Update: I managed to fix it...kind of. I reinstalled Windows and the motherboard went through some updates. The internet issue was fixed immediately afterwards, so I decided to try Linux again. The sound works, but only on the motherboard jack. I normally use the jack on my chassis because it's in a more convenient spot. The preferred jack works on windows but not Linux, so oh well

I've done some experimenting—messing around with alsa, installing different sound servers, reinstalling pulseaudio, reinstalling my distro, trying out multiple new distros—all to no avail. It's like with every attempt, I get farther away from the truth.

I'd use Windows instead, but even that has its own issue where I can't connect to the internet. I think it tries to use the motherboard's on-board wifi adapter instead of the Ethernet I have plugged in, which isn't even detected by windows. I've done a network reset, tried messing with the settings, still no connection.

today, i upgraded by pc by installing a new motherboard and cpu. after troubleshooting and finally booting to my arch linux drive, i noticed that there was no sound. obviously, this wasn't a problem before.

worrying that it was an issue with the sound card, i decided to boot up to my other drive with windows installed. to my surprise, there was actually sound.

to be honest, i have no idea why it's not working on my linux drive. all the playback options presented fail to produce sound, the most promising one being "USB Audio Analog Stereo." the selection for Windows (that functions) is "Realtek USB2.0 Audio), which is similar. i find this whole thing to be super weird because the only usb sound device i have plugged in is my microphone, which works completely fine.

any help would be appreciated!

if anyone is wondering, im using the dt 990 pros as headphones. the new mobo is the ASUS ROG Strix Z590-E.

After several years of use, my Anne Pro 2 is malfunctioning. Sometimes, the keys won't even register for reasons beyond my understanding, so I've decided that it's probably an internal/mechanical issue.

That said, I'm looking for a new keyboard. Preferably 60% and below $100, with no particular switch preference (although I'm open to suggestions)

recently valve removed disconnect messages and replaced it with the universal "client disconnect" message. but now when i play for like 30 minutes in a community server, i get kicked with the message "client disconnect" with no accompanying reason.

it happens when i try to join ANY community server after the initial kick, with the same disconnect message.

my irl friend has the same issue (it might be due to mastercomfig)

any help would be greatly appreciated

what happened to backpack.tf

From what I heard, it’s very easy to blow yourself up due to self-damage with that thing. Because of the faster firing rate some of the rockets explode in ur face.

Ironically, sometimes playing more consistently requires sacrificing consistent playtime. I would play so much worse when it felt like I had to play out of obligation rather than actually wanting to play. It’s all about finding what works for you, because everyone has a different toleration for how much they can play and still enjoy the game

It’s similar to study cramming. If you try to force all of the information in your head it just won’t work and you’ll forget it all the next day. Unless you’re a tf2 savant or some shit idk

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/673220535832018964/930101387700887562/Screenshot_2022-01-10_09-01-30.png

I’d rather not know

What about crosshair 4?

Everyone’s talking about what they received for Christmas, but the more important question is…what did you give ?

DARN TOUGH socks, doesn’t get better than that

BIG chillin

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