chlywly 10 Posted July 24, 2009 I'm at a loss... especially online and in some situations in single player, depending on where Im looking sometimes the game will simply drop to a CRAWL!!! like 1-5fps and the sound will crackle like crazy... I have tried switching my X-Fi to a different slot with no luck. I'm also running a GTX295... It's driving me insane, nothing seems to help, and I have the latest drivers. This only seems to happen in Arma2.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
no use for a name 0 Posted July 24, 2009 what are your specs? I've heard of people getting sound issues with overclocks; but that's pretty rare afaik Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chlywly 10 Posted July 25, 2009 I have an overlock, but its very stable and I get the same buzzing without... I Just got a new soundcard and same issue.... :( Vista 64, 8 Gigs, ddr2 OCZ 1066 Q9950 @ 3.4ghz oc'd GTX 295 SLI Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-s!Gm4- 10 Posted July 25, 2009 I have an overlock, but its very stable and I get the same buzzing without... I Just got a new soundcard and same issue.... :(Vista 64, 8 Gigs, ddr2 OCZ 1066 Q9950 @ 3.4ghz oc'd GTX 295 SLI Well first off: Did you take care of the 8GB RAM problem and got your SLI running smoothly (btw - real SLI => means 2*295? Or "just" one 295?)? Second: If you got a soundproblem it'd be nice to know what your soundcard is, also ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thr0tt 12 Posted July 25, 2009 I had a crackling issue and popping on previous driver sets, currently I use 6.0.1.1368 which work for me and I no longer get the crackling sound during or starting the game. May be worth a go. For info. the latest drivers on Creatives site didn't work well for me and many other due to some odd behaviour when closing down windows (long delay trying to shut down). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chlywly 10 Posted July 25, 2009 I'm using Asus Xonar D2x sound-card (had a creative X-fi but getting rid of that, because I find its got lots of issues in Vista).... I have a single GTX295... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cluster 10 Posted July 26, 2009 had same problem, switched my config to stereo speakers instead of 5.1 speakers and problem was resolved Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chlywly 10 Posted July 27, 2009 had same problem, switched my config to stereo speakers instead of 5.1 speakers and problem was resolved Config? How do you do that.... I only have 2.1 sound system. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyAviator 10 Posted July 27, 2009 You guys have speakers? Grab a head set for $30, take out the sound card and eliminate the problem. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
evilfury 0 Posted July 27, 2009 http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=301152 Try these drivers. I dont know if that was reason but after I installed these drivers for xfi my gameplay is smooth like a silk even campaing is now enjoyable. Try it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
randir14 10 Posted July 27, 2009 I have on onboard card (Realtek HD or something) and I sometimes get the crackling and popping noise. For some reason it only happens in multiplayer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chlywly 10 Posted July 27, 2009 I have on onboard card (Realtek HD or something) and I sometimes get the crackling and popping noise. For some reason it only happens in multiplayer. Same, only in multiplayer... I'm wondering if it really has something to do with shared IRQ between sound/video and ethernet. ---------- Post added at 10:12 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:04 PM ---------- I'm on an Asus Xonar d2x card now, not creative... I just got it a few days ago, same issue. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SheepDip82 10 Posted August 23, 2009 I recently noticed my sound setup was 2.1 instead of 5.1, and upon switching it to 5.1 the sound began popping and distorting. I switched back to 2.1 and it went away :/ It does work on 5.1 but only if I turn the hardware acceleration down to simple in the control panel... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
.kju 3245 Posted August 23, 2009 Did you try tha latest beta patch? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex72 1 Posted August 23, 2009 Test this BETA: ARMA2 v58834 Beta Patch Alex Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chlywly 10 Posted August 23, 2009 P.S: Just wanted to let you know switching to Win7 fixed the crackling issues in Arma2.. However, now I'm crashing to desktop (while arma2 process still running) and no errors... constantly!!! aghhhh No I have not tried the latest beta patch... Wouldn't this render multiplayer useless? Since the servers are likely not running a beta patch!? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SheepDip82 10 Posted August 23, 2009 Yeah I'm all Beta'd up to date, I'm not sure what's causing it but I'll test running 5.1 through my onboard to see if it crackles also. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nocturna 10 Posted August 24, 2009 (edited) I also have this sound problem, i think it started after i installed 1.03 patch, it happens randomly but its pretty annoying ._. i did not change my sound card (onboard) drivers so no clue what the problem is Ok after searching i guess its a bug that came with 1.03 patch, isnt this worth a hotfix instead of waiting god-knows-how-long for the next patch ? ._. Edited August 24, 2009 by nocturna Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
