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So this is a long-term problem. I've had it for literally years! I feel sometimes it fades but I think I just get used to it and tune it out for months at a time.

Basically, I can hear interference of all sorts from my PC on my speakers. Hard drive access, mouse movement, scrolling a web page, etc etc.

Things I have tried, that haven't helped:

  • disconnected CD audio
  • removed CD drive entirely
  • tried front port
  • disconnected front port
  • tried headphones
  • new power strip
  • moved house
  • tried an internal soundcard instead of the onboard one
  • tried a USB soundcard - I was certain this would be a suitable workaround, and gobsmacked when even this didn't help
  • moved my graphics card to a different slot
  • unplugged my mouse and keyboard
  • unplugged all SATA hard drives (system is on an SSD - but this problem existed before I added the SSD)
  • replaced PSU (it died one day)
  • disconnected all fans bar the CPU fan
  • reinstalled drivers (not that I believed that would help)

All to no avail.

I'm basically down to it being a problem with the case, graphics card or the motherboard, I guess. I'd really like to fix this without buying a new motherboard though, so any thoughts are very welcome! (Unless they're in the list above...)

PC spec:

  • Gigabyte GA-P35-DS4 board
  • Core 2 duo E6750
  • Sparkle 8800GT fanless
  • G.Skill 4GB DDR2
  • Vista ultimate 64bit
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    @DavidPostill The other thread speaks about speakers only, and thus the solution is irrelevant here.
    – EliadTech
    Nov 16, 2014 at 9:23
  • @EliadTech really? It sounds like electromagnetic interference is the only thing left it could be. And without trying it we can't exclude it as a solution. A bad earth is another possibility.
    – DavidPostill
    Nov 16, 2014 at 10:41
  • @DavidPostill The thing is that AFAIK from my experience headphones are far less susceptible to such interferences. Also, mouse scrolling isn't likely to produce that much interference. Thus, I'm inclined to believe this is some malfunction in the motherboard (probably related to grounding).
    – EliadTech
    Nov 16, 2014 at 12:15
  • If I put headphones in and select "headphones" when Realtek asks me what I've plugged in then the noise is barely there at all. Maybe NOT at all. BUt if I put headphones in and select "front speaker" instead, then the noise is just as bad as it is on my amp/speakers.
    – Codemonkey
    Nov 16, 2014 at 13:22

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