computer just broke out of nowhere, anyone know how to fix/how much it would cost to get fixed?

[Xuild]

my audio gets deep fried and doesn't pick up speech, i have been told it is the audio chip getting fried, i've had my computer for a while (longer than the warranty) anyone know roughly how much money it would take to get fixed?

[Xuild]

Ursprungligen skrivet av _I_:

so the headsets no longer work in other devices?

yep, tested them on switch and another computer, still broken

[WarBucks]

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Ursprungligen skrivet av C1REX:

Try a power flush first. It helped me fix what I thought was a 'fried' Bluetooth. Disconnect everything, including monitors and the power cord, then press and hold the power button to drain all capacitors.

If that doesn't work, follow the previous advice and get a cheap USB audio card for around $10.

holding power does not drain any caps of importance
thats a complete myth

the mobo will not try to turn on until the psu outputs the pwr_ok signal
and any caps in it can store a charge if it has no load

like holding power on your phone, does not drain its battery (lipo/liion/nicd/nimh battery is basically a really large cap)

A badly designed or worn out filters desktop power supply can latch on any one of their rails if transients comes across the AC lines.

In that case unplugging the computer and pressing the power button will clear the latches states.

Any of that can cause the motherboard to be wonky especially with USB stuff.

I work in compliance testing on exactly this kind of thing.

[WarBucks]

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Ursprungligen skrivet av _I_:

so the headsets no longer work in other devices?

yep, tested them on switch and another computer, still broken

Is your desktop grounded woth the three prong plug? or whatever regional plug you have?

[_I_]

headsets use the same ground as the pc case, even if the pc is floating ground it will make no difference with them, unless using a monitor or something else with same ground as other devices that are actually connected to the common ground of the house

even then it makes zero difference to a standalone headset

the board should only be putting around 5w to the headphone jack max
its amplifier ic may have blown up, putting 5v to it, but thats not enough to damage a headset

[WarBucks]

Ursprungligen skrivet av _I_:

headsets use the same ground as the pc case, even if the pc is floating ground it will make no difference with them, unless using a monitor or something else with same ground as other devices that are actually connected to the common ground of the house

even then it makes zero difference to a standalone headset

the board should only be putting around 5w to the headphone jack max
its amplifier ic may have blown up, putting 5v to it, but thats not enough to damage a headset

The transients im talking about, if a device is intended to have a ground, but that ground or associated filter is broken, or the typical broken off 3rd pin.

Over a pulse of 10 micro seconds you can see over 100v on the 5 volt rail. Theres a dac on the headset, which closes the loop to ground on the chasis. And its probably pretty senstive. Boom dead headset.

If the ground plug was good id say whelp id be worried about the power supply filtering not being in good shape

[_I_]

no, the case uses a common ground with all of its outputs

you have no idea on how ground works

[WarBucks]

ok man, Im not saying youre giving bad advice, Im saying that in cases where something has gone wrong, or worn out, unexpected things happen.

If a ground lug is floating energy finds a path back to the neutral through somehere else inside the chasis, pretty much randomly.

In the real world its not just 50/60Hz that comes across power lines.

You can read more about it in IEC 61000-4-5 High Voltage Surges. Google it im sure you can find the document.

But this is no longer productive, so im out.

OP i worry about your power supply, mostly because of its age and/or quality depending on what it is we havent seen that info.

So good luck.

[_I_]

ground is only common with things that its connected to

most things in a house are floating now
tvs, monitors only really grounded by the cable line or hdmi cable to other devices
*consoles are also floating ground, only common with the tv they are connected to

a headphone ground is only by its ground ring on the connector

there is no 100+v inside a pc, beyond the hot side of the psu

if any voltage like that was to go out the headphone jack, it would have killed the mobo and probably other components too

[EMO GANGSTER]

you can buy a sound card, check around your area for PC refurbished places they might be able to sell you one for cheap or online.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

If just need it for Speakers or Headset, then you do not need any sound card.

A simple USB adapter is all you would need.

[EMO GANGSTER]

Ursprungligen skrivet av Bad 💀 Motha:

If just need it for Speakers or Headset, then you do not need any sound card.

A simple USB adapter is all you would need.

so sound chip isn't fried like he said?

[Bad 💀 Motha]

What does that have to do with anything?

If you use a USB Adapter or DAC, it has it's own audio chip and doesn't need or use the Motherboard Onboard Audio.

[Guydodge]

Ursprungligen skrivet av Bad 💀 Motha:

What does that have to do with anything?

If you use a USB Adapter or DAC, it has it's own audio chip and doesn't need or use the Motherboard Onboard Audio.

this is good advise get a usb headset and a good software eq like Boom3D.even the
sound on the best motherboards pale in comparison.been running usb sound for years
even my newest build with a 550.00 mb bass has no punch its thin and lifeless overall.

[Xuild]

should i get that one logitech g435 headset? i've heard its wireless and usb