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    Looking for a new phone

    in Phones and Tablets

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    I'm looking for a new phone under $200. Basically, the one I have right now (HTC 816) is just flat out terrible. The camera is garbage, I experience constant slow downs and freezes, and sometimes the phone just completely crashes at least once a day; and I won't even be doing anything intensive. I'll just be on snapchat, go to take a picture, and there will be a picture of something i just sent (basically glued if you want to think of it like that) to the screen, and the only way to fix it is by restarting snapchat.

     

    Enough of the rant though. Basically, I'm looking for a phone under $200, but not to use it was a phone. What I mean by that is, I'm not going to be calling and texting on it, I need it for snapchat, instagram, messenger, clash of clans, stuff like that. Because right now, my phone can't even handle snapchat. It has to have a really good camera though, I'm sick of all these grainy pictures even when it's in focus.

    C++ good to start with?

    in Programming

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Nineshadow said:

    C++ is an excellent language to start programing with, but not so much for making games quickly as a beginner. If you do go ahead with C++, then I suggest you use SFML.

     

    I'm not looking to make them quickly, maybe in like 2 months or something could start messing around with it? I'm a pretty fast learner, but I don't know if that would matter to much.

    C++ good to start with?

    in Programming

    Posted

    1 hour ago, john01dav said:

    I've never heard of that, but, it sounds like the somewhat more popular, at least how I have seen it, Scratch. Perhaps you can share how similar it may be if you're familiar with Scratch? In general, I recommend against any sort of drag-and-drop -- it may teach you what an if statement is but any sort of typed language will do so in a more realistic setting which allows you to apply your skills faster. Also, it is perfectly doable to learn on an industry-used language such as Java (which is only slightly more difficult than Visual Basic) which allows you to apply your skills as soon as you learn them without having to learn the syntax of a new language.

    Never heard od scratch, but with construct. You just right-click, insert new object, and select what you want it to be (usually a sprite for game models and stuff) then it opens a window where you can draw the sprite. When that's done, you can click on the sprite and click on behaviors, then you can give it stuff like 8-direction, and solid (so stuff cant movie through it). Then say you want to shoot a bullet (after you make the sprite) you go to the "programming tab" and just add an event where "if key is pressed (space) then spawn "bullet" on layer 1" It's fairly straight forward to be completely honest with you.

    C++ good to start with?

    in Programming

    Posted

    1 hour ago, john01dav said:

    C++ probably isn't the best language to start with. This is because it has lots of useful features (ie. pointers, templates, OOP even) that are very useful, but, can be hard to understand at first. I originally learned to program with Visual Basic, QBasic, and an old DOS Basic compiler I had lying around. Using a very simple language like this will allow you to learn the basics of how to think like a programmer, and the basic constructs that any language will share without worrying about the syntactic difficulty or powerful but hard to use features of C++. Also, if you do choose to start with (Visual) Basic, please don't tie yourself to any specific company's tools -- such as Microsoft, who makes Visual Basic.

     

    If, however, you have already begun C++ and find it to be within your range of difficulty, feel free to keep on going with it -- this will probably be fine as long as you make sure you learn each and every concept properly before moving onto the next (which you should do whether or not you are learning your first programming language).

     

    TL;DR: I recommend going with some form of Basic, most probably Visual Basic, to start off with before learning C++.

     

    I had a "programming" class last year (10th grade), and we were using construct 2. I do understand the basics of game programming, but I've never done any actual coding. Construct 2 was more of a drag and drop, but create your own sprites type of thing. Other than that, I'm a pretty smart person, I usually understand anything if it's explained to me. I just don't know how reliable Construct 2 is for understanding the basics, I'm pretty sure it's good though.

    Build in the making

    in New Builds and Planning

    Posted

    1 hour ago, herman mcpootis said:

    Wait for the r9 480 if possible. This is what i'll go with $500.

    PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

    CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
    Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
    Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($26.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
    Storage: Toshiba 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($41.99 @ NCIX US) 
    Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($173.98 @ Newegg) 
    Case: Rosewill SRM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($27.99 @ Amazon) 
    Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
    Total: $486.92
    Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
    Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-07 20:50 EDT-0400

     

    How well would this handle skyrim at high/max settings? My friend has the FX-6300 and 7870 and he is able to run it on high (some settings medium) with no lag at all.

    Build in the making

    in New Builds and Planning

    Posted

    Laptop just isn't cutting it. I don't need anything super powerful, just enough to handle little things like

    - Recording Minecraft w/Fraps @ 60 FPS on max settings

    - League of Legends (Ultra Settings)

    - Skyrim (High/Ultra)

     

    I don't need anything extra, just the computer.

     

    Noise level

    in Graphics Cards

    Posted

    So me and my friend were at microcenter putting together his computer, and he was going to get a GTX 950.

    The person that was helping us said that if we went with the one fan version, it was going to be loud, and that's why we should go with the 2 fan version (because my friend hates noise) for like $15 more.

     

    Is this even true?

    Cheap yet powerful

    in New Builds and Planning

    Posted

    Trying to make a build for a friend, but I don't want to break the bank. Really, he only plays Minecraft, League of Legends, Skyrim, and Trove. But that's about it. He wants to record minecraft at 60 FPS; I don't want to spend more then $450, but I can go slightly higher if needed. Will this build work?

     

    PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

    CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
    Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($57.98 @ Newegg) 
    Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($33.88 @ OutletPC) 
    Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
    Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked Video Card  ($129.99 @ NCIX US) 
    Case: Rosewill Line-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($47.22 @ Amazon) 
    Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($26.98 @ Newegg) 
    Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer  ($13.89 @ OutletPC) 
    Total: $465.92
    Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
    Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-22 22:29 EDT-0400

    Game Programming

    in Programming

    Posted

    I sort of forgot to mention this, but do any of these programs let you upload them to stuff like steam and orgin for free, and people can play them? Probably should have mentioned that.

    Game Programming

    in Programming

    Posted

    I've always wanted to get into game programming, but never really knew where to start. Now, what I'm looking for is to create very basic/complex games depending on how you look at it; more of a terarria style I guess you could say. A 2D game with animations and somewhat complex. I'm not sure how to explain it, so I hope you're picking up what I'm putting down.

     

    What's the best way/language to make this style of game? And where should I start? P.S. I don't have money to pay for lynda.com or classes online.

    Stuck on "Checking for updates..."

    in Troubleshooting

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Whaler_99 said:

    This is a known bug with Windows 7. Try this:

     

    Microsoft released a new Windows Update Client Update to fix the slow Update searching/Installation.

    Installing and searching for updates is slow and high CPU usage occurs in Windows 7
    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3102810

    Download:
    32Bit: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=fcd6bf5d-f004-4ca3-aa7e-1de462b91dd0

    64Bit: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=4fe566bd-31b1-4413-8c4c-412b52533669

    Stop Windows Update service (this speeds up the setup of MSU updates and the useless steps from Moab are not required) and try this Windows Update Client Update and see if it speeds up the installation of Updates.

    There is also a newer version from March 2016. Also stop WU service and try to install this update.

     

    Do you know by any chance how long it takes to find updates? It's been running for about 45 minutes - 1 hour or so, and it still says "searching for updates on this computer..."

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