u/PaymentIndividual391

Hello! I have an issue that has been driving me crazy for a long time and I still can’t find a solution.

I get random audio pops, stutters, crackles and glitch effects, especially noticeable on curbs.

My PC specs:

• MSI PRO B650-S WIFI
• Ryzen 7 7800X3D
• RTX 5090
• Windows 10/11 tested

Things I already tried:

• Installed latest drivers from MSI/manufacturers
• Updated BIOS to latest version
• Updated Realtek audio drivers and also tested older versions
• Reinstalled Windows multiple times (Windows 10 and 11)
• Tested different headphones:
  • wired
  • Bluetooth
  • 2.4GHz wireless
• Tried all sample rates from 44100 Hz to 192000 Hz
• Enabled/disabled audio enhancements
• Tried different Windows power plans
• Set CPU minimum state to 100%
• Changed NVIDIA settings including Ultra Low Latency
• Used DDU to completely reinstall NVIDIA drivers
• Tried older NVIDIA drivers too

LatencyMon is usually mostly fine while gaming, but sometimes I still get warnings related to NVIDIA drivers, mostly points to:

• nvlddmkm.sys (NVIDIA driver)

Here is a video of the issue (you can hear the pops/glitches on the audio peaks):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nh-GgBuMF7E

Has anyone experienced something similar on AM5/RTX systems or found a fix?