Lonnie the Weak Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Everytime i play a game I hear static in my speakers. I have a Realtek HD audio sound card and the version is 5.1, audio codec unknown ( I don't know it ) and it's not the speakers ( I've tried 2 other sets with the same outcome. The computer I'm playing on is a Windows xp. I would be grateful if anyone could help me or direct me to where help is ( the static is getting very irritating ) :wallbash: . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vagrant0 Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Everytime i play a game I hear static in my speakers. I have a Realtek HD audio sound card and the version is 5.1, audio codec unknown ( I don't know it ) and it's not the speakers ( I've tried 2 other sets with the same outcome. The computer I'm playing on is a Windows xp. I would be grateful if anyone could help me or direct me to where help is ( the static is getting very irritating ) :wallbash: .Try playing with your sound volume settings, depending on where you're turning it up, it might be just trying to amplify the sound too much. You might also want to make sure that the speakers are separated by a few inches, and that neither of them are too close to the monitor, some monitors, mostly older ones, can generate some unwanted static. Also, do you have a microphone plugged in? Try muting it when not in use, or move it further away from your speakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonnie the Weak Posted February 15, 2009 Author Share Posted February 15, 2009 None of it worked. I don't have microphones, but I did have a Win 98 monitor and when I moved my speakers away from it, it did help ( but didn't eliminate it ).I don't know if this will help but in master volume my volume is in the middle ( I got the same amount of static where ever I put the volume ), my wave is as high as it can go, my sw synth is at the second lowest notch, and everything else is muted. My input is also muted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vagrant0 Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 None of it worked. I don't have microphones, but I did have a Win 98 monitor and when I moved my speakers away from it, it did help ( but didn't eliminate it ).I don't know if this will help but in master volume my volume is in the middle ( I got the same amount of static where ever I put the volume ), my wave is as high as it can go, my sw synth is at the second lowest notch, and everything else is muted. My input is also muted.Then I would be tempted to think that the issue lies with your speakers. If the static is the same regardless the audio settings, it's something with either the speakers or their connections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosisab Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Sorry to say the problem is with the soundcard itself and seems no solution or workaround exists yet. I tried the onboard sound and static (assuming that is not the 'normal' one when you are near radioactive source or far from the radio station) is the lesser issue. Some others you bait you at buying a discrete soundcard. PS: I'm assuming you are playing Fallout 3, since in Oblivion the first trouble you would experiment is unbearable stuttering play (and fps down), even with an, other way, excellent machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bben46 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 If you motherboard has a built in sound card - and most do, be sure to disable it in the BIOS. It may be fighting with the other board to control the sounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonnie the Weak Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share Posted February 16, 2009 As I said at the beginning it is not the speakers ( all speakers I have play with static when I plug them in to my computer but play fine on other computers ). As for the games I'm playing the amount of static varies eg. all Dawn of War games I have have static 24/7, The Witcher has staic when I'm underground or spells are being cast, all Call of Duty game I have have no static what-so-ever. I don't know if I have a sound card or if I'm playing off the motherboard's sound card. How do you check? For the heck of it how do you disable the motherboard's sound card ( in case thats it ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bben46 Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 To see if you have a separate sound card, look on the back of your computer. if it has an onboard sound, the audio jacks will be grouped in with the usb ports, internet connection and some other stuff. Red arrow If you have a separate sound card, it will be in one of the expansion slots - Green arrows.http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll251/bben46/computerpic1-1.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonnie the Weak Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 Then I'm playing on the motherboard sound card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bben46 Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Unless you want to listen to super Hi fi surround sound, you really don't need an expensive sound card. A quick look at the internet retailers shows prices starting at about $10 US. That will work fine for a game sound card. Make sure you have an open slot to put it in first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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