pc audio pops / crackling and freezes when audio drops

[stepphan97xen]

hello i got this problem for a couple of years now with the audio pops / crackling + freezes when im playing games, i know for sure this is not an hardware/software related problem bcs i changed everything in this pc, ( psu, gpu, ssd, ram, cpu, motherboard, windows reinstalls, etc ) and idk what to do anymore, i didnt had this problem for 3-4 months but now it appeared again, also im not using the motherboard audio driver, its the same thing with and without it, ive seen some guys on this forum complaining about smothness of the monitor and mouse delay, i dont seem to have this issue, only the audio problem


pc specs - r5 5600x overclocked
rtx 5060ti 16gb
750w bequiet psu
16x2 3600mhz corsair ram ddr4
aorus b450 elite v2

[Cosmostraveler]

hello i got this problem for a couple of years now with the audio pops / crackling + freezes when im playing games, i know for sure this is not an hardware/software related problem bcs i changed everything in this pc, ( psu, gpu, ssd, ram, cpu, motherboard, windows reinstalls, etc ) and idk what to do anymore, i didnt had this problem for 3-4 months but now it appeared again, also im not using the motherboard audio driver, its the same thing with and without it, ive seen some guys on this forum complaining about smothness of the monitor and mouse delay, i dont seem to have this issue, only the audio problem


pc specs - r5 5600x overclocked
rtx 5060ti 16gb
750w bequiet psu
16x2 3600mhz corsair ram ddr4
aorus b450 elite v2

Try changing ur channel for 2.4ghz in your router settings. U can test this on your phone and check which channels overlap with other routers nearby. if u don't want to do this, u can try testing 6 and 11, which should be the best and see which solves this problem.

[qbBA]

hello i got this problem for a couple of years now with the audio pops / crackling + freezes when im playing games, i know for sure this is not an hardware/software related problem bcs i changed everything in this pc, ( psu, gpu, ssd, ram, cpu, motherboard, windows reinstalls, etc ) and idk what to do anymore, i didnt had this problem for 3-4 months but now it appeared again, also im not using the motherboard audio driver, its the same thing with and without it, ive seen some guys on this forum complaining about smothness of the monitor and mouse delay, i dont seem to have this issue, only the audio problem


pc specs - r5 5600x overclocked
rtx 5060ti 16gb
750w bequiet psu
16x2 3600mhz corsair ram ddr4
aorus b450 elite v2

If you're sure everything's fine with the hardware—though I don't think it is—ask a friend to come over with their PC. Just have them plug it in and test it; you can even try it with a laptop. Just connect everything and see what happens. No offense, but two years is a long time. I also recommend disabling automatic Windows driver updates in Group Policy. If you say there haven’t been any problems for 3–4 months, maybe a glitch is preventing the driver from updating. Otherwise, after a reinstall, the driver gets updated through Windows Update, and that’s most likely the cause. If not, at least try taking your PC to a friend’s place—the chances of finding someone else on this forum with exactly the same problem are less than 5%. As a last resort, take it to a service center or repair shop and have them test it under load.

[stepphan97xen]

hello i got this problem for a couple of years now with the audio pops / crackling + freezes when im playing games, i know for sure this is not an hardware/software related problem bcs i changed everything in this pc, ( psu, gpu, ssd, ram, cpu, motherboard, windows reinstalls, etc ) and idk what to do anymore, i didnt had this problem for 3-4 months but now it appeared again, also im not using the motherboard audio driver, its the same thing with and without it, ive seen some guys on this forum complaining about smothness of the monitor and mouse delay, i dont seem to have this issue, only the audio problem


pc specs - r5 5600x overclocked
rtx 5060ti 16gb
750w bequiet psu
16x2 3600mhz corsair ram ddr4
aorus b450 elite v2

Try changing ur channel for 2.4ghz in your router settings. U can test this on your phone and check which channels overlap with other routers nearby. if u don't want to do this, u can try testing 6 and 11, which should be the best and see which solves this problem.

if im using an ethernet cable is there any benefit of doing this?

[stepphan97xen]

hello i got this problem for a couple of years now with the audio pops / crackling + freezes when im playing games, i know for sure this is not an hardware/software related problem bcs i changed everything in this pc, ( psu, gpu, ssd, ram, cpu, motherboard, windows reinstalls, etc ) and idk what to do anymore, i didnt had this problem for 3-4 months but now it appeared again, also im not using the motherboard audio driver, its the same thing with and without it, ive seen some guys on this forum complaining about smothness of the monitor and mouse delay, i dont seem to have this issue, only the audio problem


pc specs - r5 5600x overclocked
rtx 5060ti 16gb
750w bequiet psu
16x2 3600mhz corsair ram ddr4
aorus b450 elite v2

If you're sure everything's fine with the hardware—though I don't think it is—ask a friend to come over with their PC. Just have them plug it in and test it; you can even try it with a laptop. Just connect everything and see what happens. No offense, but two years is a long time. I also recommend disabling automatic Windows driver updates in Group Policy. If you say there haven’t been any problems for 3–4 months, maybe a glitch is preventing the driver from updating. Otherwise, after a reinstall, the driver gets updated through Windows Update, and that’s most likely the cause. If not, at least try taking your PC to a friend’s place—the chances of finding someone else on this forum with exactly the same problem are less than 5%. As a last resort, take it to a service center or repair shop and have them test it under load.

i tried it at my friends place and there is no issue at all there, as for the automatic windows driver updates im using an tweaked windows so there are no updates at all, same thing with stock windows and tweaked