Guys I'm having issues with my sound card... Sounds like its it a crackling cathedral...

[Zachary Petty]

Guys I'm having issues with my sound card... Sounds like its it a crackling cathedral lol

then when I change the bit rate it goes away immediately, happens at random...

Bad driver? or should I be saving my money for a new one?

creative X-Fi 5.1 on SPDIF

 

[Tyson Robinson]

I would actually suggest checking for updates or making sure updates are installed properly. I sometimes get a similar thing when watching YouTube with a razer kraken headset but it normally fixes itself in under a minute