(bad Sound) GigaByte MA790XT-UD4P on Win7

[phaze]

Hi i am running a on board sound card on my GigaByte MA790XT with logic tech X-240 speakers and my speakers have been cutting out a little bit its hardly noticeable its almost like a small cracking sound. These speakers are brand new? Is this windows 7? i am downloading the lastest realtek audio drive for windows 7 to see if that works.

anyone else have this problem?

 

[phaze]

its almost like these speakers are distorting and they are brand new?

 

[jamesvdm]

Interestingly enough I'm running a GA-M57SLI-S4 and the sound is crackling too. I assumed it was the speakers because it's a $70 5.1 P.O.S setup, but maybe not?

 

[phaze]

Well that was my first thought is my new speaker setup crap , how? its brand new!

 

[phaze]

anyone else having this problem?

 

[Andunae]

Not running W7 here, but I do however use a Gb MA790-XT UD4P (7.1) mobo here, with a 5.1 :sarc: Logitech setup, when using the Matrix function, the sound quality is scratchy and very distorted.

Haven't found a concrete solution yet, tough I've read a couple of forum posts indicating it is something that can be adjusted within the BIOS. Not entirely sure what's causing it, but I'm fairly sure its the Mobo BIOS rather than the speakers. (Logitech setup works fine through other PCs.)
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[Dwarf]

Check the plugs on the audio cable and make sure that there isn't any grease or oil from your fingers on the contact pins which might cause an intermittent connection. Try an alternative cable - there are manufacturing tolerances with plugs and sockets and a different cable may work better with your current setup (even though there is nothing wrong with the other cable).

 

[M Otherboard]

Same problem- not the speakers, and fine under XP

Hi i am running a on board sound card on my GigaByte MA790XT with logic tech X-240 speakers and my speakers have been cutting out a little bit its hardly noticeable its almost like a small cracking sound.

Did you manage to get this problem sorted?

I have the exact same motherboard with integrated sound, and I'm having the same problem- it's annoying (a bit like sporadic scratches on a vinyl LP).

I don't think it's your speakers, as I'm using headphones and still get the same problem. On top of this, the sound is fine under Windows XP, which suggests it's a problem with the Vista/Windows 7 drivers.

Upgrading the drivers to ones listed on Gigabyte's website hasn't worked, nor has fiddling around with the BIOS.

 

[stormy13]

M Otherboard, welcome to the forums.

The driver from gigabyte is a couple of releases old. If you haven't seen it yet we have a pinned topic at the top of this forum with links to the latest Realtek audio driver,

http://www.sevenforums.com/sound-audio/3756-latest-realtek-hd-audio-driver-version.html

give it a shot if you haven't already.

 

[M Otherboard]

M Otherboard, welcome to the forums.

The driver from gigabyte is a couple of releases old. If you haven't seen it yet we have a pinned topic at the top of this forum with links to the latest Realtek audio driver,

http://www.sevenforums.com/sound-audio/3756-latest-realtek-hd-audio-driver-version.html

give it a shot if you haven't already.

Gave it a shot (actually, having taken a look at it, it was the version I tried already, but I did it anyway). Didn't work, sorry.

Nor did 2.30 or 2.20 ( http://www.sevenforums.com/sound-au...4rtm-crackle-static-popping-4.html#post254445 ) as suggested by some. Nor the MS High Definition audio driver.

Thanks anyway

 

[phaze]

I found that if i turn up the volume on my speakers a little passes off point i don't hear it .. that is what i have done to fix it so far. With the logic tech X - 240 speakers.. not sure why i can't hear it anymore, but the only time it makes that sound is when i have the volume all the way down or close to all the way down. Hope this helps everyone.

So when you hear the sound, try turning up your speakers more to see if that fixes it. If you don't like how loud they are, turn them down on your computer not the speaker its self.

 

[M Otherboard]

Interesting workaround, but solution is working drivers

I found that if i turn up the volume on my speakers a little passes off point i don't hear it .. that is what i have done to fix it so far. With the logic tech X - 240 speakers.. not sure why i can't hear it anymore, but the only time it makes that sound is when i have the volume all the way down or close to all the way down. Hope this helps everyone.

So when you hear the sound, try turning up your speakers more to see if that fixes it. If you don't like how loud they are, turn them down on your computer not the speaker its self.

I appreciate the suggestion, though it's really a workaround for Realtek's- possibly- crappy drivers. (I'm slightly willing to cut them some slack, as I'm using the RC of Windows 7 and the OS isn't officially out yet).

Personally, I prefer to listen through headphones, and mine don't have an independent volume control anyway, so it won't work in my case.

Thanks anyway!

 

[menehune]

Found a possible solution

I found this thread via google search for "Gigabyte MA790XT-UD4P sound". I'm running Vista32, but had the same problem with crackling sound with my new build using the above Gigabyte board. I tried updating drivers and every other suggestion and it still crackled. Then I found this post suggesting turning off Gigabyte EasyTune. So, I exited EasyTune and no more crackling! I just tried this today so not sure if it is long term solution but I sure hope so!

Hope this works for others as well.

 

[Sefyu]

I've just had a similar problem: I have an MA790X-UD4P(X, not XT) and all voices were garbled, the music around it seemed fine...
It was solved with a reboot, but I'm still curious about this problem... Everything played fine before, the only thing I had changed was the energy profile to performance.
The computer was idle for about 30 minutes before I noticed the problem, but before, when I let the computer be idle for longer times, this problem did not appear...

Strange...