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Hey all,
I've got this issue with my Z97 Extreme6, I hear pops and clicks constantly, precisely they're dropouts, in random interval but I'd say every 5 to 10 seconds on average, lasting for about 1 to 3 seconds, regardless if the PC is playing any music or not.
The problem exists since I upgraded the PC with following components: Z97 Extreme6, Xeon E3-1231v3, 2x 8GB G.Skill TridentX DDR3-1600 DIMM CL7-8-8-24 and Thermalright HR-02 Macho Rev.B cooler. Previous build was Abit mobo with Q6600 with no issues whatsoever. AV receiver is plugged into mobo S/PDIF output and that's my only option for playback. I'll borrow headphones tomorrow to see if the issue persist on analog outputs too. I searched the internet for same or similar issue and only found one guy on some german forum with the same problem and without a solution - he even got his mobo exchanged - with no luck.
I installed all the official drivers, reinstalled Windows again and noticed that the problem exists even before I manually install any driver, I disabled all the devices I could in Device manager, ran two different latency checkers - they don't really notice anything unordinary or I can't read them well, I checked the cables (optical cable was working on the same day I installed new components flawlessly). I checked also different BIOS settings, for instance with HPET disabled, ...
Here's a sample I recorded - the sound is just awful! In reality the sound without the dropouts would be really good:
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Any advice would be very much appreciated!
I've got this issue with my Z97 Extreme6, I hear pops and clicks constantly, precisely they're dropouts, in random interval but I'd say every 5 to 10 seconds on average, lasting for about 1 to 3 seconds, regardless if the PC is playing any music or not.
The problem exists since I upgraded the PC with following components: Z97 Extreme6, Xeon E3-1231v3, 2x 8GB G.Skill TridentX DDR3-1600 DIMM CL7-8-8-24 and Thermalright HR-02 Macho Rev.B cooler. Previous build was Abit mobo with Q6600 with no issues whatsoever. AV receiver is plugged into mobo S/PDIF output and that's my only option for playback. I'll borrow headphones tomorrow to see if the issue persist on analog outputs too. I searched the internet for same or similar issue and only found one guy on some german forum with the same problem and without a solution - he even got his mobo exchanged - with no luck.
I installed all the official drivers, reinstalled Windows again and noticed that the problem exists even before I manually install any driver, I disabled all the devices I could in Device manager, ran two different latency checkers - they don't really notice anything unordinary or I can't read them well, I checked the cables (optical cable was working on the same day I installed new components flawlessly). I checked also different BIOS settings, for instance with HPET disabled, ...
Here's a sample I recorded - the sound is just awful! In reality the sound without the dropouts would be really good:
share files free
Any advice would be very much appreciated!
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