Question can a damaged motherboard onboard audio cause randomly audio popping / crackling?

[mat1995]

Hello

i have a b550m gaming plus and i´ve hearing some rare crackling / popping noises ( rare to diagnose)

i did not change anything on my system yet i hear the popping

Is there a way to test the motherboard audio or is there something that i could do to diagnose better?

it doesn´t follow a pattern , it just happens randomly

I´ve checked motherboard traces and they are apparently ok ( as well as motherboard overall status)

my cpu is ryzen 7 5700x and 16gb ram 3200 mhz no OC (system has no oc at all)

also latest drivers

Thanks

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

i´ve hearing some rare crackling / popping noises

what are you connecting with an where;

speakers(stereo, 2.1, 5.1), headset, etc
3.5mm port, optical, USB, bluetooth, etc