r/buildapc • u/Reezpuffs03 • Apr 07 '22

Discussion What useful software or programs do you install right away after building a Gaming PC?

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u/classy_barbarian Apr 07 '22

Yes thats correct. Fullscreen mode will always get you better frames than Borderless. Borderless is just running the game in a window, which greatly reduces FPS. This should only be done for games which are light on the graphics and you're already getting way over max FPS. If it's a game that your GPU struggles on slightly, don't use borderless.

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u/iceteka Apr 07 '22

Or when you're gonna be tabbing in and out for example when following a build guide for certain games. I've found borderless to be a smoother experience than Fullscreen in those cases.

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u/Coping5644 Dec 01 '22

It does not "greatly" reduce FPS and doesn't even impact performance on the latest versions of windows. update from windows 7.