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Random audio pop and crack effects from the Rog Z690

Random audio pop and crack effects from the Rog Z690

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BALLADAY
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11-05-2021, 02:29 PM
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Hi there, welcome! I’m just starting out with PC builds and recently swapped out my motherboard and CPU to the ROG Z690 and i9-12900K. After putting everything together, I did a fresh Windows 11 Pro install and noticed some audio problems—random pops or crackles every few minutes. I searched online but didn’t find a solution yet. This is frustrating because I rely heavily on my PC for music playback. The issue seems to affect headphones, speakers, earphones, and even the monitor speaker, suggesting a hardware concern rather than software. I’ve updated the audio drivers and BIOS to the latest version from ASUS, tried reinstalling the driver after restarting, but it still doesn’t work. I also saw that other Z690 boards with the Alc408X audio chip experience similar issues—anyone have tips or advice? Thanks a lot!

Rig details: CPU i9-12900K, motherboard Asus Rog Strix Z690-A Gaming, Wi-Fi D4, BIOS 1702, GPU Asus Rog Strix 3070Ti, 32GB RAM (8x4), Adata NVMe 1TB, Crucial SATA SSD 1TB.
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BALLADAY
11-05-2021, 02:29 PM #1

Hi there, welcome! I’m just starting out with PC builds and recently swapped out my motherboard and CPU to the ROG Z690 and i9-12900K. After putting everything together, I did a fresh Windows 11 Pro install and noticed some audio problems—random pops or crackles every few minutes. I searched online but didn’t find a solution yet. This is frustrating because I rely heavily on my PC for music playback. The issue seems to affect headphones, speakers, earphones, and even the monitor speaker, suggesting a hardware concern rather than software. I’ve updated the audio drivers and BIOS to the latest version from ASUS, tried reinstalling the driver after restarting, but it still doesn’t work. I also saw that other Z690 boards with the Alc408X audio chip experience similar issues—anyone have tips or advice? Thanks a lot!

Rig details: CPU i9-12900K, motherboard Asus Rog Strix Z690-A Gaming, Wi-Fi D4, BIOS 1702, GPU Asus Rog Strix 3070Ti, 32GB RAM (8x4), Adata NVMe 1TB, Crucial SATA SSD 1TB.