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Seasoned Novice

4 years ago

USB Hub Issues

Product: Battlefield 2042 Platform:PC Please specify your platform model. PC AMD or Nvidia Model Number RTX3060 Mobile Enter RAM memory size in GB 32 GB Are you using any software with an overla...

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PUREAWESOME013

Seasoned Novice

4 years ago

I really appreciate the info. Yeah the thing is that I am using external power for this hub and I am supplying it with the exact power it says that it needs. The hub calls for 5V 3A and my power supply can do 3.6 - 6.7V at 3A so that definitely covers 5V 3A. Maybe it's because my power supply is variable voltage? I could see this type of thing happening if the voltage on the power supply dips lower than 5 V for some reason. Also can you tell me more about peripheral performance with usb hubs? I had hoped I wouldn't really be losing any measurable amount of performance.

EA_Leeuw

Community Manager

4 years ago

@PUREAWESOME013, are you using a power supply that came with the USB hub?

So generally speaking, some USB devices even block USB-hubs, iPhones and iPads for example even give an error in some cases when they're connected via a USB-hub, because the amount of power they then get won't allow them to sync with the PC. It is also very, very common to have some sort of 'hissing noise' when using a wired (or even wireless) USB headphone when plugging them into a hub. This is because the most stuff you plug into a hub, the more power it requires and the more heat and noise it can make, which then translates to electric interference and possible malfunction of the plugged-in device(s).

FILTHYCASUAL855
4 years ago
My PC does it. NO hub. 2 peripherals only.
everything else unplugged. It’s not a hub issue. It’s a 2042 issue. Doesn’t happen in any other battlefield title or any other game that I have ever played.
- EA_Leeuw
  Community Manager
  4 years ago
  Hey @FILTHYCASUAL855,
  
  Sorry to hear that you're having similar issues, but without using a USB hub. There are other threads about this, this thread for example.
  
  A USB hub can indeed cause these issues as well, if not more. Therefore this is a different thread, so I would like to ask you to please stay on topic.
  
  Thanks.