Choppy sound - need a sound card or something else?

toooldtolearn · Nov 30, 2014

Hi, I have an Intel Pentium G3220 processor, an EVGA 750 1gb graphics card, and an MSI B85M-P33. When I play games the sound is scratchy/choppy. Do I need a new processor or is there a way to add a sound card? I cannot tell from the motherboard which one would fit.
I don't need anything crazy but I don't want choppy sound. Some games rock the CPU to 100%. Does that mean even if there is a way to add a sound card, it will still be choppy?
thanks in advance.
-Too old but trying to learn.

RaDiKaL_ · Nov 30, 2014

CPU usage shouldn't be affecting sound quality, at most sound would desync or "halt" from time to time on games that are too heavy for your pc but not cause a scratchy sound, have you tried another set of speakers / headsets? its possible that your speakers /headsets are the problem.

toooldtolearn · Dec 1, 2014

RaDiKaL_ :

I tried it with headphones and speakers and find that it is more like a stoppage in sound (or a halt). I am using whatever sound product came with the motherboard and cannot tell if that is the issue or if the system cannot handle heavy use and will always have the "halts." Is there a way to minimize the halts or eliminate them?

RaDiKaL_ · Dec 1, 2014

I see, and does this problem happen only on games or also when listening to music with winamp/WMP?

patrickIT · Dec 1, 2014

configure and set PC to high performance profile.

disable windows audio control panel > audio > sounds > no sound.

configure Nvidia profile and set option ; power management ; prefer high performance.

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