Hi,
My 4+ y.o. laptop had smoke coming out of it yesterday, so I figured it might be time for me to invest in an actual computer. However, I'm not very knowledgeable on hardware, so I'm looking for help picking components.
My budget is around 900€, though I'm open to spend a bit more if its worth it. I mainly play TF2, and other shooters, but nothing particularly intense graphically. I already own a monitor (VG248QE), and every other peripherals (mouse, keyboard, mousepad).
If anyone is versed enough to give me directions in order to get the best worth of my money it would be greatly appreciated :)

I found a fix so I'll post it here in case other people have the same issue later on:
mat_filtertextures 1
mat_trilinear 1
degu had the right idea, although mat_trilinear 1 didn't fix anything until mat_filtertextures was set to 1. Enjoying the config otherwise!

just tried with r_worldlightmin 0.0002 in my custom.cfg and checked it went through in console, issue remains..
EDIT: it might be worth noting that I don't get any visual changes from trying out different r_worldlightmin values in console

Tried both, separate and together, didn't work :(

Hi,
Yesterday I've installed mastercomfig low to update my 2013 Chris config, and I've been encountering a visual error ever since.

I have some sort of 'light circle' around me, its especially noticeable on light-themed maps such as process. When I move around with my movement keys or even only my mouse, the light spreads on walls, props, etc..
Here are some pictures: https://imgur.com/a/EGVA4tE

The 'circle' is above my crosshair on the first picture (its more noticeable when you move), on the first and second screenshots you can see the issue very clearly on the wall that has 3 vents on it. For the record, I did not have that issue with my Chris config.

Things I've tried: using different lighting/effects/shadows/particles modules, manually changing fog commands, using different dxlevels (81 is what I use, I tried 95 & 91 and still had the issue).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4npiju7f9s0

Happy birthday!
Now tell me why was "slemnish frags" taken down :(

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfbo2nwNWo0

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/327298324
it was broadcasted on tftv2

https://youtu.be/j7jelqvvzxE?t=174

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