Can’t buy a new GPU? Here’s how to make your graphics card faster
GPUs are a blazing hot commodity right now. If you’re unable to get your hands on a new one due to the shortages, don’t fret. There are quite a few things you can do to make your old GPU feel new again. Let’s make it cleaner, quieter, and cooler, and extract more frames per second from those games!
CLEAN UP YOUR HARDWARE
Before we get to the software tweaks, let’s talk about the physical GPU itself. The first thing you’ll want to do is remove it from your case and give it a good cleaning. This will involve removing built up dust. Were your GPU cables messy? Clean those up, too. This will go a long way in improving thermals now that the dust is gone and the airflow path is cleared. A neat system cabling process will help avoid cables touching your GPU fans, too. Be gentle and take precautions with static, though.
