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22 minutes ago, tarfeef101 said:

I mean, the most basic thing to do is open task manager and see what processes are taking up RAM when you're maxing out. And remove them. Also, just generally, going through your programs and nuking anything you don't use is a good idea. Just stay up late on the weekend one night and watch, if that's what it takes

Task manager doesn't show driver memory leaks. Nothing is shown to be taking up that RAM in task manager.

Hello.

For over a month now I've been having memory leak issues. Overnight, my RAM usage goes up to over 90% and there's usually a BSOD after that, with the error PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA. (I leave my PC on overnight, as I sometimes host game servers, although currently I'm not due to the memory leak.) In event viewer, this shows up as a Kernel Power warning. 

I've been told the best option is to reset my PC, but I'd rather not have to do that, so I was wondering if anyone could offer some tips. So far I've tried using Poolmon to find the culprit, however all the top pool tags just send a list of many different Windows pre-installed drivers. I've tried process explorer but it didn't really show much. 

For reference, I have a
Ryzen 5 2600X
16GB DDR4 RAM (G.Skill Ripjaws V)
ASRock B450 Pro4
GTX 1650 Super

Please let me know if you have any ideas on what I can do or you need more information.

7 minutes ago, Voluspa said:

I fix vehicles, go for drives, I go shooting quite a bit at a local range. There's hunting depending on the season, home improvement(I do see that as a hobby. It's satisfying), off roading in one of my trucks. Camping, hiking.

 

Like I said, our hobbies probably won't apply to you.

Yes, doesn't apply to me lol.

19 minutes ago, Voluspa said:

Find something new to do that's not video games or focusing on not being able to play them. People here won't be able to tell you what you should do for a hobby. Hobbies are done for fun. We won't know what's fun to you. 

I couldn't figure out how to directly quote from your last thread, but...

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Posted February 21 (edited)

I'd like to point something out that might help you see your parent's view.. You say you won't spend all your time playing games, but how much time have you spent in here trying to get people to help you justify to your parents why they should let you play them? With the time spent in here, you could have been doing other things to prove to them that video games wont become an obsession. I'm not saying I agree or disagree with your parents, but I can see where they are coming from. 

Edited February 21 by Voluspa
Grammar"

 

The headphones weren't an issue in the last thread. It looks like you are just looking for a reason to justify getting something "gaming" related.

 

Honestly though, after thinking about hobbies, I have like zero idea. What am I supposed to do?

Like give me an example of what you, or maybe someone you know do. Just any suggestions help. Something unrelated to computers.

5 minutes ago, Mooshi said:

Here's the reality of it. You're probably not going to be able to do whatever until you move out. I know, I know. It sucks, we've all been there.

 

If they don't "get it" they probably never well if it's not something they personally have interest in. Kinda like how Linus' kids can enjoy tech since that is his passion. 

Linus is a good mom.

I understand the last post was closed down after like 2 weeks and it's probably best not to continue it, but there have been a few small developments and I'm completely confused on what to do next.

So I decided to ask my dad if I could buy a gaming headset. My current headphones are trash and always hurt my ears, it's some weird $11 stuff I won from a raffle.
"How does this help your education? It's only for entertainment."
I said okay, but shouldn't you support your hobbies?
"You only have one"

Now it's basically "if it doesn't matter to your education, it doesn't matter"? 

I don't understand what to do at this point. It's not that I only have one hobby, I like reading and such but.. at this point I'm actually questioning hobbies themselves. What else can I do? I'm not very athletic and not really that interested in sports, but I think that might improve if I do try it out. I'm skilled in school and don't have any problems there.

I just want some honest-to-god opinions on what to do. Ask me whatever questions you'd like.View the last post here: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1156222-my-parents-dont-like-gaming/

15 minutes ago, Brother_Totola said:

Hi, everyone!

After migrating from a 1050ti to a Rx 5700 xt Gigabyte gaming OC, i started experiencing some issues with some more demanding titles like FFXV, the Outer Worlds and Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order, after playing for a little while`, the game crashes back to windows in a second. But i could play fallout 4 and dota 2 for more than hours, what could may be? I've already checked the event viewer, but nothing shows there
Before with the gtx 1050 ti i didn't have this problems.

System Configuration:

Motherboard: X299 Sli Plus
CPU: Intel i7 7740x
Memory: 8GB DDR4
GPU: Gigabyte gaming OC 8gb Rx 5700 xt
VBIOS: xxx-xxx-xxx Yes it's actually displayed like that
OS: Windows 10 x64 (1909)
PSU: EVGA 550w plus gold
Adrenalin: 20.2.2

I may not be very knowledgeable, but that 8GB RAM is concerning. 16GB is the normal choice.

I have absolute trash for gaming. That's sadly not my decision as a minor with parents who don't like gaming.

However, if I'm lucky, they might let me buy a good headset. I was thinking about the Corsair VOID PRO RGB, but people have warned me against it. It's the only headset I've tried as it was what they had at a LAN center I went to, and it was pretty comfortable. I didn't get much bass but I can probably change that with EQ.

Anyway, I'm looking to stay under $100 for this. Suggestions please?

I prefer over-ear as my current headphones really, really hurt as on-ear. They're some trash $11 I won from a giveaway.

Preferably pretty good bass and surround sound, I like movies and music as well as gaming. I need a mic too.

46 minutes ago, bdavidson12 said:

So i am finally upgrading my terrible old secondary monitor which is a 24 inch 1920x1080p benq. 

 

I am looking for a 27 inch (or close to, my main monitor is 27 inch) 4k monitor with the best colours possible.

 

60hz refresh rate because of youtube restrictions.

 

If anyone knows of some good display would really appreciate some advice. 

 

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I've never had a monitor (or a PC for that matter) so I wouldn't really know much, but if you give me your budget I can try and find the best possible one.

3 hours ago, homeofmew said:

Making your own games requires coding skills and is useful in the real world.
There's Coding places here that make tons of money that parents send their kids to to learn java.
Minecraft for example uses actual logic circuits, which you I learned in University. 
I actually was able to do very well in that class because of my time in Minecraft.

Most parents rather see their kid on a computer playing a game than have them being out at some club, so yeah
If I had kids theyd have a decent computer to play on as long as they didn't try to meet up with random strangers.
 

That's if you had kids. As for my parents having kids.. they have a different idea.

4 minutes ago, homeofmew said:

Advice
1. While you obviously want the PC for gaming, parents see that as a waste of time while you can do "educational stuff"
2. Convince them it will will be educational, as in you want to learn coding as well as learn how to make your own games.
3. Most Computer Science Degrees force you to do a lot of Mathematics and Programming and you want something reasonable to test stuff on.
4. Don't ask for the most expensive thing on the market, do some research, buying computer parts is like buying a car, buying the model before the "newest model" can be cheaper.
 

Well, making my own games is "gaming" and therefore a waste of time. (indeed the pain and suffering)

How else can I relate this to an education? I mean school hardly needs a GPU for rendering my homework.

Computer Science, sure, but a lot of developers have had to use worse than this.

As for the 4th one, that doesn't really matter yet, the main issue is right now.

48 minutes ago, greenmax said:

I knew when I did it, but figured you'd know also.

 

good because books are rare in todays day in age.

 

 

um not really rare, I just go to the library?

On 2/23/2020 at 2:19 PM, greenmax said:

seems strangely coincidental

In case you didn't notice, the message you quoted is from a quote that I quoted.

21 hours ago, rikitikitavi said:

Hey, didn't read everything here, but here's my 2 cents:

 

Geforce now  or Dota2/lol, indie titles like Necrodancer, Hollow Knight or FTL.

 

Otherwise be active, do martial arts, put time into hw, show yourself as a responsible fellow, and read a book time to time outside of school curriculum - parents should be ok with giving you some gaming time, and if they don't trust your gametime restraining ability, there is always parental control options to limit your gaming.

I used to do martial arts, but I quit since it was overpriced.

I put time into homework, read a lot of books, and I feel I am responsible.

some parents work differently than others.

7 hours ago, DASmallWorlds said:

Good evening. 

 

I created an account to address this issue, and evidently you are over 13 as if you were not you could not, legally, be using this site. If you are under 13, you certainly wouldn't say, but I recommend you bide your time and be respectful to your father.

 

Under the aforementioned stipulation, I am unsatisfied with your previous statements in regards to your father not wanting to speak to you about gaming. Unfortunately, the advice I am going to give requires a strong rhetoric; a weak rhetoric leads to inexorable argumentative failure in every debate.

 

In any case, you should ideally have an adult conversation with your father: probe his distaste. So far, he has given you nebulous and curt responses to your pleas, presumably out of disinterest, concern, or disdain. Ask for specifics. Your logos approach is evidently not working.

 

Currently, your father seemingly despises gaming. He knows what you have is enough for school-related purposes, thus that argument will not work. Drop it. Before you even get him to think about spending his money on a system, because he will be spending a lot of it for you, you need to speak to him about why he feels this way about your interest. Does he even know that you are passionate about it? Are you passionate about gaming- no, really dwell on that answer. What compels you to play games? 

 

Ideally, you want your father to understand your interest. What are his interests? Is he trying to spend time with you? I saw in the thread that you don't know what your parents want you to do; you have a lot of spare time. Make inquiries about what your parents want for you. How do they want you to be content?

 

If I may continue to opine, I do not recommend pursuing the essay at this point. Speaking is more important at this point in time. In addition, when you are able to have a reasonable discussion with your father, be overt with your intentions. If you want to play FPSes, tell them. If you want to play time-consuming MMORPGs, tell them. They will find out eventually what you're doing, and if you are transparent with them, they will feel more comfortable (maybe even encouraging) of your hobby. All of this comes under the heavy stipulation you prioritize schoolwork, which should be implied when speaking to your parents. I personally don't buy the half-assed excuse of 'playing educational games' or using a gaming rig for 'schoolwork.' It's for a hobby like any other. Do not be didactic about computer parts with your father before he has a quantum of interest in gaming in general!

 

When describing which games you want to play (have this ready when preparing and discussing your argument), I hope and expect your game critique isn't as pedestrian as, for instance, your dislike of Fortnite being attributed to 'the stupid dances', an infinitesimal component of the game (I do not play Fortnite, but I do know the emotes are not the defining feature of the game). Be eloquent. 

 

Pardon the elongated ramble; it's late and I am tired. To conclude, you must rely on strong rhetoric and persistence to have a modicum of a chance of achieving your goal, which should be clearly defined.

 

P.S. I am new to the forum, so if it is not okay to ask this, please ignore the question, but how old are you? I was able to work at 15 and had enough money to get an excellent rig within 8 months. Your age is a decisive factor in this argument and will help me if you choose to respond to me.

 

P.P.S. Written on mobile. Pardon any mistakes/formatting fumbles.

There's a few years until I can work a job.

The rest of the advice is extremely helpful. Thank you. Funny how the most helpful responses come a week after the post.

Anyways, yes, I completely understand this can't be for "schoolwork". I don't know why people suggested that to me or what they expected.

This is a lot of stuff to take in, and I'm sure it will be a little while before I can start wholeheartedly attempting to convince my dad about all of these things; however, it will certainly be interesting what happens when the process begins.

I really appreciate your advice; extremely helpful and gives me a process, a path to take in order to succeed.

1 hour ago, Eschew said:

Hey there, again.

• You seem to be very hard at work at the moment -- fanatically so -- and I can tell that gaming is very important to you. Take a one- or two-day break from your mission and reflect on the deeper reason behind your motivation for gaming. I don't want some textbook answer taken off the Internet. What is at stake, here? What do you stand to lose, if you aren't allowed to game at all? If you can answer this question and feel 100% justified and 100% unashamed about it, you might stand a chance at convincing your father.
• I'm getting the feeling that your father doesn't seem to respect your opinion and/or is treating you like a child. If that's the case, I might suggest that you earn his respect before you continue trying to convince him to your point of view. If you ask me, "How?", I'll turn that question back at you and ask, "How does someone gain respect or mature?" If the question makes you pause and think, then good, you're on the right track.

 

You said your father didn't read the entirety of your essay, and after giving it a quick read, I can understand why. I'm going to be blunt: the essay is not good. However, it isn't "dumb" or "stupid," it is simply "not good." If you want my full opinion, you can unveil the spoiler below. Of course, I understand that you didn't specifically ask for anyone's review of your text, so you're free to ignore my criticisms if you wish.

  Reveal hidden contents

• First, a wall of text is a very poor way to convey your opinion to someone. It suggests you lack the confidence to talk to them about the issue, and it doesn't give the opposition a timely or elegant way to object to something you've written. Face-to-face communication would be better.
• It doesn't hold my attention. You begin your essay with three paragraphs begging the reader to read through your essay. Do not beg. You should be a confident young man, and should feel justified about your mission. Get to the point.
• Providing links in your hard-copy, paper essay and expecting your father to magically or patiently understand the link's contents seems irrational to me. Consider this: your father is stubbornly opposed to your point of view, and believes this exercise is a waste of his time and yours. Do you think he would sit down by his desk, sip his coffee, and scroll through every single article you've referenced?
• There is too much information in the essay that is irrelevant to your main point. Your main point is to convince your father that you deserve to purchase and own a gaming device. Your father doesn't need to know what each part of a PC is used for or how to build a PC, he needs to know why this gaming hobby is important to you.
• I'm balking at your proposal that your father front up 64% of the costs while you divvy up a mere 36%. If you want your father to treat you like an adult, prove to him that you can be independent. Treat him like an equal. Consider this: when he bought your family's home or his own laptop, did he come asking you for your money?
• Also, this is your independent project. Your father doesn't have any stake in your gaming device. Put your foot down and set a specific budget for your PC/laptop. If $500 is the maximum amount that you feel comfortable paying, then settle with a $500 PC or laptop. Be reasonable with your goals.
• You can talk about how this gaming setup will benefit you as a person, but try to think about more ways it could also work in your father's favor as well. For example, a good parent will look out for his/her child's future, so I approve of the way you tied in learning new IT skills and future monetary profit in your essay.
• Be respectful to your audience, and do not patronize your reader. Do not demand that they "simply have to accept" something as fact or that they should "do [their] research," especially considering that you are the pleading party. Also, if you would like your father's opinion on gaming, consider phrasing it in a less aggressive tone. Instead of "Why do you not like gaming?" consider "What do you think is wrong with gaming?" Whereas the first question demands justification for an opinion, the second question opens up a question for debate.
• I would not suggest relying on "scientific" studies to convince your father, unless he is well-connected with the tech industry and understands which sources to believe and which to disregard. These "studies" will hold as much weight as me trying to convince you that, based on some random study I looked up on Google, organic vegetables are better for your health.
• Because your father called your essay "dumb/stupid," I heavily doubt that writing a better essay will change his mind. You're free to write another one if you wish, of course. Passion should never be discouraged. I'm only stating my opinion.
• I understand I am being critical here, and that is on purpose. If you believe yourself to be a young man who deserves a gaming machine of his own, I will respect that belief and I'll treat you accordingly. Congratulations for reaching the end of my review. +1 Respect.

Bear in mind that these are my opinions, so please take them with a hefty grain of salt. Sprinkle that salt into your dinner and chew on it slowly, carefully, thoughtfully, before swallowing it down.

I appreciate the feedback. This is some seriously helpful stuff. 

Honestly I understand the need for a break, and I'm planning to go to a LAN center for the first time this weekend to remind myself of why I'm doing what I'm doing- honestly never having a true gaming experience really means you don't know what you want, and giving myself that experience, I believe, will give me the confidence, understanding, and drive to actually accomplish my goals.

As for earning my dad's respect.. that's no direct and straightforward thing. I'm certain that I haven't really been disappointing to him but true respect is another matter. That will take time. A long time. However, if it is the path that must be taken, then it shall be taken.
 

14 minutes ago, Mooshi said:

My first computer had a Celeron, 512mb of ram (if that) a 40GB HDD and onboard graphics. You wanna talk about some trash specs lmao

 

When you're working a job that isn't streaming, you don't really get to play games. My laptop has an RTX 2070 and it mostly sits there being a paper weight.

can I have the paper weight-

29 minutes ago, mr.obayed said:

Hello good people,
I wanted to buy 240hz monitor but I changed my mind and now want to buy 144hz.
In here I found 3 monitor which is in my budget.
Price is same.
Will play PUBG, PUBG LITE, APEX LEGEND and  other FPS game.
please suggest me to choose one monitor.

https://www.asus.com/Monitors/TUF-GAMING-VG249Q

https://zowie.benq.com/en/product/monitor/xl/xl2411p.html
https://www.asus.com/Monitors/VG258Q

Really depends on your preference. I noticed that the Zowie monitor did not have any GPU Sync technology so either of the Asus would be good.

Alright, I'm getting increasingly concerned now. 

I had a few articles open about the benefits of gaming and a notepad on the side with notes about them. Well my dad turned the laptop off because nobody was using it as I meant to leave it there for him to read, and I said, "hey, my notes were open." He replies, "they were dumb notes." I mean these were multiple trusted and well-known sources such as The Verge, National Geographic, and a few eye care centers or whatever.

3 hours ago, Andreas Lilja said:

What hobbies would they like for you to do? Sports?

I'm not very athletic, so not really.

I honestly don't know what they want. I play an instrument, I'm really good in school, and I have a lot of free time. Idrk.

7 minutes ago, SkilledRebuilds said:

Really is a tough spot to be in.
Also annoying as hell, I'm sure you can easily spot the ways they are not spending wisely too... as adults.

(Don't bring this up to them about spending their own money on (what you think are) useless things, it'll make it worse when you criticize them)
 

I consider them to be quite smart, but I suppose every person has their downfalls.

13 minutes ago, Citadelen said:

ah right, i misunderstood sorry.

before i got my own debit card i used friends with debit cards and/or paypal to circumnavigate my parents when buying games. they'd buy it for me and i'd give them the cash, is that something you'd be able to do?

Nope, they wouldn't let me spend money on anything remotely gaming related

40 minutes ago, Eschew said:

My suggestion has already been mentioned to you before: patience and empathy. Playing the waiting game isn't meant to be punishment, it's meant to be a a chance at maturity. And if waiting doesn't appeal to you, then try to understand the opposition so that you can defeat convince the opposition to your side. But, you clearly want a faster and non-confrontational way to resolve your problems.

 

Let's recap. (You haven't corrected my previous post, so I will assume my conclusions there to be correct.)

• You cannot spend any money towards games and a gaming device.
• You would like a new gaming device (not sure if you're going for a laptop or PC).
• You want a way to get a new gaming device that does not take years and that is non-confrontational.

I believe we're a friendly community, and we're doing our best to help you, but we aren't miracle workers.

 

Also, I noticed you skipped my questions about your planned purchases. You're entitled to your privacy, of course, but I'll justify my reasons for asking all the same. (So I don't look like some scammer freak.)

• The first question will let us know what paths and alternatives are open in your situation. For example, if you only have cash available, our suggestion that you get Stadia won't help matters.
• The second might clarify the reason why you "cannot" spend your money on a new gaming system. I've been rather confused about this issue.

I would be ordering PC parts online. So basically the money is in my wallet in a drawer in the kitchen. I can technically take it out although they don't really want me to use it. One time I tried to buy a giftcard or something and they didn't let me. I'm actually not sure about this lol.

I may be wrong as I've never had a PC and this is all based on minimal research, but either 2080 Super or 2080 Ti would be a better option here. The 2080 Super tends to beat the 1080 Ti and it's about $300-400 cheaper. 2080 Ti would be good if you're willing to make the stretch. If you want a 1080 Ti though.. go for it.

24 minutes ago, Xiee said:

Ditch the 3600X and just use a normal 3600. The difference isn't that much. Use the extra money to get a better motherboard like the MSI Mortar MAX since you're using micro ATX. It handles ryzen 3rd gen out of the box. The gigabyte one to my knowledge, needs to get a bios update before you can use 3rd gen ryzen on it.

Everything else seems fine.

I agree with this guy about the 3600X - honestly you're just wasting the money for that upgrade.

As for the rest.. your RAM isn't available on Amazon, you'll have to find something else.

Other than that, it's okay, although the SSD could be from a more well known brand. You appear to have the "Old Model" of your HDD, might wanna look that up.