Recent content by Daniel543M

So I use a headset which is plugged into the back of my PC via the headphone jack. But I can't change the volume or mute. If I open playback devices in Sound, there is only 1 enabled device (this headset) and it's the default device. If I then go to properties --> levels, dragging the slider...

Hey there, When I built my computer several years ago, it came with 8GB RAM, the Intel i5-2500 CPU (3.3GHz) and a GeForce GTX 560. About halfway through 2015, I upgraded my GPU to a GeForce GTX 970 but I still have the i5-2500. Is it about time to upgrade to something better? (Like the Intel...

Hi there, My brand new Blue Snowball microphone just arrived and I'm trying to set it up but my PC does not seem to recognize it. I plugged it in and the red LED light turned on but the mic isn't showing up in recording devices, nor is it showing up anywhere in Device Manager. More info: -...

Here are my specs: CPU: Intel Core i5-2500 (3.30 GHz) RAM: 8GB GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (4GB) I'm pretty sure the GPU can handle it but I'm worried about my CPU. I mainly want to be able to run CS:GO at 144hz on 1920x1080 with high FPS. Thanks in advance!

Hey guys, So today I open up WMP to watch a movie and for some reason, during the movie, when I'm in fullscreen mode the screen dims. The actual movie gets darker and if I exit fullscreen mode, the actual desktop screen is dark and it brightens back to normal. This will happen randomly when...

Hey there, I recently purchased a brand new Toshiba 3TB Internal HDD. Got home, plugged it in and started up my PC only to see that it is not getting recognized in explorer. It is, however, being recognized in Device Manager. I tried updating the drivers and software from within Device Manager...

Hey guys, So I have a Seagate 3TB External Hard Drive that all of a sudden tells me it needs to be formatted. All I did prior to this happening was restart my PC, the same way I do every day. I have 2.8TB of files, pictures, videos and more on that drive with no backups of it anywhere and I...