Sound Cutting In and Out

[arras]

I have a fairly new build using the GA-H97-Gaming 3 motherboard and I was loving the board until the last week.

Out of the blue, the sound keeps cutting in and out on me while playing games and listening to music. The system has been up and running for a almost two months.

I have tried uninstalling audio drivers thinking there could be a conflict somewhere, but nothing seems to work. Do have a faulty motherboard?

Right now, I have uninstalled the Realtech driver and the Soundblaster X-Fi MB3 software and I am running with just basic Windows drivers (Windows 8.1 Pro). It's still happening.

Please any help would be most welcome.


System
GA-H97-Gaming 3
i5-4440
Crucial X100 256 SSD
8 gigs G.Skill 12800CL8D RAM
Nividia GTX 750 Ti
Windows 8.1 Pro

I have an optical cable running from the motherboard into a Vizio soundbar.

 

[arossetti]

I have experienced something like this while using head sets. What I found was that there were two entries under output devices for my head sets - one included the mic - one didn't. For some reason when I set the default device to the one without the mic I'd get a fading in and out of music while gaming but the SFX were clear.

Maybe its the same type of issue.

Try re-installing the drivers then make sure you have the correct output device selected -S/PDIF. Also check to make sure -if you are using a dedicated sound card - if you need to disable any on board audio. It shouldn't interfere but sometimes odd things happen.

 

[arras]

I am not using a headset. I do have a web cam connected, so I will look into this.

I am still open to other feedback out there, but I will unplug the web cam and check the device settings for it to see if there is some kind of connection.

 

[arras]

Well, I've tried everything to no avail.

I simply cannot figure out why this is still happening. Anyone else have an idea?

 

[arras]

Okay, after uninstalling and reinstalling drivers, after swapping out sound cards (onboard to external), after changing cables and all, I found out my Vizio soundbar that I use as my speaker was overheating.

Not sure there is a solution for it. I tried blowing canned air into its vents. But it just may be that I've worn the poor thing out.

Anyway, it was the speaker and not the motherboard.