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…when one has done all the following things:

-Defrag
– Verified game cache
– reinstalled the game
– tried default settings
– reinstalled, downgraded and updated GFX drivers
– closed all unnecessary programs down
– been cleaning fans very regularly
– downloaded more RAM
– updated sound card drivers
– played around with sound settings
– updated network adapter driver
– setting fps_max to 0

…and when one:

– uses dx8, 800×600, maxframes and nohatsmod
– has his fps capped to 66
– has no real stuttering issues in any other game – not even games in the same engine
– noticed that the stutters are always worse in the first minutes after loading a map, but otherwise cant find any patters or connections in the seemingly random randomness
– literally cant play for more than half a minute anymore without stutters
–

i3 2.4 ghz
Geforce GT 425m
4gb ram
Samsung HM641Jl HDD

really mediocre laptop, but I used to run the game well with no issues and a steady framerate back in the day.

Quoted from Freddy

i3 2.4 ghz
really mediocre laptop, .

gl running tf2 on that

Quoted from Phnx

everyone did;_;

buy a pc

The 2.4Ghz shouldn’t be such a huge problem. I ran a dual core pentium 2.7 Ghz, and managed to get 50 fps min on mid fights in 6s and never go below 60 at all other times. Rather than getting stutters, he would just get lower framerate.
Do an antivirus check, before I had games stutter because of a virus…
Also, can you replicate the results in other games? I would try a range of stuff. Something light like quake and maybe something more intensive.

I’d recommend a reformat mate, and install steam and tf2 + drivers, nothing else, do a stress test and see what fps you can get, you doing all tweaks to recover your HD and generally your PC isn’t enough tbh dude…

Once you’ve done that if there is no improvement you have your answer…

Cheers

Byte

Quoted from byte

I’d recommend a reformat mate, and install steam and tf2 + drivers, nothing else, do a stress test and see what fps you can get, you doing all tweaks to recover your HD and generally your PC isn’t enough tbh dude…

Once you’ve done that if there is no improvement you have your answer…

I’m not gonna bother formatting and reinstalling everything just for one single game, I dont have time for that. There should be an easier and more logical solution than that (if the problem is in fact my computer and my settings, and not just Valve being Valve).