you might want to have a quick look at nvidia cards again. I'v seen the 680 & 670 drop €200 and €150 respectively some places in the last few days with the 770 coming out.

also make sure you get a good cloth mousepad to go with your deathadder. It's much lighter than you'ld expect and you'll want the extra friction.
also If you have big hands, the side buttons and (particularly) the scroll wheel are quite a bit further towards the rear of the mouse than I'd like. so if you have long fingers you may find this offputting too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qhTeJi-EgU

I don't think that's fair, sure it's a much better option than any of the other pyro unlocks, but pyro is so underpowerd in most situations to begin with because of his lack of movement options and low dps.

pretty sure the degreaser still isn't allowed, unless it was added this season?

I don't understand why you would need to specificly pick items though, surely it's just everything that is Not banned.

I think the number of weapons banned per game should be at least 10.
as there are 5-6 completly broken weapons that will have to be banned every single round, and if we make the banlist too small there wont be particularly interesting feedback to give to valve. (as it would be the same every game.)

also the medic, sniper & spy item set bonus' should be disallowed.

also can you explain what you mean by picks?

I disagree. while tf2's spec options are far from perfect there not bad. more important is making it easier for new players to try and get started in competitive. If they like what they see then they'll go on to play in one of the existing leagues, and more players & the more people that know about it means more viewers, means more money, means more sponsorships etc.

currently a new player might see a cast, think "oh that's kinda cool" wonder how to join in, see that you have to register on various sites, seek out teams, download software etc and simply lose interest.
this way they can simply open the game and click "join lobby."

#161 I think If we agreed on a specific number of weapons to ban each game (now.)

each pug group could then make a spreadsheet listing the game #, date, time and the weapon list banned for that game.

edit: and maybe we should make the stock weapons + kritzkriege & ubersaw unbanable.

why not just ban the associated cosmetic items?

this won't nessacirily give them the best feedback for the game as a whole, only for that specific format. for example the gunslinger is beyond broken in pubs, but not a big deal for competitive formats.

Pomson
Enforcer
beggars bazooka
vita saw
phlog
atomiser

+ any weapons with associated glitches/exploits.

you misspelt the url there, thanks for the site though. I normally have to get stuff deliverd to my grandmother up north to avoid crazy shipping costs.

once a months seems a little unnecessary, but servicing at regular intervals is a good idea.

you should also pick up a syringe of thermal compound and replace the thermal paste between your heatsink and chipset. this will make a massive difference.

thanks

best news I'v seen today. really hope this is the case.

Is anyone on r5 uploading PoV's?

I learnt a ton from watching DJC last season.

no, what I normally do is buy stuff off ebay/amazon/uk websites and deliver them to my grandmothers house up north.

which probably isn't much help to you unless you have friends/relatives that you visit often in northern Ireland.

edit:
(depending on what you were looking for you might find parts on ie.farnell.com but It's mainly for electronics components.)