x-fi loud hiss

AgrAde · 11-19-2007, 09:53 PM

i turned on my computer today and my headphones started hissing like MAD, it was like an untuned radio coming out of only the left channel. and it was LOUD. plugged my amp in instead and it was still going, so i tried restarting and now it's working fine

imminent death?

i can't find much on the interpipes about this particular problem but i'm hoping it was just a one-off

lowlight · 11-19-2007, 11:09 PM

Try moving it to another PCI slot?

AgrAde · 11-20-2007, 01:01 AM

yeah, i was going to give that a go if it happened again. doubtful that it's the problem as it's been running fine for about a year so far, but it's worth a try.

_visible · 11-20-2007, 03:14 PM

Dust your computer. Not even kidding. This is from my own experimentation and conclusions, but the X-Fi is very sensitive. In my own setup it respons similarly to an overdusted case, creating excessive heat and hence rendering artifacts. Overclocking my memory, especially certain timing settings - same thing.

Sound perfectly reasonable that over time if neglected, a powerful system runs hotter. Dust it, try downclocking and watch it work.

Flunk · 11-20-2007, 07:56 PM

Perhaps Remove and re-install the drivers? I have had issues with creative products hissing because of driver issues.

11-19-2007, 09:53 PM	#1
AgrAde Truly HARDCORE Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 5,272	x-fi loud hiss i turned on my computer today and my headphones started hissing like MAD, it was like an untuned radio coming out of only the left channel. and it was LOUD. plugged my amp in instead and it was still going, so i tried restarting and now it's working fine imminent death? i can't find much on the interpipes about this particular problem but i'm hoping it was just a one-off

11-19-2007, 11:09 PM	#2
lowlight 37% More Evil! Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 12,974	Re: x-fi loud hiss Try moving it to another PCI slot? __________________

11-20-2007, 01:01 AM	#3
AgrAde Truly HARDCORE Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 5,272	Re: x-fi loud hiss yeah, i was going to give that a go if it happened again. doubtful that it's the problem as it's been running fine for about a year so far, but it's worth a try.

11-20-2007, 03:14 PM	#4
_visible Shit-Listed - Cannot post Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Connecticut Posts: 3,390	Re: x-fi loud hiss Dust your computer. Not even kidding. This is from my own experimentation and conclusions, but the X-Fi is very sensitive. In my own setup it respons similarly to an overdusted case, creating excessive heat and hence rendering artifacts. Overclocking my memory, especially certain timing settings - same thing. Sound perfectly reasonable that over time if neglected, a powerful system runs hotter. Dust it, try downclocking and watch it work.

11-20-2007, 07:56 PM	#5
Flunk Fanboi Bater Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Posts: 4,346	Re: x-fi loud hiss Perhaps Remove and re-install the drivers? I have had issues with creative products hissing because of driver issues. __________________ Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'Exception' with message 'Value must be 1 or below' in \www\hardcoreware.net\forum\index.php:623 Stack trace: #0 \www\hardcoreware.net\forum\index.php(12): checkNum(28) #1 {main} thrown in \www\hardcoreware.net\forum\index.php on line 623