I'm currently using this: http://www.amazon.com/Nixeus-MODA-Mechanical-Keyboard-Tactile/dp/B00L1TLINC

Keep in mind that its brown switches are an off brand, but I haven't minded (I have two other keyboards with Cherry MX Reds and Blacks and these browns feel alright).

It's also nice having extra mouse space with the tenkeyless.

inb4 he changes it to ddflame

Post a screenshot of net_graph 4 when you're playing.

That contains lots of information about your connection, if you know what all the lines and graphs mean it's pretty easy to tell what's going on.

That's 100% IKEA right there, oh sweden.

ramjam is an fps bitch

Woo 50fps fights!

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You could also ask for tf2 server info an join that before. Could be a quick way to sanity check the request.

You couldn't really call it "All Threads" then....

How did you "clean the contacts"??

There should be debug messages from the motherboard in the form of a LED screen, LED lights, or beeping sounds to tell you what component isn't working. Check the troubleshooting section in the motherboard's manual.

Coupon for the system found here: http://teamfortress.tv/thread/20455/future-proof

I think dMenace's system at a lower price it would be an excellent purchase. The 2500k is a great CPU (I'm still using the 2600k on my rig), but if you can create something new from scratch that's similar that's not a good thing.

Sorry to have rained on your parade :(

NVIDIA got some great performance gains from their new architecture while they're still on 28nm: http://www.anandtech.com/show/8568/the-geforce-gtx-970-review-feat-evga

If you need a card now, go for one of those if they're in your price range.

Most games have to target a minimum hardware set, and since video cards all use PCIe it's not as important to get the latest and greatest (does DirectX 12 matter to you? maybe).

If you can wait, looking for the 20nm GPUs is definitely a great idea!

http://teamfortress.tv/thread/20445/selling-complete-gaming-computer

Thread got locked, but I want to reply to this.

I admit, for technology that improves according to Moore's Law the concept of "Futureproof" can appear to be silly. It's likely that every electronic gadget we have today will probably be crap in 10 years.

This does not mean that there isn't differentiation between what you can get today though. People typically spend lots of time choosing what gadget they want to get. What new smartphone should I get? What new CPU should I get? What new Video Card should I get? All of these questions acknowledge that our options are not all equivalent and that the features matter.

In this context "Future Proof" begins to have some meaning. A well designed PC can last more than 5 years because you can upgrade it in the future, while a poorly designed PC will already be as fast as it can be when you build it. Both systems at some point will be obsolete, but the second of them will be obsolete faster and so the first is more future proof.

Every technology company has release dates for new products, so if you want your stuff to last the longest buy things soon after they are released (there are risks to being an early adopter though).

In the case of computer builds, get the motherboard with the latest features. As of October 2014 you're looking for something with support for booting to PCIe SSDs (the new NVMe spec), PCIe 3.0, and perhaps DDR4 (though a lot of these are only supported on Intel's X99 chipset which is targeted towards the enthusiast market and is pricey).

In the case of smartphones get the ones with the latest processors. As of October 2014 you're generally looking for things with the Snapdragon 801 or 805 CPU.

Things that I don't think are future proof right now (October 2014):
-Buying a computer with an Intel Processor older than Haswell (4XXX series)
-Using a mechanical drive as your boot device

tl;dr Buy new stuff not old stuff, profit when you can actually upgrade it in the future :)

I'm sorry, this is not future proof.

Similar price, much more modern:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jYZgZL

Gl selling this though

Also post some screenshots of task manager!