Recent content by brandonclone1

Does the microphone have a volume knob or an on/off switch? Install Audacity https://www.audacityteam.org/download/ Does your Blue Ice mic show up in the microphone dropdown? If so, hit record and see if it records audio.

What model is your laptop? Did you buy it brand new, or used? How long have you been using it? You said it crashed when you plugged in an external disc reader. Was the computer powered on and logged in to Windows? What else can you tell us about the moment it crashed?

I am interested in buying a Corsair liquid cooler in hopes of a quiet PC. That will leave me with an intake fan, exhaust fan, and GPU fans. From your experience, did you liquid cooler help with noise greatly or minimally?

lost mad respect for tom's hardware after reading this article btw

Advertising at its core is good. It encourages competition and is informative for consumers. But advertising in the new millennium makes me feel dirty. -You have to spend $.99 to remove ads from "free" apps. -You are often mislead by the business tactics advertisers use to lure people in (high...

Not surprised. I set up hundreds of new PCs working at the Geek Squad and all Lenovo models were littered with bloatware. This just takes the cake!