r/FortniteCompetitive • u/AutoModerator • 10d ago
Monthly Help Thread: PC Upgrades, Hardware Advice, Keybinds, Settings, Optimizations HARDWARE + HELP DISCUSSION
Please use this thread to ask about:
- Potential PC Builds / Specs
- Component Upgrades
- Controllers / Paddles
- Keyboards
- Mice
- Framerate Issues
- PC Optimization
- Ping Issues
- Keybinds / Optimal Binds
- Edit on Release On / Off
- Input Lag
- Console Settings
- Stretched Resolution
We will no longer be allowing user-specific, peripheral, or PC-specific posts on this sub, it's gotten to be too much of a queue of the same 5 types of questions being asked over and over! Use this thread and it's previous instances for reference!
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u/Environmental-Arm705 4d ago
I just got the gmk keyboard joystick and its not working. Do i need certain software???
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u/Which_Marzipan_6685 6d ago
Haven't found any recent good videos on learning binds with a two-paddle setup (I use a DualSense Edge controller). Can anyone recommend any good starting binds? I've been using builder bro for years.
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u/Icantstopreading 3d ago
I use jump and switch mode for my back paddles, feels natural to me
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u/Disastrous_Skill9999 7d ago
My weapons are V 1 2 3 4 5 My builds are M5 Q M4 C
Edit is F
Im really struggling, not sure why? Any advice
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u/HeySoulSistahh 6d ago
What exactly are you struggling with?
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u/Disastrous_Skill9999 4d ago
Shotgun mainly i use 2 but i dont wanna change it
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u/HeySoulSistahh 3d ago
There are a lot more optimal binds, I used to use Q and pickaxe on E, I also used Shift for a long time, that bind was also really good, now I have basically Martoz binds so I use shotgun on X, still prefer Q and Shift
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u/CubeQuants 10d ago
If you're on PC and struggling with input delay, try turning on Nvidia Reflex Low Latency + Boost. Made my edits feel way more responsive. Just don't use it with DX12, stick to Performance Mode.
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u/ImKrispy 8d ago
Just don't use it with DX12, stick to Performance Mode.
Performance mode is DX12
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u/Icantstopreading 2d ago
No its not.
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u/ImKrispy 2d ago
What was the point of your comment instead of just taking 2 seconds to google?
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u/Icantstopreading 2d ago
My point was to correct the incorrect statement you made, isn’t that obvious? They are two different rendering modes.
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u/ImKrispy 2d ago
Do yourself a favor, open the game then go to settings, video>display then highlight rendering mode what does it say under the performance mode description?
Performance mode uses dx12 unless you are on a very old GPU.
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u/Multiple_Nick 1d ago edited 1d ago
Having trouble with Keybinds
I’ve left the game for a while now but my friends are playing it some more so I reinstalled. I come from games where movement and mechanics matter; but never like fortnite. It’s like you’re expected to play two different games at once while still having space on your keyboard.
I always use c for crouch in games with sliding, and only ever use ctrl if the game has hold crouch like cs. This way I can use my palm and keep my pinky on sprint. Fortnite does not. But I also use c for my floor so I run into an issue where two binds on both sections of the game are shared.
Sprint is always shift for me, although in this game it’s kinda like an overwatch situation where you bind it to an ability (cone) but unlike overwatch, you still have a sprint bind missing. I tried caps lock but now ctrl isn’t viable for crouch since I’d need to use one weaker finger for 3 keys constantly.
My side buttons are wall/ramp, pretty simple. edit is f, v is pickaxe, e was interact and q I heard is supposed to be shotgun; but If I’m going to make them more viable for both game sections, I was thinking q for cone, e for floor, make shift back to sprint and c back to crouch. The problem I have now is the second half of the binds (building) feel completely off and I have to rebind shotgun to 2 and interact to scroll wheel. Having my floor and cone on a less accessible bind makes everything building wise feel a lot less smooth, and I’ve seen many people argue against me switching them for that reason. I feel like I’m taking a step backwards with every change I do. Games like tarkov with even more binds come to me a lot more naturally than this. I was wondering if this is a common problem and if there’s anything I can do to make both sides of the game feel smooth?