# Crank Those Headshots: Get More of Those Red Numbers at High FPS on Low-End PCs
When it comes to the FPSs like *Garena Free Fire*, *PUBG*, or *Call of Duty*, above everything, one of the things that defines pro players from noobs is **accuracy**, especially those perfect hits that pop up on your screen in red numbers. The issue here is that not all of us have some top-end gaming PC that just churns out error-free FPSs. Most of the players run low-end systems which pull things pretty hard.
Good news, though-you don't need a beast of a machine to land headshots consistently. With the right settings, optimizations, and a little practice, you can dominate even with a low-end PC. Let's dive into how you can boost your FPS and start cranking those headshots more efficiently.
## Why FPS Matters for Headshots
Competitive FPS games will automatically affect a player's reaction time and accuracy almost immediately based on the frame rate. Increasingly high FPS means that the game play is smoother, hence providing better control over your aim and also eliminating input lag. Most of the time, when poor FPS is concerned with more stutters and dropped frames, with late responses, it becomes relatively easy to be thrown off your aim and make landing headshots a much harder task.
But if you're playing on a low-end computer, don't worry! There are several ways to optimize your settings for a better **performance** and **headshot accuracy**.
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## 1. Optimize Your In-Game Settings
The first way to increase your FPS on a low-end computer is by adjusting your in-game settings. Here's a summary of the best settings to cut down lag while increasing performance:
### Graphics
- **Resolution**: Reduce your resolution drastically. That can make a gigantic leap in FPS. Be at 720p or lower if you need to. It won't look as nice, but it'll run a lot smoother.
- **Graphics Quality**: Set this to *Low*. The level of quality for Free Fire style games is still good enough of a view on that.
- **Anti-Aliasing**: Uncheck this *on*. Anti-aliasing smooths jagged edges, but it's a resource hog.
**Shadows**: Disabled. Shadows are mostly visual, and while they really make the game look good, they probably will have a significant hit on FPS.
### Textures
- If you can change the texture quality to your game, let it be set to *Low*. High-resolution textures take up a lot of memory.
### Effects
- Disable particle effects, reflections, and bloom. All these are gorgeous, but not really needed for competitive play or performance in general.
### FPS Limit
- Set the frame rate cap to **60 FPS**. This will usually be the maximum most low-end PCs will handle reliably, for the most part.
### **Field of View (FoV)**
- A higher FoV is great if you want to see more of the view but can be a strain on your system. Feel this out a bit, but for most low-end PCs, reducing the FoV will improve performance
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## 2. **Update Your GPU Drivers**
Your graphics card, whether integrated or not, should be equipped with the most current drivers for maximum performance. Most manufacturers will push out updates that can significantly enhance gameplay even if it's from an older system.
To upgrade your **NVIDIA**, **AMD**, or **Intel** drivers, you can use their own branded software or websites. Updating drivers could provide a healthy boost to your FPS as some also game-optimize to increase performance.
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## 3. Close Background Apps
Of course, one of the most neglected factors regarding low-end PC gaming is background processes. Apps like Chrome, Spotify, and others can really consume system resources so that lesser frames per second are left for your game.
Pre-gaming
Close extra programs.
Use **Task Manager** to see which processes are using the most of the CPU, memory, or disk.
- As a last resort, try to set your game to *High Priority* in the Task Manager so that it can get as many resources as possible.
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## 4. **Tweaking Windows settings for gaming**
Windows comes with some of the default features and tweaks that may also be beneficial in enhancing gaming performance on a low-end system. The following is what you can do:
### **Game Mode**
Windows 10 and 11 also come with a *Game Mode* which focuses available system resources on the game you're playing. To turn it on, go to **Settings > Gaming > Game Mode**.
### Power Plan
Balance your power plan for improved performance. Go into **Control Panel > Power Options**, and for improved performance, select the *High Performance* selection. This will just reduce the focus on energy efficiency a bit, giving that FPS a little extra.
### Disable Visual Effects
Windows' visual effects, such as transparency and animations, might use a lot of resources. To disable them
1. Right-click **This PC** and click on **Properties**
2. Click on **Advanced System Settings**
3. In **Performance**, click on **Settings**
4. Click on **Adjust for best performance** or uncheck some of the effects like *smooth edges of screen fonts* and *show window contents while dragging*.
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## 5. Overclock Your CPU or GPU (With Caution)
For users more advanced, **overclocking** can scrounge up additional performance from your CPU or GPU. However, with risk-mainly heat and damage if not done properly.
Before attempting overclocking:
- Research your specific CPU or GPU model to know exactly how much added power you can draw safely.
- Monitor your system's temperature closely.
Use the **MSI Afterburner** or **CPU-Z** tools for over-clocking and monitoring.
Over-clocking is not necessary, but if you want to get the last juice out of your system, then it's going to be needed.
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## 6. **Crosshair Placement**
Alright, that your PC is optimized, it is about time to hone in on your skills. And here are some tips that can improve your accuracy for headshot:
Shoot Every Foe in Your Crosshair
Move at **head level**. Runners constantly with their crosshair here, you get to see where they're looking for most of the fight, but by the time you enter into their kill zone, you have to quickly adjust to hit them, which is precious time to waste.
### **First Shot Aim**
Any fast-paced shoot-em-up practically decides its fate by the first shot. Try to hit the head with the first shot so that maximum damage is dished out. Use aim trainers or even training modes in the game for practice.
### Cover Wisely
Peek out from cover; well-placed head shot-some of the best tactics around, actually, in the fps genre. Learn how to play off cover and expose yourself just enough to take calculated shots.
### Adjust Your Sensitivity
Lower your sensitivity so that you can make more accurate shots; no instances of uncontrollable twitchy movements interrupt your game either.
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## Conclusion: Start Landing Those Headshots on a Low-End PC!
You don't need magic to optimize your low-end PC for FPS games-it just takes some clever tweaks and a little practice. Getting the right game settings, updating your drivers, cutting down on background processes, and practicing those tricky headshots will give you total mastery over the battlefield-even at budget rig speeds.
Now, go ahead and **crank those headshots**! You'll be seeing more red numbers flashing across your screen in no time--*even at high FPS on a low-end PC*.