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I fought for a year with a similar issue: when getting up from my chair, sometimes my monitor lost the image for a second. Turned out to be a SecretLab's parti
by thefz 4y ago
I fought for a year with a similar issue: when getting up from my chair, sometimes my monitor lost the image for a second.
Turned out to be a SecretLab's particular weave accumulating a lot of static and discharging through the chair's feet when getting up because the base then made contact with the frame, generating a proper EMP disrupting the Displayport signal in my cable.
- cercatrova 4y agoElectromagnetic pulse pulse
- thefz 4y agoThank you
- tecleandor 4y agoSeems like you're not the first to find that! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32631017 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32631017
- razemio 4y agoIn our offices, I could rub my shoes on the carpet and ALL monitors 7+ would blackout for 1-2 seconds but only if I had my headphones connected.
- bilegeek 4y agoI used to get mysterious lockups on my personal PC. Turns out I had a habit of touching the case with my leg, and when enough static built up on my chair, the zap from my leg would crash it. The thing is still going, knock on wood!
- formerly_proven 4y agoA lot of DIY PC cases are almost certainly trash in regards to EMI. One of the reasons for all the scraping interlocking tabs on OEM PCs isn't just that they're cheap to make, but also to ensure a good connection between panels - OEM PCs have to pass EMI tests, DIY PC cases don't.
- cesarb 4y agoAnd that's before considering that most DIY PC cases nowadays, for some unexplainable reason, replace a whole side with transparent acrylic or glass.
- bityard 4y agoIt's very explainable: they want their cases to look cool and there's a market for that.
- noir_lord 4y agoAlso annoying if you don't care about blikenlights but do want a large, well made, high airflow case (big fans can spin slowly and be quiet). They all seem to come with the glass side, PC is on the floor so I mostly live with it but still limits a lot of options. Same with all the RGB on everything. Some of us just want a fast computer, we don't really care what it looks like when it's running.
- jmillikin 4y ago> Also annoying if you don't care about blikenlights > but do want a large, well made, high airflow case I wanted the same thing, and found the Fractal Meshify series to be a good fit. They can be configured with an opaque metal side panel, and have great airflow. Meshify 2 Compact (ATX): https://www.fractal-design.com/products/cases/meshify/meshify-2-compact/black/ https://www.fractal-design.com/products/cases/meshify/meshif... Meshify 2 (E-ATX): https://www.fractal-design.com/products/cases/meshify/meshify-2/black/ https://www.fractal-design.com/products/cases/meshify/meshif...
- somat 4y agoI have been using 4u server chassis for my last few builds, great airflow, built well, lots of space, and not designed for a 12 year old, they are pretty great. The only problem is that it really illustrates how desktop class motherboards are 90 degrees out of phase with regards to airflow.
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- benj111 4y agoOnly if the wood is properly earthed!
- PaulBGD_ 4y agoI ran into that one for a while, and I read that newer DP cables’ standard has better shielding to prevent it. I got a newer cable and the issue went away, ymmv
- xboxnolifes 4y agoI have the exact same issue with the same chair manufacturer.