Like a car, there are things that each person should do to keep their PC in top shape. When you are experiencing issues with framerate in League of Legends, tuning up your system is one of the easiest ways to increase performance. Please bear in mind that while the tweaks listed may help improve your PC's performance, they will not be able to improve it beyond the limitations of your hardware. • • • • • • • • • • • • Why is it important to keep your video drivers up to date?

Video card drivers (software that interfaces with your graphics card) often include vital bug fixes and/or optimizations. Your card is generally shipped with a driver pre-packaged, but this driver is usually out of date by the time it reaches your computer. One of the most important steps you can perform when installing a new video card or using a new computer is installing the most up-to-date driver. The update process will vary depending on the specific video card you have, but many players will find that they likely own a card from one of three major product lines: NVIDIA, AMD or Intel. Since these are the most common types of graphics cards, we will cover the basic update process for each.

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How to identify your graphic cards? • Press [Windows Key] + R (this will open up a 'Run' window). • Type dxdiag and then hit Enter.

• Select the Display tab. • Note the name and manufacturer of your card in the top left corner of the window.

Most common graphics card manufacturers have a solution that scans your computer and updates drivers automatically. They can be found here: Adjusting video settings The video options you choose in-game have a large effect on your FPS.

Lowering these settings will make the game run faster at the expense of visual quality. Playing around with these settings will help you find a sweet spot between performance and quality. As a starting point, try setting each option to its lowest value. You can access them in-game by pressing ESC and selecting VIDEO. • Settings: Custom • Resolution: Match desktop resolution • Character Quality: Very Low • Environment Quality: Very Low • Shadows: No Shadow • Effects Quality: Very Low • Frame Rate Cap: 60 FPS • Wait for Vertical Sync: Unchecked • Anti-Aliasing: Unchecked You can also change some of the interface options to reduce the amount of stress on your hardware. To access these options press ESC in-game and select INTERFACE. AAdjusting interface options • Uncheck Enable HUD animations • Uncheck Show Target Frame on attack • Uncheck Enable line missile display • Uncheck Show Attack Range Note: Please test any new changes in a custom game (with bots or by yourself) first.

What do you mean by that? Before removing any programs, it's a good idea to check what software is running in the background after Windows starts, as a lot of software tends to start itself automatically. In order to disable non-essential processes, we recommend performing a clean boot on Windows. To do so, please follow the instructions below: • Press [Windows Key] + R • Type msconfig into the text bar at the bottom of the menu • Click on the Services tab • Check Hide all Microsoft services so you don't end up accidentally disabling a key process • Click the Disable All button • Click on the Startup tab • Click on the Disable All button • Click on the Apply button • Click on the OK button • Restart your computer Note: For performing a clean boot on Windows 8 and 8.1 please see the following.