[SOLVED] Popping and Cracking noises

[hunterczech]

I have looked for over month for any solution but there really isn't anything that could help me. What I have are quite annoying pop/crack sounds whenever there's any short sound - it's reproducible when hitting "Test" button within Windows System Sounds over and over quickly. This annoying popping also happens when playing any game and listening to music or watching videos at same time.. then it becomes absolutely terrible.

I have tried:

• changing jack port where my headset is connected (i had it in motherboard, now i plugged in my computer case).
• reinstalling audio drivers about 10 times installing various ones from motherboard website, realtek website
• reinstalling network drivers
• deactivating/uninstalling other sound drivers like the nvidia and amd ones that are for hdmi/displayport sounds
• resetting CMOS
• sfc /scannow about 5 times & dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
• Clean boot & safe mode boot (safe mod boot doesnt offer any sound at all though)
• fiddling with various sound effects, changing sampling frequency, all kinds of stuff you can set up i have already tried
• disabling / enabling fast boot
• reinstalling graphical drivers
• reinstalling chipset drivers
• turning off XMP
• undervolting CPU
• unplugging GPU
• deactivating one GPU at a time
• updating bios to beta and then back

and probably 20 more things that i've read from dozens of various forums that i already don't remember

Please how do I get rid of this? I've read that some people got rid of it by increasing VDDG voltage, but there is no such thing in my BIOS. Other people got rid of it by installing AMD RAID ATA Drivers but that's too difficult and also needs reinstall of PC I think.

Important thing to notice: The popping happens on all monitors, reproductors, and 3 different headsets that i've tried
Also the popping can be recorded.


LatencyMon:

CONCLUSION
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Your system seems to be having difficulty handling real-time audio and other tasks. You may experience drop outs, clicks or pops due to buffer underruns. One or more DPC routines that belong to a driver running in your system appear to be executing for too long. One problem may be related to power management, disable CPU throttling settings in Control Panel and BIOS setup. Check for BIOS updates.
LatencyMon has been analyzing your system for 1:56:16 (h🇲🇲ss) on all processors.
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SYSTEM INFORMATION
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Computer name: DESKTOP-P6KFTLT
OS version: Windows 11, 10.0, version 2009, build: 22000 (x64)
Hardware: MS-7C02, Micro-Star International Co., Ltd
BIOS: 3.B0
CPU: AuthenticAMD AMD Ryzen 5 5600G with Radeon Graphics
Logical processors: 12
Processor groups: 1
Processor group size: 12
RAM: 28565 MB total


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CPU SPEED
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Reported CPU speed (WMI): 3901 MHz
Reported CPU speed (registry): 3893 MHz

Note: reported execution times may be calculated based on a fixed reported CPU speed. Disable variable speed settings like Intel Speed Step and AMD Cool N Quiet in the BIOS setup for more accurate results.


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MEASURED INTERRUPT TO USER PROCESS LATENCIES
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The interrupt to process latency reflects the measured interval that a usermode process needed to respond to a hardware request from the moment the interrupt service routine started execution. This includes the scheduling and execution of a DPC routine, the signaling of an event and the waking up of a usermode thread from an idle wait state in response to that event.

Highest measured interrupt to process latency (µs): 552,80
Average measured interrupt to process latency (µs): 3,892013

Highest measured interrupt to DPC latency (µs): 514,10
Average measured interrupt to DPC latency (µs): 1,338165


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REPORTED ISRs
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Interrupt service routines are routines installed by the OS and device drivers that execute in response to a hardware interrupt signal.

Highest ISR routine execution time (µs): 660,906242
Driver with highest ISR routine execution time: HDAudBus.sys - High Definition Audio Bus Driver, Microsoft Corporation

Highest reported total ISR routine time (%): 0,044015
Driver with highest ISR total time: dxgkrnl.sys - DirectX Graphics Kernel, Microsoft Corporation

Total time spent in ISRs (%) 0,057566

ISR count (execution time <250 µs): 4265784
ISR count (execution time 250-500 µs): 0
ISR count (execution time 500-1000 µs): 14
ISR count (execution time 1000-2000 µs): 0
ISR count (execution time 2000-4000 µs): 0
ISR count (execution time >=4000 µs): 0


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REPORTED DPCs
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DPC routines are part of the interrupt servicing dispatch mechanism and disable the possibility for a process to utilize the CPU while it is interrupted until the DPC has finished execution.

Highest DPC routine execution time (µs): 1947,665810
Driver with highest DPC routine execution time: Wdf01000.sys - Kernel Mode Driver Framework Runtime, Microsoft Corporation

Highest reported total DPC routine time (%): 0,022567
Driver with highest DPC total execution time: dxgkrnl.sys - DirectX Graphics Kernel, Microsoft Corporation

Total time spent in DPCs (%) 0,055308

DPC count (execution time <250 µs): 9157223
DPC count (execution time 250-500 µs): 0
DPC count (execution time 500-10000 µs): 857
DPC count (execution time 1000-2000 µs): 1
DPC count (execution time 2000-4000 µs): 0
DPC count (execution time >=4000 µs): 0


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REPORTED HARD PAGEFAULTS
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Hard pagefaults are events that get triggered by making use of virtual memory that is not resident in RAM but backed by a memory mapped file on disk. The process of resolving the hard pagefault requires reading in the memory from disk while the process is interrupted and blocked from execution.

NOTE: some processes were hit by hard pagefaults. If these were programs producing audio, they are likely to interrupt the audio stream resulting in dropouts, clicks and pops. Check the Processes tab to see which programs were hit.

Process with highest pagefault count: system

Total number of hard pagefaults 80468
Hard pagefault count of hardest hit process: 42853
Number of processes hit: 58


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PER CPU DATA
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CPU 0 Interrupt cycle time (s): 155,996124
CPU 0 ISR highest execution time (µs): 660,906242
CPU 0 ISR total execution time (s): 48,044267
CPU 0 ISR count: 3916449
CPU 0 DPC highest execution time (µs): 1947,665810
CPU 0 DPC total execution time (s): 42,893384
CPU 0 DPC count: 8436614
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CPU 1 Interrupt cycle time (s): 13,807468
CPU 1 ISR highest execution time (µs): 69,534806
CPU 1 ISR total execution time (s): 0,002862
CPU 1 ISR count: 241
CPU 1 DPC highest execution time (µs): 542,854354
CPU 1 DPC total execution time (s): 0,177450
CPU 1 DPC count: 58417
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CPU 2 Interrupt cycle time (s): 19,610770
CPU 2 ISR highest execution time (µs): 0,0
CPU 2 ISR total execution time (s): 0,0
CPU 2 ISR count: 0
CPU 2 DPC highest execution time (µs): 782,855125
CPU 2 DPC total execution time (s): 0,744131
CPU 2 DPC count: 162284
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CPU 3 Interrupt cycle time (s): 18,027182
CPU 3 ISR highest execution time (µs): 0,0
CPU 3 ISR total execution time (s): 0,0
CPU 3 ISR count: 0
CPU 3 DPC highest execution time (µs): 434,379656
CPU 3 DPC total execution time (s): 0,095270
CPU 3 DPC count: 30057
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CPU 4 Interrupt cycle time (s): 10,963322
CPU 4 ISR highest execution time (µs): 0,0
CPU 4 ISR total execution time (s): 0,0
CPU 4 ISR count: 0
CPU 4 DPC highest execution time (µs): 103,395582
CPU 4 DPC total execution time (s): 0,126956
CPU 4 DPC count: 37744
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CPU 5 Interrupt cycle time (s): 9,842649
CPU 5 ISR highest execution time (µs): 0,0
CPU 5 ISR total execution time (s): 0,0
CPU 5 ISR count: 0
CPU 5 DPC highest execution time (µs): 213,913948
CPU 5 DPC total execution time (s): 0,086925
CPU 5 DPC count: 27135
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CPU 6 Interrupt cycle time (s): 44,463729
CPU 6 ISR highest execution time (µs): 0,0
CPU 6 ISR total execution time (s): 0,0
CPU 6 ISR count: 0
CPU 6 DPC highest execution time (µs): 991,349345
CPU 6 DPC total execution time (s): 0,996194
CPU 6 DPC count: 156709
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CPU 7 Interrupt cycle time (s): 37,371589
CPU 7 ISR highest execution time (µs): 0,0
CPU 7 ISR total execution time (s): 0,0
CPU 7 ISR count: 0
CPU 7 DPC highest execution time (µs): 453,584125
CPU 7 DPC total execution time (s): 0,335439
CPU 7 DPC count: 87556
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CPU 8 Interrupt cycle time (s): 12,137540
CPU 8 ISR highest execution time (µs): 22,290008
CPU 8 ISR total execution time (s): 0,099444
CPU 8 ISR count: 259431
CPU 8 DPC highest execution time (µs): 212,581557
CPU 8 DPC total execution time (s): 0,153071
CPU 8 DPC count: 39176
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CPU 9 Interrupt cycle time (s): 11,254566
CPU 9 ISR highest execution time (µs): 7,994349
CPU 9 ISR total execution time (s): 0,005748
CPU 9 ISR count: 9672
CPU 9 DPC highest execution time (µs): 211,148985
CPU 9 DPC total execution time (s): 0,177899
CPU 9 DPC count: 38382
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CPU 10 Interrupt cycle time (s): 20,699676
CPU 10 ISR highest execution time (µs): 30,043925
CPU 10 ISR total execution time (s): 0,023267
CPU 10 ISR count: 48313
CPU 10 DPC highest execution time (µs): 100,820961
CPU 10 DPC total execution time (s): 0,154096
CPU 10 DPC count: 28591
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CPU 11 Interrupt cycle time (s): 20,625843
CPU 11 ISR highest execution time (µs): 106,801695
CPU 11 ISR total execution time (s): 0,017872
CPU 11 ISR count: 31692
CPU 11 DPC highest execution time (µs): 475,493450
CPU 11 DPC total execution time (s): 0,361775
CPU 11 DPC count: 55416
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Is there a way to get sound in safe mode?
Is it really faulty motherboard?

System specs:

AMD Ryzen 5600G
Fury 32GB 3200mhz DDR4
B450 Tomahawk Max (last bios update - 7C02v3B from 25.05.2021 and BETA 7C02v3C3 from 29.9.2021)
RX Vega 7, GTX960
Samsung 860 EVO
3x WD Blue
Windows 11 22000
Seasonic Focus Gold 650W

 

[Ralston18]

This:

"One problem may be related to power management, "

PSU: make, model, wattage, age, condition (original, replacement/new, refurbished, used)?

 

[hunterczech]

This:

"One problem may be related to power management, "

PSU: make, model, wattage, age, condition (original, replacement/new, refurbished, used)?

Seasonic Focus Gold 650W bought in June 2019 - purchased for full price not used. I was getting random restarts when undervolting my CPU with Negative curve offset but I guess that's normal? Or could that be related to PSU? Now i had no restart for about week after putting offsets to lower amounts.

Also the random restarts happened only on extremely low usage. I have hours and hours of Prime95 stress tests and even multiple benchmarks running simultaneously.

Also popping happens even on being 100% idle and just playing windows sounds. But yeah popping is worst at gaming+music/movies.

 

[Ralston18]

Noted:

"This annoying popping also happens when playing any game and listening to music or watching videos at same time.. then it becomes absolutely terrible. "

Sketch out a diagram of the audio and video connections - just to eliminate a ground loop.

= = = =

Power down, unplug open the case.

Clean out dust and debris.

Inspect all ports, plugs, slots, and connectors for signs of damage. Use a bright flashlight and a magnifying glass to help.

Verify by sight and feel that all connectors, cards, RAM, and jumpers are fully and firmly in place.

Unplug and replug as necessary to ensue full and secure connectivity.

Take a close look at any audio cables - especially at the plug ends. Swap out with known working (no pops or crackles) when possible.