Has anyone solved the in game crackling once and for all?

capt_frank · 11-09-07, 05:54 PM

I thought that I had, but now it's back with a vengenance, along with its friend distortion. I have tried lowering the sound acceleration and quality tabs, reinstalling my sound card drivers (Soundblaster X-FI) but with no avail. Sounds like I've got a CB user living next door, which I don't.

I sure hate turning down the sound with that new ROW deck gun sequence! Even pkinking away at the birds just to hear it...

Anyway, help is much appreciated.

Thanks!

Go4It · 11-10-07, 12:02 AM

If you have a AGP card try the PCI Latency Tool. You can pick it up at http://guru3d.com/. If yiou have a PCIe card don't know what to tell ya......

Peto · 11-10-07, 01:09 AM

Bluegears Enspirer Sound card. It took care of all my sound problems (including crackling). They cost about a hundred but well worth it. I've had about five or six Creative Labs Sound Blasters and I'll never get another one now that I've had this card.

If you have onboard sound--it's definitely worth the switch!

capt_frank · 11-10-07, 08:11 AM

Thanks guys for the suggestions!

Here's what I did this morning, not to mention my three hour escapade last nite...

I have never let windows update any driver, be it sound or video. I have always manually performed my updates, and recently I manually updated the sound drivers. However, since I was nearing the end of my rope so to say, I had windows search for an update driver, and voila, AS OF right now, I am experiencing SHIV crackle free.

Hard to believe it was so simple. Maybe I'll let windows do some of my work from now on, since they seem to get it right...

Now to see if it lasts.

capt_frank · 11-10-07, 10:38 AM

Nope, Back again...

Peto · 11-10-07, 01:26 PM

Fo you have onboard audio capt_frank? I ask this becuase I have seen onboard audio have problems frequently. I can order 2 identical motherboards with onboard audio and 1 will have sound crackles etc while the other one does not... It is frequently hardware in nature--all those cicuits packed into a small area--and sometimes there is "interference". Millions of transistors and all it takes is one to create an annoying "POP". I've also found it can be application specific because of how the software interacts with the hardware. Sometimes drivers can help--sometimes no dice.

FYI--I don't blame your reluctance to update drivers as I am the same way. I only update drivers if I need to fix a problem and I'm reasonable sure that the driver will do it...

I had that problem with audio and resorted to the sound card solution I mentioned above. It works fine in both XP and Vista (although I don't do much gaming with my Vista boot--video driver problems I think).

Good Luck and I hope you find a solution soon.

FYI # 2: You can find bluegears sound card @ newegg.com for a good price.

Peto

11-09-07, 05:54 PM	#1
capt_frank Watch Officer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: In the North Carolina Sticks Posts: 335 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Has anyone solved the in game crackling once and for all? I thought that I had, but now it's back with a vengenance, along with its friend distortion. I have tried lowering the sound acceleration and quality tabs, reinstalling my sound card drivers (Soundblaster X-FI) but with no avail. Sounds like I've got a CB user living next door, which I don't. I sure hate turning down the sound with that new ROW deck gun sequence! Even pkinking away at the birds just to hear it... Anyway, help is much appreciated. Thanks!

11-10-07, 12:02 AM	#2
Go4It Engineer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South of Buffalo N.Y. USA Posts: 209 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	If you have a AGP card try the PCI Latency Tool. You can pick it up at http://guru3d.com/. If yiou have a PCIe card don't know what to tell ya......

11-10-07, 01:09 AM	#3
Peto Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The details of my life are quite inconsequential Posts: 1,049 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Bluegears Enspirer Sound card. It took care of all my sound problems (including crackling). They cost about a hundred but well worth it. I've had about five or six Creative Labs Sound Blasters and I'll never get another one now that I've had this card. If you have onboard sound--it's definitely worth the switch!

11-10-07, 08:11 AM	#4
capt_frank Watch Officer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: In the North Carolina Sticks Posts: 335 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks guys for the suggestions! Here's what I did this morning, not to mention my three hour escapade last nite... I have never let windows update any driver, be it sound or video. I have always manually performed my updates, and recently I manually updated the sound drivers. However, since I was nearing the end of my rope so to say, I had windows search for an update driver, and voila, AS OF right now, I am experiencing SHIV crackle free. Hard to believe it was so simple. Maybe I'll let windows do some of my work from now on, since they seem to get it right... Now to see if it lasts.

11-10-07, 10:38 AM	#5
capt_frank Watch Officer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: In the North Carolina Sticks Posts: 335 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Nope, Back again...

11-10-07, 01:26 PM	#6
Peto Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The details of my life are quite inconsequential Posts: 1,049 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Fo you have onboard audio capt_frank? I ask this becuase I have seen onboard audio have problems frequently. I can order 2 identical motherboards with onboard audio and 1 will have sound crackles etc while the other one does not... It is frequently hardware in nature--all those cicuits packed into a small area--and sometimes there is "interference". Millions of transistors and all it takes is one to create an annoying "POP". I've also found it can be application specific because of how the software interacts with the hardware. Sometimes drivers can help--sometimes no dice. FYI--I don't blame your reluctance to update drivers as I am the same way. I only update drivers if I need to fix a problem and I'm reasonable sure that the driver will do it... I had that problem with audio and resorted to the sound card solution I mentioned above. It works fine in both XP and Vista (although I don't do much gaming with my Vista boot--video driver problems I think). Good Luck and I hope you find a solution soon. FYI # 2: You can find bluegears sound card @ newegg.com for a good price. Peto