cl_maxpackets 100 (default 30)
cl_mouseaccel 0
cl_packetdup 2
com_maxfps 72 (setting this to your average max or desired max will help)
cg_brass 0 (disables shell ejection animation)
cg_drawfps 1 (shows your fps)
snaps 30 (default 20)
r_multiGpu 0 (or put "1" if you have two videocards, or a dual gpu on a single die)
r_multithreaded_device 0 (or put "1" if you have single-core CPU)
r_blur_allowed 0
r_distortion 0
r_dof_enable 0
r_glow_allowed 0
r_vsync 0
rate 25000
snd_restart
After all that.. :P Type vid_restart. Reply with your experiences.
r_multiGpu
This should only be enabled if you have multiple graphics cards or a graphics card with multiple GPUs. If you don't have multiple GPUs, don't know what this means, or are having issues with your MultiGPU solution, please set this to "0".
r_multithreaded_device
This setting should be enabled for EVERYBODY as the minimum requirements for Black Ops clearly states that you need a multithreaded (multicore) CPU to run the game. However, some people have noticed that by setting this to "0" some of the skipping lag is relieved. Test this out only as a last resort.
r_vsync
VSync prevents screen tearing. If you don't know what that is, just set it to "0" because you probably don't care anyway. Otherwise, VSync usually doesn't have any negative performance issues with today's graphics cards. However, there may be a few performance issues linked to VSync with the current release of Black Ops. Try setting this to "0" for compatibility.
r_blur_allowed
This setting enables Blur shader effects. If you have a strong shader card, this setting may be negligible. Otherwise, just go ahead and set this to "0".
r_distortion
This setting enables Distortion shader effects. If you have a strong shader card, this setting may be negligible. Otherwise, just go ahead and set this to "0".
r_dof_enable
This setting enables Depth of Field shader effects. If you have a strong shader card, this setting may be negligible. Otherwise, just go ahead and set this to "0".
r_glow_allowed
This setting enables Glow (HDR?) shader effects. Normally, this should have a negligible performance impact. HOWEVER, this setting seems to be buggy! Performance improved DRAMATICALLY when I set this option to "0".
rate
Rate is the rate at which the client sends packets to the server. If you set this too low, below 10000 or so, you run the risk of sending insufficient data to the server and lagging out. Set this too high, above 50000 or so, and you run the risk of flooding your connection to the server. This setting should be adjusted according to your connection speed and may take some fine tuning.
cl_maxpackets
This setting controls how many packets the client will hold to ensure packet transmission. If you set this setting to low, below 20 or so, then you run the risk of being disconnected prematurely. If you set this setting too high, above 150 or so, then you run the risk of continually resending redundant data and lowering your ping (or worse, getting choked). This setting is very hard to tune because it depends on so many factors beyond your own connection. Most people have found setting this to 100 is a good compromise for most servers.
cl_maxpackets 100
cl_mouseaccel 0
cl_packetdup 2
com_maxfps 72
cg_brass 0
cg_drawfps 1
snaps 30
r_multiGpu 0
r_multithreaded_device 0
r_blur_allowed 0
r_distortion 0
r_dof_enable 0
r_glow_allowed 0
r_vsync 0
rate 25000
vid_restart
snd_restart
