Game overlays are powerful, but they can cost you frames. Here is how to set up Discord, NVIDIA, and MSI Afterburner overlays for maximum performance and minimum lag. We all love convenience. Why Alt+Tab out of a firefight to check Discord messages when you can just press a hotkey and see who is talking over a translucent menu?
The Gamer’s Guide to Overlays: How to Monitor, Chat, and Record Without Losing FPS gamingoverlay
Open your task manager. Pick one primary overlay for your needs and disable the rest. Game overlays are powerful, but they can cost you frames
Instant replay (saving the last 30 seconds) and basic FPS monitoring. Why Alt+Tab out of a firefight to check
| If you want... | Keep this overlay | Disable... | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Discord | Steam, NVIDIA, Xbox | | Recording/Streaming | NVIDIA ShadowPlay | Discord, Steam | | Hardware Monitoring | MSI Afterburner/RivaTuner | Everything else | 2. The Discord Overlay Fix (Biggest CPU Hog) Discord’s overlay is notorious for causing FPS drops in CPU-heavy games like Warzone , Valorant , or CS2 . It polls constantly to see which friends are in which voice channel.