Tuning and Tweaks
Tweaks may or may not provide a benefit and could remove functionality you find useful.
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Turn off Enhance Pointer Precision in the mouse control panel. Pointer trails could be a problem.
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Check out the Ease of Access Center. Decide if you want do disable any key combinations that invoke accessibility options. (Region and Language, keyboard and languages, change keyboards also has some key combos, and ink input methods).
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Do you have many programs or taskbar items starting when you boot? Turn the ones you don’t need off. (resolution requires some expertise)
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If you are using windows 8.1, have you looked at[/li]http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows8_1-gaming/mouse-lag-in-video-games-since-upgrading-to/85c28c06-b13c-43be-8282-88528c42e400 and
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]Have you considered uninstalling the gadget platform and tablet component windows features on Windows 7?
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Look at control panel->sound->playback->default device->properties->advanced->default format. Have you considered changing to a 44100 hz sample rate while playing grim dawn?
Note: As of Grim Dawn, Build 20 (B20), the in-game options menu has been enhanced with the ability to select the audio output device. Adjust which device you look at accordingly.
If you are using HDMI audio or a digital audio output, the connected audio device would need to support the 44100 sample rate. In addition you probably have to go to the control panel, open up properties for the digital/hdmi output and go to Supported Formats to enable the 44.1 kHz sample rate; if you do not, it may be converted. -
Do you need steam community features for this game? If not, turn it off,
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Close the steam window before playing a game. (This doesn’t cause steam to exit)
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On Windows 7, have you tried running Grim Dawn using an Aero Theme and a Windows 7 Basic Theme? Is System control panel -> Advanced System Settings -> Performance -> Enable Desktop Composition option on or off?