Why am I getting static when I plug in microphone to creative x-fi?

[funkyfresh562]

Hello,

I have an add-on sound card by Creative X-Fi Xtremegamer. The soud works prefectly and I just updated the driver. I connected with HDA cable not AC97.

I get static noise in the background when I plug in my Logitech desktop microphone in the sound card? (The higher my volume is raised, the louder the static)

However, if I plug it in front of my Antec 300 port, no sound issue?

specs:
Windows 7 64-bit
intel i5 2500k stock speed
6gb ram ddr3 1600mhz
160gb intel ssd
biostar tp67b+
gtx 560 ti o.c zotac
klipsch promedia 2.1
cooler master rs-600 psu

 

[crisan_tiberiu]

i had the same problem. I used to have a Creative X-Fi Xtreme Audio, and lately others (especialy on Ventrilo) complained about huge static noise. I can even hear my static sound when my HDDs are working...its so anoying. I had to remove the card and stick with the sound card on my motherboard witch works OK (i have a AsRock Z68 PRO3 MOBO)... i tried everything... changing PCI slots, uninstalling drivers...nothing worked

 

[crisan_tiberiu]

PS, i even buyed a new mic... same problem

 

[gamerk316]

Makes sense; the onboard chipset is a higher quality audio device then the ExtremeGamer. The ExtremeAudio is not even worth considering, as its basically a re-branded Audigy 2...

 

[funkyfresh562]

blah, i should have gone with the HT | omga striker -_-"
any solution?

 

[gamerk316]

Give the PAX or Daniel_K drivers a try, but I doubt there will be much improvement, as static is more a function of input quality. Other then that, you could try a different PCI slot to try and reduce any interfearence.

 

[crisan_tiberiu]

There might be one more problem that could cause the static, if you dont have grounding @ your plug there might be some problems (in my case, i dont have grounding @ my plug... unfotunatly