Most PC games offer a wide range of graphics options.
The majority of gamers have to balance which graphics options they have enabled and how smoothly the game runs.
Some gaming monitors are able to run faster, with the fastest reaching 360 Hz.
Tip: The refresh rate of a monitor is measured in Hz (pronounced Hertz).
An FPS counter is an indicator of the current framerate of the game.
The framerate will fluctuate as some scenes are more or less graphically intense than others.
Ideally, you want your framerate to stay above the refresh rate of your monitor at all times.
Tip: Alternatively, if youre in-game, you might fire up the options via the Steam overlay.
Once in the Steam controls, switch to the In-Game tab.
From here you could activate the FPS counter by clicking the dropdown box labelled In-game FPS counter.
By default, the FPS counter will be a pale grey colour.
This can be somewhat hard to read at times, depending on the background.
To make it easier to read, tick High contrast color just under the drop-down box.
Once youve configured the FPS counter, click OK to back up your changes.
