Sudden Stutter (Audio) - very unspecific

[Slavioli]

Hi everyone. 

 

Since I built my PC in 2020 I have had an issue where my audio would suddendly stutter for 0.5-1s. I coudn't find anything that triggers this or any cause so I thought that if there's someone who has any idea I would find them here. 

 

Description of the issue:

Sudden audio stutter for 0.5-1s. Everything goes back to normal afterwards. Happens at random, sometimes multiple times a week sometimes once in 3 months. Coudn't replicate the issue willingly -> happens at random while watching videos, gaming or listening to music on Spotiy.

 

Things I have tried: 

• Reinstalling Windows
• Reinstalling Drivers - Audio, Video, CPU etc. 
• Went from Windows 10 to 11 -> Issue remains
• Tried front and back IO 

Don't think there's anything wrong with temps since it happens under low, medium and high loads. 

 

Hardware + Software: 

• Ryzen 3700X -> No OC
• Corsair H100i Platinum AIO
• RTX 2070 Super -> no OC
• Corsair Vengeance 16GB 3200 mHz -> XMP enabled, Dual Channel  (2x8)
• MSI B450 Gaming Plus Max
• Samsung 870 EVO -> 5 Years old now (C-Drive) but according to Samsung Tool still in good shape 
• Corsair RM 750 -> oldest part in the system (6yrs)
• Windows 10 -> Windows 11 (Issue remained)

Maybe it's the power supply since it's the oldest part but since the issue happens at random during low or high loads I think it's unlikely (let me know if it isn't) 

 

I know this is an extremely difficult thing to troubleshoot because there really isn't any information but I am desperate and looking for possible issues instead of fixes so I can try to find the source of the problem. 

Thank you guys. 

[NinJake]

Do you use any antivirus?

Does it still happen with XMP disabled?

[FilipSebik]

What is your sample rate and bit depth in control panel > sounds?

[Slavioli]

7 minutes ago, FilipSebik said:

What is your sample rate and bit depth in control panel > sounds?

48'000Hz, 24Bit

[Slavioli]

11 minutes ago, NinJake said:

Do you use any antivirus?

Does it still happen with XMP disabled?

No Antivirus -> Windows Defender disabled. 

Gotta try disabling XMP (the problem is that the issue occurs randomly so it's going to take a couple of weeks to verify if this is the actual solution 

[FilipSebik]

2 minutes ago, Slavioli said:

48'000Hz, 24Bit

I would say, that its a motherboard issue then