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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with Intel processors => Topic started by: theStyg on February 14, 2017, 05:39:46 pm

Title: GAZ170MX Gaming 5 motherboard - low staticy audio
Post by: theStyg on February 14, 2017, 05:39:46 pm

Everything seems to be working out (audio is louder than my last motherboard, but I don't mind that too much), but when no audio is being played, I instead get a very low, crinkly static sound (doesn't get louder when I increase the volume). Drivers seem to be installed correctly. Is this a hardware issue? How is it resolved?

Thanks in advance!

Title: Re: GAZ170MX Gaming 5 motherboard - low staticy audio
Post by: shadowsports on February 17, 2017, 03:34:21 pm

You've probably seen some of the reports from others regarding sound issues on the z170 based boards.  Some attributed to drivers, some related to software.

If I had to guess, low volume static sound is related to drivers, but other things like:

Improperly mounted board, over tightened screws
Power coming from a "dirty" or improperly grounded source
and some 3rd party headphones, speakers or powered USB hubs or devices can also cause problems
Also cheap audio cables and dirty/dusty contacts can cause static

Again, not saying these are you.  Hard to do much more than speculate about this here in a forum.

Trying using chipset and audio drivers from the same time frame together.  Uninstall any manufacturer specific control Panels and go with MS HD audio.