Audio issues on new computer

So I just bought a new computer today and everything works great except for the audio. I have headphones with speakers, nothing special - the brand is razor if thats important - but I plugged them into the headphone and microphone jacks on the front. They dont seem to work. The computer sees that I have plugged something in but doesnt send audio to or from them. I dont even think that it really recognizes them as it says generic names and not the more specific names that my laptop called them. When I was able to get audio through the headphones it was warped and distorted, and there is crackling constantly in the headphones. I have uninstalled the drivers and they are up to date. Nothing i have found online has helped. Please help me!!!!!