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JustMike

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  1. Hello I am using Windows 10 and I noticed that sometimes when I drag from the top of the Steam app to minimize it, it just moves the window (it does minimize but it is set to the same size as the whole monitor). This only seems to happen when I maximize the Steam window, then I exit Steam completely and reopen it. It also happens sometimes with Google Chrome and it is annoying because I want the window to occupy less space on my monitor. I am running: Edition Windows 10 Pro Version 21H2 Installed on ‎28/‎03/‎2022 OS build 19044.2486 Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.4190.0 Has anyone had this issue before? Do you have any idea how to prevent it? Thanks, JustMike
  2. I am a programmer, not an electrician. I want to experiment with Arduino. I made this post because I am aware of the danger and I want to consult with as many people as possible before attempting anything.
  3. I didn't know about solid state relays. They seem to be doing exactly what I'm looking for. Thank you!
  4. I am trying to build an automatic light switch for my aquarium lights. The ones I bought started making a weird noise after a while and since I have some Arduino knowledge I thought I could give it a try. My first idea was to use a transistor, cut one of the wires from the lights cable and connect it to the collector and emitter of the transistor and then connect the base to an output pin from the Arduino so I can control it from software. I will be using a real time clock module for the time and have it switch at fixed intervals. I plan on adding more functionality in time, after i make this work. I could not find a 220/240 V transistor and, since I live in Europe, I was thinking of using 3 120V 2N5401 transistors in parallel. 3 because "better safe than sorry". Also, the light I will connect is connected directly to the wall plug, so AC. I have made a drawing of the circuit I have in mind. I am aware that one transistor is flipped the other way and I don't know if the orientation if the current source is correct. I made this in a hurry and I plan on doing more research before building it. At first, everything will be built on a breadboard. I will consult with a hardware store staff member / electrician about connecting the 220V wires to the breadboard, as well as everything I learn here before building it. Questions: 1. Will the 3 2N5401 transistors handle 220V in this configuration? 2. Can they be used for AC current, if the base is connected to an DC pin on the Arduino board? 3. Any other suggestions, like necessary resistors or anything else? 4. Except for a way of turning ON/OFF the light manually and a hardware input for the intervals at which the switch activates (buttons, display, joystick, etc), any other functionality you think I could add to it?
  5. under 100% load it got to around 85 C, in game to 70 to 75 C I will try to adjust the fan curve, the bios only has 4 levels and i don't think i can add more. In my previous attempts i didn't manage to make it smooth enough to not be noticeable. Thank you!
  6. I recently upgraded to a Ryzen 5 3600 (from fx-8300). Full specs: MOBO: MSI B450 GAMING PLUS MAX RAM: 16gb = 2x Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB, 3600MHz, CL18 PSU: Seasonic S12III SERIES, 80 PLUS® Bronze, 500W GPU: GTX 1060 3gb (i kept my old GPU, it's older but it's good enough for 1080p gaming on a 60Hz monitor) Cooler: AMD Wraith Prism (not the Wraith Stealth that came with the CPU, I got this one very cheap from someone that got it with his CPU but didn't use it) Case: Deepcool Matrexx 55 Mesh I don't like the noise the cooler makes sometimes. it keeps going from 2000 RPM to 3600 and back and it's very annoying. After noticing this I checked the temps of the CPU and it slowly goes down, around 10 seconds, then it jumps up approx. 10 C and starts over. I attached a screenshot of the recent CPU temperatures from MSI Afterburner. At first I thought it's caused by the lack of case fans (I had a 120mm exhaust and a 80mm intake), but I upgraded to 2x 120mm intakes (front) and 2x 120mm exhausts (back and top) and the temps went down but i still experience those 10C jumps followed by 10-15 seconds descends. While writing this (after 5 min watching the temps in idle with only afterburner and aida64 open) the CPU reached a low of 43 C but it also spiked to 68 C while the CPU Usage didn't go over 3%. Is this normal or do you think there might be a problem with my thermal paste application or anything else?
  7. I forgot to say! It's pirated... i'm broke.... i'm trying to install it on another pc right now and transfer the save files to see if that works
  8. Every time I press continue on the main screen to enter my game it loops back to the main menu! I tried downgrading my gpu driver because it happend the I upgraded it the day I first had the issue! Has anyone had this problem before? I'm almost at the end of the game and I don't want to start it all over again!
  9. so the r3 1200 is not that good. I'm gonna think about the 1600! Thanks! This helped a lot!
  10. I don't have a fixed buget. I can spend as much as needed for a decent upgrade but i don't want to go for something more expensive like 2700x or 3rd gen. I just want something that can play most AAA games over 60 fps for now.
  11. i currently have a AMD FX-8300 with 8 gb of DDR3 and a GTX 1060 3GB. I want to keep the 1060 for now because i think that a cpu upgrade would be a better idea since the gpu is still pretty good for 1080p gaming and the FX-8300 doesn't meet some games recommended requirements. I want to go with ryzen but I also don't want to spend much so i'm thinking about a second hand first gen cpu, with a decent second gen motherboard and I don't know how much of a performance difference would make if I got a ryzen 3 1200 or a ryzen 5 1500 or any other one. It would be great if anyone could tell me some numbers for any indiviual cpu compared with the FX-8300 or if this upgrade is actually worth it.
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