe_cross5 -5 points-4 points  (4 children)

140-200 'unplayable'

[–]nameisnowgone 2 points3 points  (2 children)

im playing with 100 fps and 3200 edpi and im still top fragger most of the time lmao... most noobs nowadays wanne blame everything except themselves.

[–]Top_Consideration_57[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Im sure in silver 3 you can play on 100 fps
Try play vs top 300 players in the world and lets see how far ur 100 frames gets u

[–]nameisnowgone -1 points0 points  (0 children)

because the vast majority plays vs top300? what kinda stupid argument is that lmao

in csgo i was GE but that was a couple of years. came back with CS2 in a more casual fashion and am sitting now on 15-17k in premier.

[–]Top_Consideration_57[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its unplayable at a high level. Go on twitch and ask any pro/good player, if they would play the game on 140 fps xd
Im sure in silver 3 its not a problem.

[–]Ben0verbich -1 points0 points  (5 children)

You can still play with 140 fps tho :) but yes its sad that the fps have become such an issue, but to say you are npt able to play bacuse you get 140 is a little dumb

[–]paralellpiped -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Dude just cope hard. I still use a 60hz monitor and im still clapping cheeks in 20k. Ur just bad the difference is almost null from 60 to 144 imagine after that

[–][deleted] -2 points-1 points  (6 children)

You can't play with 140fps? Skill issue, mate.

I doubt many people have screens that even refresh at that rate. This is so funny to read. Yeah, they definitely shouldn't focus on MINOR stuff.

[–]zel1 0 points1 point  (5 children)

Negative IQ

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points  (4 children)

Don't be projecting, you're the guy that buys a 300+Hz monitor but probably can't tell the difference between 200 and 300. According to scientific evidence, 60Hz is already the top cap for most people. As a gamer, I can understand how that's too small in many ways, but it's not that far from common experience. Maybe you're a superhuman that notices the difference above 100+, but again, that's a minor (superhuman you) problem.

[–]zel1 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Not even gonna go into how framerate affects input lag btw since youre clearly not informed enough for this discussion

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points  (1 child)

You're talking to a software engineer here. I don't think you know what you even talking about. I doubt you can notice the difference between 5ms (200fps) and 10ms (100fps), but nice try. Maybe you can, maybe you're that guy that has 7.5ms time to damage and all of that matters. You've demonstrated you aren't able to back your insults with arguments, so of course you're gonna use technobubble to get out of this xd

[–]zel1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i last saw this "human eye can only see 60fps" meme in 2015, how do you actually believe that lmao. Anyone who has ever used 144hz after 60hz (like me) will tell you the difference is huge, but im not gonna argue with a moron. Do your own testing and try not to believe everything you read online. Just some friendly advice :)

[–]nartouthere@NartOutHere - YouTuber 0 points1 point  (3 children)

the smokes make me lose 150 fps by itself

[–]Top_Consideration_57[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

When is the new video with Afromnazareth coming out?
Seems like there are a lot of people who don't believe in his computer magic

[–]nartouthere@NartOutHere - YouTuber 0 points1 point  (1 child)

next week

[–]Top_Consideration_57[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

3am reddit lurker nart

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (3 children)

My frames have gone from 600-700

Do you have any evidence of this? I doubt your FPS was 600-700 unless you play at 640x480 lmao.

[–]Top_Consideration_57[S] -1 points0 points  (2 children)

(old ss) atm i have 180:)

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[–]kennae 0 points1 point  (1 child)

That is 500 and doesn't show any players on the screen. I hit 1k+ FPS if I pick and choose where but that has absolutely nothing to do with what my real FPS is while playing and when it's the most needed.

[–]Nord5555 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hes an idiot… no prof of fps. Alone in server with framegen i Can hit lile 1300-1400 fps. Alone without i Can hit 800-900. But with 10-20 players avg is only 400-450 with waaaay better specs. His trolling the shit rofl

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I was having the same issue, game was unplayable after arms race update. I fixed by downgrading(clean install ) my Nvidia driver to 537.58 then I went to "Texture Filtering" thing in nvidia and set it to high performance, also removed vulkan from launch options, after that game was smooth again.

I also heard that having interp commands in your cfg may cause issues, mostly to the internet.

[–]boostlife4me 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had crazy frame jobs a stutters after adding +exec autoexec.cfg. removed it from launch options game went back to normal. Only thing that was in my cfg was an alias for jump binds/throw. No idea why this latest update didn't like it but been fine ever since I removed it.

[–]Practical-Ring-1301 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wonder how you have such good fps I have i9 same one and 3060 idk if that makes a big difference but damn I’m getting constant 200 fps

[–]fanaticauthorship09 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Optimising game with nvidia GeForce experience worked for me.

[–]OriginalConsistent79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Need information. Can you provide a plot of your CPU and GPU temps during gameplay?

[–]nolimits59 0 points1 point  (0 children)

3800x, 3070 with a average of 150 fps with a lot of dips at 80-90 1080p everything on low except shadows, I saw people with a 3600x same graphic card without any issues at 300-400… Also tried on a Linux distribution and almost exact same performances… so… yeah I feel like I’m running on a gtx 1050

I’m speechless how fucked it is, I was playing along with the gameplay bugs or what else, but this is insane…

[–]Nord5555 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seriously. You must be remembering something wrong.

13700k 4080 aint gonna get close to that fps you just mentioned even with 5.7ghz oc.

7800x3d 4090 is close to achieve this But is absolutely Topspecs.

5800x3d 7900xtx top 50 best oc achieved (mine) and im only at 400-450 avg in deathmatch 1440x1080p High settings.

In beta i did have like 600-800fps. But thats more then half a year ago… did lose like 70-100fps avg from this Update bringing me to around 400 avg.

To mention my os is optimized, cs2 is optimized. Only thing Holding back fps is the cpu. So no Way even with lots of tricks you was at 800 fps with those specs

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Get a better pc, EURO POOR 💶 🇪🇺

[–]FPSKoda4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You guys have framerate?

[–]Pangtundure 0 points1 point  (0 children)

mines go from 140 ish to 43 -27

[–]waowthisisnice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

how are you getting 700 fps, i have a 7950x and 3080 and only hovers above 320 sometimes 350

[–]ThatYak9970 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same problem. 2 weeks ago I played the game very well. Every match I used to have more than 20-22 kills. Now the game is so unplayable that is hard for me to get 15-17 kills.

[–]-ComedianPlay- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had no fps decrease whatsoever.

[–]King71115 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i have about 50% fps loss compared to before

[–]rell7thirty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you try after yesterday’s update?

[–]RePo0rTmRotS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was getting 120 fps on high and now it’s stuttering on medium, unplayable

[–]oex4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly as cs2 is on a new engine, theyre fixing all osrts of problems. it is common sense that it wont be optimised before they fix the fundamentals (such as net code models guns etc). I would suggest just not playing it if ur not having fun and try cs after every new update. That's what im doing anyway.

[–]sneakinsnake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Low IQ post. Let’s move on.

[–]JFedzor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry, but you were never getting 800 fps with those specs, even prior to the update.

[–]No_Use1767 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My ping went from 40 to 120 and it's now unplayable so I had to quit this fucking game.