Soldato
Ok so last week I started hearing some background noise that was linked with the moving of my mouse and when computer was processing something.
I use a SB XFI...I took it out...reseated it in the slot after checking for dust...but the background static was still there. Then for no real reason I took the heatsink off the SPU, cleaned it with isopropyl alcohol, and reseated it with AS5..hehe. Not surprisingly, the sound was still there...and the heatsink seemed to be hotter, I assume because of the better thermal conductivity.
So I disabled the XFI and enabled my onboard sound....hmm..the static is there as well! This is strange...so am I correct to assume the static is not linked to the audio components? What can I do to fix this? Could it be my PSU? (Antec SmartPower 500w)
I'm kind of an audiophile so this is just driving me nuts.
I use a SB XFI...I took it out...reseated it in the slot after checking for dust...but the background static was still there. Then for no real reason I took the heatsink off the SPU, cleaned it with isopropyl alcohol, and reseated it with AS5..hehe. Not surprisingly, the sound was still there...and the heatsink seemed to be hotter, I assume because of the better thermal conductivity.
So I disabled the XFI and enabled my onboard sound....hmm..the static is there as well! This is strange...so am I correct to assume the static is not linked to the audio components? What can I do to fix this? Could it be my PSU? (Antec SmartPower 500w)
I'm kind of an audiophile so this is just driving me nuts.