Gigabyte 890gpa-ud3h crackling audio

[Dark Mantis]

After our PM discussion Yes I think you will need to RMA it. I would say that it has a hardware fault on the motherboard.
All the best
DM

[wanner]

Yes I think you will need to RMA it. I would say that it has a hardware fault on the motherboard.
All the best
DM

I really appreciate your help, thanks a lot!

[Dark Mantis]

No problem at all that's what we're here for after all to help each other. You could always hit my applause button if you are happy with the way it has been dealt with.

[wanner]

No problem at all that's what we're here for after all to help each other. You could always hit my applause button if you are happy with the way it has been dealt with.

Consider yourself applaud!

Btw, i checked the screws and the ones i have now are the only ones that fit the motherboard stands. And i am pretty sure that they have connection with the solder.

[Dark Mantis]

Well that's what matters and of course holding the motherboard firmly .

[wanner]

I have a PCI soundcard in another computer that I will try tomorrow and see if i still have sound issues. Im not sure what it tells me if i dont, but perhaps i can live with it then .

[wanner]

Realized that I do in fact NOT have a PCI audio card . I have contacted the Gigabyte support and will try to get help that way. Once again, many thanks to Dark Mantis for all the help!

[Dark Mantis]

No problem just keep us updated as to what happens and the outcome.
All the best
DM

[Senios]

how did you come to the conclusion that it needs rma?
i just used dpc and saw that i have similar spikes. (i am using the onboard audio too and my mobo is screwd using the same stands)
http://imgur.com/YULZp.png

[Dark Mantis]

how did you come to the conclusion that it needs rma?
i just used dpc and saw that i have similar spikes. (i am using the onboard audio too and my mobo is screwd using the same stands)
http://imgur.com/YULZp.png

After looking at your screen grab, your spikes are not that bad and only one at a time in general. A lot of systems will suffer some latency issues depending often on what software they are running. It can be software or hardware induced. We would need far more information about your stystem to come to any sort of diagnosis.

[absic]

Just to throw my twopennyworth into the mix here.

A lot of Audio, crackling noises can also be caused if you are overclocking and using software utilities to enable this, such as EasyTune 6 or AMD overdrive.
If you are overclocking your system it is a much better idea to actually make the necessary changes to your system from within BIOS. This has the advantage of your system starting out in an overclocked state and you can remove the overclocking software that very often causes more problems then it solves.

Audio, especially if you are using the on-board sound chip can be affected by the increased voltages, running through a motherboard when you overclock. In fact, even if you are not overclocking the audio can be affected by the natural changes in voltages and frequencies passing through the motherboard, especially if you have energy saving features enabled. It is often better to disable the on-board sound and add a 3rd party soundcard to eliminate this problem.

[Dark Mantis]

Just to reiterate what I have said elsewhere on the forum and backup what absic has just said overclocking tols can have a huge impact on latency, the latest CloudOC program that Gigabyte has released is a good case in point.

[wanner]

I just wanted to say that i think that my problems have disappeared . I didnt rma my board. However i noticed that i got different problems depending on which audio drivers i used. If i used some (i think it was the lates from realtek) i got a hissing sound every time i turned off my computer, which went away when I uninstalled the drivers. I downloaded a driver sweeper and cleaned some drivers and installed the latest from gigabyte (at least i think thats the drivers im using atm), and it seems the problems crackling is gone, or at least it has been improved.... Or it might have been that i replaced my CPU with a 955BE, but that seems far fetched huh?.

[Dark Mantis]

Or it might have been that i replaced my CPU with a 955BE, but that seems far fetched huh?.

It is quite possible that the CPU change could have impacted on the sound issue because all circuits have a resonant frequency of their own and chips are no different. In saying that though it is more likely that it was the driver change that had the most effect. The outcome is the important bit though!

[wanner]

Or it might have been that i replaced my CPU with a 955BE, but that seems far fetched huh?.

It is quite possible that the CPU change cpould have impacted on the sound issue because all circuits have a resonant frquency of their own and chips are no different. In saying that though it is more likely that it was the driver change that had the most effect. The outcome is the important bit though!

I dont think it was the driver change since i tried chaning drivers several times before. However the proper driver cleanup with Driver Sweeper might have done the trick. Also, it is possible that the problem is still there but i havent noticed in the last few days.