Ok first off the problem is pretty simple,
The best way to explain it is, when things load on my computer--the sound becomes really staticy and my computer is significantly slower than normal.
example, if i have music playing and i load a game, the sound will become staticy and play in slow-motion and the game will take a while to load (significantly!). Then in some games, every few seconds it will skip, video and audio. That's basically it, also if it helps, I usually test this by playing music and extracting a file and see if the music becomes distorted.
I've replaced:
Power Supply Unit
Ram
HDD
Heatsink/Fan
Sound Card
Video Card
Motherboard
So, it comes down to this.. Could a damaged CPU be causing this problem? That's the only thing left.. Maybe IDE cables? I know some about computers but I am pretty clueless when it comes to technical stuff.. But the people who work at computer stores are even more clueless than I am. It's so frustrating to get bogus answers from people who work at (mainly) Microcenter, who clearly have no clue what they are talking about but instead of admitting ignorance of fact, they'll just tell you whatever to further increase their already enormous egos.
Well anandtech, you are my last hope.
Specs btw:
2.8gh P4. 1GB DDR. 9800Pro. 160G HDD. 400W PSU.
The best way to explain it is, when things load on my computer--the sound becomes really staticy and my computer is significantly slower than normal.
example, if i have music playing and i load a game, the sound will become staticy and play in slow-motion and the game will take a while to load (significantly!). Then in some games, every few seconds it will skip, video and audio. That's basically it, also if it helps, I usually test this by playing music and extracting a file and see if the music becomes distorted.
I've replaced:
Power Supply Unit
Ram
HDD
Heatsink/Fan
Sound Card
Video Card
Motherboard
So, it comes down to this.. Could a damaged CPU be causing this problem? That's the only thing left.. Maybe IDE cables? I know some about computers but I am pretty clueless when it comes to technical stuff.. But the people who work at computer stores are even more clueless than I am. It's so frustrating to get bogus answers from people who work at (mainly) Microcenter, who clearly have no clue what they are talking about but instead of admitting ignorance of fact, they'll just tell you whatever to further increase their already enormous egos.
Well anandtech, you are my last hope.
Specs btw:
2.8gh P4. 1GB DDR. 9800Pro. 160G HDD. 400W PSU.
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