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This one hidden Steam feature solved my game stuttering before I even hit play Dave Meikleham / MakeUseOf By Shaheer Khan Published Jun 18, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT Ever since a kid, Shaheer has always been intrigued by tech and how its components work, and has always geeked out over new PC component releases. His enthusiasm for tech, gaming, and composing eventually led him to become a writer, a career path he hadn’t quite planned or thought of, but it proved to be a natural fit. Nevertheless, Shaheer has been writing for more than 4 years, having penned more than 2000 articles now across multiple accredited publications. Shaheer mostly covers PC components, including in-depth coverage of each component, but his speciality subsumes within hardware of all sorts. Sign in to your MakeUseOf account Add Us On Summary Generate a summary of this story follow Follow followed Followed Like Like Thread Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap Achieving consistent frame rates is quite difficult , even on the highest-end PCs, because performance tuning goes beyond just hardware alone. Software optimization is an integral part of getting the most out of your build. I have a decent gaming setup, and even though it meets the system requirements for most games, I couldn't get rid of the occasional stuttering that ruined my gameplay experience. Everything checked out — system performance, temperatures, and drivers, that is, until I came across this one Steam feature that helped me get rid of the hiccups even before I started the game. Related I ditched Windows for SteamOS on my PC, and gaming is way better now SteamOS is ol' reliable when I want a Linux-gaming experience at this point. Posts 2 By Shaun Cichacki The real culprit behind the mid-game stutters The CPU is burdened with millions of shaders Hannah Stryker / MakeUseOf The scope of video games is expanding tr