How to Show Your Framerate in Counter Strike: Source

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Ever wanted to measure your frame rate in CS:S? It's actually very simple... read on!

  1. How.com.vn English: Step 1 Join a server and begin playing.
  2. How.com.vn English: Step 2 Open up the console in-game by pressing the tilde (~) key which is located above the Tab key.
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  3. Step 3 Type "cl_showfps 1" (without the quotation marks).
  4. How.com.vn English: Step 4 Exit the console.
  5. How.com.vn English: Step 5 Look in the top right hand corner of the screen - there should be a number in a small font.
    • The FPS rate will be either red (below 50 FPS), yellow (50-60 FPS) or green (more than 60 FPS) or white (more than 100 FPS).
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      Tips

      • To turn off the frame rate, type "cl_showfps 0" (again, don't type the quotation marks!)
      • If you are consistently having under 50 FPS, consider upgrading your graphics card.
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      Warnings

      • Remember to watch your enemy more than the frame rate or your team will get annoyed by your performance and you may be kicked.
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