How to Get Rid of Black Bars in CS:GO

These stretches allegedly make you aim easier.

Many CS:GO players prefer to use non-traditional video settings during competitive matches. This involves playing the game in a stretched 4:3 aspect ratio on a wide aspect ratio monitor, without black bars on the sides of the screen. It is debatable whether playing stretched in CS:GO is simply a placebo effect that improves gameplay. However, if you want to remove the black bars and play stretched, I am here to help. I will guide you on how to get rid of black bars in CS:GO.

Depending on which graphics card you are using, you will have to apply one of these two methods in order to achieve a stretched resolution in CS:GO.

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In order to remove black bars in CS:GO for NVIDIA Graphics Cards, open your NVIDIA Control Panel. On the left, you will find “Adjust desktop size and position.” Click that, and then you will see the “Scaling” card and the “Full-screen” radio button. Select it. Hit save and confirm changes if everything is looking OK on your screen.

Before we go through the next step, let’s check out what needs to be done for AMD Radeon GPUs.

In your taskbar, right-click on the AMD icon and enter AMD Radeon Settings. In the new window that appears, go to the Games section, and select Counter-Strike: Global Offensive from there. Under Display Scaling, you select “Full Panel.“

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When you are done, go to CS:GO and check the following video settings:

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Staff Writer at Prima Games since May 2022.Gaming since being able to hold an Amiga 500 joystick on his own, back in the early 90s (When gaming was good, remember?).He has been through thousands a lot of different video, board, and card games and it seems that he wants to make it tens of thousands soon™.Current favorites: Vampire Survivors, SMITE, Marvel Snap.Participated in the organization of dozens of gaming events and tournaments and has been professionally attached to gaming since 2009.