Grounding issue

Forum discussion tagged with Grounding issue.
  1. Ardlantis

    Question Possible grounding problem on recent build ?

    I have recently built my first pc and while everything runs perfectly fine, I think I am dealing with a grounding error. I was getting massive coil whine from my RTX 3060ti when playing games at high framerates. It was loud enough to be hearable even with my fans at full blast. I thought it was...
  2. T

    [SOLVED] Monitor zapped me(is this bad for the monitor and the peripherals connected?)

    After trying unplugging the power cord from my monitor, I accidentally touched the pins that connect to the power cord and zapped myself, I was just wondering if this could be bad for the monitor and the peripherals(keyboard and mouse) I connected to its USB ports. Also, is this a problem with...
  3. DinDan06

    Question Condenser Mic Buzzing

    Hi everyone. I've been experiencing this problem for a long time. A couple of years ago, I got a new condenser mic which I have plugged into a phantom power supply through an XLR cable and then routed into a sound-card and then into my PC. My problem is that whenever I have the gain at a volume...
  4. abhirupbakshi

    [SOLVED] Motherboard rear mic port not working

    I have asus x570 prime pro mobo and its rear mic jack (pink) suddenly stopped working. Then when I touched the mic, it zapped me which means for some reason something was not grounded. After a while of checking connections I saw that my ups was leaking voltage in the ground terminal and so my PC...
  5. A

    [SOLVED] PC Grounding Issues?

    Built a PC a few months back. Specs are: Meshify C Case Noctua D15 Cooler Nvidia 2070 Ryzen 3900x Asus Gigabyte Aorus Wifi 570 Corsair hx 850 Up till today, I would get shocked whenever I touched the wifi ports on the back panel of the motherboard. I have another adapter in the motherboard...
  6. K

    Question Buzz/hum after 10s of NOT playing audio, stops when I open sound configuration

    I recently (last week) bought a new laptop (Asus UXFN533). When it's plugged in to my speakers, it makes a humming/buzz sound when there's no audio output for <10 seconds. The buzz/humming STOPS when I go to sound configuration. It only does this with one of my speaker-sets so my guess is that...
  7. Paradise My-Colors

    Question How to ground a PC properly ?

    Hi everyone, I'm trying to ground my pc (and only my pc) that's because i live in a great country where the grounding cable for the house doesn't exist. And my pc case shocks me every time i touch it while standing on the floor (pc newly built). So since my room isn't close to a garden, i was...