Troubleshooting Lag, Stuttering & FPS Issues
If you're experiencing lag, stuttering, FPS drops, delay, freezing, or odd mouse movement with Crosshair X, there are several potential causes. Follow this step-by-step troubleshooting guide to identify and fix your performance issues.
Update Windows
1
Make sure your Windows operating system is updated to the latest version available. This ensures compatibility and optimal performance.
Enable Hardware Acceleration
1
Open Crosshair X.
2
Navigate to the Options page.
3
Set Hardware Acceleration to on.
Optimize Mouse Settings
1
Open your mouse software.
2
Set your mouse polling rate to 1000Hz or lower, especially when using a system with a weaker CPU.
Close Resource-Heavy Background Programs
Close any unnecessary or resource-intensive programs running in the Windows system tray/hidden icon menu, such as:
- Wallpaper Engine
- Rainmeter
- Lively Wallpaper
- Recording apps (Medal, Steelseries.gg, etc.)
GPU-Specific Optimizations
For NVIDIA GPUs:
1
Open the NVIDIA overlay (press Alt+Z by default).
2
Navigate to the Instant replay page and disable it.
3
Navigate to the Highlights page and disable it.
For AMD GPUs:
1
Open your AMD Radeon software.
2
Globally disable these features:
- Fluid Motion Frames
- Anti-lag
- Anisotropic Filtering
- Instant replay
3
Try with AMD Freesync enabled/disabled to see what works best for your system.
Set Crosshair X to Realtime Priority
1
Open the Windows task manager.
2
Navigate to the Details page.
3
Search for "crosshair" and right-click each Crosshair X instance, hover over 'set priority' and set all to Realtime.
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- Published:July 24, 2024
