Stability Budget: The Simple Model to Stop Over-Tuning
Think of your setup as a budget. You can spend stability on higher settings, overlays, streaming, or background tasks. When you overspend, spikes appear and feel collapses.
What Spends the Budget
- Uncapped FPS with swings.
- Heavy graphics settings that cause spikes.
- Overlays, recording, and background updates.
- Stacked processing (display/audio/network).
How to Use the Model
- Cap for stable frame pacing first.
- Remove background load and overlays.
- Spend stability on what improves readability (clarity) and comfort.
- Keep changes that improve consistency, not peak numbers.
Rule: stability is the foundation. Without it, every other tweak turns into noise.
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