My Sound Card? Help!

Balter

I have been having some problems.



Whenever i play Everquest, the music and sound sounds like its popping every few seconds and this happens with every sound and the music also.



I am also having a small problem in WoW with some sounds playing quieter than others (for example I'll hit someone once, then again and the sound will play much quieter). I don't know if they're related or not.



I am also experiencing a very small amount of popping in Planetside but i may just be paranoid at this point.





I just updated the drivers on the sound card and it still did not help the problem.



I tried the hardware acceleration slider at every setting and it didnt help either.



Is this most likely my sound card? Do you think getting a new sound card will fix it?  Please help me problem solve! i have had no luck on google.



Sound card is RealTek AC97 (onboard).



(Other PC specs: 2 GB RAM, GeForce 7600GT KO, AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+)



Thanks!

sparky7483

Maybe the popping problem doesn't lie in line with the sound card, but with your set of speakers. How long have you had them?

Balter

It happens with headphones and my speakers, they are about 6 months old but are good quality and i have had no trouble with the headphones or the speakers

Balter

Please Help!

Agamede

If you are kicking any wires (especially ones connected to a subwoofer) you'll get alot of popping noises because the connection is being moved. The Realtek AC97 Drivers/Soundcard should be fine, however they have boatloads of problems - I'd recommend googling for help first before you change your soundcard. Good luck.

Balter

Since the problem happens with my speakers AND my headphones i think it can't be the speakers.

Also the crackling and popping only happens in EQ2.

 

Please HELP!

Balter

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