Video games are often the only reason to buy a high-level PC, with a processor and video card of the latest generation, which costs enough.
For all the others, that is, for those who have a normal PC and not super-powerful ones, it is not that the games do not work at all, but it may be that they suffer from slowness or that they go jerky, thus being annoying to the eye.
This type of defect can sometimes be present not only on PC games, but also while watching videos, if in high quality.
In this article we will see how to solve the problem both in one case and in the other (even if the causes and solutions may be different), if the games are jerky and if even the videos do not look well and are jerky and not as smooth as they should .
You must therefore devote every resource to the game and give absolute priority to gameplay rather than graphics.
The important thing is to play, even if you cannot fully enjoy the aesthetic beauty of the game and the graphic details.
For games it is also very important to have the updated video card drivers, which must be as recent as possible.
The manufacturers of video cards, in fact, update the drivers continuously to solve bugs and promote the compatibility of
This is a mandatory step and must be done quite often.
Sometimes a clean update (i.e. uninstalling the old one, restarting the computer and installing the new one) of the video card driver is enough to make a game work that doesn't start or that goes slow and jerky.
As already explained, to download the PC video card drivers you need to go to the manufacturer's website, which is usually Intel, NVidia or AMD.
NOTE: Intel video cards are not optimized for video games so in the case of a PC with an Intel integrated video card, many games may not work at all.
Yet another thing to check to be sure that your PC is well configured and can offer maximum performance is DirectX, an API designed to improve the multimedia features of the computer and used by video game manufacturers.
This software component is already integrated into Windows 10 while it may be required to install the latest version of DirectX on Windows 7 and 8.1 (Windows 10 should have no problem with this).
Then check that the Visual C ++ Redistributable development environment (usually included in the game installation) and the .Net Framework are installed on the PC.
You can download the latest Visual C ++ 2013 versions and also the previous ones (which may be necessary for older games) 2008 and 2010.
Microsoft .NET Framework is already included in the Windows installation and can be updated by Windows Update.
Finally, to play at maximum performance, it is better to use a program to increase the speed and performance of PC games such as Game Booster .
What this software does when it is run is to close any unnecessary process and concentrate all computer resources on the game, trying to squeeze the full potential.
If still a game jerky, then it will be necessary to buy a new computer video card.
The easiest way to solve problems with watching movies and videos is to change the media player used.
So we have seen what are the best programs to watch videos on PC .
If a video is seen in spurts with one program, it may be smooth and regular with another.
Also, if you are using VLC Media Player, there is an option that allows you to reduce the quality of the video and improve its smooth viewing.
This option is found by going to the Tools> Preferences menu, then press on All at the bottom left and press the arrow next to the Video encoders item and then click on FFmpeg .
In the screen on the right, look for and activate the Speed Cheats, putting the following option on All .
In addition, if the problem is still not resolved, expand the Video section in the left column and choose Direct3D as the output module.
For all the others, that is, for those who have a normal PC and not super-powerful ones, it is not that the games do not work at all, but it may be that they suffer from slowness or that they go jerky, thus being annoying to the eye.
This type of defect can sometimes be present not only on PC games, but also while watching videos, if in high quality.
In this article we will see how to solve the problem both in one case and in the other (even if the causes and solutions may be different), if the games are jerky and if even the videos do not look well and are jerky and not as smooth as they should .
Jerky video games
As for video games, it is definitely recommended, if you have a medium-low level computer, to minimize the details of the game and close any open application.You must therefore devote every resource to the game and give absolute priority to gameplay rather than graphics.
The important thing is to play, even if you cannot fully enjoy the aesthetic beauty of the game and the graphic details.
For games it is also very important to have the updated video card drivers, which must be as recent as possible.
The manufacturers of video cards, in fact, update the drivers continuously to solve bugs and promote the compatibility of
This is a mandatory step and must be done quite often.
Sometimes a clean update (i.e. uninstalling the old one, restarting the computer and installing the new one) of the video card driver is enough to make a game work that doesn't start or that goes slow and jerky.
As already explained, to download the PC video card drivers you need to go to the manufacturer's website, which is usually Intel, NVidia or AMD.
NOTE: Intel video cards are not optimized for video games so in the case of a PC with an Intel integrated video card, many games may not work at all.
Yet another thing to check to be sure that your PC is well configured and can offer maximum performance is DirectX, an API designed to improve the multimedia features of the computer and used by video game manufacturers.
This software component is already integrated into Windows 10 while it may be required to install the latest version of DirectX on Windows 7 and 8.1 (Windows 10 should have no problem with this).
Then check that the Visual C ++ Redistributable development environment (usually included in the game installation) and the .Net Framework are installed on the PC.
You can download the latest Visual C ++ 2013 versions and also the previous ones (which may be necessary for older games) 2008 and 2010.
Microsoft .NET Framework is already included in the Windows installation and can be updated by Windows Update.
Finally, to play at maximum performance, it is better to use a program to increase the speed and performance of PC games such as Game Booster .
What this software does when it is run is to close any unnecessary process and concentrate all computer resources on the game, trying to squeeze the full potential.
If still a game jerky, then it will be necessary to buy a new computer video card.
Jerky videos
As for jerky videos or with intermittent audio, we have already seen in another article how to solve audio and video problems on the PC .The easiest way to solve problems with watching movies and videos is to change the media player used.
So we have seen what are the best programs to watch videos on PC .
If a video is seen in spurts with one program, it may be smooth and regular with another.
Also, if you are using VLC Media Player, there is an option that allows you to reduce the quality of the video and improve its smooth viewing.
This option is found by going to the Tools> Preferences menu, then press on All at the bottom left and press the arrow next to the Video encoders item and then click on FFmpeg .
In the screen on the right, look for and activate the Speed Cheats, putting the following option on All .
In addition, if the problem is still not resolved, expand the Video section in the left column and choose Direct3D as the output module.
