Sound on Asus (Nvidia chipset) motherboards

[teleguitar]

I have a problem with my onboard sound (Asus A8N32-SLI mb) and haven't been able to fully solve it. I keep running into sound/noise issues. Even after adjusting sound settings, I hear crackling and "static." I thought it might be from low impedance earphones but another pair didn't help.

This is happening in both Windows and Linux so I am thinking it is just poor onboard sound. It could be the Nvidia chipset? I thought I might be able to solve the problem once and for all with a sound card? Any chance of that?

I've been to the Asus forums and posted in other hardware sites to no avail.

I am hoping someone who has experienced the same issues could provide some insight. Asus and the particular chipset for the motherboard onboard sound is quite common so I can only assume that it has been an issue for others as well. I also googled the problem but couldn't find a solution.

The problem is most noticeable and irritating whenever listening to a DVD or media file while it's on 'pause.' However, just using the earphones without anything running produces the noise. I can change settings on the equalizers or sound settings but it only minimizes the crackling but doesn't eliminate it totally.

Any ideas?

[sickcars]

My friend has the same mb & the same thing happened to him a year or so ago. I contacted Asus and they said its known problem or something. They said thye would repair it under warranty.

But my friend did not want to wait for it to get fixed and just bought a simple Sound Blaster sound card for around $50 and its been fine.

[teleguitar]

Thanks for the reply! It's quite appreciated. I have read on another site of a sound card solving the problem so I guess I am looking for one now.