Posts by William Richardson12

So, what's the plan for that PC?

Desktop or laptop?

Seriously, why bother? You can grab a Windows license on eBay for like five bucks. Stop being pirates...

Not sure what you're looking for here. It’s probably just got Wake on LAN enabled in the BIOS.

So, it says there's an error with Antimalware Service Executable.

It also mentions Memory Corruption Large.

This is a massive headache to troubleshoot because anything could be the culprit... RAM, cables, the motherboard, the PSU... 🕺

dunno... just check Event Viewer and look for the red icons. I think they'll be labeled as "Critical" or something similar

Just go ahead and hunt down those Memory Dump files, then toss them onto something like Ufile or whatever...

Anything to avoid messing around with driver verifier...

If none of that works, just zip up those Memory Dump files and upload them somewhere. I'll take a look and see what they're actually saying... 😉

jadetrucker43, just leave it alone for another year... maybe start picking up parts one by one for a new rig around Black Friday if you really want to. That processor is still solid enough, and you can snag used DDR3 RAM for like 150-$67 easy. 4GB should be plenty for you.

wiredotter14 said:What’s the actual payoff for more memory?

Better to put those extra bucks toward a better GPU instead of buying more DDR3...

Or grab an aftermarket cooler if they don't have one. Something AM4 compatible so they can swap it later when they finally upgrade to an AM4 platform.

Personally, I bumped mine from 8 to 12GB and the difference was massive, especially with all these modern open-world games eating RAM for breakfast.

And damn, Chrome alone can easily hog 3GB just while you're browsing... 🕺

Getting a 570 for $400 is definitely a steal. You can find used RAM for like 100-$50. They'll feel the difference.

EDIT: crimsonstag84.... 212 is always a solid choice 😬

Yeah, that CPU should be able to hit at least 4.4 GHz, maybe even more, just like my old 8350... that's plenty for now. Just gotta grab some more RAM and depending on what I need, a new GPU or another SSD.

Adam Barrett7 said:Maybe if it were ultrawide you could drop down to 60/75 Hz😁

1440p and 144Hz are non-negotiable. I can always tweak a few settings to keep the framerate up, so I figure an RTX 3080 would handle it just fine. Honestly, I'd even consider ditching the IPS panel if I had to😉

We'll see. Still got some time before Christmas arrives😁😁

If anything, don't pass up on the IPS... IPS is amazing. Refresh rate isn't that big of a deal unless you're some pro gamer grinding FPS titles. For anything else, you don't really need 144Hz.

So, maybe go with an Intel Core? Just running without a dedicated GPU for now, or if it fits, grab an Intel Core... Could be a way to put something together...

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answer...-sys-bsod.html

Check this out. Find a small dmp file and send it over to me... we'll see what's actually broken.

Sounds like you might be dealing with a bug in your network drivers (LAN/WLAN adapter)... I've run into this before. To be sure, you'd have to mess around with Driver Verifier, but that's a massive pain...

Right now, SSL is pretty much the only way to go. If you aren't using it, you're just asking for trouble... leaving yourself wide open to someone spoofing the server to drop malware on you. Once your client is compromised, even your future SSL connections won't be safe.

It's a mess. ☕

brightbadger4 said:Well... thanks for the heads up.

That is fucking terrifying. I mean, who the hell would even bother stealing an account like this..??!!

Just imagine if this wasn't some random forum, but your Chase bank account, or Amazon, or something actually important. Then you'd get why this is scary. Especially with all those sketchy sites out there trying to fish for your private info and credit card details under the guise of "verifying your identity."🙄

electricnomad3 said:Seriously, how the hell do I get rid of these damn ads?? 🙂

Just use the Democratic Party extension. Manually kill the pop-up windows and keep those blocklists updated once in a while... 😉

brightbadger4 said:Since I'm pretty much tech-illiterate—basically a total amateur when it comes to this stuff—could you walk me through what you just pointed out?

Is one link "fake," or does the other one have some kind of special feature the first one is missing...?!
I'm not even sure how to phrase the question properly, but I'm genuinely curious about the explanation...

HTTP is just basic web traffic. By default, it's unprotected (though a site owner can choose to add security). HTTPS uses SSL to protect the connection, making it nearly impossible to crack quickly. That means your private info stays private, unlike when you're posting on an American forum (even direct messages).

That's why your browser is screaming at you about security. If you're on public Wi-Fi—like at a Starbucks or some random hotspot—someone could intercept your data and hijack your login for the forum, or worse...

Makes sense now?

Got no clue. I vaguely remember seeing stuff like that back in the day in PC Gamer magazines—stuff involving QBasic and all that. If a kid actually wants to get into this, they could just dive in with Unreal Engine for visual effects or whatever... Down the road, they can pick up the mainstream languages easily enough if they feel like it. Most of the top-tier devs and hackers started out messing around on DOS or Unix machines when they were kids.