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TheRabidDeer
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
United States3806 Posts
August 26 2012 04:15 GMT
#4001
On August 26 2012 12:34 Medrea wrote:
Yeah its called a memory leak.

All browsers leak memory for instance. Just shut down and restart your computer.

I always knew of memory leaks, but figured they would be accounted for in the task manager.
AnachronisticAnarchy
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States2957 Posts
August 26 2012 05:02 GMT
#4002
So I use a razer naga and I've been having some issues.
More specifically, my mouse occasionally decides that it wants to completely and randomly shut down either X-axis or Y-axis movement. It leaves one active and the other inactive. Sometimes it just slows it down so much it's the functional equivalent. It also randomly reactivates that axis of movement after a period of time that is usually no longer than a minute. I updated my drivers just in case, but it's still an issue.
Any suggestions?
"How are you?" "I am fine, because it is not normal to scream in pain."
Rollin
Profile Joined March 2011
Australia1552 Posts
August 26 2012 05:38 GMT
#4003
On August 25 2012 22:48 djcube wrote:
Does anyone use any recent or 2012 ultrabook as their primary machine? How is it going for you? Any shortcomings or areas where you wish you had a more powerful machine (aside from gaming)?

If you're doing heavy encoding, perhaps, or heavy graphics work.

The only things that are a problem are productivity if you have a shit resolution, screensize if you have bad eyesight, storage size concerns if you need it, and of course laptop keyboards are always shit compared to a nice mechanical one. I run autocad and matlab on mine fine, so for work purposes, it's more than adequate, but for 3D games... Nope. The x86 performance is very strong though, so anything that's not heavily graphically reliant is not an issue (barely slower than a regular i5 mobile chip).
Throw off those chains of reason, and your prison disappears. | Check your posting frequency timeline: http://www.teamliquid.net/mytlnet/post_activity_img.php
AbztraK
Profile Joined August 2011
United States26 Posts
August 26 2012 14:37 GMT
#4004
ok so im a little bit confused apparently my specs can run this game above the minimum requirments. yet i have to play the game on low settings and even then my fps dips below 20 in some taxing "beautiful" areas.

processor: AMD Athlon II
gfx card: Radeon HD 5870
Ram: 4GB
HDD: 465 GB

im not so good with listing pc specs or anything related but i think that should be all the necessary information if not please let me know i want to solve this issue

maybe i need a better card... maybe i need 8 GB of ram. i just dont know!

the game runs so shitty and according to the system requirment test it shouldnt be with my hardware..

any help will be greatly appreciated!
i can find much more productive things to do in the amount of time i would split my workers. for example right after i click my workers to mine, i quickly tweak my left nipple
GMarshal
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States22154 Posts
August 26 2012 14:37 GMT
#4005
sticking this because I think it should be easy to find.
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AbztraK
Profile Joined August 2011
United States26 Posts
August 26 2012 14:37 GMT
#4006
Guild Wars 2 i mean ^^^^^
i can find much more productive things to do in the amount of time i would split my workers. for example right after i click my workers to mine, i quickly tweak my left nipple
Medrea
Profile Joined May 2011
10003 Posts
August 26 2012 14:41 GMT
#4007
On August 26 2012 13:15 TheRabidDeer wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 26 2012 12:34 Medrea wrote:
Yeah its called a memory leak.

All browsers leak memory for instance. Just shut down and restart your computer.

I always knew of memory leaks, but figured they would be accounted for in the task manager.


Nope. Resource manager reports the resources in use by all active objects. When an object is released to the system resources are ideally also released as well, but because we are only human at programming not everything is resolved so you end up with resources that no objects point to.
twitch.tv/medrea
Rollin
Profile Joined March 2011
Australia1552 Posts
August 27 2012 08:20 GMT
#4008
On August 26 2012 23:41 Medrea wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 26 2012 13:15 TheRabidDeer wrote:
On August 26 2012 12:34 Medrea wrote:
Yeah its called a memory leak.

All browsers leak memory for instance. Just shut down and restart your computer.

I always knew of memory leaks, but figured they would be accounted for in the task manager.


Nope. Resource manager reports the resources in use by all active objects. When an object is released to the system resources are ideally also released as well, but because we are only human at programming not everything is resolved so you end up with resources that no objects point to.

This is primarily due to programs written with big-boy's languages like C, as opposed to new-fangled frivolous stuff like c++ and java, in which there are many redundant failsafes for poor programming skills. If people can't program, they should use an appropriate language >.<
Throw off those chains of reason, and your prison disappears. | Check your posting frequency timeline: http://www.teamliquid.net/mytlnet/post_activity_img.php
bITt.mAN
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Switzerland3693 Posts
August 27 2012 13:51 GMT
#4009
I am re-learning touch typing using a nice little practice program (can't find name ATM). I am getting pretty good at QWERTY, but still find I only use like 3 fingers on my left hand, otherwise it feels too cramped and slow. Plus I'm decent at only typing with my left hand TNX StarCraft.

Q: Is it worth it to bash through learning QWERTY real well with all the 'official key-finger relations' , or should I switch over totally to learning DVORAK-Left-Hande, so I can be efficient, awesome, and more productive by being able to keep my hand on the mouse?


There are resources online to learn, that won't be an issue. Forseeable drawbacks are:
    Unequal strain on hands
    Reduced speed compared to typing DVORAK with both hands
    Having to 'switch out' every time I want to play a game (e.g. FPS)
    Ballancing two competing keyboard layouts in my musscle memory.



What experience do you guys have with alternate keyboard layouts like this? I know it'd be relatively straightforward to switch layouts on a new computer, but doing that each time would be annoying. I will be focused on writing Academic Chemistry/Mathematics reports in TeX for the rest of my life, so I want to invest the time NOW in getting efficient at using my tools, so is it worth it to switch tools?


Also, should I just necro this instead? http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=215506
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Krowser
Profile Joined August 2007
Canada788 Posts
August 27 2012 13:57 GMT
#4010
Hey, simple question:

My computer is due for an upgrade, I have my system specs and a benchmark test result. Can I post them here and ask what I should upgrade or is there a website where I can do this?

Thank you,
D3 and Pho, the way to go. http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=340709
Medrea
Profile Joined May 2011
10003 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-27 14:04:40
August 27 2012 14:03 GMT
#4011
On August 27 2012 17:20 Rollin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 26 2012 23:41 Medrea wrote:
On August 26 2012 13:15 TheRabidDeer wrote:
On August 26 2012 12:34 Medrea wrote:
Yeah its called a memory leak.

All browsers leak memory for instance. Just shut down and restart your computer.

I always knew of memory leaks, but figured they would be accounted for in the task manager.


Nope. Resource manager reports the resources in use by all active objects. When an object is released to the system resources are ideally also released as well, but because we are only human at programming not everything is resolved so you end up with resources that no objects point to.

This is primarily due to programs written with big-boy's languages like C, as opposed to new-fangled frivolous stuff like c++ and java, in which there are many redundant failsafes for poor programming skills. If people can't program, they should use an appropriate language >.<


Java is touted for its garbage collection actually. C++ is user controlled.


On August 27 2012 22:57 Krowser wrote:
Hey, simple question:

My computer is due for an upgrade, I have my system specs and a benchmark test result. Can I post them here and ask what I should upgrade or is there a website where I can do this?

Thank you,


You can do that here if you want. We aren't a hardware enthusiast site so we won't say anything that doesnt make sense.
twitch.tv/medrea
micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24761 Posts
August 27 2012 14:50 GMT
#4012
I built my computer a few months ago as per the advice of the computer build thread. The GPU is:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150521

When I went to bed last night everything was fine. Today when I woke up my monitors looked messed up (one was off). I rebooted the computer manually and a couple of thick vertical bars show up during post. If I boot in normal mode I lose all visuals. If I boot in safe mode I get horizontal blue lines across the screen.

I just plugged my first monitor into the mobo dvi card and that's working ok (I unplugged my other monitor). I have no idea what I should do. Here is my mobo:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005HIRD50/ref=oh_details_o05_s00_i00
ModeratorThere are animal crackers for people and there are people crackers for animals.
JingleHell
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States11308 Posts
August 27 2012 14:51 GMT
#4013
On August 27 2012 23:50 micronesia wrote:
I built my computer a few months ago as per the advice of the computer build thread. The GPU is:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150521

When I went to bed last night everything was fine. Today when I woke up my monitors looked messed up (one was off). I rebooted the computer manually and a couple of thick vertical bars show up during post. If I boot in normal mode I lose all visuals. If I boot in safe mode I get horizontal blue lines across the screen.

I just plugged my first monitor into the mobo dvi card and that's working ok (I unplugged my other monitor). I have no idea what I should do. Here is my mobo:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005HIRD50/ref=oh_details_o05_s00_i00


Reseat it, and while you have it out for that, clean out the heatsink with canned air. If neither of those works, start practicing swear words.
micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24761 Posts
August 27 2012 14:52 GMT
#4014
On August 27 2012 23:51 JingleHell wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 27 2012 23:50 micronesia wrote:
I built my computer a few months ago as per the advice of the computer build thread. The GPU is:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150521

When I went to bed last night everything was fine. Today when I woke up my monitors looked messed up (one was off). I rebooted the computer manually and a couple of thick vertical bars show up during post. If I boot in normal mode I lose all visuals. If I boot in safe mode I get horizontal blue lines across the screen.

I just plugged my first monitor into the mobo dvi card and that's working ok (I unplugged my other monitor). I have no idea what I should do. Here is my mobo:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005HIRD50/ref=oh_details_o05_s00_i00


Reseat it, and while you have it out for that, clean out the heatsink with canned air. If neither of those works, start practicing swear words.

I don't have canned air. What types of places carry that? I'd order it online but I don't want to wait that long.

Also, if I get to the swearing part, does that mean I need a new gpu? Is there a warranty for the old one?
ModeratorThere are animal crackers for people and there are people crackers for animals.
JingleHell
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States11308 Posts
August 27 2012 14:56 GMT
#4015
On August 27 2012 23:52 micronesia wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 27 2012 23:51 JingleHell wrote:
On August 27 2012 23:50 micronesia wrote:
I built my computer a few months ago as per the advice of the computer build thread. The GPU is:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150521

When I went to bed last night everything was fine. Today when I woke up my monitors looked messed up (one was off). I rebooted the computer manually and a couple of thick vertical bars show up during post. If I boot in normal mode I lose all visuals. If I boot in safe mode I get horizontal blue lines across the screen.

I just plugged my first monitor into the mobo dvi card and that's working ok (I unplugged my other monitor). I have no idea what I should do. Here is my mobo:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005HIRD50/ref=oh_details_o05_s00_i00


Reseat it, and while you have it out for that, clean out the heatsink with canned air. If neither of those works, start practicing swear words.

I don't have canned air. What types of places carry that? I'd order it online but I don't want to wait that long.

Also, if I get to the swearing part, does that mean I need a new gpu? Is there a warranty for the old one?


Wal mart, electronics stores.

And warranty should cover it. But that still involves swearing. It doesn't guarantee you need one, but it certainly means it's reached pain in the ass levels regardless of the solution.

Driver updates are good too, but this doesn't sound like drivers. Could also need re-pasting, Medrea has had heat issues from that with XFX cards lately, I believe, but I don't just automatically suggest that for everyone, since it's a bit of a pain in the ass.
Medrea
Profile Joined May 2011
10003 Posts
August 27 2012 15:09 GMT
#4016
XFX can't do anything right by me lately.

Tell us what temps you get in a game with that card and such.
twitch.tv/medrea
JingleHell
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States11308 Posts
August 27 2012 15:11 GMT
#4017
Doesn't sound like he's going to be monitoring temps right now, buddy. <3
Medrea
Profile Joined May 2011
10003 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-27 15:13:49
August 27 2012 15:13 GMT
#4018
Actually I bet its the VRAM.

I had a 9800GT a couple years ago that had artifacting during POST and thats what it was.

Card is dead. Talk to XFX and invoke the warranty.
twitch.tv/medrea
JingleHell
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States11308 Posts
August 27 2012 15:14 GMT
#4019
On August 28 2012 00:13 Medrea wrote:
Actually I bet its the VRAM.

I had a 9800GT a couple years ago that had artifacting during POST and thats what it was.

Card is dead. Talk to XFX and invoke the warranty.


Possible, but trying a reseat first can't hurt. I've had similar issues fixed by that. Granted, I also have a toddler who likes to unseat GPUs accidentally by throwing his toys around, but still.
GGOPphatpak
Profile Joined September 2011
United States87 Posts
August 27 2012 15:15 GMT
#4020
Will my Sapphire Radeon 5770 bottleneck my AMD FX-8120 Zambezi 3.1GHz??
Starcraft 2 is one of the few games that makes me throw my keyboard out the window
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