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So my friend just messaged me to help him with his ps4. It's not accepting any disk that he tries to insert into the optical drive. (doesnt even try to bring it into the system, it doesnt even seem to nitice that a disk is being inserted at all) every other repair guide online seems to be for when the system AutoEjects disks (safe mode, tightening the eject screw) so this seems to not be a super common issue. I was hoping someone here would have an idea of what it could be

Do you recommend 3 or 4 sensors for the oculus rift? I think I am going to do quite a bit of roomscale but idk yet. Would it be worth it to get 4 sensors or would it be overkill? Thanks in advance!

Yesterday i bought this card, so i faced some weird problem like msi afterburner,Sapphire trixx, gpu-z and others software like these are isn't showing gpu temp,core clock, fan speed etc etc,,i thought gpu has sensor issue, but i checked wattman and the wattman showing everything that's mean the sensor is working, and someone said it must be software problem since it's a new card. So as he said i'm waiting for next updates, But today i checked that gpu fan keeps spinning if i add a custom fan curves, i know if i add custom fan curve than i'll spin everytime, but tried resetting the wattman settings, turned on 0RPM fam,,but still it's spinning, Then i reinstalled the Radeon driver then the fan stopped spinning, but if i again add a fan curve then i cant stop it from spinning even if i reset the whole settings. It's my first time using amd gpu's and i'm really disappointed with their software

TL;DR: My MSI Gaming M3 H170 motherboard's thermal sensor seems to be broken. Right now, it's running with the sensor disabled. Is it safe for me to do this for the long term, or should I start looking for a replacement? The story: It started few weeks ago, when UI performance on Windows 10 was laggy, and games' audio and video were out of sync (with video portion being sluggish). I tried reinstalling NVIDIA drivers, MSI drivers, upgrade BIOS, run Windows Defender. Nothing worked. Last week, because I've been thinking of switching to Linux as my main OS for about a month already, I decided to nuke Windows 10 and switch to Kubuntu 18.04. And performance was also sluggish there. I didn't realize it was thermal throttling until I accidentally hovered my mouse to the KSysGuard Plasma widget, where the clock speed was at 800MHz. Before I decided to turn off the sensor, I tried tweaking the CPU's frequency manually, which didn't change anything. That's when I decided to just turn the sensor off. And now, my PC's running better now. However, I'm worried if I should leave it running without it for the long term. Edit: the thermal sensor was called Intel Adaptive Thermal Monitor. That is the thermal sensor right?

i own x240, x250 and x260... i had a weird problem on x250, cpu temps would spike in seconds from 50 to 90, it would jump from 65 to 90 back to 70 and then back to 90.. i tried repasting and remounting cooler couple of times but that wasnt it, everthing was up to date and i was sure i didnt make a mistake because all the same procedure was done on x240 and x260 and all is good..while in windows temps would go crazy but in linux it would act normal which was weird.. then some.nice dude from reddit told.me that i shouldnt put paste on smaller die on cpu, i thought that cant be it because x240 and x260 had no problems, but tried anyway cos i had no moves left and taadaaa sensor/temp issue was gone. its was weird, stupid and pain in the a** to solve.. so here it is, hope this helps ps: i still have x240 and x260 paste on both dies and it doesnt seem to cause problems

hi, i was trying to find how to check the cpu vrm temperature, but i can't find anything for this motherboard, it's an AsRock H310M-HDV

Hello, so I was looking for a good explanation how the whole mouse circuit works and sadly I can't find anything "idiot proof". I'm not a electrician but a dude that likes tech and I would like to know how things work. I took my old Zowie FK2 appart because the click button is dead and it was in a box since 3-4 years. (proud Logi GPW owner) Sensor PMW3310DH PixArt

Please tell me how good is Pixart PW3389

When I put my PC under a load, say the CPU Z benchmark or stress test, one of the the temp sensors reports temps over 90 C. Thats when I have it the CPU OC'd to 5 ghz (using Asus BOIS build in OC utility), at stock speeds its more like 70 under load. Can anyone identify what sensor it is? (Will post pics in a bit, got to OC the PC first) Specs i7 8700k cpu Cooler Master MasterLiquid 240 AIO CPU Liquid Cooler ASUS Prime Z370-A mobo EVGA 600w psu GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 windforce 16 GB ram t force 970 evo NVMe 250 GB

Hi guys, Looking at a new mouse soon. What is the best sensor out on the market is it still the PMW3366? or is there a newer better sensor out?

Hey all, Just wondering, but one of my mobo temp sensors are reading a bit high (90C'ish) and it's a bit concerning. Any clues on how to figure out what it is? I guess it could just be a weird reading fault. The computer isn't really be stressed. Cheers! Chris

Hey LTT. Reluctantly, I'm going to have to replace my mouse. I currently use a G303 Daedalus Apex which I liked a lot. It had the compact form factor I prefer. For the last couple months my left click has been half broken. It constantly double clicks and I can't hold it down to drag anything. This makes doing work for school a nightmare. I cant highlight anything or drag windows around without huge hassle. Unfortunately this mouse is discontinued by Logitech so I can't get another. I have an old Deathadder that I replaced because it has no middle click, and the sensor will randomly wiggle the cursor around. I'm hoping someone can point me at a good mouse that is a similar size to the G303 but for cheaper. I'm in my last semester of college and I'm running on fumes as far as money goes. I still want to be able to game so I don't lose all of my sanity.

Hi guys..here are my PC specs: CPU: Corei5 2310 Mobo: Asus P8H61-M LE Cooler: Zalman CNPS90F (only has 3pin voltage cntrl header but mobo only controls speed with 4pin pwms so its always at full speed) The weird thing i noticed using temperature monitoring software like speedfan is that while the core temps are normal (sitting between 30-45 C idle) the CPU package temp is extremely hot reaching 90-95 C (also idle) Im certain the cooler installation was correct and the air exhausted out the back is cool so I dont think the CPU is actually overheating Can it be a problem with the motherboard thermal sensor..if so will i be able to control a 4pin pwm cooler? Thanks for reading

Apple on Tuesday was awarded a patent that, if recent rumors are to be believed, might make its way into next year's iPhone model. Specifically, the company now owns IP covering a fingerprint sensor capable of gathering accurate readings through structures like a device screen. According to reports, the 2017 iPhone will do away with the iconic home button to make way for a "full-screen face" comprised of an edge-to-edge OLED display. Instead of the physical Touch ID module seen in contemporary iPhone and iPad devices, Apple is said to be working on a virtual button which presumably carries over the same features and functions. Software commands can be easily replicated with graphical buttons (or through a press on modern 3D Touch screens), but how Apple planned to integrate now-standard Touch ID fingerprint technology into a handset lacking a home button was unclear. Today's patent overcomes design hurdles by introducing capacitive sensing technology that works through gaps in space, thereby allowing a future Touch ID module to sit behind iPhone's display. With common fingerprint sensors, separation between the contact surface where a user places their finger and the capacitive sensing array results in a blurring of the finger's electric field. This can lead to degraded fingerprint image resolutions and decreased recognition accuracy. To alleviate blurring caused by gaps, Apple proposes the use of electrostatic lenses, which are simply described as one or more patterned conductive layers. Depending on their position, relative voltage and shape, however, the layer or layers are able to shape or bend the electric field associated with a user's finger. This bending can in some cases offset the natural dispersion a finger's electric field experiences as it passes through a dielectric layer or space. Source: http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/10/04/apple-patents-fingerprint-sensor-that-works-through-displays-hints-at-iphone-8-tech

my cpu will not run cool. It is idling at about 50c and as soon as i add a load it jumps to 90-100c within just a few second. I was using a stock cooler on my i7 4790k so I thought it might be the cooler I swapped out to a antec h2o 1250 closed loop water cooler and upgraded thermal pasted to artic silver 5 i reset my bios to defaults and still the same issue is occuring. as soon as i add load to the cpu the temps go through the roof any ideas would be appriciated Processors Information ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Processor 1 ID = 0 Number of cores 4 (max 4) Number of threads 8 (max 8) Name Intel Core i7 4790K Codename Haswell Specification Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790K CPU @ 4.00GHz Package (platform ID) Socket 1150 LGA (0x1) CPUID 6.C.3 Extended CPUID 6.3C Core Stepping C0 Technology 22 nm TDP Limit 88.0 Watts Tjmax 100.0 °C Core Speed 3099.3 MHz Multiplier x Bus Speed 31.0 x 100.0 MHz Stock frequency 4000 MHz Instructions sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, EM64T, VT-x, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3 L1 Data cache 4 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size L1 Instruction cache 4 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size L2 cache 4 x 256 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size L3 cache 8 MBytes, 16-way set associative, 64-byte line size FID/VID Control yes Turbo Mode supported, disabled Max non-turbo ratio 40x Max turbo ratio 44x Max efficiency ratio 8x O/C bins unlimited Ratio 1 core 44x Ratio 2 cores 44x Ratio 3 cores 44x Ratio 4 cores 44x TSC 4000.0 MHz APERF 3305.8 MHz MPERF 4000.2 MHz IA Voltage Mode PCU adaptive IA Voltage Offset 0 mV GT Voltage Mode PCU adaptive GT Voltage Offset 0 mV LLC/Ring Voltage Mode Override LLC/Ring Voltage Target 1203 mV LLC/Ring Voltage Offset 0 mV Agent Voltage Mode PCU adaptive Agent Voltage Offset 0 mV Temperature 0 51 degC (123 degF) (Core #0) Temperature 1 47 degC (116 degF) (Core #1) Temperature 2 46 degC (114 degF) (Core #2) Temperature 3 48 degC (118 degF) (Core #3) Temperature 4 51 degC (123 degF) (Package) Voltage 0 1.30 Volts (VID) Voltage 1 +0.00 Volts (IA Offset) Voltage 2 +0.00 Volts (GT Offset) Voltage 3 1.20 Volts (LLC/Ring) Voltage 4 +0.00 Volts (System Agent Offset) Power 0 25.65 W (Package) Power 1 15.02 W (IA Cores) Power 2 n.a. (GT) Power 3 10.63 W (Uncore) Power 4 2.51 W (DRAM) Clock Speed 0 3099.28 MHz (Core #0) Clock Speed 1 3099.28 MHz (Core #1) Clock Speed 2 3099.28 MHz (Core #2) Clock Speed 3 3099.28 MHz (Core #3) motherborad is an asus h97 plus Chipset ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northbridge Intel Haswell rev. 06 Southbridge Intel H97 rev. 00 Graphic Interface PCI-Express PCI-E Link Width x16 PCI-E Max Link Width x16 Memory Type DDR3 Memory Size 16 GBytes Channels Dual Memory Frequency 799.9 MHz (1:6) DIMM # 1 SMBus address 0x50 Memory type DDR3 Module format UDIMM Manufacturer (ID) Corsair (7F7F9E00000000000000) Size 8192 MBytes Max bandwidth PC3-10700 (667 MHz) Part number CML16GX3M2A1600C10 Manufacturing date Week 24/Year 12 Number of banks 8 Nominal Voltage 1.50 Volts EPP no XMP yes XMP revision 1.3 AMP no JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency JEDEC #1 5.0-5-5-14-19 @ 380 MHz JEDEC #2 6.0-6-6-17-23 @ 457 MHz JEDEC #3 8.0-8-8-22-30 @ 609 MHz JEDEC #4 9.0-9-9-24-33 @ 666 MHz XMP profile XMP-1600 Specification PC3-12800 Voltage level 1.500 Volts Min Cycle time 1.250 ns (800 MHz) Max CL 10.0 Min tRP 12.50 ns Min tRCD 12.50 ns Min tWR 28.75 ns Min tRAS 33.75 ns Min tRC 46.25 ns Min tRFC 260.00 ns Min tRTP 7.50 ns Min tRRD 6.25 ns Command Rate 2T XMP timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC-CR @ frequency (voltage) XMP #1 6.0-7-7-17-23-2T @ 480 MHz (1.500 Volts) XMP #2 10.0-10-10-27-37-2T @ 800 MHz (1.500 Volts) DIMM # 2 SMBus address 0x52 Memory type DDR3 Module format UDIMM Manufacturer (ID) Corsair (7F7F9E00000000000000) Size 8192 MBytes Max bandwidth PC3-10700 (667 MHz) Part number CML16GX3M2A1600C10 Manufacturing date Week 24/Year 12 Number of banks 8 Nominal Voltage 1.50 Volts EPP no XMP yes XMP revision 1.3 AMP no JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency JEDEC #1 5.0-5-5-14-19 @ 380 MHz JEDEC #2 6.0-6-6-17-23 @ 457 MHz JEDEC #3 8.0-8-8-22-30 @ 609 MHz JEDEC #4 9.0-9-9-24-33 @ 666 MHz XMP profile XMP-1600 Specification PC3-12800 Voltage level 1.500 Volts Min Cycle time 1.250 ns (800 MHz) Max CL 10.0 Min tRP 12.50 ns Min tRCD 12.50 ns Min tWR 28.75 ns Min tRAS 33.75 ns Min tRC 46.25 ns Min tRFC 260.00 ns Min tRTP 7.50 ns Min tRRD 6.25 ns Command Rate 2T XMP timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC-CR @ frequency (voltage) XMP #1 6.0-7-7-17-23-2T @ 480 MHz (1.500 Volts) XMP #2 10.0-10-10-27-37-2T @ 800 MHz (1.500 Volts) Display Adapters ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Display adapter 0 Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Board Manufacturer ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Revision A1 Codename GM204 Technology 28 nm Memory size 4 GB Memory type GDDR5 PCI device bus 1 (0x1), device 0 (0x0), function 0 (0x0) Vendor ID 0x10DE (0x1043) Model ID 0x13C2 (0x853F) Performance Level 0 Core clock 1088.4 MHz Memory clock 3505.5 MHz Win32_VideoController AdapterRAM = 0xFFF00000 (4293918720) Win32_VideoController DriverVersion = 10.18.13.6881 Win32_VideoController DriverDate = 07/10/2016

So I was trying to overclock my GPU (GTX 750Ti FTW) using PrecisionX 16. I open up the program while not doing anything else and it shows 1188MHz clock, which is the default clock (It should be lower since its idle). I set the GPU clock offset to +115, and the clock speed is stuck at 1188MHz. I also changed the memory clock to +55. I went on to GPU-z, and the clock speed showed 1204MHz. But when I went to the sensors tab on GPU-Z it shows the same (default) values as PrecisionX. When I go into FurMark the GPU clock starts showing the actual values on PrecisionX, and GPU-Z. Is it because the GPU is not at full usage and its not showing anything under 1188 MHz ? Is the GPU actually overclocked ? Is there anything I can do to fix this ? Images

Hi guys. I have a Asus Maximus Hero viii and I would like to attach a temperature sensor and monitor my GPU temperature so that when the GPU reaches a certain temperature I can have some fans in my system to start. My motherboard does have some temperature sensor connectors, but I am not sure how everything works. If I attach this sensor to my motherboard, would I be able for example in AI Suite adjust a fan that is connected to the motherboard based on the temperature of this sensor? Thanks

So I've been running my 6600k (not OC'ed yet) under water on a MSI z170A Krait Gaming board and temps have been good. Unfortunately, I am beginning to suspect they are too good because it's either left blank in any detection programs (HW monitor, CPU-Z) or defaults to 0 (Overwatch's little GPU temp indicator. In UEFI it will tell me the temperature (39 degrees after a lot of gaming then near immediate reboot. With iGPU being used b/c not GPU at the moment, that seems normal enough) so it's probably not a broken sensor, but I don't know why the OS can't read it. I'm currently setting up an Ubuntu VM so I'll be able to see if it's an OS thing whenever I get around to it, but I doubt that's the issue. Any ideas?

About an hour ago, my power went out at my house, so my computer shutdown, and once I restarted it, my temperature monitoring software was alerting me to an impossible cpu temperature of 255c. I have no idea what to do about it, as this has never happened to me before. I am currently not at my computer and it is off, but I can use all the help I can get. On a side note, the outage seems to have broke my USB hub, but all the divices connected to it are fine.

I'm in the market for a new mouse to replace a 1998 Logitech rollerball rodent! I'm really split between these two mice. I love the Kone's colour strips, weight system and tilt scrolling, but I've heard that the Castor is the mouse to get for pure performance and accuracy. Apparently it's better and more nimble than the Naos 7000, while still being ergonomic. Has anyone tried both? I don't want to get the 'best' hype mouse, like the g502 was last year, and would prefer something more comfortable while still high up on the accuracy and sensor ratings.

Hello guys buy far from all the mice reviews i read and videos i wached this mouse seems to be ''perfect'' one for me. What are your thoughts about it? I plan using it on Steelseries QCK XXL mouse pad. Here are some other mouses i wached videos about so far: - Steelseries Rival 100/300 - Razer TE Mamba [Laser sensor seems to have little delay] So DeathAdder better - Zowie FK2 - SteelSeries Sensei and much more. Wached all of this guy videos, he makes really quality contend: - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGJaDZC7PChgd-XMwcbZkiw Thank you in advance.

I'm probably a little too OCD on this. If I notice a little spec or even worse a dead pixel on my screen it becomes the only thing I see. I've seen this before on LTT video(s) before namely 7 Gamers 1 CPU overclock which is when I first noticed it. I wiped my screen a couple of times until I hit play and noticed the dirt was moving with the video. I then put an LTT video on a projector and then it was apparent Has anyone else noticed it? Just FYI Linus & team please assist my OCD =)

I want to know what mice have the best sensors and best reliability. Just for discussion sake

I want to set up a laser sensor in my pc room when im finished with it. So that whenever I walk in it greets me or turns on the music. So anyway know of any sensors that I could hook up to a pc ?

I'v been reading almost everywhere that I need a 28mm lens with an APS-C sensor since it's crop factor is similar to that of a super 35 sensor. But upon further research I found that a super 35 has a crop of 1.4 so 1.4 x 28mm = 39.2mm; as for APS-C it would be 1.6 x 28mm = 44.8mm, but what if I chose a 25mm lens for APS-C so therefore 1.6 x 25mm = 40mm, or a 24mm lens -> 1.6 x 24mm = 38.4mm So with those calculations wouldn't it make more sense to get a 25mm or a 24mm since they come closer to Super 35's "39.2mm" thingy? As for why many articles are using 28mm it's because many critically acclaimed directors said that 28mm was their favorite lens to use while using the Super 35mm. Also I know that APS-C can have a crop factor of 1.5x but since I am using a 70D I'm going by its crop factor of 1.6x