both builds should perform basically the same in every game, and I'd give a VERY small edge to the skylake build.

sv_pvsskipanimation "1"
not sure and shouldn't matter outside of listen servers.

sv_loadondemand_default "0" this is the serverside command that effects when weapons load if I remember correctly shouldn't matter outside of listen servers.

r_drawmodelstatsoverlaymin "0.1"
r_drawmodelstatsoverlaymax "1.5" not sure for both

sv_logsdir "logs"
names a log file

sv_logfile "1"
enables the console of the server to output to a log file (shouldn't matter outside of listen servers.)

sv_logflush "0"
log file doesn't clear / no new log file is created

sv_logecho "1"
log file can report to console (guess due to how the echo command typically works)

sv_log_onefile "0"
not terribly sure probably a limit on how many log files there can be.

sv_logbans "0"
if you want bans to be put into a separate log file (shouldn't matter outside of listen servers.)

sv_logfilename_format ""
log file name has no format

sv_logfilecompress "0"
log file will not be compressed

net_maxroutable "1260"
max packet size? probably measured in Kb

mat_spewalloc "0"
not sure and pretty sure this is default anyway

mat_texture_list_content_path ""
where to look for a texture list, which isn't listed so not sure what this is supposed to accomplish

I'm not even sure if all of these are TF2 commands some might be limited to CSS and/or CSGO

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Perfect-Pixel-QNIX-QX2414-LED-144-FHD-24-inch-Full-HD-144Hz-24-Gaming-Monitor-/111657800658

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Perfect-Pixel-QNIX-QX2414-144Hz-24-LED-1920x1080-Full-HD-FPS-Gaming-PC-Monitor/121696946784?

If you want to save money it's a decent choice.
Side Notes:
- This monitor is notorious for dead / stuck pixels. The "Perfect Pixel" part of this means that they actually do a quality check before shipping. Keep in mind though this quality check is to be sure their's no dead pixel in the center of the screen and no more than 3ish (this is very typical of most manufacturers in general)
- Monitor doesn't have an OSD menu
- Ignore the 1.5ms gtg; monitor has the same GTG as the ASUS and BenQ 144Hz monitors. In general this manufacturer reports gtgs 50% higher than NA manufacturers due to different gray levels for testing.
-dual-link DVI is the only option and their's only 1 port.

Prices on Ebay range from $149.00 to $199.00, I bought one at 159.00 about 3 weeks ago, and have only 1 partially stuck pixel in the top right.

so basically the only way to have a LAN tournament is have it hosted by Blizzard?
also no community servers :(
will their be any option of implementing custom maps?

still only 12 teams :(

Technically yes, the in game menu will still show "medium" but just turning facial feature on shouldn't effect much else of the player model.

so after looking at the teams that have signed up and looking at teams in invite / IM these are the teams that haven't signed up (except the 4 invite teams that are already in the Main Event)

Invite
- Meat Market

IM
- Six Guys Off
- Shekel shakedown
- A GORILLION DOLLARS
- Mad Marx Revolution Road
- MAD LUGUBRIOUS
- Ice Road Terror HD Remix
- too stew
- Dildo Gaggins
- Animosity TF2
- Bruiser Brigade
- The Cattle (dead?)
- Mumble Robots

Not counting "The Cattle" that's 12 teams that could sign up, a few of which would have a solid chance at getting through qualifiers. Get 8 more mid-high open teams ontop of those and you'll have an interesting Upper half and lower half to the tournament.

mat_trilinear 0 should just be Bilinear I usually leave it at 1 because you don't get as obvious of a circle around you.

Not sure why some IM/open teams don't want to sign up.

- Free Tournament
- Chance to win Money (unlikely for non-invite / high-im but hey you never know)
- You will be playing teams better than yours that you would never get the chance to otherwise
- Match times are pretty much within the same time people would normally be scrimming
- Supporting TF2 as an esport (the more teams we have sign-up the more often these will happen and when these happen more often they'll start to attract real sponsors)

As I see it there's basically 0 reason to not participate in this.

Don't have access to the beta, so I wouldn't even begin to know what kind of options the userbase would have at optimizing game performance.

NOSTALGIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

I remember Playing RA 1 with my Dad on the PS forever, might have to hit my dad up to get him to play RA2 on the PC.

in case anyone is having difficulty remembering the game series

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpnbmgJmT_Y

Was wondering if anyone else basically ignored the campaign and did pretty much only skirmishes when they played RA

No.

-edit-
pretty sure it doesn't I just played tested my High Quality and Stability ones just a couple days ago so unless the VERY last update broke them and not the cfg I regularly use my cfg isn't the one to blame.

http://www.teamfortress.tv/17973/making-your-tf2-look-blocky-again

go to launch options, change -dxlevel 81 to -dxlevel 90, 91, 95 or 98