# FPS guides

> Frametime, 1% low, bottlenecks and the Windows settings that touch your game: what each one changes and how to measure it.

Canonical: https://risefps.com.br/en/blog/categoria/guias-de-fps

- [PC stuttering in games: what to check, in order (2026)](https://risefps.com.br/en/blog/pc-travando-em-jogos) - PC stuttering or freezing in games, even on a good gaming PC? Tell stutter, low FPS and freezes apart and check in order: temperature, driver, background apps, game files, memory and shaders. (2026-11-07, FPS guides)
- [Average FPS isn’t enough: how to measure 1% low and frametime](https://risefps.com.br/en/blog/como-medir-fps-1-low-e-frametime) - Understand average FPS, 1% low, 0.1% low, frametime and why a serious benchmark has to repeat the same scene. (2026-08-18, FPS guides)
- [Before the tweak: find your PC’s real bottleneck](https://risefps.com.br/en/blog/raio-x-do-pc-gargalo-antes-do-tweak) - Learn how to investigate CPU, GPU, RAM, temperature, power and disk bottlenecks before applying Windows optimizations. (2026-08-18, FPS guides)
- [Game Mode, HAGS and timers down to 1 ms: when leaving it alone is the best call](https://risefps.com.br/en/blog/game-mode-hags-timer-resolution) - Understand Game Mode, hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling and native timer resolution requests before applying global Windows tweaks. (2026-08-18, FPS guides)