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Sound problems

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mollten

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I hope this isn't a foolish question, but I can't seem to find an answer for this.

I have the ThermalTake Soprano VB1000BWS, and when I plug headphones into the top of the case, I can hear a high pitched whistling sort of noise. I've muted all sound, including the microphone, and it is still there (it increases in volume if I raise the volume). The same occurs when I plug speakers into the motherboard, although not on the lowest volumes.

I've tested the speakers, and it isn't them with the problem, nor is it the headphones. I'm at a loss, and I hope I don't need to get a sound card to fix the problem.

If it helps, my PSU is the Thermaltake 750w toughpower, so I'm hoping I'm not picking up feedback from that?

Any advice would be much appreciated, as this is confusing me no-end.
 
fans, maybe? could be the PSU I guess ... I'm fairly tech-challenged. But I've been looking for a soundcard and reading alot of different posts different places about fans and general "noise" coming from computers messing up sound. Consensus seems to be fans, though I did read that having a surge protector too close to the computer can cause interference too. But I'm pretty sure that was with a soundcard and a pre-amp
 
Interference can come from anything that produces rapidly shifting electric currents (ie. motors, power supplies, network cards). I had issues where a network card created random clicking noises in my sound card, but moving them further apart fixed the problem. Interference falls off pretty quickly.

Also make sure the wire connecting the mobo and the case isn't running near any interference source and isn't in any loops (long, looped wires make excellent antennas).

It may be that your sound card is damaged, that's basically the worst-case scenario. Check your drivers are right, and if nothing seems to fix the problem, a fried card may be the issue.
 
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