I am running on a Asus M4A79XTD 790X motherboard in a Cooler Master Elite 335 case. I have a set of speakers hooked up to the back of the case, and I often use the front mic and headphone jacks for headset gaming. About a week ago, the headset I was using crapped out. The headphones continued to work, but the mic was inoperable. Assuming I had a bad headset, I went to the store and picked up a new one. This new headset worked fine for four or five play sessions. However, earlier today, while plugging the headphone and mic cables into the front case jacks, I heard what sounded like a static electric discharge. After this possible discharge, my mic was again inoperable, while my headphones worked fine. Can anyone identify my problem? Is my motherboard or my case somehow frying my headsets?
Thanks for your help.
Thanks for your help.