Argh! Driving Me Crazy!

The_Real_QuasarThe_Real_Quasar Has the I.Q. of 12,000 P.E. Teachers Join Date: 2002-11-26 Member: 9998Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">ARGH SOUND ERRORS ARGH</div> Sometimes, for no reason whatsoever, this annoying clicky "echo" will follow a sound. I mean, it crackes for like a second after the sound is gone, sometimes so bad that I have to restart the DVD I'm watching or quit the game, because I can't hear anything. But that's not all! Now I've started hearing this noise like very quiet static, which turns into a VERY annoying buzzing whenever I play a game or use hammer. And whenever I move the mouse, the annoying buzzing turns into a slightly higher pitched version of itself. I'm using an integrated Nvidia Nforce 2 for sound, and have tried updating the drivers for EVERYTHING on my system. No help. Is there some kind of fix for this? Or do I have to buy a soundcard? If so, what's the best budget card to get?
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  • Dirty_Harry_PotterDirty_Harry_Potter Join Date: 2002-11-21 Member: 9500Members
    well you can test if its your soundcard by borrowing one from yer friends and plug that in - if that doesnt help its prolly the soundcard. But where to get cheap hardware i dont know - if you lived in DK i knew <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • james8448james8448 Join Date: 2003-07-26 Member: 18438Members
    longshot but try latest version of direct X, might help but i doubt it
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  • BigMadSteveBigMadSteve Join Date: 2003-02-12 Member: 13472Members
    It could be the speakers. Or if you have some kind of transmitter (ie Mobile Phone) near the computer that can cause interference.
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  • UnknownUnknown Join Date: 1970-01-01 Member:
    edited September 2003
    If you want a REAL good budget audio card try <a href='http://www.pcprogress.com/product.asp?orderid=68506994524609011411666&PID=CLSBLIVE5%2E1OEM' target='_blank'>Here</a>. I highly recommend when you order the card that you either use the company in the link provided to order it from there, or use <a href='http://www.axiontech.com/' target='_blank'>http://www.axiontech.com/</a> as they have the highest customer satisfaction, and I have ordered from them for the past 5 years <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->\

    [edit] I noticed you do use on-board audio which I highly NOT RECOMMEND, no matter who makes it. It's better to have dedicated hardware on its own PCI channel instead of hogging cpu cycles [/edit]
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  • The_Real_QuasarThe_Real_Quasar Has the I.Q. of 12,000 P.E. Teachers Join Date: 2002-11-26 Member: 9998Members
    Guess I'll have to buy a soundcard then. Thanks.
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