Ending other background programs just to play your PC game?

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Sometimes other software that's running in the background could slow down your PC. If you're playing a computer game, then you might detect when that happens and it could interfered with your gaming experience. Which of these have you shut down prior to playing your game because you know it will cause lag? 

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Most new hardware PCs nowadays are very powerful so they are able to run allot while gaming, and yes you still can loss an ex-amount of performance and in-game FPS while you maybe doing things behind the game. Twitch streaming for example, You will loss it however not going to see that much of a drop in terms of things. COmes down to what systems specs that your PC is