• Happy holidays, folks! Thanks to each and every one of you for being part of the Tom's Hardware community!

turtle beach

Forum discussion tagged with turtle beach.
  1. K

    Question Turtle Beach PX5 headset won't turn on?

    I was using it thru my PC with a digital optical cable and I've already tried replacing the batteries. I reset it by holding down the mic mute and before I remembered it had batteries I connected a charger cord to the usb on left ear cuff. They used to light up and try to turn on but now it won'...
  2. michiaelsa

    Headphone Microphone Audio Very Low Now

    I've got a pair of Turtle Beach EarForce Z11's that I've been using for a while on both my PC and Xbox. The cable started to fray a while ago so I taped it up. Fast forward to a few weeks ago and the mic output is very low but it is still picking up audio. The headphones themselves still work...
  3. H

    Question Headphones giving pc audio through microphone

    I have a Turtle Beach Earforce M3 gaming headset. These headsets have a single jack for both microphone and speaker, but a splitter was included in the box which I use on my PC. The headphones work perfectly fine, except for one issue. My computer audio is also transmitted through the mic...
  4. H

    Question Looking for headsets comparible to the Turtle Beach Ear Force P11

    The Earforce P11 has dual volume controls. I can have voice calls for one dial, and music/games/other things for the other dial. If music is overpowering the person I'm in a call with, I can just lower one volume dial and/or turn up the other volume dial. This is a feature I've grown very...
  5. idefvx

    refurbished GPU worth it?

    Hello community! I was looking for a GTX 980 to see what the prices were like, and they shoot up to $700 for some models which is personally bs for a GPU that is only slightly better than the 1060 yet much worse than the 1070. I kept looking until I found a model by MSI, which was still...
  6. R

    Reinstall windows 10

    Im trying to reinstall windows 10 whille still keeping the storage on my other 2 HDD and SSD. Is it possible that I can reinstall windows while still keeping what is on the other storage devices? OR would I need an external HDD and just move everything to that temprarily?
  7. ozthepyroking

    Random PC Shutoff After New CPU

    Hope that this is in the right place. Recently I upgraded my CPU and started getting the occasional random shutoff and reboot. This has occurred whether my rig was gaming or just sitting idle. Hoping that it is not the processor, but I still have the old one just in case. Any help would be...
  8. Flashthepyro

    Toshiba Tecra 730CDT BIOS damaged.... help?

    Hey all, So i got this old laptop, a Toshiba Tecra 730CDT, Pentium MMX, windows 95, all that good stuff. i bought the thing in a thrift shop, with some stuff like a external floppy reader en mouse ect included. got a universal laptop adapter recently that supported it. but once i power it on i...
  9. M

    My ETH mining PC wont start. Help me identify the issue

    I have bought a PC to mine ethereum. It's been working flawlessly for the past 2 months, but this morning when I got up my PC was offline. I tried turning it on but no luck. Nothing at all happens when I press the power button... Even the LEDs on my MOBO (which were lit even when the PC was...
  10. P

    Best CPU For 775 Motherboard?

    I dont plan on upgrading the mobo anytime soon, but i need a new CPU for this thing. Im thinking of getting a Q6600 and do the BSEL Mod to 3Ghz since my mobo cant overclock (DP35DP). But i was wondering if there were any other LGA 775 CPUs that would give better performance without the BSEL...
  11. Merklemore3D

    Complete lockup... bad USB?

    Hello folks! I'm having an issue with my custom-built desktop. This is a semi-recent issue (last week or so). The computer will run smoothly for anywhere from half an hour to a few hours after booting, and then in the following order: either the mouse will freeze, the internet will go out (or...
  12. K

    i5 750 + GTX 750 TI which one to upgrade first?

    Hello guys I'm planning to upgrade my pc, but I'm confused which one to upgrade first due to my limited budget.. I want to upgrade either my CPU (ofc with its mobo and ram) or my GPU. mostly I use my PC for gaming on a 720p monitor and college daily use. I read that GTX 750 TI is still very...
  13. A

    mic only picks up loud noises

    as the title says my computer can only pic up loud noises. i turned on playback and i could clearly hear my voice but nothing shows up on the green bar unless i blow on the mic. ive tuned the mic levels all the way up to no avail please help edit: ive updated everything so thats not a solution
  14. T

    New Display Advice

    I've had my PC hooked up to a 55" plasma TV for the past 4 years and unless I sit a good distance away, everything looks too pixelated so I wanted to solve that. I'm in the market for a gaming monitor w/ FreeSync but I'm not sure if I should get a 60/75Hz FreeSync monitor to save a few bucks, or...
  15. Deniedstingray

    Cheap gaming build

    My friend is going to be getting into pc gaming and is resuing a case from an old pc for fun. How much would a cheap pc build be in CAD? Im thinking a dual core and a 4gig GPU. Any build suggestions are welcome. EDIT: Not including OS or case
  16. K

    total war shogun 2

    laptop i3 6006, 4 gb ram, intel hd 520 graphic. can i run this game?
  17. M

    GTX 1050Ti bottleneck issue

    GeForce GTX 1050Ti 4GB is compatible with i3-3210? Will my processor be bottle-necked? Specs: Processor - i3-3210 Motherboard - Gigabyte H61M-DS2 RAM - 8GB 1600MHz PSU - 450 Watts
  18. A

    I'm really confused

    Hey guys So I recently listed my pc specs asking if they were compatible. 2 people said yes and 1 said no. The guy who said no said that my mobo didn't support my cpu(something about out of the box)(mobo:m5a78l-m lx3) (cpu:fx6300) But I looked on the box and to my suprise it said am3+...
  19. C

    Power spiking and a hot PSU cord.

    Hello, I had recently been troubleshooting my PC randomly restarting on it own. While I believe I found the cause to be power spikes (caused by the air conditioner kicking on and off) I have ran into another issue that I am unsure of and haven't had much luck in researching online. I decided...
  20. A

    ram configuretion problem

    hai......when i insert ram to second slot it says " memory not configured move it to other slot.." please tell me how i can configure it?
  21. J

    Sound card questions

    Should I get a sound card? I have an ASRock H97m pro4 and the on board audio is pretty decent. If so I would like to spend no more than $50 on it. Anyone have any advice? I'll be using Sennheiser HD 558 headphones.
  22. J

    which laptop should i get?

    I am getting a laptop for my father for christmas for watching movies, document typing. googling etc. I have narrowed my decision to two laptops and here are the runnings: Lenovo G50-45 Laptop, AMD A8, 8GB RAM, 1TB, 15.6", Black £299.95 or Acer Aspire ES1-731 £299.97 which laptop would be the...
  23. M

    Titan X or 980 Ti?

    Planning to get a beast gaming PC, just curious which one is better :)
  24. A

    1 TB hard drive recognized by BIOS but not even displaying in windows.

    I've recently started having this problem with my 3 month old Alienware 15 laptop. It came with a 128GB SSD and a 1TB SATA HD. For some reason, recently, my 1TB hard drive stops being recognized by windows or device manager but it's showing up in the bios. I have Intel rapid storage installed...
  25. M

    Unable to select native resolution after W10 update

    Hi, A friend of mine upgraded to W10 this afternoon after being on W7 Ultimate. Everything seemed okay until he went to change his monitor resolution. It isn't listed under the resolution settings in the control panel. His monitor's native res. is 1366x768, but even when selecting 1360x768, it...
  26. M

    Laptop Storage HDD HGST 7K1000 or WD Blue 1TB?

    I'm looking to replace a failing Secondary Storage HDD (Samsung 640gb w/bad sectors for the 2nd time) in my older ASUS N70s Laptop, with Vista (Soon to be Win 8.1) and OS on Primary Kingston 240GB SSD. Can't decide between these two 1TB Drives: HGST Travelstar 7K1000 Model: HTS721010A9E630...
  27. D

    Looking for software to record fragmovie.

    I look for software which will record me for five minutes and automatically deleting for example from 4 minute and adding new and new footage and so on and I will be able to stop the recording and see the 5 minute footage. I can't really explain how I want it to work so I made a picture
  28. U

    Quiet sounds muted in Windows 8

    Hi. Since installing some music programs (Ableton and Audition), I've found that quieter sounds (the background audio between the actor's lines in a TV show, for example) are muted. I had this problem before but can't remember how I fixed it
  29. M

    SLI gtx 770 + 8350 stock. PSU enough?

    I've got a fractal design tesla r2 650w and want to add a second 770 because i've got a killer deal. Will it be enough? System specs GTX-770 Msi (stock) AMD: FX-8350 (stock) 8gb corsair vengeance fractal design tesla r2 650w Asus Sabertooth 990fx Rev 1.0 1x HDD 1TB 1X SSD 120gb
  30. C

    Computer turned off right after I turned it on

    So just replaced a bad rampage v extreme mobo. Installed it and booted up fine. Turned it of and went to turn it back on a couple hours later and when I did it turned off a second or two after having turned it on. Kinda paused and thought that was kinda weird so I went to turn it on again and it...
  31. C

    Windows 8 to Windows 7 by USB - Dell XPS 12 Ultrabook

    Hello, I have a Dell XPS 12 Ultrabook currently running Windows 8 and I am trying to downgrade to Windows 7 because the laptop just just stays at the Windows 8 loading screen and keeps on turning continuously without ever loading the OS, I tried restarting 4 times but never brings me to...
  32. E

    Video card not recognized

    My system will not recognize the newly installed video card. What should I try? ASUS R9290X-DC2OC-4GD5 Radeon R9 290X 4GB 512-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card [Motherboard Specification] Motherboard Vendor : ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z AM3 AMD 990FX SB950 SATA...
  33. E

    Component Selection on ASrock

    Hi, will this config work for mid-gaming, ASrock fatal1ty z97 killer, i5 4690k, PowerColor TD R9 280X, G.SKILL Ripjaws 2X4 1866mhz, Samsung evo ssd 240gb, Thermaltake Smart SPS 730M, Raidmax BlackStorm.
  34. I

    Time for a new router?

    I made sure all devices were disconnected and I tested this on two different PCs(both wired) and it produced the same result. If my connection is totally idle and I go to speedtest.net and run a test it raises makes my routers ping increase dramatically. A speedtest on an idle 20mb down...
  35. E

    gtx 650 not displaying

    Hi, im new to this site still. I just swapped my mb and cpu to a gigabyte 990fxa ud3 with an amd fx 8350 and the video card isn't displaying. I know the ram works, and everything works since I simply swapped the mb and cpu, I made sure all the plugs are in correctly, and that everything boots...
  36. killamar5

    Should I wait for the R9 300 series or not?

    Last year I built my computer with an R9 270. Should I wait to upgrade my R9 270 until the new 300 series comes out or should I just get this one R9 290 I'm looking at? I can get the 290 for $250 and I don't know if I should wait and spend a bit more on the new series.
  37. R

    Good 1k gaming build for new games coming out?

    Hello, I'm looking for a new gaming pc for all the new games coming out and wanted some more opinions on this build. My budget is anywhere from 1k-1300. I already have the OS and peripherals. Intel Core i5-4460 EVGA GTX 970 MSI H97 Guard Pro 8GB Corsair Vengeance RAM 256GB Crucial MX100 SSD...
  38. S

    Is this a good $1850 / £1190 Gaming PC build?

    I guess I should start by saying hey ;) As the title says, I'm gonna be building a new PC in January... hopefully, and just wanted opinions, or any suggestions for other options, on the parts I'm thinking of getting, since I'm not so sure of what provides the best bang for the buck performance...
  39. abhisekzok

    Question about ram frequency

    Well i know that b85 chipsets can support 1600mhz ram frequency but can we overclock the frequency to more than that? And can a i5 4590support 2133mhz ram frequency on a different mobo.
  40. B

    What should I upgrade to? (7950 vs 290)

    I just want a good graphics card, that will work good with no problems for sometime (2 years atleast). I got 2 great offers for the Sapphire 7950(Dual x) and the Sapphire 290(reference) from my local shop. Sapphire 7950(Dual x) for 140$ Sapphire 290(reference) for 238$ I heared the 290 is a...