Our computer is much more than a work tool and surely if we have a powerful machine, we will use it to play our favorite video games. Of course, sometimes even the most powerful hardware can be slowed down by the latest games and reduce our experience. To try to optimize our operating system so that it can run games as smoothly as possible, we can try to use a program like GameGain, which we are going to talk about.
From the moment we use Windows for the first time, the operating system takes care of loading a default configuration for all users. All this regardless of the use that we are going to make of the operating system. With it, if you want to play, you won’t have any problems, although you can always improve the system’s performance a bit when running your most demanding games.
For this we can make some adjustments in the system such as activating the “Maximum performance” power plan, deactivating unnecessary startup programs, deactivating unnecessary Windows effects, keeping the drivers updated and configuring its “Game Mode”. We can do all of this directly from the tools that the Microsoft operating system makes available to us.
But beyond all this, the truth is that the application that we are going to see next allows us to simplify all this configuration and reduce everything to pressing a button.
What is GameGain?
We are talking about software specially developed to optimize games that we run on our PC, managing to increase system performance . To do this, it makes the most of its resources, thereby improving all kinds of titles, especially those belonging to the latest generation.
In this way, it will help us achieve an increase in FPS, thereby obtaining a more fluid performance. To carry out this task, the program is in charge of making changes in the registry related to the use of RAM, the reading and writing speeds of access to the hard disk or in the way in which the applications are in charge of prioritizing the use of the CPU.
With GameGain, the hardware of our PC is optimized to the extreme. This allows us to get the best possible performance for the most demanding games, without sacrificing graphics fidelity. The program does not make changes, patches or modifications to the games themselves. Therefore, any cheat detection software will not consider this software to be of fraudulent use and we will not be prohibited from accessing those networks and online services from any game.
Download and install
GameGain is a software to improve the performance of the PC when playing games that we will be able to download from the developer’s website . It is a paid application, so to use it it will be necessary to buy its license, which has a price of 19.30 dollars . Previously and as a way of checking first-hand if the program meets our expectations, its developers allow us to download a free trial version.
Of course, we must bear in mind that when downloading its gamegain.exe installation file, Windows Defender will detect it and stop its download as it considers it a threat . The antivirus will inform us that it is a dangerous program and that it executes commands from an attacker. We can bypass this threat and download and install the program, and when we try to install it SmartScreen also warns us that we are putting our PC at risk. According to their developers, they are false positives caused by some antivirus. That is why it is possible to download and install everything under the responsibility of each user.
As indicated on its website, the program is officially compatible with Microsoft Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, XP and Windows Server 2012, 2008, 2003. Ready for 32-BIT/64-BIT, although for our tests we have used a computer with Windows 11 and it has not given us a problem. During its installation it will be necessary for us to fill in some data such as age, gender, studies, work or region where we live in a mandatory way, it lacks a certain sense.
How GameGain works
Once we run the application, we find an interface completely in English. We will not have the possibility of putting it in Spanish, which may be a small handicap for some users, but really everything is so simple that we should not have any kind of problem.
At the top he tells us about the benefits of the program. Here it informs us that it will take care of optimizing the PC by adjusting various settings within Windows. The goal is to tweak gaming performance and frame rate, prioritizing CPU usage.
To do this, the first thing will be to select the operating system . By default, the program automatically detects it, in our case Windows 10 (although it really is Windows 11). Although, in case it is not correct, we can display the tab to select another operating system from the list.
Later it will be necessary to indicate the brand of our processor , it also detects it by default, although we can change it and choose between Intel, AMD or VIA.
Lastly, we can configure the speed settings . However, to modify it and adjust it to the maximum level, it will be necessary to have previously purchased its license, since it is not available as part of the trial version. With the Maximum Boost mode, the program ensures that it will increase the performance settings of our games to the highest allowed by our computer.
Finally, we only have to click on the Optimize now button to start the entire process by the application. This will cause a banner to appear informing us of the changes that are taking place. Once finished, it will be necessary to restart Windows for the changes to take effect and be applied correctly.
In addition, we will have the Restore button. This will take care of restoring all the changes made to the games on our PC and will re-enter the recommended default performance configuration values that our computer originally had.
Other game optimization alternatives
In the event that we are looking for software that allows us to optimize our system to improve the performance and acceleration of our games, and GameGain has not convinced us or we are not willing to go through the box, we can also opt for one of the following alternatives.
- Razer Cortex – Free and with a wide variety of optimization tools. It will help us make the most of our resources when playing with the highest possible quality.
- Wise Game Booster : free application to improve PC performance by managing games more effectively.
- JetBoost : It is responsible for freeing system resources so that when we run a game, the computer works at its maximum performance.
