That's it! i fixed it!!
It was something else, i disabled something called "CPU EIST Function" in the BIOS. It has something to do with managing CPU clock speed in relation to temperature i think. Everything works like a charm!! nevermind how many CPU intensive audio plugins i use...
Whats weird is that i'm having the same issue with the PCI creative soundcard and the firewire external interface that is connected to a firewire pci card.
Reinstalled soundcard driver - didn't help.
BIOS is the latest version.
I downloaded the DPC tool, and it says:
"Some device drivers on this machine behave bad and will probably cause drop-outs in real-time audio and/or video streams. To isolate the misbehaving driver use Device Manager and...
Hi, i just got a new CPU off ebay (without original packaging) - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 to replace my old Pentium 4 650.
mobo is Gigabyte G31M-S2C.
RAM is DDR2 4GB 800Mhz.
I'm experiencing clicks and pops (audio) when listening to songs and watching movies. This happens without exceptions -...