Electronics

Forum discussion tagged with Electronics.
  1. S

    Question Suggest me the best platform to buy A-20 video conference bar ? Someone having his experience of that platform .

    I wanna buy aA-20 conference bar for my office use .Help me to find the best platform having your personal experience of shopping through it.
  2. siri42

    Question Does charging phone reduce FPS while gaming

    I was just curious if i use my type c port or usb port to charge my phone while gaming, it will use 15W(5v * 3A). So, will that reduce the performance of CPU or GPU because instead of power being used by them, its being used to charge
  3. omar80747326

    Question Transition to 3nm and beyond ?

    Since FinFET'll be dead soon, & (GAAFET) is coming, so: What does it offer for future generations of electronics: CPUs, GPUs, storage, RAM, SoCs, etc... in terms of TDP, heat, efficiency & performance, etc...? How did GAAFET solve FinFET issues and its potential problems accompanying it as...
  4. mahmutaby

    Question RX 580 no display, is this flash memory damaged?

    Hi, I have a sapphire nitro rx 580. I was trying to clean it today and a screw is stripped and i couldn't take the heatsink apart. Then when i was trying to remove the stripped screw, i think i damaged this component in the picture below. I'm not sure if i did it and my brother (who is a...
  5. BolivianGamer

    Question Fixing old Z97-C, Rear i/o not working,

    Hi!, I have an ASUS Z97-C Board working with an i5 4690k processor, they have been paired for a long time a few years ago by mistake my fan rails shorted, and almost killed everything, fortunately, a computer technician managed to get it booting again. however, the motherboards rear USB ports do...
  6. TheFlash1300

    Question Is my CPU overlocked? If not, hw can it go above it's base speed?

    Hi. As far as i know, my CPU, AMD A4-9120e, is locked and it can not be overlooked. When I open Windows Task Manager and go to Performance, it shows that the base speed is 1.50Ghz (Base speed: 1.50 GHz). However, the CPU's speed can be below or above 1.50 GHz. If I leave the system idle, it may...
  7. TheFlash1300

    How are there new CPUs, if the technological limit has already been achieved?

    Hello. Can someone explain to me what new features do new CPUs have? For example, what is the difference between AMD's overkill (best) CPU of the year 2021, and AMD's overkill (best) CPU of the year 2022? If the clock rate (GHz) no longer grows, and the number of transistors no longer grows...
  8. M

    Question Desk fan interfering with pc

    So its hot here in the uk and i have a fan next to me on my desk, ive just noticed that when i press any speed settings on it or turn it off and on i can hear a slight interference in my headphones, and it even just disconnected my mouse and keyboard for a few seconds and froze my you tube...
  9. kutluhankaya

    [SOLVED] Does the chain oil ruins electronic components on the motherboard?

    Sorry really... There is something about my computer that worries me. I lubricated my laptop's display hinge with a quarter drop of oil on paper. And today I saw from the ventilation grille that the oil got on the motherboard! Probably this oil dispersed into a very thin film of the motherboard...
  10. Dagenham

    Question Question about PSU testing

    Hey my computer is dead, not even booting to BIOS and constantly trying to restart itself. I suspect a PSU issue but it may MOBO too I guess. I was trying to test my PSU with a multimeter like discussed here, or shown here . Now here's a thing. I have this modular PSU where two cables are...
  11. G

    [SOLVED] Magnetic Storage vs. Flash Storage

    I see that often people do come to forums to ask about practical solutions for their mundane problems and to obtain functional-based answers. Well, I'm here to ask about how storage hardware works on the electronics level. First of all, how magnetic data storage differs from the flash one? How...
  12. A

    Question Which one is the best printer?

    Hi, I'm currently trying to buy a cheap printer but I don't know which one to get. Any suggestions? My options - Compact Mono Laser Printer - Brother HL-L2310D. HP Laser 107a. HP LaserJet Pro M15A. HP Laser 107w. HP LaserJet Pro M15w. The cheapest (first option) is 85 euro. The most expensive...
  13. rubbergamers

    What are the best wireless earphones in the range of 35$?

    Hey guys, I am from India and am looking for the best wireless earphones around 35$, that is around Rs.2500.I know there are a lot of choices,but if could someone just pick the overall bests..that would be great. The airpods or Samsung galaxy buds are way too expensive. thank you
  14. F

    Question Examples for a chip which controls AV Receiver volume by looking if door is open/closed

    So could anyone who has a little time think about a solution for that? Main thing is: My door keeps most of the music in my flat so the others dont get annoyed. I thought about a senser at the door which knows if the door is opened or closed. For example if it opens the Music should turn down. I...
  15. a9xgamer

    Marble top PC Desk/Table

    Hey guys! So can I use Marble top with Aluminium legs as my PC desk/table? I'll be using PC and other electronics like Laptop and iPad charger and stuff on it. So I'm kinda worried that it might shock me or short my PC or other electronics?
  16. Digital Dictator

    Question Can this iPhone be repaired?

    (Yellow circle) This is my iphone 6. I understand that this is the main pcb logic board. The best picture I could get of the small detail area of suspicion. I've done many repairs to this phone and this was just another repair in which I check that all visible screws are tight before I button...
  17. D

    Question Help! USB Type-C splitter with double the current

    I am looking for a type-c splitter that has 3 or more Amps of power but I can't find any. To explain, I have 2 power banks that each provides 2A (5V each) and I want to somehow combine them into one output Type-C again of 4A. Any help would be much appreciated! Thanks for your time!
  18. searay12399

    [SOLVED] Drop in reader for 5x6mm SPI EPROM chip?

    Hi, I am a data recovery engineer and I am searching for a drop in rom reader for an SPI EPROM chip measuring in at 5x6mm. Something that can read a chip like this particular one would be perfect. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
  19. Endre

    Old stuff vs. New stuff. Longevity.

    Did anyone else observe, that in all of the newer technologies, Items seem to be better, faster, brighter, but a lot more FRAGILE? A family used their refrigerator for 40 years straight! Finally, they decided to replace it (though it still worked), with a new one. 2 years later, they had...
  20. S

    PS Vita and the Sony Xperia Phones

    with the Sony Xperia phones , can you play Playstation games on them , since they are "Sony"? is that why Sony stopped making the Vita, since it still makes handheld portable devices like the Sony Xperia smartphones?
  21. S

    [SOLVED] Xbox One S and the Playstation 4

    have any software been developed that lets mulitplayer users play each other , if one person has Xbox One S and the other person has Playstation 4? also what would you friends buy, an xbox one s or a playstation 4? what is more worth it in the long run? what is easier to jailbreak, Xbox One S...
  22. searay12399

    [SOLVED] Datasheet for LG VX-6000 phone?

    Hi, I am a data recovery engineer. I am currently doing a recovery on two LG VX-6000 phones. They both will not turn on or power up. I am wanting to do a chip off and read the memory chip, but I cannot find any sort of information on the phone's board online whatsoever. I am looking for a...
  23. V

    Question Electronic piece fell out while cleaning PC. What is it?

    While cleaning my pc I probaly hit something and an electronic piece fell out. My first thought was that it was a part of my motherboard but I'm not sure about that since I looked at the pictures of it and couldn't find it. I'm not sure where it belongs but I might be blind and it indeed belongs...
  24. A

    Question What should I use to put my desktop on?

    I currently have my desktop on the floor, which concerns me. i have a dog that sheds a ton and there is usually a good amount of dust accumulation. What I am wondering is what (if any) do you put your desktops on? I do not have enough space on my desk for my PC; does anyone have any links to...
  25. R

    [SOLVED] Building an Electronics Workstation From Scratch

    I've been getting back into electronics projects and I'm building a workstation to run the software I would need for 3D printing, simulations, graphics and the like. My GF's mom gave me her old desktop computer a Dell Inspiron 545. I'll be using that as the case and most likely the power source...
  26. C

    Question Will the Hyper 212 Evo fit in my case? (Skyline ATX-948WB ATX)

    I want to upgrade from a stock cooler to a Hyper 212 Evo for my AMD FX6200 (will eventually upgrade to an FX8350) I was wondering if the Hyper 212 Evo would fit in my case without problems. My case: Skyline ATX-948WB ATX Thanks
  27. P

    [SOLVED] Computer seemed loud, wasn't able to figure out how to fix it

    Hello, so I noticed my computer was sounding louder than I thought it should as soon as I'd turn it on. I was concerned and asked a friend for help(he is good with computers). He instructed me to go to the bios on startup and to look at smart fan settings, which I did. He told me the RPM was a...
  28. U

    [SOLVED] Is it ANY good? LC8650III V2.3 Ozeanos 3 - Metatron Gaming Series

    LC8650III V2.3 Ozeanos 3 - Metatron Gaming Series -> Does anyone actually have experience with these PSU and how bad (or maybe even good) they get? I have it for about a year and it worked ok with AMD Ryzen 1700, 1x16GB Hyperx Perdator 3000, ASUS RX550 4GB and two drives - M.2 KC100 and Crucial...
  29. M

    RX 480 Nitro+ 8GB | No longer detected by monitor

    A bit of a background on this, I've been having the card for nearly 3 years now. This problem happened 3 days ago during playing APEX. The screen just turned black, the computer hung and when restarted, the Graphic card was no longer detected. To be more specific. It happened an hour after...
  30. P

    Choosing between 2 low cost graphic monitors

    Hi I'm currently searching for a second monitor to complete my Asus VG248QE. I want a monitor with very good colors to begin graphic design, but I don't want to spend a lot of money first. I searched a long time and I found two references which,I think, can be good but I don't know which one I...
  31. V

    Bad sound signal to JBL LSR305p's

    I have set up my two JBL lsr305p's to my computer, but the audio signal is very bad with a lot of crackling. I don't think there's anything wrong with my speakers, since i just bought them new, and my headphones seem to work fine with my motherboard, so I thibk it's something about my cables...
  32. ArmadaCas

    External Storage Caddies

    Hey guys, although SSDs have come down in price, it seems that hard disks have gone up. I'm waiting for Black Friday and hoping the £100 mark-up will be taken back off again..! Anyway, a couple of years ago, I put a 2TB drive in the system and the Windows 10 installation on the small SSD no...
  33. P

    What shall i upgrade first?

    My asus prime a320m-k mobo or my zotac gtx 1060 3gb? my system- ryzen 5 2600, 2x8gb, corsair 750w psu. I do like to game on my 60 hz 1080p monitor (may upgrade), games i have atm overwatch,wwe 2k19, forza horizon 4 & fm19 future games i want to play anthem, dmc5, metro, division2. i want to...
  34. Jeff_120

    CPU and case fan RGB but different colors

    I have both the CPY fan (Ryzen 2700) and case fan with RGB mode, 1st time I plugged both the CPU fan had very different colors than the MSI Mystic light choice while the case fan had the good colors reproduction, I turned the CPU fan 4 pins plugged 180c and now some colors are right like red but...
  35. H

    [SOLVED] 750-1000$ gaming build

    Looking to build a new pc for around 750-1000$ Any help will be appreciated! I’m going to recycle my current ssd and hdd so I won’t need an os. And I can use my gtx980 for now and upgrade in a couple months if the moneys worth it somewhere else right away! I’ve been out of the game a few years...
  36. B

    [SOLVED] Are delided cpu's ok to buy?

    I am looking for a I7 8700k, when I go on ebay all of them have been delided and the normal ones actually cost more. Is buying a delided cpu safe to buy or should I go away from them? I know its suppost bring cooler temps but are they safe to buy?
  37. K

    Wait for Ryzen 2 (7nm) or stay with Intel 8th or 9th gen?

    I am gonna be as upfront on this as possible. Time and time again, I've seen so many comparisons between the Ryzen 2nd gen being pinned against the Intel 9th gen with a fair variety of results but none seem to be anywhere convincing or helpful enough to make an informed decision without it...
  38. T

    Please help im scared!

    Hey guys so i just built a new pc for the second time i thought it went well but then when i have gone to turn it on nothing pops up on my monitor i habe tried multiple monitors and cables nothing the gpu lights up and the cpu fans spin rgb go on etc etc butnothing pops up on my screen im very...
  39. M

    [SOLVED] Fractal Design Focus G Mini Case fans

    I have a fractal design FOCUS g mini and i am thinking about adding an extra fan in The back. Is it a wise desicion to add it or should i add more or keep The two front ones
  40. B

    Wine spilled on Notebook, it works perfectly, should I be concerned?

    My mother has spilled some red wine on an ASUS K-555 notebook. It works. What next? I wasn't present when it happened, but I was informed later in the morning that my mother and father, both not so much tech savvy, did some saving measures. They turned it upside down and shook some of the wine...