Xbox wireless adapter - interference ?

Supercow · 14 Mar 2022 at 23:24

After a 15 year hiatus from PC gaming, I've switched back and so far its been seamless, apart from the connection to the PC from the headphones.

I have the Xbox wireless adapter plugged into the back of the PC, and I sit just to the right of it. The sound will stutter and drop out sometimes for seconds at a time on my Xbox wireless headset, for no apparent reason other than what I can theorise might be the PC case's metal?

As you can see, I'm really not far from it at all.

Has anyone else experienced this and solved it? Do you think it's interference, or something else?

SonicSW20 · 14 Mar 2022 at 23:43

My friend has had similar with a Corsair wireless headset, the solution was to use the supplied USB extension cable / stand to place the USB dongle in a better position.

The problem is if you want low latency audio wirelessly, any signal degredation is going to be detrimental to the sound and you'll get glitches and / or dropouts.

Supercow · 14 Mar 2022 at 23:47

Yea, I was hoping to keep the dongle where it is though, but if I must move it, I will.

A thought just came to me - the dongle isn't physically far from the Wifi / BT extender that's on the mobo
https://www.gigabyte.com/au/Motherboard/GC-WBAX200-rev-10#kf

I don't know enough about the wireless channels that the extender and the dongle uses to know if one will interfere with the other. Reckon that could be it?

SonicSW20 · 15 Mar 2022 at 09:53

Supercow said:
Yea, I was hoping to keep the dongle where it is though, but if I must move it, I will.

A thought just came to me - the dongle isn't physically far from the Wifi / BT extender that's on the mobo
https://www.gigabyte.com/au/Motherboard/GC-WBAX200-rev-10#kf

I don't know enough about the wireless channels that the extender and the dongle uses to know if one will interfere with the other. Reckon that could be it?

The Xbox Wireless Adapter uses the 5GHz range so I suppose it is possible, a simple enough to test if you temporarily disable the Bluetooth / WiFi and see if it improves.

Supercow · 15 Mar 2022 at 22:39

Disabling the Wifi and BT in windows did nothing - but can confirm that unplugging the extender did the job...go figure!

VincentHanna · 16 Mar 2022 at 07:46

Are you talking about the antenna? That's not really an extender as without it there is almost no signal

Supercow · 16 Mar 2022 at 12:28

VincentHanna said:
Are you talking about the antenna? That's not really an extender as without it there is almost no signal

Yea, sorry, clumsy wording.

V F · 16 Mar 2022 at 16:45

The Halo gamepad holder is cute.

Smok3y · 16 Mar 2022 at 17:59

V F said:
The Halo gamepad holder is cute.

I was more drawn to the dead cow on the floor.

Supercow · 16 Mar 2022 at 22:37

Smok3y said:
I was more drawn to the dead cow on the floor.

It's my dead dog, RIP Milky

ChocAndGray · 18 Mar 2022 at 09:30

I had this issue but it was with Bluetooth, the games would stutter badly and I’d get heavy frame rate drops.

actually moving to the dedicated wireless adapter fixed the issue so I find it quite odd that you’re having issues.

this will sound silly but you’re definitely connected to the wireless adapter?

VincentHanna · 18 Mar 2022 at 10:22

Do people tidy their desks for nicer pictures? Mine is absolutely shocking.

Supercow · 19 Mar 2022 at 06:08

VincentHanna said:
Do people tidy their desks for nicer pictures? Mine is absolutely shocking.

This is how my desk/room looks, 90% of the time. Things might move around a bit, but my man-room's my sanctuary. My whole house has to be shared by wife and kids and dogs, and they're all messy. Here in my room, things are kept tidy.

ChocAndGray said:
I had this issue but it was with Bluetooth, the games would stutter badly and I’d get heavy frame rate drops.

actually moving to the dedicated wireless adapter fixed the issue so I find it quite odd that you’re having issues.

this will sound silly but you’re definitely connected to the wireless adapter?

100% sure.

ChocAndGray · 19 Mar 2022 at 08:55

Supercow said:
100% sure.

Have you tried using bluetooth instead?

If that fixes the issue it may be a good temporary solution.

Smok3y · 19 Mar 2022 at 10:27

Doesn't help I guess but I have the same case with the new model Xbox adapter and the case sits under my desk and have no issues what so ever. Not sure what USB port it's plugged into but it's also plugged in at the back.