FAQ: How do I change my rates?

[skeletor]

Option 1

Open the console by pressing ` (the key above tab (the key above caps lock)).

If this doesn't do anything, press Esc, go to Options then the keyboard tab. Select advanced from the bottom and tick the box that says something about the console.

Press OK and OK again.

Now press ' to bring up the console.

Type rate 25000 then press Enter.
Type cl_updaterate 66 then press Enter.
Type cl_cmdrate 66 then press Enter.

The cl_cmdrate and cl_updaterate can be anything between 66 and 100 for good performance, I personally use 81, I don't know why.

If you are already connected to a server, disconnect and reconnect for the new rates to take effect.

Option 2

Optionally you can edit the config file from Windows.

Go to

C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\Steamapps\<username>\Counter-strike Source\cstrike\cfg\
or
C:\Program Files\Steam\Steamapps\<username>\Counter-strike Source\cstrike\cfg\

You can either open config.cfg and edit the rates that are in that file, or you can create a new text file called autoexec.cfg.

Open either file in notepad.

Add the following lines.

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rate 25000
cl_updaterate 66
cl_cmdrate 66

Save the file. Load up CSS.

[BlacKBlazE]

Developers console

[vambo]

To get the very best from these settings you need to be getting an average of over 66FPS in CSS, as we want to send 66 updates to the server a second. However do not worry if you are not getting this as the rate will adjust dynamically to match your FPS.


after setting these rates above go into console and type net_graph 3 this will enable a chart of information down the bottom right of your screen.

The figures that are important are the far right column of both in and out, and obviously the choke. What you ideally want to see : rates attachment

Choke as close to 0 as possible
in/out far right column as close to 66/67 as possible
FPS above 66

if your getting different rates than this then you can try experimenting with your cmdrate and updaterate.

[skeletor]

Your FPS won't affect you to others though. You can get below 66 and the only thing it will affect is what is happening on your screen as opposed to everyones elses with the rates.

[BlacKBlazE]

Yeah, i'm only getting 58-60 fps

[vambo]

However do not worry if you are not getting this as the rate will adjust dynamically to match your FPS.

i did say this..

[skeletor]

I say bullshit? That has to be wrong. The rates are independant of the FPS aren't they?

[vambo]

apparently not.. your refresh rate is correlated to your rates or so i read, i cant find the site i was reading this now..

when i do ill post.

[skeletor]

Hmmm, intresting I suppose, kind of takes the biscuit out of people with 8fps like sparksy.

[BlacKBlazE]

Hmmm, intresting I suppose, kind of takes the biscuit out of people with 8fps like sparksy.

9FPS