Recent content by WTHaPenguin

  1. W

    Headphone mic issue?

    hey guys, i recently just built my first computer. everything works fine, but for some reason, when i plug in my headphones, my mic doesnt work. im using the little white apple headphone/mic thing because im too lazy to plug in my turtle beaches. My monitor is an ASUS VN247-4, and i plugged it...
  2. W

    Hard drive not working?

  3. W

    Hard drive not working?

  4. W

    Bent CPU socket pins?!

  5. W

    Hard drive not working?

    hey guys, i recently put together a computer for the first time. It runs great, but there is just one problem. my hard drive isnt working. I have a 3 terrabyte WD caviar blue, and my computer doesnt even recognize it, it seems. I have my boot and everything else on my 128 gb crucial ssd that is...
  6. W

    EVGA Nvidia Borderlands promotion?

    hey guys, I bought my gtx 770 a while back, and i received a promotional code with it to redeem the game. My question is, how the hell do i redeem this game? haha i have no idea how to do it. i have the xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx code, and where can i enter that on steam to get the game? thanks
  7. W

    Thermal paste question?

    I want to built it today, the spare parts around my house have me going crazy. Is there a specific compound I need to buy? And can I buy it at best buy? There's a tiger direct 20 minutes from my house but I'd rather go to the best buy across the street..
  8. W

    Thermal paste question?

    Hey guys, I built my computer about 2 months ago, and one month after building it, I had to replace the motherboard. I sent it for rma and it took a month to return. In the month that it was been away, my CPU and CPU fan were placed back in their boxes. My question is: will I need to replace the...
  9. W

    Bent CPU socket pins?!

    Hey guys, I just finished my first build about a month ago. The computer worked fine, with one exception. It would only run on one stick of ram. After running some diagnostics, I realized that my motherboard had some bent CPU socket pins. My question is: would 2-3 bent pins be able to cause a...
  10. W

    choosing a motherboard?

    hey guys, i just built my first computer, and i found out that my motherboard was doa (only one of the ram slots works so i can use all of my sticks) i currently have an asrock h97 pro4 and the website i ordered from is giving me the choice to refund or replace. i have a friend who told me i...
  11. W

    new build-graphics card getting no frames?!

    okay, i did a various number of things and i did get it to run 60 on max. ive seen this card benchmark way more thatn 60 frames, but mine stays consistently at 60, without ever dropping. im assuming that i have a setting that limits it at 60, how can i turn this off?