Solve : Sound crackles while gaming?

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Answer» When playing certain games, ie Battlefield 1942, Battlefield 2, and FMS (flight model simulator) I get a crackling when in a airplane. Something to do with the looping of a wav sound I suppose. Tried different speakers and new drivers but nothing WORKED. Any ideas?Has it always been this way? If not, what preceeded this? What hardware? WHaere did you get the drivers you installed? Are there game updates? Is it a legit version? Details, Details...... See below. Sorry thought I had my specs in my sig. I have a Shuttle XPC, integrated soundcard. Running XP Pro. Drivers came with the shuttle, I tried to upgrade but they are the newest it says. This has been happening ever since I had this computer, Battlefield 1942 was the first game I noticed it in. Also it's not when I'm just in the game, it happens while in a plane, car, or sometimes full automatic fire. All games are legit and updated with latest patches. My friend has a shuttle (different model) and it doesn't HAPPEN to him. edit: the sounds uses Realtek ac97 driversFew suggestions: Install the latest drivers Set your sound settings to "software" Get a decent soundcard. A SoundBlaster Audigy 4 or better, preferably. Guaranteed to stop any popping.. Thanks raptor, I have the newest drivers, and BF1942 and FMS don't allow you to select audio options. My only pci slot (shuttle) is free anyway. I'll just buy a nice soundcard. Thanks for the help! edit: I don't really know ANYTHING about sound cards, would the Sound Blaster SB0570 Audigy SE work? Or should I spend the extra $ for the Sound Blaster Audigy 4 SB0610? Thanks! Are you sure you can't set them to software mode? I used to have some popping with my onboard soundcard, software mode reduced it, buying an Audigy 4 completely resolved it.FMS probably didn't have the most developing in the world, it has limited options, you can really only control volume; BF1942 all I can see is hardware accelerator, which is unchecked; and as for BF2, it's not installed on my pc anymore, heh. I'm pretty sure it's just that this onboard is crap, kinda a shame too considering gamers rave over the XPC. ThanksI found newer drivers at majorgeeks.com, it reduced the crackling pretty well. I think I can live with it. Thanks for all your help, although I have one more question. Would any sound blaster audigy soundcard allow you to mix in another computer's sounds? ie I have two desktops, I would like both to come through one set of speakers. I currently USE a KDM switch to switch back and forthe, but I would love to mix the two into one signal. ThanksI once asked at a sound store and they said there were no such devices... But that was for 5.1 sound, for stereo you could probably use a stereo splitter cable?I've tried that, bought a airplane headphone splitter, it didn't work. Thanks though, I asked the guys at geek squad in best buy... he didn't really help any.Quote I've tried that, bought a airplane headphone splitter, it didn't work. Thanks though, I asked the guys at geek squad in best buy... he didn't really help any. Probably not a good place to seek intelligent answers on any subject...

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When playing certain games, ie Battlefield 1942, Battlefield 2, and FMS (flight model simulator) I get a crackling when in a airplane. Something to do with the looping of a wav sound I suppose. Tried different speakers and new drivers but nothing WORKED. Any ideas?Has it always been this way? If not, what preceeded this? What hardware? WHaere did you get the drivers you installed? Are there game updates? Is it a legit version?

Details, Details......

See below.

Sorry thought I had my specs in my sig. I have a Shuttle XPC, integrated soundcard. Running XP Pro. Drivers came with the shuttle, I tried to upgrade but they are the newest it says. This has been happening ever since I had this computer, Battlefield 1942 was the first game I noticed it in. Also it's not when I'm just in the game, it happens while in a plane, car, or sometimes full automatic fire. All games are legit and updated with latest patches. My friend has a shuttle (different model) and it doesn't HAPPEN to him.

edit: the sounds uses Realtek ac97 driversFew suggestions:

Install the latest drivers
Set your sound settings to "software"
Get a decent soundcard. A SoundBlaster Audigy 4 or better, preferably. Guaranteed to stop any popping..

Thanks raptor, I have the newest drivers, and BF1942 and FMS don't allow you to select audio options. My only pci slot (shuttle) is free anyway. I'll just buy a nice soundcard. Thanks for the help!

edit: I don't really know ANYTHING about sound cards, would the Sound Blaster SB0570 Audigy SE work? Or should I spend the extra $ for the Sound Blaster Audigy 4 SB0610? Thanks! Are you sure you can't set them to software mode? I used to have some popping with my onboard soundcard, software mode reduced it, buying an Audigy 4 completely resolved it.FMS probably didn't have the most developing in the world, it has limited options, you can really only control volume; BF1942 all I can see is hardware accelerator, which is unchecked; and as for BF2, it's not installed on my pc anymore, heh. I'm pretty sure it's just that this onboard is crap, kinda a shame too considering gamers rave over the XPC. ThanksI found newer drivers at majorgeeks.com, it reduced the crackling pretty well. I think I can live with it. Thanks for all your help, although I have one more question. Would any sound blaster audigy soundcard allow you to mix in another computer's sounds? ie I have two desktops, I would like both to come through one set of speakers. I currently USE a KDM switch to switch back and forthe, but I would love to mix the two into one signal. ThanksI once asked at a sound store and they said there were no such devices... But that was for 5.1 sound, for stereo you could probably use a stereo splitter cable?I've tried that, bought a airplane headphone splitter, it didn't work. Thanks though, I asked the guys at geek squad in best buy... he didn't really help any.Quote

I've tried that, bought a airplane headphone splitter, it didn't work. Thanks though, I asked the guys at geek squad in best buy... he didn't really help any.

Probably not a good place to seek intelligent answers on any subject...

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