KristjanS

Problem: When I'm listening to a device through Bluetooth, the music stops and stutters on the last note. When it happens differs but usually within four minutes

Question: Any suggestions before I resort to factory reset?

Device description: Samsung S7. Bought three years ago. Good condition. Latest update

Steps I've taken: Cleared Bluetooth cache as well as the cache partitions. Tried it with physical headphones, it worked fine so it's only through Bluetooth. The earbuds I'm using are brand new and the problem was also present in the last device I had. I turned off wifi, mobile data, location and auto rotate but the problem persisted. I turned off Samsung health since I thought the pedometer might be interfering.

I would be most grateful if anyone can provide suggestions before I resort to resetting the device

So here's the deal. When I am watching something using VLC or Windows Media Player, the audio becomes very staticky after a bit. When this happens, the static carries over to things like Chrome and can only be solved by turning the media player off. This also carries over to other headphones and the laptop speakers. The one exception to this is the Movies and TV app on the laptop. That one does not cause the static or get affected by it. If anyone knows how to fix this, I'd be happy if you could help me. I am including the Dxdiag information

DxDiag.txt

19 hours ago, Stefan Payne said:

1. it makes no sense to upgrade from a haswell i5 to a Skylake i7.

If you want an i7, look for a (used) Haswell one. You don't loose much at all.

 

2. Upgrading from a 4core without SMT to a 4 Core with SMT just makes no sense at all. Even with all the improvements. 

If you want to upgrade, wait for Coffeelake! That's at least a 6 core so it does make a bit of Sense.

Skylake does not. 

Ryzen is something to think about it, but even those don't make that much sense coming from a Haswell

 

3. What you are doing is wasting money and using an old, bad PSU.

So you'd better spend the money on a decent PSU instead of wasting it for some bullshit sidegrade.

 

 

Buttom Line:
Get a decent PSU, maybe some DDR3-SDRAM and probably a good GPU instead of wasting it on that stuff...

Thanks for your input. And yes, I admit that I messed up. I should have researched it better. The CPU is already here so there's little I can do about it. I am actually upgrading my entire system and decided to do it in parts. Next month, I'll be upgrading my GPU and getting a decent PSU while I'm at it. 

19 hours ago, STRMfrmXMN said:

Considering a 4790K overclocked can match a 7700K at stock clocks I'd say yes, but that's just me. 

 

You say you have a CX500 but what GPU do you have?

Hello

I have a 970. I have never had issues with it though.

And yes. I should have done my research. 

3 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

There's no hard date but it's basically "Soon™". Anyway, if you've already pulled the trigger, just keep the i7-7700K. Like I said, it's a good CPU and you basically get the performance boost now instead of just waiting for Coffee Lake.

Right. Thanks for all your help

Just now, HKZeroFive said:

Given the timing of the situation, kinda. Not to worry though, the i7-7700K is still a great CPU.

I have the worst luck in these things. I bought a 970 a week before they announced the pascal line. I don't suppose you know the release date of the I7 8700k? It might not be too late to return it

1 minute ago, Senzelian said:

You should always make sure that your PSU is a good quality unit, no matter if you upgrade or not.

Ya. I recently discovered my PSU is not the best. Next month I'll be upgrading my GPU which will force me to get a new one. I'm getting a quality one this time

Just now, HKZeroFive said:

Yes, it's alright. I wouldn't be upgrading to Kaby Lake though. Either get the i7-4790K or wait for the i7-8700K.

Thanks again. It´s kinda too late since the parts are already on their way. Have I made a terrible mistake?

2 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

It would be better if you actually told us what the specific PSU unit is and what parts you're going to upgrade to.

Thank you for responding. I have added the necessary information

So I have decided to upgrade my motherboard, processor and ram as well as get an SSD

I ran the numbers through a calculator and I should be ok with my 500W PSU

But I was wondering, when upgrading something that isn't a GPU, should I worry about the PSU strength at all?

PSU unit Corsair cx 500w

CPU I5 4690k -> I7 7700k

Motherboard Msi z97 gaming 5 -> Z170A gaming 5

Ram 8g DDR3 -> 16gb DDR4

SSD 850 EVO 500gb