- Joined
- Aug 30, 2009
- Messages
- 4,012 (0.75/day)
- Location
- Sarasota, Florida, USA
| System Name | Awesomesauce 4.3 | Laptop (MSI GE72VR 6RF Apache Pro-023) |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Core i7-5820K 4.16GHz 1.28v/3GHz 1.05v uncore | Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 3.1GHz |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-X99-UD5 WiFi LGA2011-v3| Stock |
| Cooling | Corsair H100i v2 w/ 2x EK Vardar F4-120ER + various 120/140mm case fans | Stock |
| Memory | G.Skill RJ-4 16GB DDR4-2666 CL15 quad channel | 12GB DDR4-2133 |
| Video Card(s) | EVGA GTX 1080 Ti Hybrid SC2 11GB @ 2012/5151 boost | NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB +200/+500 + Intel 530 |
| Storage | Samsung 840 EVO 500GB + Seagate 3TB 7200RPM + others | Kingston 256GB M.2 SATA + 1TB 7200RPM |
| Display(s) | Acer G257HU 1440p 60Hz AH-IPS 4ms | 17.3" 1920*1080 60Hz wide angle TN notebook panel |
| Case | Fractal Design Define XL R2 | MSI |
| Audio Device(s) | Creative Sound Blaster Z | Realtek with quad stereo speakers and subwoofer |
| Power Supply | Corsair HX850i Platinum | 19.5v 180w Delta brick |
| Software | Windows 10 Pro x64 | Windows 10 Home x64 |
Hello all,
I just wanted to share some news that came out today for one of my most favorite games: Team Fortress 2! The whole blog site got an overhaul tonight, and they are finally releasing Meet the Medic this week (People familiar with TF2 will understand why this is special). It looks like some new weapon sets are coming out, starting with the Heavy Weapons Guy and the Spy for the first day, as well as a new Payload map.
But more importantly, TF2 is free this entire week for those who have wanted to try/play it but have not purchased it. I would at least give it a try, because I bought the Orange Box in February 2008 and have been hooked on TF2 ever since. If you played it on a console or way back when it was released and haven't since, you have no idea what you're missing after nearly 200 FREE product updates. Anyway, if it wasn't good, I wouldn't co-own a gaming community dedicated to it (TrashedGamers.org), but I'm not here to toot my own horn and shove my advertising down your throats.
Anyway, I hope y'all give it a try if you haven't already (and your thoughts), and I'd like to hear from some seasoned TF2 players as well if there are a few on TPU. To play this game fluently, you do need a beefy CPU (e.g. 30+ GFLOPS like a 2.8GHz Phenom X4) but it will easily run on bargain basement video cards at moderate settings.
Hope I didn't bore everyone with my relentless yapping.
Official TF2 Blog: http://www.teamfortress.com/
UPDATE (6/24/11):
Meet the Medic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36lSzUMBJnc
TF2 is now Free to Play for everyone. People who paid previously are "Premium" accounts, and you have to buy something in the Mann Co. Store to make a F2P account a Premium one, since the game is now solely supported by microtransactions.
TF2 Accounts FAQ: http://teamfortress.com/freetoplay/faq.php
I just wanted to share some news that came out today for one of my most favorite games: Team Fortress 2! The whole blog site got an overhaul tonight, and they are finally releasing Meet the Medic this week (People familiar with TF2 will understand why this is special). It looks like some new weapon sets are coming out, starting with the Heavy Weapons Guy and the Spy for the first day, as well as a new Payload map.
But more importantly, TF2 is free this entire week for those who have wanted to try/play it but have not purchased it. I would at least give it a try, because I bought the Orange Box in February 2008 and have been hooked on TF2 ever since. If you played it on a console or way back when it was released and haven't since, you have no idea what you're missing after nearly 200 FREE product updates. Anyway, if it wasn't good, I wouldn't co-own a gaming community dedicated to it (TrashedGamers.org), but I'm not here to toot my own horn and shove my advertising down your throats.
Anyway, I hope y'all give it a try if you haven't already (and your thoughts), and I'd like to hear from some seasoned TF2 players as well if there are a few on TPU. To play this game fluently, you do need a beefy CPU (e.g. 30+ GFLOPS like a 2.8GHz Phenom X4) but it will easily run on bargain basement video cards at moderate settings.
Hope I didn't bore everyone with my relentless yapping.
Official TF2 Blog: http://www.teamfortress.com/
UPDATE (6/24/11):
Meet the Medic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36lSzUMBJnc
TF2 is now Free to Play for everyone. People who paid previously are "Premium" accounts, and you have to buy something in the Mann Co. Store to make a F2P account a Premium one, since the game is now solely supported by microtransactions.
TF2 Accounts FAQ: http://teamfortress.com/freetoplay/faq.php
Last edited:
