No sound on youtube, distorted sound in media player.Formatted and replaced soundcard

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So the other day I went onto youtube to watch a video and then it wasn't giving my any sound. So I checked my computer settings and all to see if I had muted sound on accident or something along those lines. I hadn't and I still wasn't getting sound. I checked other videos and yet, still no sound. Or, I either had sound but it was really, really quiet. Or, it started off normally but then cut off.

I tried playing music through Windows Media Player and it all sounded weird and distorted. IE, the singing was really quiet and the instruments were loud.

To fix this, I reinstalled my sound drivers, checked my codecs, reinstalled flash player and reinstalled my codecs. Yet, still there was no difference, the sound was still messd up. I thought it might be the speakers so I switched my speakers with my sisters (she has the same speakers that I do) and alas, it was no use.

Feeling a little lost I decided to reinstall Windows XP. I thought that by doing this my problems would all be solved. But it wasn't. The problem still remained.

Due to me using onboard sound I decided to purchase a sound card yesterday and I just installed it into my PC today, and formatted once more just for good measure.

However.. the problem STILL remains and I am kind of stuck. Does anyone know what I can do to fix this or have encountered this sort of problem themselves?
 
Well I was using onboard sound. I have the P5W DH Deluxe Mobo and the soundcard I am using right now is the Creatisve Sound Blaster Audigy SE.

As far as testing the motherboard, I'm not sure how to go about that.
 
Well I'll try and give it a go. Only problem is, is that I don't have an alternative motherboard to use right now. I was thinking it would be along the lines of that.. but I was seriously hoping it wouldn't be. I just find it totally strange how everything was working one day and then the next it had just messed up.

I could try the older driver versions though.
 
Alright, thanks a lot for your help! I'll give it a go and come back here if I have any further problems.. but I have a sad, sinking feeling that it's the motherboard.
 
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