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Sound stutter and also low FPS
DarioB:
Oh also, it might not be important but I'll mention it. I used CPU-Z and it says that link width is x1 and maximum supported is x16. Could that also be a problem? I don't know...
Shane:
--- Quote ---My computer indeed is tower. However, I don't have an extra sound card, and it would probably take a while for this to ship. If I disable this sound in bios without having a new sound card would that at least confirm the problem? If the problems go away when the sound card is disabled then that was it, and if the problem stay it's something else? Or not?
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You would have no sound at all so no way to tell, but you could see if the FPS in GW2 gets better then that would tell you if it is it as well.
--- Quote ---However, I'm still wondering why Dota2 for example has no problems with sound or performance at all.
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Perhaps it is accessing the sound card in a different way where most games connect to the sound through directx and some can connect directly to the sound card. It is also possible that the game is connecting using a different version of directx which could explain that. Another test you could do as well, download ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop
You can run the OS right off of the dvd drive, then when it is up you can see how the sound works on it. If you have problems there then it is a bad sound card, if you can play music and videos with no problem then we know it is a problem in Windows :-)
Shane
Shane:
--- Quote ---Oh also, it might not be important but I'll mention it. I used CPU-Z and it says that link width is x1 and maximum supported is x16. Could that also be a problem? I don't know.
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Link width has to do with the video card. Do you have on board video or do you have a video card? And if you have a card is it plugged into the top pci express slot or one of the lower ones?
The lower ones are slower speed while the the top is 16x.
Shane
DarioB:
--- Quote from: Shane on January 17, 2014, 01:17:33 pm ---
You would have no sound at all so no way to tell, but you could see if the FPS in GW2 gets better then that would tell you if it is it as well.
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I think I will try this first, as GW2 is my main problem right now. Stupid question but how do I disable it? And then enable it again after testing.
Shane:
You should be able to disable it in the bios.
Shane
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