Multi-core rendering is enabled (that setting is forced on by Chris' maxframes). Also my hl2.exe core affinity is set for both cores at "normal" priority. I've read from multiple threads that setting it to a higher priority could cause issues.

Since creating the thread I've deleted my Team Fortress 2 folder and am still getting the same issue.

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If you have an uncapped fps it's not going to remain steady. If you're using maxframes make sure you set the launch options so that you're running -dxlevel 81 on your first launch. Make sure you don't have a lot of background applications and use task manager to filter processes by cpu usage. Ideally, the only % of cpu usage should be coming from hl2.exe. Disable aero if you're running Windows 7 (I forgot to add this in the OP, but I'm running Win7 and have aero disabled) for a few more fps.

I've been having an issue for the past month or so where my fps will randomly spike down to ~20 for about a few seconds. It happens constantly and is not dependent on the amount of people on-screen or anything. I can be standing in spawn and staring at my fps meter and it will still drop every 10 seconds or so. Otherwise my fps is at a steady 130 and doesn't drop at all.

Computer info:
AMD Athlon II x2 250 3GHz
4gig RAM
NVIDIA Geforce 9800

My CPU isn't the best, but it shouldn't be the cause of such severe stuttering. It should be able to run TF2 at a constant fps no problem.

TF2/other info:
-Maxframes
-nod3d9ex (on or off doesn't change anything)
-verified/defragged recently
-normal priority
-no background applications up (besides steam)
-no viruses
-core temps check out fine, no signs of overheating

I'm stumped guys, any suggestions?

Highlander is more popular because it doesn't exclude people who don't main scout, soldier, demo, or medic. If the class you enjoy most is spy it doesn't make sense to pick up 6s where your team will rip you apart in mumble for trying to spy to mid.

Highlander is also less of a time commitment than 6s. You have 9 people to schedule around so normally you dedicated 1-2 days of the week to scrims and 1 to the match. In ESEA you find scrims every day Monday-Thursday (some teams scrim weekends as well). You have to pay for the league itself, the atmosphere is more competitive, and you have to spend more and more time on the game if you actually want to get a decent standing.

TL;DR: HL is a lot more accessible for people out of pubs than 6s.

It's the same with any game. You can't really keep the same game "fresh" for over 1,000 hours unless you're setting goals for yourself or you really enjoy the community.

I hope this gets resolved. I've been a longtime fan of bill's videos since http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBS2Xs5pdTc and it would be a shame to see that talent go to waste.

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Holy fuck, this guy. 10 minutes of him not understanding the concept of crouch jumping and then on the next video he rambles on about how it was a bug in the game and crouch jumping wasn't working as intended. I'm going to have to subscribe to this guy.

I'm watching his Witcher 2 playthrough and he's not done with the fucking prologue on part 10. He's apparently physically incapable of blocking or rolling.

I'm pretty sure the vote for this season boiled down to cp_warmfront vs cp_ashville. Basically,

"Hmm, well we just voted out warmfront so putting it back in would be fucking stupid. Never played cp_ashville but koth_ashville is pretty good, lets pick that."

LITTLE DID WE KNOW

Thanks, I was just making sure. They had different server IPs but they're the only two players I know that have 100% of their games played on their own servers and cheat. Figured they could have been the same guy.

Lobby hackers can't be banned from lobby, you can only use word of mouth to give the person a bad reputation and have people kick him from the lobby. The problem is players like Squelch and Bullet have their own servers (they could be the same person for all I know - if anyone knows what bullet sounds like please compare his voice to this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAbrvUHv0UU). Every single lobby they play are ones they created for multiple reasons:

1.) They don't get kicked from joining the lobby.
2.) They don't get banned from the lobby server.
3.) They have control over the STV and rcon so you cannot get a blatant demo recording.
4.) They own the server so they have no worries of an admin matching IPs for a possible hacking alt.

You can tell people that the lobby host is a cheater, but it won't ever stop the lobby from filling it up and playing out regardless. It's sad.

I'm a big metal fan myself. Got to see Baroness, Meshuggah, and Decapitated on tour a few months back and I'm looking forward to how awkward the Kreator, Accept, and Swallow the Sun tour is going to be. It's obviously preference, but from what I've seen the main gripe of people about a lot of metal (death/trash/black mostly) is the harsh vocals.

I'm not trying to generalize BUT I WILL. Most people who don't like metal fall into two categories.

1.) Singing/Clean vocals are their favorite part, or instrument if you will, when it comes to music. Have you ever showed someone a song and they go "wow, this is a long intro" just because there is no vocals? I won't say it's a majority, but a large portion of people believe the song only "kicks in" when the vocals start. These people won't like tons of other genres as well as metal, but still.

2.) Vocals. As I said earlier, I can completely understand why you wouldn't like growls/shrieks/yells/etc. It's hard to explain, if you think more like the first category where the vocals are the highlight of the song and the instrumentation is the background you will not like the majority of metal for sure. I think of the vocals to accent the mood of the genre or just the particular song. They're fitting and they don't try to hog your attention away from everything else that's going on in the song.

Even though that's more like one category I'm tired as fuck and am writing things because I can't fall asleep. Fuck.

No.

No.

Why are you saying "RIP nemrawd" in third person? Anyways, it wasn't your fault or swatt's fault that you got hacked by someone and banned. Actually ban evading in order to prove your innocence of ban evading is probably the dumbest thing I've ever heard of though.

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Brazilian is my favorite language.