Would it be possible...

[Fatfatfatty]

...To make a command or something that stops the rendering so you can idle without your computer being all slowed down?

seting DX to anything higher than 9.0c?

[Campin Carl]

Not that I know of. But if you alt-tab it shouldn't render anything as far as I know.
That and getting a fps-config or just sett all settings to the lowest will helpen lighten your load

[Fatfatfatty]

when i press alt+tab i still see stuff going on around me so i dont think that works

[Tasty Bacon]

Don't think you can render nothing.

You can however use SourceTools' idle mode thing that runs on lowest graphics in a 640x480 window, and minimize that window.

Currently using 346MB RAM/1-4% CPU (Athlon II X2 250).

[RivaGe]

1) jointeam spectator
2) change to free fly camera
3) fly out of the map's borders

[BeefMcGraw]

[QUOTE=Fatfatfatty;20457345]when i press alt+tab i still see stuff going on around me so i dont think that works[/QUOTE]

The guy meant [b]minimize[/b] the TF2 window

[Sgt. Napalm]

[QUOTE=Tasty Bacon;20457957]Don't think you can render nothing.

You can however use SourceTools' idle mode thing that runs on lowest graphics in a 640x480 window, and minimize that window.

Currently using 346MB RAM/1-4% CPU (Athlon II X2 250).[/QUOTE]

I could never get Source Tools to work properly.

[Komppu]

Time to rape some console commands.

[Blackbird88]

[QUOTE=Tasty Bacon;20457957]Don't think you can render nothing.

You can however use SourceTools' idle mode thing that runs on lowest graphics in a 640x480 window, and minimize that window.

Currently using 346MB RAM/1-4% CPU (Athlon II X2 250).[/QUOTE]
Yeah SourceTools is great.

[Skipcast]

I think you can change how far the game will render on the z axis?

Or maybe that was something you had to have cheats for...I can't remember that well

[Political Gamer]

Add -sw -noborder to the launch options. The game plays in full-screen but you can do other stuff without it minimizing TF2.