[Warframe] Code expired before I could use it — timing tips

Writing this up while it is fresh, because I will forget the details otherwise. It only shows up after about twenty minutes, which made it a nightmare to reproduce.

Any pointers appreciated, even partial ones.

For what it is worth, nine times out of ten it is a driver or a background process, not the thing you suspect.

Speaking as someone who got it wrong initially, you get most of the benefit from the first adjustment; everything after that is marginal.

Speaking as someone who got it wrong initially, verify the files before anything else; it catches more problems than people expect.

Counterpoint: the defaults are conservative on purpose, so there is usually headroom to gain.

That fixed it for me, at least.

For what it is worth, do not copy someone else’s config wholesale — start from defaults and adjust to your own setup.

Not the answer you want, but do not copy someone else’s config wholesale — start from defaults and adjust to your own setup.

For what it is worth, it is almost always a setting rather than hardware, so try the free fixes before spending anything.