HOLY CRAP PETER

@griffinsteachtech

1.3K followers · usually 3.2K views a post

Views

331.9K

Likes

19.3K

Comments

180

Shares

1.3K

SoundTikTok sound · Through The Wire Instrumental

Promoted product

Windows

Experience the Windows difference | Microsoft Windows

32 videos24 creators

Why it worked

The video provides a quick, actionable solution to a common problem faced by PC gamers: stuttering and low FPS. By demonstrating a simple, free tweak within a built-in Windows tool, it offers immediate value and encourages engagement through the call to action to share results.

Summary

This video explains how to improve gaming performance on a PC by adjusting the CPU priority of a game within Windows Task Manager. It demonstrates how background applications can consume CPU resources, leading to stuttering, and shows how setting the game's priority to 'above normal' can resolve this issue.

Structure

1Introduce the problem of stuttering gameplay due to Windows resource allocation.
2Explain how background apps and Windows itself can starve games of CPU power.
3Instruct viewers to open Task Manager and find their game's executable.

Original caption

how to get hidden performance on your gaming PC 🤯 #gta6gameplay #pctricks #TechTips #gaming #foryoupage

More from @griffinsteachtech

Product placement

Windows (operating system) - It manages CPU power and background processes. Removing it would change how the computer operates. Task Manager (Windows utility) - It is used to view and manage running processes and their priorities. Removing it would prevent the user from making the described changes. Google Chrome (web browser) - Appears in Task Manager, but is not interacted with. Its removal would not change what happens in the video. Slack (communication app) - Appears in Task Manager, but is not interacted with. Its removal would not change what happens in the video. Discord (communication app) - Appears as an icon, but is not interacted with. Its removal would not change what happens in the video. Apple (computer brand) - Appears as a logo on the laptop, but the laptop is not interacted with. Its removal would not change what happens in the video.

Call to action

Drop your before and after FPS in the comments

On-screen text

HOLY CRAP PETER I JUST CHANGED ONE SETTING INSIDE TASK MANAGER AND MY GAME WENT FROM STUTTERING AND DROPPING FRAMES EVERY 30 SECONDS TO RUNNING SMOOTHER THAN IT EVER HAS ME EXACTLY 10 SECONDS BECAUSE WINDOWS HAS GAME OF CPU POWER BY TREATING THE SAME PRIORITY AS EVERY RANDOM BACKGROUND APP SINCE DAY ONE AND AMERICAN GAMER IS SUFFERING BECAUSE OF IT RIGHT NOW YOUR BROWSER YOUR DISCORD YOUR BACKGROUND UPDATERS GAME FOR CPU POWER EVERY SINGLE SECOND YOU PLAY AND WINDOWS JUST LETS IT HAPPEN WINDOWS TO PUT MY GAME FIRST OPEN YOUR GAME FIRST THEN PRESS CONTROL PLUS SHIFT PLUS ESCAPE TO OPEN TASK MANAGER TASK MANAGER IS OPEN WHAT DO I DO NEXT CLICK THE DETAILS TAB FIND YOUR GAME EXE IN THE LIST RIGHT CLICK SELECT SET PRIORITY ABOVE WHY ABOVE NORMAL AND NOT HIGH SETTING PRIORITY TO HIGH CAN ACTUALLY CRASH YOUR ENTIRE PC YOUR GAME MAXIMUM PRIORITY SAFELY WITHOUT RISKING ANYTHING MY GAME IS ALREADY SMOOTHER AND THE GONE IN 10 SECONDS BECAUSE YOUR CPU IS FINALLY FIRST INSTEAD OF WASTING POWER ON BACKGROUND JUNK WINDOWS HAD THIS THE WHOLE TIME AND NEVER TOLD A SINGLE AMERICAN DO THIS RIGHT NOW DROP YOUR FPS IN THE COMMENTS

Transcript

Holy crap Peter, I just changed one setting inside Task Manager and my game went from stuttering and dropping frames every 30 seconds to running smoother than it ever has. And it took me exactly 10 seconds because Windows has starved your game of CPU power by treating it the same priority as every random background app since day one. And every American gamer is suffering because of it right now. Your browser, your Discord, your background updaters, all fighting your game for CPU power every single second you play. And Windows just lets it happen. I'm gonna force Windows to put my game first. Open your game first. Then press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to open Task Manager. Task Manager is open. What do I do next? Click the details tab. Find your game's .exe in the list. Right-click it. Select set priority. Select above normal. Why above normal and not high? Setting priority to high can actually crash your entire PC. Above normal gives your game maximum CPU priority safely without risking anything. My game is already smoother and the stuttering is completely gone in 10 seconds because your CPU is finally first instead of wasting power on background junk. Windows had this the whole time and never told a single American. Do this right now. Drop your before and after FPS in the comments.