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Hey , im having some grounding issues, my case shocks me a lot of times and i have gigantic input lag and the mouse feels floaty and i tried everything you can imagine but didn´t change the case. The case doesnt have the hd audio neither the usb conectors, im just using the front panel conectors, the standoffs seem a little funky and pc is very unstable, even with tests in aida64 and prime95. Could a case actually be a bottleneck for a pc? Since its not in good conditions. Thanks in advance. PS: Could the bad case actually affect the grounding in the whole pc?
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So does a device exist that can take in power from the outlet, store it like a battery, provide the needed power to A PC, monitor, etc. But use the battery to equalize or prevent spikes from power usage and prevent breakers from being tripped from my 3 monitors and flagship PC setup? Do they make UPS's for this?
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If you dim domestic lights using a standard dimmer switch, do you actually consume less electricity?
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Alrighty so I've completely bought everything new at this point. I thought it was Ram nope that works. I bought a new power supply bc it seemed like the old one didn't work. Bought a new motherboard bc I couldn't think of anything else as to why the pc is not powering on. I've tried different cables from the same Psu manufacturer—different outlets. The only thing I haven't tried is if the CPU is fried or dead. Idk if this helps but with the first psu I got the fans to turn on for a split millisecond but it immediately turned off. https://newegg.io/39a05188 <--- my build
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To my surprise this issue is non existent with how I'm trying to google it. I live in eastern washington and it's pretty cold and dry here as the default. The humidity is normally sub 30-40% and the room I'm in has a long carpet (close to like, shag, yeah... i know) These conditions seem to be causing lots of static electricity and if I interact with anything connected to my computer after walking around or something a static jolt appears to either 1. Restart the computer if it is already on and running. 2. Wake up the computer if it is hibernating (my preferred status when not using it). This happens when I adjust my seated position, leave the room and come back, move my microphone stand, etc. when i get the humidity past 30% this issue doesn't seem to occur but of course that's a bit difficult. I'm ashamed to say that despite being an electricians son I don't understand what's happening with the computer and my tiny bit of knowledge makes me think I need to somehow "ground" my pc case (it's plugged into a ground via the power cable but my guess is that the static is jolting it in a way similar to how the power button itself functions but that's a wild shot in the dark.) Does anyone know of a good way to prevent this from happening? Are there ways to ground the case? Maybe sound kind of case grounding mat? Should I buy one and put it under my chair? Currently I just make sure I touch my keylight boom pole (not connected to the computer) just before I touch my computer peripherals.
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Hye guys, i need advice! for the belgian law you need an elctrical plan for the house. i learned way back in school how to make/ read one. But im a lazzy person + belgian lawmaker probably want a printed one. so my question anyone know a free program for drawing one? manny thanks alreaddy!
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hello, a month ago i bought an r9 fury, the problem is that my psu wasn't enough, so i bought an EVGA 610W BP, and when i plugged my pc the breaker tripped again and again. so i called a friend and at his house we tried his gpu in my pc (rx 5500xt) and it worked just fine, then we tried my r9 fury in his pc and also worked just fine (he has a corsair cv650 psu), but then, i took off my psu from my pc and put it in his pc and the breaker tripped again... i don't know what could be the problem... i don't think it's the psu wattage since i've been told that a psu shouldn't make the breaker trip if the power isn't enough. maybe it's just faulty, but i'm tired of testing things and i don't have the money to buy another psu to test it in my own...
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What is the best watt checking meter for high and low wattage. Accuracy is a must. Also would like a detachable face screen like the roosewill one. And price is not factor added a picture of the roosewill meter(mine was stolen)
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Hello About a year ago I upgraded my system from an old 550w crapper to an EVGA 650W B5 psu. However, it;s been doing funky things recently like turning on, turning off and turning on again all on it's own. It also overheats really easily and only under moderate load. I thought it'd have enough clearance, but I guess it didn't, and now i dont trust outervisions calculator. So now I'm in the market for a new PSU (<$100 if possible), recommendations needed I also don't care if it's modular or not System specs: - RTX 2060 (OC'd) - ryzen 7 1700X (OC'd) - Asus b350 pro - 2 sticks of 8GB PNY 2666mhz ram - wd m.2 ssd - two 7.5k rpm 3.5" hard drives (can't stagger startup, they run in raid) - 5 case fans - bunch of USB 3.0 devices, plus a usb splitter
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This is a long story. so just this morning i tried to plug a usb device to the back of my pc(the pc is not running, the power supply is on) then i suddenly felt something on my finger, it was the metal hinge at the back of my pc case. i then turned the psu off then unplugged it to the surge protector. hours passed and i decided to turn my computer on. it was working fine and there was no leakage. until my 1st monitor(i have 2) suddenly started losing signal. i checked to see what was wrong then i felt another leakage on the bottom of the monitor.(i don't think it's the gpu's fault since it has another monitor plugged into it and it seems to be working fine). My Pc and My 1st Monitor(the one that shocked me) are both connected to the same surge protector and that surge protector connects to a 3to2 prong adapter and i plug it into a 2 prong outlet. i know that an ungrounded outlet might be the problem i just need assurance from people here in the internet since i can't talk to other people right now(it's 2 am)im lonely and im anxious. please help. I'll add pictures so that it's easier for you guys. in the 1st picture the 2 unplugged cables are from the Monitor(the one that shocked me) and my PC. and the 2 cables that are plugged are from the Internet router and the other monitor that's working fine
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(It doesn't need to be you specifically. If you know someone else, like a family member, who work in this type of field, you could ask them these questions over facebook or something and just copy//paste their answers here. I'm sure it would be interesting to you as well to know a bit more about this stuff) Preface Hi there, as part of a class at college(Mechanical assembly), I need to ask a few questions to someone who currently work in an industrial setting and whose job is to work on/with panel like these; (It doesn't absolutely need to be the jobs I mentioned, as long as your workplace has a similar panel somewhere and it is your job to work on it... A plain Circuit Breaker panel is... not enough, sorry) If there’s any such person here, would it be possible to answer a few questions and ideally post a picture of such panel at your work place with or without yourself/coworker on it? You can send it over DM if you'd prefer it not be public, doesn't need to show the face, back of head is fine. It's also not an absolute requirement for there to be someone in the picture. This little "survey" is not for posting on the internet, it's for the teacher's eyes and to "share with the class" in a few weeks. Honestly I’ve tried LinkedIn, thinking that would be THE place to find people in that field of work... Turns out nobody reads their messages on there and it’s been a few weeks. I don’t have a FB account with my real name to contact random people with either, so... Yeah... Really hoping at least one or two people here work in that field, otherwise I might need to go to Reddit *shivers*. Onto the subject I have a minimum of 5 questions and 1 task I need to ask of you. If you can, the more info the better. The MUST HAVE answers are as seen below and the "optional" one in the spoiler are similar to the must have, but a bit more specifics. As such, I would need to ask the following of you : Your full job title and type of company you work at (related to the field of electromechanics/electricity/etc.) Summary of your work function and of your workplace (at least a couple lines You can look at the Optional question if you're lacking in inspiration in what to write here). (OPTIONAL, Can be obtained on Google if needs be) A picture of your immediate work environment. Like the one I posted above. You can choose to not be present on the pic. If you'd rather it not be public, you can send it over DM. The competences, the type of education and knowledge needed to occupy that job (basically what was demanded of you on the job resume//at the interview and what you've had to do after landing the job) A brief history of your education (related to this field of work, the programs you’ve attended at College/University, if you attended any vocational schools or other courses outside of your program but related to it, etc.) The diploma you’ve received at the end of your education (College, university, vocational studies, etc...) Optional : To anyone who can answer, I thank you. I would be eternally grateful to anyone who takes the time to answer. The more answer the better. (And mods... No, this is not an AMA.)
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My PSU is not connected to anything, I'm just testing if power goes to the PSU via the AC extension cord into the wall outlet. I have tried this using two different AC extension cords and on three different AC wall outlets. As I plug my black cord from my PSU to the AC extension cord I can hear a brief crackling noise. This noise happens with the PSU set to "I" or "0" I want to know if this is a normal noise when plugging in the PSU or a sign of something very wrong? I'm worried and don't want to connect the motherboard or other things can be damaged... PSU is Corsair RM Series 850 Watts thanks
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so I want to ask is it true that the stabilizer protection feature is better than the default protection from the PSU?
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Hi, I would like to test my laptop (all together and CPU and GPU alone) and see if it's power consumption while idle and under gaming is normal and stable. I watch many youtubers showing a clear graphic very easy to read showing it. What software do they use and how do they convert to such easy readable graphic? For example GamersNexus's video about the 3090 Ti. Source of the screenshot: (EVGA RTX 3090 Ti FTW3 Review & Benchmarks: Power, Thermals, & Overclocking - YouTube) I was told HWinfo64 would help, but I don't find how. Any advice / tutorial?
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I am getting a new CPU, motherboard and RAM from US. I plan to use those parts in India. All the other components (including the PSU) were bought in India. Will these new components work fine (because of the PSU) or will they get fried or cause some problems due to different electricity specification (I dont know the correct term) or some other factor ? India uses 240V @ 50hertz while US uses 110-120V @ 60herts. So is it safe to import parts from US and use it in my rig ?
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Heya guys, it was last weekend when I decided to unplug my computer from the electricity because I had to move it. Two days after I was trying to boot it up like usual, I had to find out that after the mainboard logo „Republic of Gamers“ popped up on my screen, the device started looping the process from that point on. The debug-lights on the mainboard indicated in the following order: CPU light pops up for less than a second (red), DRAM light pops up for a little more than a second (orange), VGA light shines for about 2 seconds (white) and finally the boot light appears for about 6 seconds (green) until the porcess repeats itself over and over again. I already tried to put out the CMOS battery for 15 minutes and then put it back inside, tried moving the RAM sticks into different slots (also tried to boot with just one stick), checked every single power-supply-cable there is, removed the GPU from the MB and put it back in, updated the BIOS via USB flash drive etc... Also I am fully able to reach the BIOS menu (unlike other people, who had a similar problem). It would mean the world to me if anyone might had the same problem in the past and has more approaches in order to fix this. I searched almost any tech-forum there is on the internet and noone had the exact same problem like me. Side note: I changed my RAM a few weeks ago and was able to use my PC perfectly fine for more than one month. Just in case you do not fully understand something, I have to admit that I am no native english speaking person (feel free to ask!). Greetings and thanks in advance To1zZ ——————————————— My specs: ● CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K @ 6x 3.7GHz ● GPU: Palit GTX 1070 8GB ● RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 3000MHz ● Motherboard: ASUS ROG Strix Z370-F ● Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120V Version 2 Complete-Watercooling ● Power Supply: 650 Watt Cooler Master G650M Modular 80+ Bronze
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Hello all, I was just playing a game, and all of a sudden, the power cuts off for like a millisecond (due to inclement weather). I was wondering if the power supply is supposed to prevent the computer from shutting down immediately if the power cuts off for a very short period of time. thank you
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I just upgraded to this setup last year. I have a problem related with my electricity. A bedroom with 1 air conditioner and 1 PC with 550W PSU. When starting playing Warzone or MW and another game using 100% GPU like division 2, first minutes is okay but suddenly goes down (my electricity). This is not question to be asked here. But anybody had a idea? Switch of the breakers or cable of my connector plugged from PC. 2200VA for a house is enough for people. I think to change the installation of my house electricity. Old installation and that needs a lot of money. So another thing is change the connector to plug the pc adapter
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Hey everyone! So what happened to me yesterday is that my USB stick with all my work stuff on it was inside my PC while there was an electricity shutdown. Now it recognizes it as follows: I tried quite a few things, looked up in forums etc. Things I tried: Reinstalling drivers, unplugging everything, tried on another PC without success, doublechecked if the usbstor.inf was on my PC It seems to always usse usb.inf instead of usbstor.inf everytime I let it update drivers manually. Doess anybody know any other solution? I havve some stuff on there that I need and I didnt upload anything to my Onedrive for a bit of time sadly....
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Hey guys, I'm not sure if I'm in the right forum or not, but either way, I just travelled back from the US to Argentina with a new laptop and when I connect my laptop to an outlet, when I rub my finger through the laptop cover, I can feel a little electricity. Mind you, this is ONLY when plugged in and only has been happening since I got here. I tried different outlets, all with grounding and some give more and others give less electricity, never really intense though, but it is concerning me and I'm wondering what type of solution there is to this.
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Hello there, Tech Tippers. GPU we are talking about: EVGA GTX1080 Hybrid PSU: EVGA SuperNova 850G2 Mobo: ASUS Z170-Deluxe So a few hours ago as I was booting up my PC and logging on to Steam, something weird happened. My rig completely shut off, in a split-second with no errors, driver-failures, freezes or BSODs. I thought none of it and proceeded to reboot, but was only left with a slight "tick" coming from the PSU. I soon figured out that this is probably a short happening somewhere within the internals. I started troubleshooting, by running the PSU seperately, which worked, then proceeded to Clear CMOS and reset BIOS on the motherboard itself which didn't solve anything. I continued tinkering and disassembling my hardware, part for part and module for module, untill I had to remove the GPU. As soon as I removed the GPU and connected my monitor to the mobo, It posted! So I was left with either a damaged PCI-E socket, GPU or some kind of disturbance in the PSU itself or the cable linking PSU->GPU. I proceeded to switch the PCI-E Lane, cables etc. but none worked so I eventually installed a GPU from another rig and it booted off it. Same PCI-e lane & cables as the 1080. I've already sent an RMA' request in, since I believe it's truly dead. Zero extreme overclocking, zero slave-switch or stress testing and most sad part is that the GPU was only 7 months old. If the RMA' case works out, would there be anything to do, to assure it won't happen again? Cause this event was super-sketchy. Any response is much appreciated ~ TaroC
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I know that there aren't that many people that uses AVR for their PC's anymore but here in my place there are a lot of sudden blackouts and they never announce when and stuff. I'm just worried about my PC that is on it's way to my house. If so what kind of AVR should I get? I don't know much about AVRs but my PC has a 620w PSU.
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Help me to fix my pc, i cant power my Pc cause my Avr/Ups Exploded for some reason, so i tried to plug the Power Connector on Outlets And everytime i Plug it in it sparks like a Short Circuit, I still didnt try to power my pc because im afraid if that can cause fire. Why do my Power Connectors Sparks or Blow? It looks normal for me, and is there a safer way to power my Pc? 2 Avr exploded so far, so im not gonna buy another Avr.. Whats Wrong? Please Help
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I like hearing this sort of stuff, though i will admit to being biased as i work in the nuclear industry. http://www.nei.org/News-Media/News/News-Archives/TVA-s-Watts-Bar-2-Officially-Begins-Operating "Oct. 19, 2016—The Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) new Watts Bar 2 nuclear reactor today officially began producing electricity for more than 650,000 homes and businesses. Having successfully completed a rigorous power ascension testing program and operated at 100 percent power for 20 days, the 1,150 megawatt reactor joins its sister plant to provide carbon-free electricity to consumers in TVA’s seven-state service territory. “This is a historic day. At a time when our nation and the world are seeking cleaner sources of affordable, reliable energy, Watts Bar Unit 2 is poised to produce tremendous environmental and economic benefits for communities in the Tennessee Valley for decades to come,” Nuclear Energy Institute President and Chief Executive Officer Marvin Fertel said. “On behalf of the nuclear energy industry, NEI congratulates TVA and its supporting contractors and suppliers for this outstanding accomplishment.” Watts Bar 2 is the first new nuclear reactor to begin commercial operations in the United States in the 21st century and coincidentally brings the number of U.S. reactors to an even 100. Nuclear energy facilities in 30 states generate 19 percent of America’s total electricity and nearly 63 percent of its carbon-free electricity. “Nuclear energy along with wind and solar are the foundation for achieving our clean air goals, as reflected in the recent commitment between the United States, Canada and Mexico to cleanly generate one-half of North America’s electricity by 2025,” Fertel said. “We must take advantage of the strengths each of these energy sources offers.” In addition to the North American pact, the U.S. is a party to the Paris Agreement that will come into effect Nov. 4 and to which America has committed to reduce its carbon emissions from power plants by 32 percent by 2030. State and regional clean energy standards, such as New York’s Clean Energy Standard, are expected to play increasing roles in meeting the United States’ national and international carbon reduction commitments. TVA has a long-range goal to develop a cleaner portfolio of generation sources. The addition of Watts Bar 2, along with other decisions to lower carbon output, will help TVA achieve its goal of reducing CO2 emissions by 60 percent over 2005 levels within the next four years. Based on historic capacity factors, Watts Bar 2 alone will generate electricity equivalent to one-third of the production from all wind turbines installed in the United States in 2015, and it will do so around-the-clock. The Watts Bar power station prevents the emission of approximately 15 million metric tons of carbon dioxide—equivalent to taking more than three million cars off the road. Full-scale operations of Watts Bar 2 will provide strong economic benefits to the region. The now two-reactor plant will provide nearly 1,000 permanent jobs paying above-average wages and contribute an average $470 million in goods and services each year to the regional economy, helping to drive the expansion of existing businesses and new business formation. “We’re in a hotbed for industrial growth and have been meeting with clients that are heavy industrial users of electricity,” says Dennis Tumlin, executive director of the Rhea County Economic and Tourism Council. “Watts Bar Unit 2 is a big plus for us in attracting new businesses because they value the additional reliable power, knowing we can meet their needs.” Watts Bar 1 began operating in May 1996. Combined, the two reactors produce 2,300 megawatts of electricity for nearly 1.3 million households. “Thousands of men and women committed to completing Watts Bar Unit 2 safely and with high quality, and achieving commercial operations is a testament to their ability to deliver on that promise,” said Joe Grimes, TVA’s executive vice president of generation and chief nuclear officer."
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Hello LTT. This is my first post on this forum, so don't be that hard on me. Edit: I live in Romania I have experienced issues with a PSU. I have been getting shocks through the metallic parts of my keyboard. I tried changing wall sockets, extension chords, places in my room, I even changed the room I sit at my desk in. I just bought a new PSU, thinking it was a PSU issue. But the shocks are still coming through. I am unsure what to do at this point. A few days ago, I unplugged everything from the extension cord and plugged everything back one by one, until I realized it was my monitor interfering with the currents, I then turned on the PSU only for the issue to come back. I haven't touched my PC since I discovered it was dangerous. Thank you in advance!