[Chuchnit]

Hey guys. I'm about to pull my hair out right now figuring out why the heck my sound stutters. For months I did not have this problem. Then all the sudden I start getting this goofy stuttering when listening to music, watching youtube vids, playing games, etc. I've tried to figure out how to explain the sound, but can't. It's like it thinks it's out of sync and makes a techno-ish sound that's loud as hell and then all is fine. This happens more often when I open new tabs and browse the net. Playing BF3 is impossible right now with all the stuttering. Lemme start off with current specs:

i7 2600k @ stock
Gigabyte P67A-UD7-B3 w/ BIOS F3H
4GB Gskill 2133 C8 @ 1866 C8
Asus GTX580 CU II
Creative X-FI Fatality Titanium Professional
2 x 64GB C300 in R0 with latest firmware (OS)
2 x 1TB Samsung F3 in R0 for data
Corsair AX850w
Win 7 Ultimate with latest updates
Latest VGA drivers
Latest Creative driver by Daniel K

Things I've tried:

Sound Card- I have un-installed/re-installed creative driver. This problem started with another modders version of the older driver so it's not a Daniel K driver issue. I have disabled shit like CMSS-3D, EAX and anything I can think of. Nothing Helps.

LAN - I read that lan drivers could be the culprit. I un-installed/re-installed drivers last night to no avail.

HPET - 32 or 64 bit is the same. If I disable HPET, the stuttering doesn't happen as often but it's still there.

Intel Power Management - I've ran with and without C1E and all that garbage on. None of these settings matter.


I've tried a few other misc things and can't fix it. Do you guys have any idea whats up with this? I swear I think the problem started with a beta nvidia driver that wouldn't let you deselect the 3d surround and audio driver during install but I'm not sure. I have been too busy in the past months to really listen to much music or anything so I can't pinpoint when this started exactly. Any suggestions?