Here's the back-story: My dad installed the new PSU ([URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371049"]Antec 750W[/URL]) and Graphics Card ([URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130595"]NVidia GeForce GTX 570[/URL]) for my computer. After starting it up, everything went smooth as butter, and much faster than my old GeForce 9500GT. However, a few hours after, I noticed that my games started having a static sound in the background. It's not interrupting the music or someone speaking, but it occurs whenever I start up any game, be it Sonic Generations, Global Agenda, and even Skyrim, and lasts until I turn off said games.
Sound: Onboard sound, I believe. The driver is the Realtek High Definition Audio Driver for [URL="http://www.msi.com/product/mb/870A-G54.html"]MSI 870A-G54[/URL], and I'm using headphones. And no, changing headphones did not solve the problem.
RAM: 8GB ([URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231311"]G-SKILL Ripjaws 2x4GB[/URL])
CPU: [URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727"]AMD Phenom II X4 965[/URL]
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit
If anyone comes across this and knows of a possible fix without costing money (I'm trying to avoid the inevitable here), I'd appreciate it.
Are the drivers for the sound updated? Also is it just the first like 2 seconds of booting up a game?
Are the headphones using USB?
I have the latest sound drivers possible (last one for the Realtek Audio drivers was 10/18/2011). It doesn't happen for the first 2 seconds, it's much longer than that. As I stated, the noise starts up whenever I start a game, and stops whenever I stop a game. The headphones I am using are not USB.
Addendum: The buzzing sound is much worse in Skyrim than the other games. I can hear the buzz up-front as if it were near me, but every other game the buzzing sound is low.
[QUOTE=Ultima422;33330729]I have the latest sound drivers possible (last one for the Realtek Audio drivers was 10/18/2011). It doesn't happen for the first 2 seconds, it's much longer than that. As I stated, the noise starts up whenever I start a game, and stops whenever I stop a game. The headphones I am using are not USB.
Addendum: The buzzing sound is much worse in Skyrim than the other games. I can hear the buzz up-front as if it were near me, but every other game the buzzing sound is low.[/QUOTE]
Ah sorry my mistake, is there any possibility the motherboard audio ports are dying?
[QUOTE=Zerokateo;33330926]Ah sorry my mistake, is there any possibility the motherboard audio ports are dying?[/QUOTE]
I'm not sure, because I never had this problem before switching out the PSU and GPU, it only happened a few hours after installing the new stuff. But how would I know if they were starting to die on me?
[QUOTE=Ultima422;33330969]I'm not sure, because I never had this problem before switching out the PSU and GPU, it only happened a few hours after installing the new stuff. But how would I know if they were starting to die on me?[/QUOTE]
Kinda what you've stated but sount cutting in and out. Is your motherboard getting sufficient power and is this only with games?
[QUOTE=Zerokateo;33331024]Kinda what you've stated but sount cutting in and out. Is your motherboard getting sufficient power and is this only with games?[/QUOTE]
Oh, then no, my motherboard isn't dying on me, all I'm hearing is the buzzing noise. I'm pretty sure my motherboard is getting more than enough power thanks to the 750W Power Supply my dad installed yesterday. Also, yes, I hear it only when playing games. Watching videos, streams, whatever else, does not agitate the buzzing noise.
Small edit: At the time of this edit, 10 people are reading this topic and not one of them has made a reply. Is my case that isolated, that not even the denizens of the Internet can figure it out? D:
If you are using the front panel audio ports try the back and vice-versa
Failing that buy a sound card or try physically blocking the interference
I would get a soundcard since they are only about $50 for a decent one and would take some load off your CPU ( not like there is a ton anyway but its nice not to have any ) and you would probably get better quality sounds.
[QUOTE=Darkimmortal;33332350]If you are using the front panel audio ports try the back[/QUOTE]
Oh my goodness. This fixed the audio problem. Thank you so much, Darkimmortal. I'll have to look at why the audio from the front-port is doing such a thing. Again, thank you. Here's a wrench. :3
[QUOTE=Ultima422;33333363]Oh my goodness. This fixed the audio problem. Thank you so much, Darkimmortal. I'll have to look at why the audio from the front-port is doing such a thing. Again, thank you. Here's a wrench. :3[/QUOTE]
Your front audio ports might not be connected properly, Plus the ones in the back are your onboard sound which are usually better quality anyway.
The static from front panel audio is mostly due to the fact that the wires that lead through the case from the motherboard are getting bombarded with other signals from inside the case, where as the rear audio is directly out of the motherboard. I get it quite often when I play games where I get very high frame rates and can hear the graphics card tampering with the sound quality.
Solution is to keep the cable away from the other parts inside the case, people tend to have them hugging up against the motherboard or graphics card.
[QUOTE=Stfn;48522857]The static from front panel audio is mostly due to the fact that the wires that lead through the case from the motherboard are getting bombarded with other signals from inside the case, where as the rear audio is directly out of the motherboard. I get it quite often when I play games where I get very high frame rates and can hear the graphics card tampering with the sound quality.[/QUOTE]
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