Gpu upgrades obviously do some fps increase, seen by my own upgrade in the past and other people's (tf2). So what if I just OCd my processor and got a new video card? Or is my current processor too bad?

I'd probably get a new motherboard.

Suggestion on a better i5?

Yeah, integrated w/ i5 gets ~60+ fps. Regardless, just having a decent/good CPU--4th gen i5--won't run tf2 at 120+ fps, which is what I want. My tf2 already runs tf2 fine. I just wanted it to be better/not having spikes, since it's pretty noticeable especially with 144hz. I'm just wondering if it's worth upgrading the CPU or the GPU. I'm getting mixed results (talked to people in steam too).

Having to run an fps config/lowest settings on a 5 year old game, getting only 60+ fps is garbage is what I was implying (that's what my brother's pc was getting, roughly).

Yes, my brother and I do use highframes and I believe his is 4th.

My brother actually has one of the new i5 quad CPUs (I can't remember the exact name, but it's one of the newer, popular ones) with intel integrated graphics (yeah it's a newer one) and it runs tf2 like garbage (compared to my setup) with the same settings I use.

What would give me the best fps increase by upgrading? (specifically tf2)I pretty much just want to get rid of the constant fps spiking--suddenly spikes down to ~50 fps from a 150+ fps (annoyingly noticeable).

This is my current setup (like 3 years old?):
CPU: Intel Core i5 650 @ 3.20GHz (dual core)
RAM: 4.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 666MHz
Motherboard: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. H55M-USB3
GPU: 1023MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 465

I'd probably have to get a new motherboard if I were to get a newer/better CPU. TF2 is more of a CPU-intensive game (rather than gpu), but would getting a new video card increase the performance for a cheaper price? Is it worth getting more RAM?

I can probably spend $300 or less.

Edit: specific suggestions would be nice

For me, ESEADriver2 isn't in Device Manager or even C:\Users\{UserName}\AppData\Local\Temp\
But if I type driverquery in Command Prompt, ESEADriver2 it's still present.
Edit:apparently if you turn on "show hidden files, folders, or drivers" ESEADriver2 will be there :)

That would be nice, but it still wouldn't hurt to extend the distance from mid to spawn even more because of the height of mid.

I'm not really sure how it happened/happens. Sometimes when I simply walked out of the left spawn it wouldn't open.

This is a pretty nice map but there are still a few issues (rc1):
-You can walk in the other team's spawn if they open it. I'm not sure if this was intentional, but lol
-Right when the other team spawns, you can easily just spam the spawn doors with a couple rockets and pretty much automatically win the fight if you're not bad. It would be a lot better if the spawns were farther away from the mid point, sort of like baloo.
-Sometimes the spawn doors clip and you can't open it.
-You could probably still afford to make the waterfalls flow faster and look more attracting.

just today
https://www.dropbox.com/s/2yzdo70dbtk8d3o/20131108_1540_cp_process_final_red_blu.dem
decent 3k at 94600
and if you want a generic point blank scout hs, 26100

Since registration got extended, I'm still looking. :3

bump :)

I recently just switched ISPs and got a new wireless adapter as well. I had AT&T (DSL) before, and now I have Comcast/Xfinity (Cable). I went from a shitty G to a decent N wireless adapter (TP-Link TL-WN822N).

I'm still losing connection and I don't know how to fix this issue.
Any suggestions?
I know a lot of you probably think "well, that's your problem. You're on wireless." I know plenty of people that run wireless and don't lose connection this much.

Side note about what happened/happens when I lose connection:
When I had DSL, I would lose connection an average of once every ~15 minutes. When I lost connection, mumble had to reconnect to the server and TF2 got that "WARNING: Losing Connection" text in the top right corner and usually stopped at ~2.7 seconds and I was able to continue playing. With this new ISP, I'm not losing connection quite as often, but when I do, I still get that "WARNING: Losing Connection..." text it's just that I lose connection all together and I can't reconnect to the server for at least 2 minutes, and it still says I'm in the mumble channel when really, I can't talk/hear anybody. The weird thing is, when I lost connection with my DSL internet, I couldn't connect to the internet at all - I couldn't load a page in my browser, yet with Xfinity, I can connect to any other program (like Google Chrome/Mozilla/etc.)

6s Experience:
UGC Platinum S12: Scout - No Name (Disbanded)
UGC Steel S12: Scout - Upper Level Gaming (1st)
UGC Platinum S13: Scout - Bobbys Boobys

I also play sniper for tLB in Plat - UGC HL

I don't have that much ESEA experience, but I have scrimmed a lot with my teams before they disbanded (one was high open, other was mid) if that means anything.
I think I'm at least a mid open level, and by the end of the season, my goal is to be a solid, high open scout.
I'm mainly looking to find a team that I can improve my 6s skills with.

I can scrim usually any time (preferable time would be 8 est - 10:30 est, but really, any time should work). I would probably like to scrim ~4 days a week, but I don't care too much.

Update: I'm currently backing up for Flash Sharks, but I'm still looking for a starting spot if anybody still needs a scout this late.