-By default your monitor is likely set at 60Hz when it's well capable of
reaching 85-100Hz+. Making sure the "hide modes my monitor can't display"
box is ticked, select the highest refresh rate your monitor can safely
handle. Unfortunately while this does set your desktop refresh rate to
optimal values, there is a nasty bug in Windows XP that resets this
everytime you play an OpenGL or D3D game (without you knowing, and setting
it back to optimal when you return to the desktop). To fix this, download a
program such as ReForce to lock your refresh rate at specified resolutions.
- Note: If you'd like to have CS run smoother, enable Vsync. With ATi cards
make sure to enable triple buffering under the OpenGL compatibility options
if you want a performance boost when Vsync is enabled.
Something else I would suggest would be to install Coolbits, Coolbits is a
program that OC's your video card giving an extra little boost of
performance, which can help those people out with major FPS problems.
Download the registry install file, install it and go to your video card
tab, click Clock Frequencies and enable, you will have to reboot your PC.
Check the "Apply at Startup" button and click OK and reboot your PC. If you
notice wierd colors in CS on your walls, lower the Core/Memory clock
frequencies by 2-3 until they are not noticable anymore.`
Counter-Strike
Step #1:
Go to your "C:\windows\system32\" folder and search for the file
atioglxx.dll" if you are ATI User
nvoglnt.dll" if you are nVidia User
opengl32.dll" is the Default OpenGL Driver if you don't use ATI or nVidia
rightclick the File and click "copy".
Step #2:
Go to the folder "gldrv" in your Counter-Strike folder. Usually located at
"Steam\SteamApps\YourAccountName\coun...
Inside this folder are 2 files. Rename the "3dfxgl.dll" to whatever you
want. Now press CTRL + V or do a rightclick and "paste". Now you should see
the file we just copied from the "system32" folder.
Step #3:
Open the file "drvmap.txt" with a Editor (Notepad or whatever), but do not
use MS-Word!
Delete everything inside this file! Now write the new Line:
"gldrv/nvoglnt.dll OpenGL Driver" (without the " ") if you are nVidia User
"gldrv/atioglxx.dll OpenGL Driver" (without the " ") if you are ATI User
"gldrv/opengl32.dll OpenGL Driver" (without the " ") if you use Default
OpenGL
Save and close this file.
Step #4:
Restart Steam, Start Counter-Strike and go straight to "Options". Go to the
Video Tab and choose OpenGL (left top "Renderer"), click apply and ok.
