Whenever I play music or videos on my computer, there is sporadic crackling/popping noise. It's not constant, but it does get irritating when it happens several times within a couple minutes time frame.
One thing that I've noticed is that it happens with my computer speakers and with my TV (connected via HDMI on my graphics card). So basically the sound is output through two different avenues: via my USB external sound card (I just bought an EXTERNAL one to stop the interference, but to no avail) and via my graphics card. So it seems as if the problem lies with my actual computer. It could be that both components' cords could be getting interference from the electrical cords they are near. But I'm stumped. I would appreciate any help with this. I spent a lot of money on a new external sound card from Creative to try to get rid of this interference I'm having, but that didn't work. Thank you for your help!
One thing that I've noticed is that it happens with my computer speakers and with my TV (connected via HDMI on my graphics card). So basically the sound is output through two different avenues: via my USB external sound card (I just bought an EXTERNAL one to stop the interference, but to no avail) and via my graphics card. So it seems as if the problem lies with my actual computer. It could be that both components' cords could be getting interference from the electrical cords they are near. But I'm stumped. I would appreciate any help with this. I spent a lot of money on a new external sound card from Creative to try to get rid of this interference I'm having, but that didn't work. Thank you for your help!