Anyone know how to reduce the "buzz" of intergrated sound?

[Killmenow]

Hi,

I have a MSI K8N Neo2 Plat. and it buzzes horribly (using headphones) with the realtek drivers installed. Any idea how to reduce this "buzZ?"

Thx

 

[Viper96720]

get a sound card buzz gone.

 

[Thegonagle]

Use the digital output to connect to a home theater receiver or digital multi-media speakers, or yes, buy a "real" sound card.

 

[flexy]

mute every input you dont use (volume control -> options -> properties -> playback/recording, dbl click on speaker symbol in tray)..eg. if you dont use mic/CD etc. mute it,

 

[Killmenow]

Thx for the suggestions, but buying a soundcard is sorta out of the question (Yes, I AM poor ) Is it possible to reduce buzz by using different drivers?

Edit: Muted the inputs that I dont use......"buzz" still there.

 

[Viper96720]

The onboard picks up electrical noise. You might be able to move wires around but I doubt it'll help. Since I think most noise comes from the motherboard itself.

 

[Thegonagle]

Originally posted by: Killmenow
Is it possible to reduce buzz by using different drivers?

Unfortunately, you're probably dealing with a hardware design issue--poor sheilding from EMI (electro-magnetic interference).

But muting all inputs is a good idea if you haven't done that yet. Mute the CD audio as well, because XP doesn't use the analog CD sound cable by default if your optical drive supports DAE (all drives from this century do); CDDA is transferred as data through the IDE cable.

 

[Killmenow]

Hmmm........sound usually buzzes during mouse activity......should I move my mouse fromt he intergrated USB behind the I/O shield plate to the USB-Bracket at the bottom?

 

[Thegonagle]

Originally posted by: Killmenow
Hmmm........sound usually buzzes during mouse activity......should I move my mouse fromt he intergrated USB behind the I/O shield plate to the USB-Bracket at the bottom?

You can try--try all the different USB ports if you want.

But yes, this definitely sounds like a hardware design issue. Sorry.

 

[erikistired]

the solution

 

[Killmenow]

Originally posted by: fisher
the solution

TOO POOR!!!!! lol Anyways, Thx for the help guys. I think ill just have to live with it untill i save up enough money for an audigy 2 ( the only card I plan to buy )

 

[Farmer]

Are you too poor or is that card too poor?

Ah, you missed some great Black Friday deals! So did I! Haha!

 

[JSt0rm]

ground loop is the problem (if it is a 60hz hummm). Try recording it to know for sure. you need to connect ALL your power, everything thats connected byaudio cables or any cableing that transfers electricity to one power strip and the one power strip to the wall at 1 point. This makes it so the ground doesnt loop.

 

[Vinjo]

i run a laptop, and u can bet that i get that buzz from its intergrated soundcard. and i get little beeps when the harddrive starts up....

from my understanding an electric current runs through the entire motherboard, more so in some places then in others depending on what is using electricity... this buzz we hear is that backwash electrical current that goes through the entireboard... Think of it like a building thats only got pipes inside of it... millions of pipes.. pumping water.... some of those pipes lead to faucets outside of the building etc... some of those faucets are always open... like the one to the proccessor etc...

in our case with headphones when we plug them in... they connect directly into a pipe, opeing up the faucet but not redirecting the water entirely, the water is gushing right past us, we pick up this as that buzz, when my HD starts up more pressure is added to the pipe to get that HD spinning. thats those beeps i hear.

(when we play sound/music/video etc.. we direct the flow through the pipe to our headset),

hope i led to some clarity... if i'm totally wrong on this. biznatch at me.... only way to learn is to be corrected when making mistakes.

 

[Killmenow]

Originally posted by: JSt0rm01
you need to connect ALL your power, everything thats connected byaudio cables or any cableing that transfers electricity to one power strip and the one power strip to the wall at 1 point. This makes it so the ground doesnt loop.

Huh. lol So if i have everything plugged into a single power strip, then its "fine" right???? (cause I think thats the way it is right now)

Originally posted by: Vinjo
hope i led to some clarity...

:s I am more confused than ever, but thanks for the effort anyways