zesty.cfg

// =================== LAUNCH OPTIONS: ==================
// -console -novid -threads 4 -refresh 144 -nojoy -high
// == These should always be set, not just first time  ==
// ( and yes i7 has 8 threads but source can only utilize 4)

// \/ - some (if not all) of these probably exist in your cfg already so look for them and change their values to make sure you don't have them set twice - \/ //

fps_max 998 // don't remove cap completely as the engine goes crazy when you reach 1000fps (happens on some maps)
rate 90000
cl_cmdrate 66
cl_updaterate 66
cl_interp 0.0152
cl_interp_ratio 1
cl_pred_optimize 2
cl_smooth 0
cl_smoothtime 0.01
r_fastzreject -1

mat_queue_mode 2

cl_threaded_bone_setup 1 // Causes crashes on systems with less than four cores
cl_threaded_client_leaf_system 0 //crashes
r_queued_decals 0       // Causes crashes on systems with less than four cores // update 2016: somehow better frames with this off
r_queued_ropes 1
r_queued_post_processing 0
r_threaded_client_shadow_manager 1
r_threaded_particles 1
r_threaded_renderables 1

snd_mixahead 0.05 // this isn't really optimization but it's basically interp for audio (default is 0.1 aka 100ms delay of all audio) so things feel more responsive, not a lot of people know about it so i figured i'd add it. gets glitchy if u lower it so don't