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Audio cuts out when CPU usage rises above ~30%

Fresh3 days ago
Mar 15, 20261598 views
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I've just built a new PC: Intel Core i3 2100 CPU 4GB 1333MHz DDR3 memory Intel H67 Chipset motherboard Using the onboard graphics Using the onboard sound - Realtek* ALC662 audio codec When playing audio only it appears to be OK, but when playing videos and games the sound will repeatedly cut out fo…

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Fix for: Audio cuts out when CPU usage rises above ~30%

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We uninstalled the Realtek software that came with the motherboard (it was installed as a side effect of installing the audio drivers) and now everything seems to be OK. We assume that it's because the audio isn't being processed by extra software (…

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