The easy way to perfect settings on Nvidia cards

I can't believe, this is a secret. But since it is, I'll disclose it for you!

The bottom line

Yeah, I'll begin at the end. Deal with it!

GeForce Experience[www.geforce.com] is a tool to automatically scan your system, determine the best settings and, well, set them.

Remember to check the system requirements[www.geforce.com] and if your rig fits, download[www.geforce.com] the sweetie.

Initial setup

So, start GFE and take a look at the settings window.
The default settings are pretty much perfect, except for the folders. You really should follow my setup. Namely including only the Common and [YourSteamAccountName] folders. If your Steam is in the default folder, exclude it.

Preparation

Download the game (duh!) and start it. Quit it right afterwards. Trust me, I'm an engineer!

Execution

Start GFE and right on the front page, you will find a "Scan" button. Use it.
As you can see, Far Cry® 3 Blood Dragon is not optimized. No problem, just click the "Optimize" button and viola, graphics settings tailored for YOUR rig. Without any effort on YOUR side!

[Pochita [ Sups.gg ]]

I love you, hope someone loves you in real life and gives you cuddles and snackys

[xavy2672]

now it you 6k911

[6k911]

The latest comment is 2016 lol. Thanks for reminding me about Geforce experience ReBoot.

[Lex]

@Jordan it does... get a better cpu brah :)

[sniken]

My game crashes all the time. When I try to validate files, 50 are missing. Even after validating!

[Kood]

Game doesn't stay above 60 on a gtx 970 lmao

[L'Homme de Colle]

I had to lower the settings because apparently optimized means 60fps at tame times instead of 60fps at all times.

[Retro]

Personally, I get better results with my own settings and a bit of experimentation. GFE would be a good starting point, though. For me, it tends to set everything a bit lower than necessary.

[ReBoot]

So nothing inside the download folder would get detected.

[Maluno]

What's the reason for replacing the default steam folder in the GFE settings with the common folder?