Are these the stutters we are all feeling? And if so John do you understand why this is an issue?

I am. And it seems to be when someone joins/spawns (can't tell which). When I am playing DM the moment someone joins a team my game stutters

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4bxcRB

http://media.giphy.com/media/zjQrmdlR9ZCM/giphy.gif

Still the same issue. All diagnostic test show no issue with my HDD

Just ran a HDD test for my hard drive, but it came back without a hitch. Gonna go play tf2 for a bit and see if I feel the issue it still there

I just noticed that the lag/stuttering is reaching outside of just TF2...

I don't think I am gonna spend time reinstalling if there may be a bigger issue.

For instance my computer is estimating 1 hour to move 13 GB of data (I have a lot of demos lol). The hard drive has been defraged so I dont think that is the issue. Could my hard drive be complete garbage and it died in 4 months?

Also on a not-so-slow internet connection my chrome takes ~30 seconds to load any new page, usually stuck on a white screen for a bit

I get 20 mbps dl, so I may as well do it now. Was hoping it wouldn't come to this lol

I am, but considering I bought this rig in late May I dont think/I am hoping that isnt the case

My TF2 used to load a map in ~10 seconds, now it has slowed to be anywhere from 50-100 seconds.

Along with this the game will randomly stutter and skip for a second, or psuedo-crash and freeze up for as long as a minute. Any tips?

P.S. The change happened overnight so no malware or viruses are causing the problem (I have also done virus checks to be sure)

I have also verified my tf2 files

"worst game designer" is a very bold statement, but I'm sure a lot of indie developers are glad to hear that their games are better than Notch's

Great guy and scout. Gethim.

Glad to see they are optimizing the game a bit finally. Sure the weapon thing is a small piece but hey, it can add up

Meightate?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQfXezfiZq4&feature=youtu.be