electronics

[old vapor]

I'd say moral of the story is a ups with a rating higher than your psu is good

I can crank my thang full bore on battery and it's fine

[pliant adder]

I was talking about ups

[old vapor]

It'll just lose power in like 3 minutes or something I forgor

[west fable]

same thing applies

ratings are fairly rarely exactly where the max is, usually they'll leave some headroom

[old vapor]

That's just good engineering

[west fable]

the only exception is if the ratings are completely fabricated and the actual rating should be considerably lower

[pliant adder]

I was thinking about connecting pc + server + monitor + network ≈ 800W max measured from the outlet

[old vapor]

Thermaltake smart moment

[pliant adder]

So I guess something like 1000VA/800W is fine

[west fable]

lol my friend found "energizer" batteries that had only around 200mah capacity

[old vapor]

Should be more than enough

[west fable]

definitely real "energizer" batteries

[pliant adder]

Just have to find a pure sine wave one

[west fable]

(they should have been at minimum like 1500mah)

[old vapor]

Again, I can run my 850w psu desktop on gaming loads with almost all the plugs plugged in

On a 1000va ups

Sine wave vs stepped wave I'm not sure actually makes a difference

People say it does but

[pliant adder]

850W psu but how much can your system draw?

[old vapor]

Heck if I know

[west fable]

many modern psus have power factor correction so the VA rating isnt the most important on pcs

[old vapor]

Not 1000, I can tell you that much haha

[west fable]

lmao

[old vapor]

I think its around 400w tho?

[west fable]

i have a 1500w/1500va ups and my psu is just 750w or smth lmfao

[old vapor]

400 something iirc I haven't checked since a while ago

[west fable]

that being said, other devices are being powered by my ups

not just my pc

[old vapor]

I run my monitor, printer, charger etc

[pliant adder]

I'll just keep a good margin and go for at least 800W+ ups

[west fable]

usually they dont recommend putting printers on a UPS since they have rather high draw
though this is specifically laser printers ig

inkjets should be fine

[old vapor]

Well yeah it's inkjet sir

Lmao

[west fable]

lmao

[old vapor]

You right tho laser definitely don't run on a ups

[west fable]

i dont like inkjets honestly

[pliant adder]

Cmon at this point its easier to not understand the topic fully and just go with the extra power

[west fable]

they clog so fast

[old vapor]

It will probably trip the ocp

[old vapor]

I mean fair

But now you know

[old vapor]

Honestly mines been going strong

[pliant adder]

Yeah I've lost hours trying to understand all of this dark magic

[west fable]

actually

[old vapor]

I don't use it too often either

[west fable]

easiest way to calculate

get a kill-a-watt

or similar

[old vapor]

I love kW

[west fable]

you can see watt and va on that

[old vapor]

Also valid

I didn't bother I just went with 1000 since it was on sale

And it's just fine

[pliant adder]

I do have one, that's how I measured the power consumption directly from the outlet for most devices

Never bothered checking anything other than Watts, I'll see if there's also VA

[calm mural]

Got stuck here, not sure if i cant find my wifi card, or if its just not there

theres only two of them that are named differently to the rest, I see transmit buffers but not transmit power

[west fable]

that would be on the AP settings (router)

you also could be running into an issue caused by airtime fairness

do you have any older wifi devices connected to your network?

ones that might be say, 802.11b, a, g, or n

[calm mural]

i dont think so

[west fable]

hmm

well

[calm mural]

lemme double check

crap ill have to get my stepdad to help when he gets home

[west fable]

one way you can test to see if it's your game or your pc is to try using your pc wired (you could temporarily move it closer to the router so you can directly plug in) and if you dont get any network drops, the issue is likely your wifi network

[calm mural]

he knows more about this than i do plus i dont think he wants me configuring or looking at router info when he isnt there

[night lotus]

@chrome dust HP Envy 360. How are those?

https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/pdp/hp-envy-x360-2-in-1-laptop-14t-es100-14-8x339av-1

[chrome dust]

ew

8 gigs o ram

[night lotus]

Doesn’t need to be gaming @chrome dust

[chrome dust]

still

8 gigs is sad

https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/pdp/hp-envy-x360-2-in-1-laptop-15t-fe100-156-8t485av-1

A bit more

But a lot better

[night lotus]

Bet

[kindred yacht]

8gb is barely enough to run win11 and a browser

At least not without using swap space

[chrome dust]

ya

[cinder anvil]

my pc opens discord right after i turn it on, how can i stop that?

[blazing token]

Go into task manager and go to startup apps. Youll want to click discord disable it. It only disables an automatic startup, you can always open the app when you want.

[west fable]

or alternatively

[cinder anvil]

can someone help me find the problem?

[west fable]

has problem ☠️

how helpful windows

lmfao

[west fable]

honestly idk, ignore it if you're not actually experiencing issues

if you are, try reinstalling windows

[cinder anvil]

😭

i think its gpu artifacting

but

windows said "problem"

idek im so tired

[west fable]

oh

there could be a few causes

anywhere from the gpu being dead, to the display cable or connectors being bad

or even the display being bad

try using a different cable on a different port on a different display and see if that fixes things

alternatively, try booting from a live linux usb and see if the artifact still show up there

[west fable]

actually, does the artificing occur even during the bios/post screens

[cinder anvil]

yea, its everywhere

well

if the screen is black its not messed up ofc

but yea its in bios and stuff

[west fable]

well

yeah then it is unlikely to be a software issue

[west fable]

try this first

if it doesnt work, then chances are, your gpu is likely to be dying

you could attempt a gpu reseat but that is unlikely to fix things

[cinder anvil]

uhh, guys?

this is what happens when i try to boot anything

[chrome dust]

gpu on its way out

[west fable]

yeah this wouldnt be a monitor or cable issue

im basically certain it's the gpu being dead

[cinder anvil]

yeaaa

is there no way to fix it?

[west fable]

nope

[cinder anvil]

oof

time to buy a 6600 then

[west fable]

not with the average person's skillset at the very least

[cinder anvil]

i thought a local computer shop could fix it but i guess not probably

[west fable]

it could be a faulty vram package or smth, but you'd need to know how and have the equipment for SMD components to replace a chip

yeah unlikely tbh

and if it's more than 2 generations old, it probably isnt even worth trying to fix

[cinder anvil]

rip

[west fable]

if it was a hardware failure like this i mean

[cinder anvil]

what could i do with it then?

i doubt anyone would buy it lol

[west fable]

sell it as for parts/not working

[cinder anvil]

ohh right

[west fable]

sometimes people may grab it, though you might have it sitting around for a while

alternatively, you can just throw it out if you dont want to bother; bring it to some ewaste recycling place

[cinder anvil]

i think ill sell it then, ty

[oblique gazelle]

You can def still sell it

Oh

Ignore me

[west fable]

Lmao

[old vapor]

He is not wrong

[west fable]

oh yeah idk if anybody even cares but rtings released their microwave reviews
they have come to the conclusion that microwaves dont really vary in performance (for microwaves in the same wattage) between like the $200 microwaves vs the $1000 microwaves

they all microwave the same (within the same wattage)

[sturdy jolt]

What about moisture sensor and other methods of auto popcorn testing?

[west fable]

yeah that's the only separating factor, the features

[sturdy jolt]

But that's a real point of contention

[west fable]

in terms of raw like, timed cooking though, they're practically exactly the same

their conclusion was to buy the cheapest microwave with all the features you want

and that inverter microwaves are slightly more power efficent

[sturdy jolt]

Clearly the popcorn button is what separated the bad microwaves from the good microwaves
https://youtu.be/Limpr1L8Pss

[west fable]

yeah i saw that video, rtings didnt test those though since those are more like extra features? i think the initial goal was to see if there were any microwaves that worked better than others, but ended up realizing they're all pretty much the same in terms of cooking performance

[cinder anvil]

can someone recommend a good ups?

[west fable]

What is the requirements

A ups is often sized to the load and runtime requirements

[cinder anvil]

450~ watts and uhh

idk how much runtime

[west fable]

What is this powering? Remember to calculate everything that needs to have backup power, e.g don't forget monitors

Also minimum runtime is basically it should be able to keep powering your device until it can safely shut down

A UPS isn't meant for offline usage generally; if you want longer periods of being able to keep a device on, the most effective method is a standby generator

Or at the very least, a generator that you can run to turn on during a power outage, because an automatic transfer switch is quite expensive

Like 400 buckaroos

(depending on amperage, including professional installation which is highly recommended)

but i digress

[cinder anvil]

pc monitor keyboard mouse and headset

how much runtime is recommended?

[west fable]

how long does it take for you to turn off your pc

add like 2 minutes to that and that's your minimum runtime i'd recommend

oh yeah one other thing

you in north america?

or do you have eu/uk/etc. plugs

[cinder anvil]

yea north america

[west fable]

went to cook dinner, im back now, but CP850PFCLCD probably would be fine, or the BR1000MS (a bit more expensive, but also higher capacity), or CP1000PFCLCD

[cinder anvil]

ty

are there any cheaper options?

[west fable]

yes, but they would be simulated sine wave
idk if your psu has power factor correction, which can be damaged by simulated sine wave, or even shut off due to it which is kinda counter intuitive

[cinder anvil]

what is simulated sine wave?

[west fable]

it's not quite a sine wave, it uses basically pwm? or something to make a sine waveform

CP850AVRLCD would be a slightly cheaper option

image for reference
it's not quite as exaggerated like the image shows, since electricity has inertia, so it would be slightly more smoothed than the graphic

but it wouldnt be as smooth as the proper sine wave ups

[cinder anvil]

ohh i see ty

[old vapor]

Allegedly it damages equipment but I haven't seen much saying it actually does tho

[west fable]

Yeah damaging is not 100% (or else they probably wouldn't even sell them) but it definitely isn't as clean of power as pure sine wave at the very least

Image I got was mainly to illustrate the difference between the two, though the text imo is more marketing than informative

Idk how pure sine wave "protects" equipment lmao

That's just the normal waveform

At the very least, the ups used in datacenters are also using pure sine wave, and there aren't really any simulated sine wave UPS's from a reputable company for datacenters

[old vapor]

Fair enough

[fringe imp]

can somebody recommend me a budget alternative of a datavac of about the same power?

[west fable]

Look at Amazon or whatever and search PC duster or smth

See what had good reviews

[fringe imp]

I mean there’s this🤔

[west fable]

should be fine

[old vapor]

As long as you're okay with it being so huge

The wide attachment is pretty hilarious tho

Like when am I going to need to shotgun blast weak air in my PC

[oblique gazelle]

When there's weak dust in your pc

Duh

[old vapor]

Real

Truly a techie level intellect

[fringe imp]

LOL

[odd root]

What the heck is going on!

Litterly had this happen to me twice now

This time after powering off my pc

Oops wait wrong chat

[distant python]

Anyone know what the risk of buying a used display tablet is (huion kamvas 13)

And if it’s worth it?

New: 229€
Used: 108€

[kindred yacht]

There's plenty of risks involved depending on where you're buying it from. If you're smart about buying and have some sort of method to get a refund if needed like using paypal or a credit card, then you can mitigate most of the risks.

[west fable]

I bought a used mobile studio pro 13 from my college for $150 cad

The battery life is so terrible lmao

Also I still haven't figured out how to connect it to my PC
Idk if I need a thunderbolt 3 cable to use usb4 or if any usb 3.1 cable would work

[distant python]

I wonder if it cuz of the use or if it’s generally bad

[west fable]

It's just old

Mine's like 6 years old or something

The drawing and such still works properly, you just have to stay plugged in the wall

[west fable]

I assume they changed the battery at least once though

Doing another batt swap isn't really worth it though from what it seems

It's another $150 cad for a replacement battery

And the disassembly from what I seen is a huge pain

[distant python]

Oof yeah better to just get another tablet

[west fable]

Well

As long as it's not used for portable off-grid use

It's fine

[distant python]

I’m switching from Bluetooth pen tablet to wired display 🥲

[west fable]

Idk if yours has a battery, but if you get to test to make sure it works, and the screen isn't scratched up, then it should be good

[distant python]

Yeah I doubt I need to check the battery since it’s not Bluetooth or anything like that? My only concern was with lagging and glitches

[west fable]

Just looked up the kanvas 13, it's not a standalone tablet

[distant python]

Nope it’s display

[west fable]

It's more akin to another display for your desktop

Yeah

No batt or cpu to worry about

Bring a laptop to test with

[distant python]

I don’t have laptop TUT

And I’m shipping

[west fable]

Ah

Where you buying from

What site I mean

[distant python]

Technically Facebook market but If I buy it ima request using a native website that similar to eBay that way I can pay €12 for both shipping and 24 hour return

[west fable]

Ah

Idk if they will agree with eBay though, since they will be charged extra fees from ebay

Also you'll probably need to pay sales tax

Is the seller far away

[distant python]

Hm I think 2-3 hour drive

[west fable]

Hmm

A fair amount of distance

[distant python]

It probably cost $20-40 for the transportation

[west fable]

Maybe the seller using a PayPal goods and services account to do the transaction, then they ship with something like pirate ship for cheap rates?

Most people on marketplace and such are there to avoid eBay's fees

[distant python]

It’s not eBay haha

[west fable]

Oh

[distant python]

It’s native thing that’s similar to eBay

[west fable]

Mb I thought you said eBay lol

[distant python]

I used it as a comparison but I get the confusion

Tho I came to the conclusion that it’s prob for the best to get new one since I will get the complete set

And the reason for me switching from pen tablet to display is for comfort having a stand and glove most likely worth investing

Plus Im not tight on money tho the 3ds I wanted to buy will have to wait 😔

[west fable]

tbh if you're used to using a pen tablet, rather than a display tablet, you dont really need a display tablet

i know that a good few very good digital artists just use the cheaper non-display tablets for their works

[distant python]

I’m aware tho I was really struggling getting comfortable with the pen tablet I had and when I checked out getting bigger one assuming that might be the issue I learned it’s not much big difference between the price of Wacom pen tablet Medium sized and huion display

And I have been struggling to get comfortable with this pen tablet for soon 3 years

[west fable]

ahh

might be able to get used to it easier if you play osu frfr

also if you are on the budget end, xp pen has quite a good selection of pen tablets and display tablets that are good quality

[distant python]

Oh yeah I believe I have looked into some of their pen tablets

[green stream]

I like the feel of the wacom pro tablets

[fringe imp]

What are those surge protectors that have a few minutes of power after an outage called?

[void pawn]

UPS

uninterruptiable power supply

[fringe imp]

Thank u :)

[cinder anvil]

what happens if you have a surge protector plugged into a surge protector?

[void pawn]

Not good, can overload them if you pull too much power

[kindred yacht]

As long as you stay under the rated wattage on everything it should be fine technically

[west fable]

generally not recommended since you'd be tempted to plug even more things into it and most people dont calculate how many amps they're pulling

but in terms of surge protection, it shouldnt break it at least

not sure if it improves that amount of surge protection it can provide, but probably not? the first surge supression would do all the work, and any subsequent ones would only do anything when the first one breaks or something

[left agate]

Hello, I need some advice on what power station is a Good choice, My whole room (which is planned to go to that power station) uses around 550W which my PC is the most of the usage.

[void pawn]

Why do you want a power station? Power outages?

[left agate]

No, worse

Moms complaining

[void pawn]

About?

[left agate]

Power usage

[west fable]

power stations wont reduce power usage

would increase it even

the solar panels could charge a bit but they dont help that much

[left agate]

Fact: i'M gonna use it with a Solar Panel

Yes, i'm gonna Schedule Power usage according to that

[void pawn]

That won't do much either. 200W solar panel, you'll maybe get 150 W at peak power

[west fable]

you probably will only save like a few cents a day with a solar panel at most

if even a cent

[left agate]

Who said that i connect the Power station to house mains?

Hell nah

[void pawn]

Yeah, this idea isn't going to work. A 1000 hwatt hour station will get you less than 2 hours of run time. Then it's 8 hours to charge it with a 200W panel

[left agate]

Okay, on what power usage do you base that on?

[west fable]

your 550w estimate

[void pawn]

Your 550W and also your PC is probably drawing 350W-400W

Including monitor

[left agate]

That is with me running the PC without a care about power, but if i optimise it for Energy, i try to run it on lower wattage

[west fable]

you're better off making an exercise bike with an alternator on it to charge a battery lmao

than solar panel

get some exercise and electricity

[void pawn]

You also said you were asking for these things for your birthday

I doubt your parents will get you a $500 power station that can store 1000 watt hours?

[west fable]

even so, if you drop it to 300w max draw, that would be 3 hours ish

[void pawn]

Might get 3 hours out of that if you optimize

[west fable]

for a 1kwh batt bank

[void pawn]

200 Watt solar panels are ~$200 each

And you will only get 50-80% of that wattage depending on sunlight

So recharge time for a 1000WH power station would be 8-10 hours with one panel

[left agate]

Well, i think that one should be good? https://amzn.eu/d/08T3N7Xi

[west fable]

300wh

[void pawn]

No, you'll get maybe an hour of runtime and 6-10 hours to recharge it

[west fable]

1 hour of use with 300w load (actually less due to the inverter)

[left agate]

I'm gonna shift my PC usage to my laptop as much i can also

It uses on the charger up to like 80-90W itself

Way less than the Desktop

[west fable]

best case scenario in that case would be 3 hours runtime

for that batt bank

[left agate]

That is honestly more than expected, But i just don't want her complaining about my Power usage.

[west fable]

solar panel is 90w max it seems

so you'll get way less than that

[void pawn]

60W

[left agate]

Not counting that i live at the basement

[west fable]

oh it's even less

review got 40w

[left agate]

Well, it is a semi basement

from my definition

[void pawn]

Oh, this is in the EU where power is 220 volts, this changes calculations

[left agate]

Yeah

230V

[void pawn]

Have you tested your room with a killawatt meter to see actual wattage used?

[left agate]

Yup, All of my room even safely goes through one plug

It draws when gaming it can draw around 300W to 400W ig

[west fable]

also if your mom is complaining about power usage, you could just simply switch to your laptop and optimize the power usage and use the money saved from not buying a power station for the lowered amount of electricity you would be using from a way lower power draw computer

[left agate]

okay, that is a valid argument, but even just a fan that is like 60W it is apparently too much

[void pawn]

What does your power cost where you are per KW?

[left agate]

idk

my mother just won't tell

i asked

[west fable]

look it up

it should be online

[left agate]

I saw last time up to like 0.32€

And i used (down to kwh) like 222kwh which calculated by the watt meter was like 71€

so i'd say around 72€ was used by me

assuming the Price per kwh is 0.32€

And yet i'm still awaiting for my dad to even respond

i'm determined to go to a Power Station

So if it is sacrificing the PC time, i will do it

[west fable]

have you factored in the cost of the power station though

[left agate]

You mean the Purchase?

[west fable]

yeah

realistically speaking, the lithium batts would degrade quite a bit within the next 5 years

from constant use

ususally the batteries are rated for like, 500 charge cycles or something

[left agate]

Okay, but i'd still use it if degraded.

[west fable]

yes, but it could be like, 30 mins runtime or whatever

[left agate]

Yeah. But i'd say that this power station is still a good Choice.

[void pawn]

What are you going to do for the 10 hours of recharge time? Basically it's use it for an hour or two, then a full day of daylight to recharge

[left agate]

brb, ironing clothes again

[left agate]

Okay, Then i have only up to 2H a day

If i don't have to use the House Power, it is still considered a Win

[west fable]

realistically, probably more like an hour or less a day, because you wont have ideal sunny conditions all day every day
a more conservative estimate is 30 mins a day of power due to inefficiency from charging and inefficiency from the inverter, and more average sun conditions

[left agate]

still a W if it prevents me using House Power

brb, going down

[west fable]

if you only use 30 mins a day with an 80w draw, you're only using 40wh of power a day
while if you had a battery bank, you would only save like a penny a day, and be spending 300 euro on a battery bank that will not be useful a decade along the line max, and you wouldnt be able to get solar power on overcast days, and a bunch of other downsides that comes with using solar

[left agate]

Just for the fun i ran P95 with the current CPU config and the Wall power went from 100W ish to 540W ish

and i used CPU only

And just for the hell of it, i looked how many Watt my CPU was using, and it was using like 332W inside the PC

Measured With Asus Intel Extreme Tuning Utility

Yeah, HWINFO also shown a power usage in that Direction.

[oblique gazelle]

What cpu?

[left agate]

Intel Core i9 10900K

[oblique gazelle]

Ah makes sense

[left agate]

Yeah, I ran that test only for a few seconds to not overwhelm the Arctic Liquid Freezer 2 360

i'm officially using scary close to 1kW with a singular PC rn

i might as well call it 1kW

power usage

From the Wall might i add

comes out that builting the dream PC uses loads of power

Well, the CPU was also running Quite toasty

[left agate]

Did your PC draw like 1000W from the wall when gaming in the past?

or rn

Because rn i'm gonna drop my CPU frequency to like 4.8GHz and lower the voltage until it can't

[west fable]

my pc draws like...

odl

idk

lemme crawl under my desk to check my ups

though it has my amps and stuff plugged in so it would be maybe 100w higher

or 200w higher

121va huh

I'm practically on idle though tbf

Just listening to music currently

I'll run 3d mark since I have that installed

On an unrelated note, the glow of a tube looks quite aesthetic

I draw 400va in 3dmark steel nomad

[left agate]

okay i have the image

wrong chat

[oblique gazelle]

No, never

My pc I doubt has ever exceeded 550w

13600k+3060 ti, cpu pulls max 220w at 1.35v manual

[west fable]

Honestly, for gaming, my PC barely ever gets that high of a wattage

[oblique gazelle]

Gpu pulls no more than 220w too

In games I doubt I've pushed beyond 375w or so

[left agate]

Yes it did. i ran MSI Kombustor Furmark-msi on both GPUs

[west fable]

3dmark's load is more akin to a game I'd think, so my gaming load would be pretty much spot on 400va

[oblique gazelle]

You were asking if my pc has

Which it never has

[left agate]

And P95 on CPU

my Discord messages don't go through again

[left agate]

oh

i was taking it in the "My PC used 1000W" context

[left agate]

1.35v?

[west fable]

btw i received a power station with solar panel (somewhat similar to yours) yesterday, and it notes that the solar panel isnt designed for long term use, and should only be used for emergencies or camping

the panels are made of plastic or whatever, and not glass

we got ours for camping off grid power, or emergencies

since my dad needs a cpap machine to sleep or else he'll suffocate

i still wouldnt recommend it for your use case

if you do end up getting one, you should make sure to get glass solar panels

[left agate]

me waiting for job then

[west fable]

but i still dont believe it's worth it for you

[left agate]

Then i just have to cope until fall at least with a Laptop

[calm mural]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXf8KGnOg_k
Been wanting a setup like this for so long

just dont know how to do it since my room is too yellow and teenager-y

and my desk is just not that

[rapid sluice]

Mousepad and poster but just focus on the monitor

And be ok with not getting that aesthetic

[calm mural]

how come

[rapid sluice]

You’ll be primary staring at the monitor all the time

I overspent on aesthetic and lost a couple bucks so I just recommend pc performance over looks

But ofc it’s understandable if people disagree

[west fable]

Aesthetic builds makes no sense unless you have friends over or whatever
Alternatively, if you're a professional, and have clients over, a clean build would also leave a more professional opinion. Of course, you also need to have the rest of the house clean as well

[runic timber]

How I learned

About aesthetics

I changed so quickly off of RGB when I swapped to arctic fans

And the reason? A bright stage light sitting on my left looking cool

Sorry on my right 💀

As little rgb as possible or try to be tasteful with it

I don't have any eye strain now that it's gone

[west fable]

To be fair, the person above wants an all black setup, which means probably no RGB
But still a bit of a waste of money unless you have people regularly showing up and would see it

Like, honestly even with friends, they wouldn't really care after the first few times

[runic timber]

I mean nothing wrong with a personal interest in it

I just personally disagree in spending for it

$10, $20, $50, fine

Not like some of the pcmr lists that turn up with $1400+ spent purely on lights and tiny cat gif screens

[west fable]

True

[calm mural]

yeah I usually have friends over often, by often I mean like 3 times a week, we usually hang in my room so I want my pc to be a bit more enjoyable to look at lol

[whole coyote]

Hey anyone have a laptop recommendation for both school and gaming, I am studying Information Science with a concentration of Information Security, and I need a new laptop. Budget $500-700 but more of $500 and be able to upgrade storage and ram when needed.

[west fable]

idk about gaming for that budget lmao

unless you mean simple 2d games

500-700 would likely be an igpu laptop

[whole coyote]

Yeah just simple games like Roblox

[west fable]

roblox games arent that simple anymore lol

may be struggling without a dgpu

[whole coyote]

Found this https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-15-6-touch-screen-full-hd-laptop-intel-core-i7-16gb-memory-512gb-ssd-natural-silver/6550427.p?skuId=6550427

[west fable]

i dont really think it would do roblox well? though it should be fine for school

idk if the value is worth

[chrome dust]

don't get that

[chrome dust]

https://www.walmart.com/ip/HP-Victus-15-6-inch-FHD-144Hz-Gaming-Laptop-AMD-Ryzen-5-8645HS-NVIDIA-GeForce-RTX-4050-8GB-DDR4-512GB-SSD-Mica-Silver-2024/5395277312?athbdg=L1102

double ping but this is much better

ram is lacking but upgrade it and you're balling

good on battery, decent gaming perf

[old vapor]

how are they even the same price lmao

battery you can also maximize if you make your own windows power plan

absolutely hilarious that the base m1 mac is more expensive than that laptop on sale

[chrome dust]

yeah

walmart kept this for like more than a week by now

they're getting rid of em i guess

roblox on igpu is a bad idea

it seems like a light game but it isn't

[old vapor]

if you literally just play the base game and nothing else sure

but then you're not even playing roblox lmao

I'm almost tempted to just get that laptop even though I don't need it lmao

[chrome dust]

ya

i meeean

flipping it is easy lmao

just add ram and wait for sale to end

profit

[old vapor]

not even in the US kekw

[whole coyote]

I ended up getting this https://www.bestbuy.com/site/dell-inspiron-14-2-in-1-touch-laptop-intel-core-7-processor-16gb-memory-1tb-sdd-ice-blue/6576386.p?skuId=6576386&ref=E10C18R004_OrderConfirmation&loc=BODY&CampaignID=1400351&eut=3141897713

[runic timber]

That's probably not gonna even handle a lot of roblox at 1080p tbh

[old vapor]

Yeah...

An inspiron is not handling Roblox

[west fable]

oh that is..... pretty.... yeah..... hm......

[old vapor]

I'm betting the victus wasn't bought because it was from walmart

[old vapor]

it's great for office and watching videos, which is half your requirements

its pretty awful at gaming

[pulsar jacinth]

Lol mine did

Although mine also died within 2 years basically

[old vapor]

Doing what modes though

And again, it's literally more expensive than a laptop with a dgpu

[pulsar jacinth]

Yeah it is

But portability and power is just hard to come by. Iris integrated is good enough

Wait is it even iris xe?

[old vapor]

its literally 0.8kg lighter than the victus tho?

Other than wanting something 0.8kg lighter, and the fold your laptop in half, there's no reason I can see for the inspiron lol

the victus meets portability and power aspect perfectly

but, not my purchase, just a strong suggestion

[pulsar jacinth]

yeah I dont actually see a need for the 2 in 1 other than for writing notes rather than typing

[old vapor]

Still well within return window

[hasty void]

Hey any techies around to help me find a laptop for college/gaming got the specs I’m looking for

[small meadow]

Budget, country, needs?

[hasty void]

Preferably something less than $900 US needing
• 0/S: Windows 10 or 11
• CPU: Intel Core i7 or better, or AMD
equivalent
• RAM: 16GB or better
• Graphics: NVIDIA GPU with at least 4GB
VRAM
• Storage: 512GB or larger SSD

[oblique gazelle]

This is on the cheap end, would need to add ram which is easy enough
https://www.walmart.com/ip/HP-Victus-15-6-inch-FHD-144Hz-Gaming-Laptop-AMD-Ryzen-5-8645HS-NVIDIA-GeForce-RTX-4050-8GB-DDR4-512GB-SSD-Mica-Silver-2024/5395277312

Very nice laptop on a great sale

[hasty void]

Sorry for the late reply but this setup meets the other requirements beside the ram correct? And I should be able to run most games at decent fps such as fivem, what ram would you suggest

[kindred yacht]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQQ9MCCJ?th=1

[small meadow]

Yes it would

[oblique gazelle]

Could also just add a second 8gb stick instead of going to 32, it's up to you

[warped yew]

I really wish 6GB, 12GB, 24GB (so on) sticks were more mainstream

My nicest server has 48GB and it's been super nice running multiple Minecraft servers

[oblique gazelle]

6gb wouldnt really make sense

12/24 ye

[warped yew]

True

Even just 12 unless it's maybe for laptops (even then, if I were manufacturing laptops, that would be a budget option for me)

[chrome dust]

im tempted to add 12gb to my laptop

one 8gb, another 12

20gb

[old vapor]

lmao

[kindred yacht]

12GB modules are funky. idk if the sodimms have the same issue as 8GB udimms where you lose out on speed because only half the banks are occupied. (probably not now that I think about it)

I'd also be wary of the laptop bios and whether or not it supports the nonbinary memory

[chrome dust]

i ran 4+8

and it was ok

that was on another asus laptop tho

[old vapor]

If you break the laptop tho careful they won't RMA it

cause there was a slightly scuffed screw on the bottom-

[chrome dust]

lol

well asus thailand doesn't give a damn

a few years ago i rma'd an asus prebuilt i had that i scratched the mobo so badly

they gave me a new board

even gave me a new front panel cuz the technician broke it

[old vapor]

Ahhh it was just the seagulls that scratched the board

The hell is wrong with autocorrect lmao

[chrome dust]

i never got to rma my laptop

no time

mom is busy with all her work

i'll probably fix the fans myself when i have income lol

[old vapor]

Put noctuas in them

[hasty void]

https://shop.asus.com/us/90nr0ea5-m000k0-asus-tuf-gaming-a17-2023.html

thinking about getting good buy or steer clear

[small meadow]

for 1k? thats grossly overpriced

should at least be getting a 4060 for that

[west fable]

4050 for 1k lmfao

[spare ibex]

dont

[runic timber]

TUFs are often a decent buy.

Not...not this one...

[hasty void]

Anyone got suggestion for laptops under 1k

[runic timber]

@chrome dust

[pulsar jacinth]

What purpose?

[hasty void]

Wanting something to game on and do school looking last

[pulsar jacinth]

What games then? The heavier graphics the game, the heavier the laptop

[hasty void]

Um honestly fivem and redm is a the big ones

[pulsar jacinth]

Oof

Yeah I'm not the best for this, but we talked about this earlier in this chat

[chrome dust]

@hasty void what's your region?

oh nvm usa

i can find lappy for ye

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-omen-16-1-165hz-full-hd-gaming-laptop-intel-core-i7-16gb-ddr5-memory-nvidia-geforce-rtx-4060-1tb-ssd-shadow-black/6571057.p

i'd probably get this right outta the bat

4060 laptops aren't really cheap rn

but you can indeed hit just a tad under 1k

and still get a 4060

[hasty void]

I heard hps are cheaply built

[chrome dust]

that's not true for the omen

or hell, even the victus is ok

omen is a big step up

hp was notorious for bad build quality, but that's been improved upon

[hasty void]

The tuf is definitely a bad buy

At the 4050 I had linked

[chrome dust]

tuf is a good laptop but it's overpriced

[hasty void]

Gotcha

I’m just wanting something to last not having to get something again soon

[calm mural]

I need some good speakers but here’s my situation: Can’t drill holes into walls so I can’t have surround sound, and i want something I can just stick behind my monitor, so visible but still a clean look, any good brands?

I like subwoofer

[west fable]

nothing is good if you stick it behind your monitors

[calm mural]

well i meant those speakers that are super long kinda like the ones yamaha has

[west fable]

no speakers are good behind the monitor

only speakers that go under your monitors and arent blocked by your monitor is fine
or if you have speaker stands that put the speakers above your monitors
or if you put your speakers next to your monitor

[calm mural]

these?

[west fable]

oh soundbars

what's your budget

[calm mural]

around $130 USD

if not i can go to $200

[west fable]

hmm

[small meadow]

You can have behind monitor depth wise but you cant hide the thing behind the monitor or it'll dampen sound

[west fable]

https://www.rtings.com/soundbar/reviews/samsung/hw-s60b-s61b maybe this

[small meadow]

Think you mean studio monitors

[calm mural]

that’s what i meant

[calm mural]

$290 is too much

[west fable]

Huh
290 usd? It's 290 cad here so I would have expected it to be more like 200 usd lmao

[calm mural]

it’s usd yea

[west fable]

Interesting

[west fable]

https://www.rtings.com/soundbar/reviews/hisense/hs2100 see how much this costs then

Though, if you want to listen to music, I personally would prefer studio monitors over a soundbar

[calm mural]

yeah i do a lot so

id listen to you and get some studio monitors

how much are they?

[west fable]

https://www.amazon.com/Edifier-Powered-Monitor-Speakers-Near-Field/dp/B09FXG9BLR

Around the same price

[small meadow]

this might be of best use to you, decide what you like etc https://www.musicradar.com/news/best-budget-studio-monitors

[west fable]

^

[calm mural]

alright i’ll look at that when i finish up piano and laundry

thanks

[kindred yacht]

You can set the studio speakers on their sides or build a stand that attaches to your desk and goes above the monitors, so they take up less room. That's a FAR better option than any sound bar.

[vast flint]

https://www.engadget.com/home/apple-is-reportedly-forging-ahead-with-a-rotating-ipad-like-tabletop-device-193236425.html

https://tenor.com/view/portal-glados-robot-gaming-gameplay-gif-17551452

[west fable]

I bet they are making this to be like the insta360 camera

[vast flint]

Table-top though?

[night lotus]

@chrome dust can you find what laptop this is with this info

[west fable]

Google lens says dell Inspiron

[west fable]

https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-ca/product-support/servicetag/0-aEFkQjBVR1ZVb25IelZEaWplNktNZz090/overview service tag shows this

Idk if the link will expire

(Inspiron 5759)

[night lotus]

So he wasn’t lying

Cool

[pliant adder]

Which Avhzy tester model is recommended for the most features and port types? C3, CT3 or CT3A?
I don't need the 'L' models that iirc are just to test higher power loads without connecting another device on one end

[pliant adder]

I just took apart this surface pro 4 that doesn't turn on. There is no power draw and no heat from any component. Zero signs of life

[green stream]

Death

[pliant adder]

I also think its dead somewhere

Light on the charger turns on but still no power draw. I'll check some stuff with multimeter

[cinder anvil]

guys hear me out

what if i bought a big pc case

and put a motherboard inside like normal but also put an xbox one inside

with the proper cable management and a monitor that has multiple input options, could i switch between the two with a click of a button on the monitor?

oh and id need a way to turn on the xbox

but im sure its possible

oh and cooling

[west fable]

originpc has done this multiple times

[cinder anvil]

that would be tough

[west fable]

they have made a pc, nintendo switch, ps5, and xbox in one single case

[cinder anvil]

thats wild

[west fable]

https://youtu.be/UwMRrfchDM8
https://youtu.be/kEmH4IF6stw
https://youtu.be/ErQQc6cUSTA

v2 was for sale for a while

v1 and v3 are not though

[cinder anvil]

how many people bought one?

[west fable]

i have no clue

probably not that many since it's pretty gimmicky

and probably very expensive considering that it's custom work, and it's from origin, and that it's a pc and a console combined

oh the big o v3 didnt just have a pc, switch, ps5, and xbox series x

it was a dual pc setup in the same case

[cinder anvil]

oh damn

[paper bison]

I have two questions; whats a reasonable price to sell a 2020 13 inch macbook pro with an i5 intel chip in it?

and whats the average price for a laptop that can run like...street fighter 6 and other fighting games? looking to pick one up to replace as a laptop for schoolwork and actually be able to play a few games

storage doesnt need to be crazy, like 1tb is good

just long battery life and able to run like games with a medium amount of performance needed

and honestly, preferably not like super gamery and stuff. the most gamery id want is like...some of razers stuff where its just one logo

[west fable]

Intel MacBooks imo aren't worth much

[pliant adder]

What parts do I need to program/rewrite a soldered bios chip?
I feel like I could save some money by getting just the essential parts

And just to know, is it always possible to restore a bios chip without physically removing it?

[kindred yacht]

The CH341A should come with everything you need. It's always possible, yes. You just need to know the pinout.

[pliant adder]

Could you explain me what each part does in the picture?

There are some parts I don't understand what they're used for

[kindred yacht]

You likely won't need all of the parts for BIOS chips, just the programmer, SOIC8 clip, and 1.8V adapter if it's for AMD.
https://winraid.level1techs.com/t/guide-how-to-use-a-ch341a-spi-programmer-flasher-with-pictures/33041

[pliant adder]

So basically the usb thingy and the little pins to attach the cable with clip?

1. Is it for those older socketed square chips?
2. To solder different chips on the little pcb?
3. ?
4. Same as 2.?
5. ¿

I should probably get this complete kit so I won't regret having to buy additional pieces separately at higher prices in the future

[pliant adder]

You mean an adapter is needed (the turquoise one) to work with amd boards chip?

[kindred yacht]

Yes

3 is an adapter for the motherboard USB header, in case you don't have any ports open or you have a weird case.

[calm mural]

oculus quest 2 battery is probably dying out. Not sure, i’m gonna see if i can fix my issue with a new charger, but for now could anyone help me plan ahead just in case it is the quest 2 battery?

How would I replace it? Can I even?

https://a.co/d/9SbKnM3 also would there be any issues with this charger

[sturdy jolt]

Can check out
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Meta+Quest+2+Headset+Battery+Replacement/169153

Would be very tedious

[calm mural]

why so?

[sturdy jolt]

Skim through the guide

You have to remove basically everything

[kindred yacht]

You need to take apart most of it to get to the battery

[calm mural]

my gosh

i’m sure i could do it but at that point i would just buy a new oculus headset refurbished

where could i buy the battery itself?

and is there a way i can prevent this in the future

i may or may not be on my headset like 24/7

[sturdy jolt]

I don't think you can buy it straight from meta so probably just resellers and knockoffs on Amazon

[calm mural]

that’s annoying

[west fable]

nope

battery degredation is normal

average lifespan of a battery under regular use i'd say is like 3-4 years at most before the capacity is so low that it gets quite annoying

well, at least for a phone

[calm mural]

i mean i’ve had this headset for that long

i think it’s just that exact

what would i have to do if the charger port got messed up too?

[west fable]

possibly a similar amount of steps

yeah

[west fable]

if you need to replace the charger port, you might as well change the battery as well because you pretty much have to take out the battery to reach the charger port

https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Meta+Quest+2+USB‑C+Port+and+Headphone+Jack+Replacement/169157

it takes 64 steps to take out the old port

another 64 steps to reassemble

you're looking at 128 steps total to fix the charger port

[calm mural]

oh neat

[old vapor]

Have fun

(But actually though that's quite a few steps)

[west fable]

but luckily it would be only like 5 more steps to also replace the battery if you do end up doing it

[foggy stratus]

can someone help me with fixing fornite frame rats

i keep getting 30 fps max

or when its seemingly not capped its jumping up and down

[runic timber]

If you're on radeon turn off performance mode and swap to dx12 pro

https://youtu.be/yP3dQ-fF-9U

Common problem with radeon on fortnite is performance mode running nasty fps

DX12 pro is inherently better for radeon

[foggy stratus]

wack as hell

[runic timber]

Had this problem with it from a few people for months and zach gave me the answers I needed to find the root of the cause

The game itself has a problem lol

If this is what you're experiencing

[foggy stratus]

preformance mode in fortnite or the control panel?

[runic timber]

In fortnite

If you're on ryzen 9 x3d switching to balanced in control panel is also recommended

[foggy stratus]

small problem

[runic timber]

Ok

[foggy stratus]

im on ryzen 5700 x3d

but it was already on directx 12

i changed it off

but switching didn thelp

[runic timber]

I see

Have you tried ddu

[foggy stratus]

explain in non it terms

[runic timber]

Ddu is the name of a program

Nukes the gpu driver for a clean reinstall

[foggy stratus]

oh

i shall try that

[runic timber]

I'm guessing no from your answer

Lol

?ddu

[half cape]

DDU (Display Driver Uninstaller) Guide by Pato
https://github.com/NeweggTechie/Graphics-cards/wiki/How-to-use-DDU

[runic timber]

Follow the guide

Remember you MUST use safe mode

[foggy stratus]

i thought that installing the LATEST DRVIERS

WOULD HELP

BUT NOOO

i hate computers more and more

[runic timber]

That's a default suggestion of tech advice from all support desks

It can often make it worse

[foggy stratus]

welp switching back kinda helped to dx12

its not spiking

but its still stuck on 30 fps

[runic timber]

Is it just fortnite

[foggy stratus]

just fornite

no other games

not roblox

well

roblox aint that demanding

[runic timber]

Is fine

[foggy stratus]

i only basically play that

or occasional tf3

2*

but whats the point of having a pc to play at switch fps 😭

[runic timber]

Well I am wondering if maybe you should watch the vid I linked

Make sure you run ideal settings

[foggy stratus]

that i should

[runic timber]

Something might be artificially limited in game

[foggy stratus]

honestly

i will probably do that tmrw

and just cope with 30 fps for the night

[runic timber]

I wonder if a frame cap is imposed

Every other game feels fine?

[foggy stratus]

ya

[runic timber]

Ok it may not really need ddu then

Ddu is good to do every few months

But it mightn't be the source cause if everything else is fine

I would encourage it still, just as a routine to rule out gpu definitively

[foggy stratus]

kk

[runic timber]

I'm thinking it's the game having some setting that's forcing potato fps

Or it may need a reinstall

If we can isolate it to the specific game and nothing else, the game is the problem child so I would look into that

Zach's vid above is very detailed so I would have a watch, come back tomorrow if you find the suggestions aren't working

[foggy stratus]

aighty

[runic timber]

[foggy stratus]

ty

[runic timber]

Np

[heavy vector]

Any computer headset that’s usb? Something not super expensive.

[warped yew]

ew USB headsets

[pulsar jacinth]

usb C headsets tho...

[pulsar jacinth]

check out Jabra, that one steelseries one

[heavy vector]

I like usb, and I hate wireless

[pulsar jacinth]

oh THAT

[heavy vector]

I appreciate the recommendation

[pulsar jacinth]

honestly just get an adapter, its cheaper

[heavy vector]

I just need a new headset the right side completely stopped working

[sturdy jolt]

what's your budget? any reason for no dac/amp?

[pulsar jacinth]

this is always reliable
https://a.co/d/cB30pQz

this is seems decent
https://a.co/d/9EMUd40

unfortunately Jabra is quite expensive now that I think of it

[pulsar jacinth]

avoid the chinese brands tho, they break down super fast

[west fable]

Yes and no

Definitely alot of cheap ewaste from Chinese companies, but also alot of killer value stuff as well that are arguably built better than Logitech's stuff

Not a very high bar

[pulsar jacinth]

True

I guess I mean cheap Chinese stuff in Amazon that's unbranded or something

I've had 2 headsets break on me so far

[west fable]

Yeah there are some generic designs that are designed well, but sold by like 50 different brands that slap their own logo onto them

Some better than others

[west fable]

Any specific reason why you only want usb headsets? Like what Mr1111 asked, any reason why you don't want to just get a separate DAC/amp and a regular headphone/headset with the 3.5mm or such connector?

[heavy vector]

It’s just what I like

My old headset is a HypercloudX2

[heavy vector]

Anything that’s less than 100 I don’t think a headset should be expensive

[sturdy jolt]

prob just get a cloud iii, <100 won't get you much better

[west fable]

Unless you go for iems

[vocal summit]

pc37x>>>>

[west fable]

hd6xx>>>>

[green stream]

109 pro>>>>

[warped yew]

X2HR>>>>

[warped yew]

@west fable Do you have open backs? How do you stop from having people hear themselves when in a call while using them? Can't figure that out and I can't use either of my open backs because of this issue lol

[west fable]

damn how loud do you have your audio 💀

[warped yew]

I might just have a sensitive mic lol (realizing this after trying two other mics and I had to keep both right next to my mouth)

[west fable]

also it definitely helps if you have a mic close to your mouth so it's not picking up as much background noise

i use a sm57 a few inches away from my mouth, so my headphones dont really leak enough sound to get picked up

plus i do leave noise cancellation on because of my loud ass keyboard lmao

[warped yew]

Man maybe I have my mic setup wrong

I have it basically behind and above my monitor lol. For others hearing me it's about good enough

can't stand it being right in my face though tbh

[west fable]

well, there's 2 methods of doing it; a mic with the gain up, and the mic further away from you, so if you're on camera, you dont see the mic, or you can have the mic near your mouth and it wont pick up much background noise

if you keep the mic further away, and have the gain set higher, then you would probably be better off using iems or some closed backs

[warped yew]

I see that. Like that would be with a higher gain and everything else would be picked up (this is also why I use SteelSeries Sonar lol. I like their AI noise cancellation. I know it's an artificial filter but it's surprisingly good and gets what I need done lol)

[west fable]

yeah

also higher gain would additionally mean any reverb in the room will get picked up, which is why pretty much every youtuber and streamer has acoustic treatment in their stream rooms

a huge pile of plushies would also help with the room acoustics

[warped yew]

lol talking about this makes me want to upgrade my mic arm

it's that cheap garbage one with the springs that comes with every "streamer mic" on Amazon

[west fable]

lmao

i have it as well

i can agree that it's garbage

though shelling out for a good one isnt really worth it for me

💀

like, i'd love a rode psa1+ but i dont want to spend $100 on an arm

[warped yew]

Oh yeah gamer streamer mic

I also need a better place to even mount my mic

[west fable]

it might be a little bit more intrusive, but having the mic arm on your side of the table allows for some better adjustment

[warped yew]

I have a 3D printed solution to mount it above my monitor but if I pulled it down to my face it would get right in the way of my screen lol

[west fable]

yeah for pc use, having the mic under your head is better than above (at least for setups meant to be placed near your mouth)

mainly recording studios have the mic mounted high for vocal recordings, because your vocal cords work better or smth when you're looking slightly up

[warped yew]

Best/most comfy place I can put it :/

Blocks my whole PC

[west fable]

you could try having the mic be facing horizontally

[warped yew]

True but still the arm

The cable tray below my desk doesn't help either

It blocks the twist handle (don't know what it's called lol). Basically I can't the clamp very well at all

"Then how did you get mounted monitors?" A specific type of clamp lol

[west fable]

try mounting it here and adjusting the mic to see if you can figure out a way to move it so it's close enough to your mouth but isnt blocking you too much

[warped yew]

nah

my arm is like not even half a foot away from that

though I'd love to lol

[west fable]

most people have desks that are able to have a mic mounted on the side 💀

i mean, you could get one of those arms that you can mount in the middle of the table

[warped yew]

Actually I wonder if I could 3D print a solution that turns the clamp to a right-angle. So instead of on the top part of the desk it could sit at the side leg

Man I hate this desk lmao

[west fable]

though that looks like an ikea cardboard special so it probably wouldnt be able to hold well

lmao

[warped yew]

IT's NOt CARDboArD it'S ParTicAl WooD

[west fable]

lmfao

well, one other thing you could do (which isnt a solution that is free) is to get a mic arm with longer reach lmfao

[warped yew]

Anyways I was thinking this but actually 3D print a solution so that the whole is upright and the mic arm could mount properly. The clamp would still be sideways like that

[warped yew]

Nah that’s too easy. I’m a 3D printer. I engineer stuff that breaks eventually

(Jk I have PETG filament otw)

[west fable]

damn he became a 3d printer

[warped yew]

I AM the 3D printer

[west fable]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C45H4WG9 huh this doesnt look too bad honestly

should probably be low profile enough to go under the monitors

4.1" tall for the bottom part of the arm

[warped yew]

Here I explained my issue better lol

[west fable]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CYLSDQ9H even more budget, though does look visibly lower quality than the fifine lmfao

aeugh i forgot that i had music playing in exclusive mode again

LMFAO that monitor arm mount

[warped yew]

lmaoooo yeah

The cheap junk

Comes with every "streamer mic" 💀

[west fable]

no i mean your 3d printed solution

it has so much flex lmao

[warped yew]

oh lmaooo

yeah it's such junk

[west fable]

though to be fair, for the price you pay for "streamer mics"

[warped yew]

I mean I can engineer it a bit more so that it doesn't flex but I need my PETG to arrive (the one I printed is just PLA)

[west fable]

i honestly couldnt expect anything good quality LMFAO

[warped yew]

I basically need the clamp to screw in from the top rather than the bottom because my cable tray gets in the way

That's how my monitor mounts work

[west fable]

i mean, if you get a drill bit for metal

you could probably mod that to do that

actually, i have the same mount, lemme do some measurements to see if there's even enough material to do so without it just breaking the mount

since im pretty sure it's just made of aluminum

[warped yew]

I wanna see how this PETG performs. I have a couple of printed IKEA Skadis copies and they're clamped to another piece of furniture with PLA and they feal somewhat sturdy

I'm an engineer lol (not really but you know)

Like even if it's something like this. Maybe?
https://www.amazon.com/LILANZo-Microphone-Desktop-Overhead-Thickness/dp/B0CPBWGBTG/ref=sr_1_70

[warped yew]

I mean

[west fable]

about 13mm ID on the mount
arm has an OD of under 12mm
clamp underside ID 7.5mm, thickness to od is 4.4mm, so if you nade a 12mm hole.... you would have around 2mm of material left to keep the arm steady..... yeah that might be cutting it close lmao

[warped yew]

I mean I already have the measurements lol

I have my two 3D printed "solutions" lolll

I guess it's not that bad lol

(really the solution is to get a new desk)

[west fable]

lmao

3d printed desk when

[warped yew]

Best filament I could print a desk in is ABS

Would probably kill me before I finish it lol

[west fable]

💀

[warped yew]

How about this?

💀💀💀💀💀

I need that right-angle adapter lolll

[warped yew]

@west fable yo or I can just the 3D printed corner mount have a clamp or two so that it doesn't have to flex as much

Final product would be with PETG so it would be sturdier than the brittle PLA that I'm using lolll

yo that could be an actual solution

[west fable]

true

[warped yew]

Yeah and then I can still pull the mic closer to me like that

And probably still get a better arm later because I want something nicer than this junk lol

[west fable]

lmao

it's so creaky right

[warped yew]

I'd probably still put it in the corner mount if it's sturdy enough though

[west fable]

depending on the arm, might not be compatible

plastic might also not be strong enough for the twisting force

though if you do end up getting a low profile monitor arm, that should be fine with the included mount

[warped yew]

True but some plastics are stronger than others

Plus when 3D printing, there's different types of infills, how filled you can fill the item you're printing, whatever other type of engineering

If all else fails, I'll just print it out of some ABS that I have while I'm at work so I don't choke on it (ABS is toxic when melted and smells super bad)

If that fails? I move in with my gf lol. I want a new desk but it's hard to justify when my main goal atm is to find a job in her city and move in with here. ATP it's best for me to buy a new desk

Because otherwise I'm spending money on two desks (a new one for at home and one for where she lives lol)

[old vapor]

Use tape

[warped yew]

Nah

Ugly

[old vapor]

Transparent tape

[warped yew]

Nah still ugly. Plus my PETG just came in

[pulsar jacinth]

how often should a person clean a laptop?

my laptop just had a horrific lag spike due to heat, despite being completely exposed to air

i think the fans arent as capable anymore

[kindred yacht]

Depends on how dirty the environment is. I'd say anywhere from every few weeks to every couple of months.

[pliant adder]

i just got a CH341A chip programmer, and i have two motherboards to repair, one is an asrock h110m itx, since i'm new to this programmer and bios chip repairs i dont know if this is a 24xx type chip or 25xx. how do i figure that out? i got the sticker off the bios chip but it left all the glue making it impossible to read the part number (glue doesn't come off easily).

What software do you recommend for the programmer? i already got the one to convert the manufaceurer bios file to binary or whatever that is

[runic timber]

Hm

@wraith steppe while you're here^

In the meantime this looks really detailed @pliant adder
https://winraid.level1techs.com/t/guide-how-to-use-a-ch341a-spi-programmer-flasher-with-pictures/33041

[wraith steppe]

What about it

[runic timber]

Ah, just if you know a good tutorial maybe

Or a direct answer to his query

Answers optional, lol

[wraith steppe]

Should be easy from Google, ch341a are very common

If you're buying one, get a tl866 imo

[runic timber]

Ya I'm having a poke around rn

[pliant adder]

i'm currently on windows and dont have any linux devices

[runic timber]

@pliant adder complicated, but is this what you want?

If I had to wager a guess it's a 25xx chip but I could be wrong

[wraith steppe]

Bios is often sop8

[runic timber]

Sop8 is on the page, one sec

It's the same layout

[wraith steppe]

Lol, I mean ofc it's the same pin out, but thruhole

[runic timber]

Hey man idk

I'm trying

I'm not an electrical engineer

25xx seems to designate chips that run to a product code with 25 in the name as far as I can tell

So won't say 2 alphanumeric after 25

Rather can say any number of things

E.g Winbond 25Q32FVSVQ

Or Macronix MX25L6573E

This might help, pinout for ch341a

Different chip tho

If I'm right they both go in the 25xx slot @pliant adder

Pinouts look the same

Yep I just found the answer

@pliant adder it's 25xx

99% confident as I just found a guide using a Macronix chip and they identified the slot needed was 25xx since the product code has 25 in the name

[runic timber]

So line it up like above here and it should work as far as WSON layout goes

Since it would have a 1 pin indicator if it was SOP

I'm like 99% confident here lol

[wraith steppe]

Sop is the package lol

Also make sure you have the voltage jumper on the flasher set correctly

[runic timber]

Ya but there's no identifier apart from the divot

It would have a hole for a pin if it was otherwise

[wraith steppe]

That's all you need

Bottom left in the pic is pin 1

[runic timber]

Ye

[wraith steppe]

If unsure, just probe gnd and 5v

[runic timber]

That's a good idea yeah

So the divot should face away from the usb end of the ch341a

should

And then go in the 25xx end of the 16 slots

After that, Bob's your uncle, I've never found myself needing a ch341a so I think google should have a good tutorial if you want windows

https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=31379

Maybe?

Pretty old but might still work lol

The program looks like win xp lmao

Or maybe that's windows 8? Lol

Anyway I'm going back to music

[pliant adder]

Ok, thanks for all the info but i cant get asProgrammer to work, it doesnt detect the CH341. I installed drivers. On the pcb it says CH341 and i used CH341A drivers but afaik they will work the same...
But no success

[runic timber]

Got a power indicator?

[pliant adder]

Yes

[runic timber]

Or maybe windows notices the device being inserted

[pliant adder]

Bright red led

Device manager detects it

[runic timber]

Ok so it's a software issue then

Maybe try different software for it

[pliant adder]

It's detected as CH341A

[runic timber]

Or different drivers

Ah ok not drivers

Try different software

[pliant adder]

I did
Tried many software versions and completely different ones but none detects the device

Drivers too

[runic timber]

What usb slot is it in

Usb 3.2, 4, 2?

[pliant adder]

3. Something