Recent content by rantan420

I've been using the rear input this whole time, found out early on that the front produces too much static

I think my onboard is just starting to wear down, or I'm missing something painfully obvious. The volume used to revert back to normal for a couple days before going back to being quiet. Now its been 2+ weeks and the volume remains lower than I'd like it to be at 95% with loudness eq turned on...

Thnx for ur reply. I've tried all that, including updating drivers (the headphones are using Realtek HD Audio) alternate headphones, restart and a system restore but the problem still remains. The volume is not even half of what it used to be at 100%. I never needed to use higher than 25 until...

I'm currently using Sound Blaster x-fi MB3 on my Gigabyte Z-97MX Gaming-5 motherboard. Noticed that the sound has become very soft, even at max volume. As I mostly play FPS like Tarkov where hearing properly is essential, I'm looking at alternatives to the MB3. My question is, should I get the...

Thanks for the help it was indeed PSU failure, ive replaced the part and my PC is ok again.

Won't be able to pick it up until Tuesday due to long weekend so i'll update once i get it. Here is the model i'm looking at getting https://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=33_1938&item_id=119737

specs are as follows: CPU - i5-4690k M.board - Gigabyte Z97MX-Gaming 5 GPU - XFX Radeon Double D R9 280X RAM - Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR3 HDD - Crucial_CT 111GB SSD - TEAM L5 LITE SSD 480GB PSU - Corsair CS450M OS - Windows 7 x64 Premium Liquid cooler, 3 fans and a CD-ROM slot...