Inquiry about a buzzing noise in the microphone when the GPU is under stress. What could be the reason for this?
Inquiry about a buzzing noise in the microphone when the GPU is under stress. What could be the reason for this?
While I am playing games and my GIGABYTE 3060 ti is at full capacity or close to it, there is a noticeable coil whine. That's fine by me. However, recently my friends have mentioned that they can hear a bothersome buzzing sound while we play games. And yes, this is accurate; if I record a video, I can hear it as well. I will provide the recording link so you can listen to it. This wasn't an issue a month ago, and I haven't changed anything in my setup. I'm unsure what is causing the problem. I've reinstalled all my drivers, cleaned my PC, reorganized all my cables, changed the power cord, and attempted to power the PC from a different outlet, but nothing has worked. The microphone also functions properly with another computer. Do you have any idea what might be causing this issue?
The recording example:
http://sndup.net/m6sr
I presume this is an analog microphone? It could be picking up electrical interference (EMI), either from the unshielded mic cable or internally on the motherboard PCB. Do you have an alternate Front port (or Read port) to test?
Do you have a USB microphone to try? These typically have an ADC (analog to digital converter) in the headset, making them less susceptible to interference.
Are you utilizing any advanced audio mixer software or any software that came with the problematic USB microphone?
Have you tried the same microphone on another machine (i.e., is it genuinely related to your video card, or does the issue follow the microphone)?
If the video card produces significant audible noise, perhaps the microphone is functioning correctly and is just capturing the ambient background noise?
I do not use any mixer software. I tested the microphone with another computer, and it works fine there. The microphone is definitely not picking up background noise; you can hear it in the recording as well, and it maintains the same volume even if I place the microphone far away from my PC with a long cable. I'm puzzled as to how a USB microphone could produce this sound; it didn't do that before.