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