Nvidia GTX660Ti High Definition Audio over HDMI "oscillates"

Darki5000

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Feb 28, 2016
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Hey there!
Seems like there won't be a day where there isn't a problem with my PC.

My graphics cards newest hiccup is that when the sound driver is adressed for the first time after silence, the sound seems to oscillate a lot, it sounds VERY wobbly.

As an example I have recorded the playback of the Windows 10 "Windows Background.wav" file 3 times in a row off my speakers.
You may notice that the sound becomes clearer and more true to the original with each consecutive play.

Here's a link to the sound files:
https://1drv.ms/u/s!Ak1mfyc4ZVMagf5x0MVhXBMiNMIbOg


I certainly don't have these problems with my Soundblaster sound card nor with other sound hardware. I have also noticed that this first happened around last week.

What could be at fault for this behavior?


/edit: Forgot to mention this. I had to reinstall Windows in the last few days, so naturally I had already a fresh driver installation behind me. But just to be sure I DDU'd it about an hour ago and did a rollback to an older driver. Still no luck. Driver Version now is 398.11 btw.
 

Darki5000

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Feb 28, 2016
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I'm only using the integrated speakers of my monitor, which unfortunately doesn't sport a 3.5mm jack anymore.

If possible I'd also have to constantly unplug the cable to use my headphones, so... convenience is also a factor, I guess?