Why Valorant Frisite: What to do to optimize the game for a weak and powerful computer

Valorant - Quite a new game, so there are still a lot of bugs, errors at startup. It is no exception to the situation when Valorant lies down (freeze, slows down) not only on a weak, but also on a powerful PC.

Why Valorant's Frisite

Reasons Valorant can brake a lot mass For example:

• too much CPU and GPU load, lack of RAM due to the computer's performance not meeting the game's system requirements;
• a large number of running programs and running processes in the background, in addition to the game, which eat up some of the requirements;
• for some users, Valorant does not work well precisely because of the Vanguard anti-read, without which it is impossible to play at all;
• old versions of installed Windows components and drivers per graphics card.

What to do with lags

1. First, just restart the PC, perhaps the tasks include a planned installation of downloaded updates.
2. Close all programs except the game itself and the running anti-reading system Vanguard. This is especially true for resource-intensive programs such as Internet browsers, skype, antiviruses and others.
3. Go to Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc Combination).Open the Processes tab.Look at the CPU column and Memory.If there are any running processes that take up a lot of resources, complete them, but only if you know exactly what kind of program it is.Also check out the AutoBoot tab, which displays programs that start when Windows boots. We recommend disconnecting items from the auto-boot as much as possible, leaving only the essentials.Restart your computer.
4. Make room on the disk where Valorant is installed The game weighs about 8.5 GB, and with subsequent updates, the amount of space taken can increase significantly. Therefore, it is recommended to allocate at least one and a half to two times more storage space.
5. For the duration of the game or forever, you can disable the visuals in Windows that also load the graphics card Click on the My Computer shortcut, go to Properties Next, do everything as shown in the screenshot below.
6. Many modern computers run on two drives, the first is a solid-state drive (SSD), which is designed to install only the operating system and programs on it. The second is a hard drive, designed to store other files that are subject to constant deletion and overwriting. SSD is much faster than HDD, so it is recommended to install it on the first one.
7. Defragment hard. Right-click on disk icon, open properties. Next, go to the Service tab and defragment along with optimization. Sometimes such actions can remove lags. SSD defragmentation cannot be done.
8. Clean Windows from unnecessary files and accumulated cache Use CCleaner.Free version of software is enough for the task.
9. Install the latest updates for the graphics card and Windows OS components.

Valorant optimization

Only graphics degradation will help remove friezes effectively, especially if the PC is very weak - reducing image quality both in the game and customizing the graphics card for a specific program. In our case - Valorant.

All the nuances are described in more detail in our other article: how to increase the FPS in Valorant.

On a powerful PC, lags are unlikely to be related to the characteristics of the hardware. Most likely, the problem is with Windows or some active programs that conflict with the game, and specifically with Vanguard, which is highly integrated into the system and can block the operation of components.

1. We advise you to clean the system, disable all security programs, antiviruses, firewalls, remove programs from autoloading, reboot Windows and try to play again. Perhaps the friezes will disappear and there will be more FPS.
2. When using the Discord communication program, turn off the overlay, which is not used so often and absorbs a lot of resources.
3. There will be a radical solution complete removal of Valorant and anti-reading followed by installation from scratch.

For very weak comps, it is sometimes recommended to disable standard components that you may never use on Windows. For example, print service, standard Windows games and others. Services and components like these do not load PCs much, but combined with other optimization actions, they can have little effect.