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Audigy 2 platinum crackling
- Thread starter paulc87
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All audio or a specific app/game? The few times that I've had crackling, it was driver and/or game related.
Some of the audigy 2 cards crackle with non-Intel-based motherboards and also systems with more than 4 gigs of memory installed.
If you wish to test the memory issue, you can simply limit your system to four gigs of memory, restart your system and then retest. If the issue is gone, then you know that the audigy will crackle in your system because it is not able to properly address memory ranges over the 4 gig mark.
If it still crackles then you know that the card is incompatible, however slightly with your motherboard's chipset.
Here is the way to limit your memory temporarily:
go to start, and then the run....option. type 'msconfig'
When you see the tabs listed, choose boot, and then, advanced options, and then check the box for maximum memory, and type 3900. Choose ok. REboot your machine. inside windows, see how much memory is listed. It should be under 4 gigs. Then retest your sound card. If the crackling is gone, then you know your card does not work with more than 4 gigs of memory. If it still persists, then you know the incompatibility is with your motherboard, most likely.
If you wish to test the memory issue, you can simply limit your system to four gigs of memory, restart your system and then retest. If the issue is gone, then you know that the audigy will crackle in your system because it is not able to properly address memory ranges over the 4 gig mark.
If it still crackles then you know that the card is incompatible, however slightly with your motherboard's chipset.
Here is the way to limit your memory temporarily:
go to start, and then the run....option. type 'msconfig'
When you see the tabs listed, choose boot, and then, advanced options, and then check the box for maximum memory, and type 3900. Choose ok. REboot your machine. inside windows, see how much memory is listed. It should be under 4 gigs. Then retest your sound card. If the crackling is gone, then you know your card does not work with more than 4 gigs of memory. If it still persists, then you know the incompatibility is with your motherboard, most likely.
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Gawd
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I think I'm in the same boat as you OP. I also just upgraded my rig to a Sabertooth 990FX from an Intel P45 chipset and I get the occasional snap, crackle and pop. I'm using a PCI Elite Pro sound card that I brought over from my Intel build. I do have 2 4GB sticks of G.Skill 8GB RAM but I'm hoping I don't have to downgrade to 4GB. How I change the IRQ in my BIOS? I can't seem to find that option 
I think I'm in the same boat as you OP. I also just upgraded my rig to a Sabertooth 990FX from an Intel P45 chipset and I get the occasional snap, crackle and pop. I'm using a PCI Elite Pro sound card that I brought over from my Intel build. I do have 2 4GB sticks of G.Skill 8GB RAM but I'm hoping I don't have to downgrade to 4GB. How I change the IRQ in my BIOS? I can't seem to find that option
The IRQ.. no matter what you change it to, is still going to share an IRQ with whatever the board manufacturer chose to share the PCI slot IRQ with.
The onyl way to make it not share an IRQ with too many things is to put it in a different PCI slot that doesn't share an IRQ with as many things.