TF2 Graphics Hitch

[TheSlinger]

My computer is excellent. I bought it in July and have run TF2 smoothly at the highest graphic levels. I am playing on a very fast wired connection. However, in the past few days I've started getting fairly frequent graphic hitches. Lowering my graphics did not help at all. I took these screenshots every time the hitch hit but I'm not tech-savvy so I don't know what these means. I have to imagine that some people on this forum are. If you could help me at all it would be very appreciated.

[beefntators]

How many players were in the server?

[TheSlinger]

It was full or close to it, so 20+

But it happens independently of that. I get the same thing in 12-person lobbies or even when I'm alone in a server practicing jumps.

94 processes seems like a lot, are there things here that shouldn't be here?

[hsn620707]

hmmmmmmm that's too bad

i don't know your problem . difficult

[Snarf]

The number of processes you are running is not going to effect your gpu's performance. I really don't understand tf2's netgraphs anymore so I cannot help you with those.
What specifically happens? "Graphic hitches" Don't really help me.

[TheSlinger]

Well it's basically just lag, but I was looking elsewhere and graphics hitch seemed to be the term.

I asked others and the problem seems to be that my roommate is on the same connection as I am. Seems like that would account for intermittent lag spikes.

[Snarf]

If you have appallingly bad internet perhaps.

[TheSlinger]

If you have appallingly bad internet perhaps.

:/ I have appallingly good internet.

This is very frustrating as I shelled out a lot of cash for a nice laptop and great internet. It was working wonderfully until a couple of days ago.

- Lower graphics does nothing
- Removing firewall does nothing
- Doesn't help when my roommate is off the computer
- Gamebooster doesn't help
- Re-installing didn't help

This is really destroying my TF2 experience.

[daem0n]

turn off aero

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[TheSlinger]

Aero?