My soundcard recreates any sound inside the computer in my headphones

[crispy345]

Hey!

I bought a used computer recently, and it has been working like a charm but for one problem.

When I use the headphones on my computer, the sounds inside my computer is recreated inside the headphones.

Example, when the HDD's spin up, I can hear it very clearly, and yes, this is not something I hear good without them.

Also, when I game with my speaker system I can't hear any coil whine, but with my headset.. Wow, your head would just explode if you heard that.

Any of you heard of this problem before, and know what I can try do to?

[OmarCCX]

That's just circuit noise. It's the reason why onboard audio sucks testicles. You could try a soundcard or a DAC.

[crispy345]

The thing is I'm actually experiencing this with a proper soundcard. And yes, the front panel header is connected to the soundcard as well. It's a Creative Platinum PCIe card.

[Ryan]

I've had the same issue with an older computer sound card - I believe it was a Sound Blaster card of some type. If possible, move the sound card to a different slot further from the interference (as low as possible), or move the interference causing item (hard drive) further from the card. If that all fails, a new soundcard with better shielding should do the trick, or a digital output to an external DAC as mentioned above. Good luck.

[cafe]

lol I have never had this issue

Ima leave this post here for more updates :P

[iarejesus]

wrap it in tin foil and then ground it if you're feeling especially ghetto.

[Helepolis]

wrap it in tin foil and then ground it if you're feeling especially ghetto.

Electrical tape looks better! Solved my issues with the Auzentech Hometheatre

[DvD92]

I fixed a similar problem by buying a new PSU, The one I had was not very good. When I bought an CM Silent Pro Gold 800W the problem went away.

Sorry for my bad English :)

[Wats]

Might be a grounding problem. I can hear my mouse moving through my headphones sometimes when the lead isn't perfectly set. Try adjusting the lead in the jack, works for me for about 10 mins.

[crispy345]

It's a Alienware computer, so switching out the PSU is not that easy :P And the harddrives are on the opposite side of the case.

[Wats]

Alienware? should of said so, what flavor?

[Ghost]

It's a Alienware computer, so switching out the PSU is not that easy :P And the harddrives are on the opposite side of the case.

Thats why you should ALWAYS build your own!

[SimpleQuantumComputer]

It's a Alienware computer, so switching out the PSU is not that easy :P And the harddrives are on the opposite side of the case.

You still should be able to switch it. Or at least try checking out a better sound card. Any Xonar will do ;)

[DvD92]

It's a Alienware computer, so switching out the PSU is not that easy :P And the harddrives are on the opposite side of the case.

All of your hardware is connected one way or the other through the PSU ;)

edit: As Wats say it could be an grounding problem, but if you are within warranty I would call Alienware and talk to them about your problem. It is probably something power related when you can hear other electric components through speakers/headphones.

[crispy345]

It's a Alienware computer, so switching out the PSU is not that easy :P And the harddrives are on the opposite side of the case.

Well, I think I have said this many times, but I will bring it up again.

I got the Alienware PC for 400$ bucks, which is NOTHING for any computer with these specs. It has a

i7 970 (which alone retails for 400$)

GTX480

6GB's of 1600Mhz memory

The only thing missing, was hardrives and DVD/Blu-ray drives.

And I could easily sell that computer for 1000$ if I want to.

The thing with the PSU, is that it has a special connector for the AlienFX board, which provides power to the lights, and rests of the special features.

And if this is a problem that is not solvable, I'll sell this computer (I plan on doing anyway) and getting a much smaller one, a mATX build maybe?

[SimpleQuantumComputer]

It's a Alienware computer, so switching out the PSU is not that easy :P And the harddrives are on the opposite side of the case.

You should sell it while it still has a high value to it. You can make a very decent alternative with $1k. If you're not planning on OCing you can squish in a i5-3330 and an HD7870. And an SSD for boot (120GB). And a 2TB HDD. And a Noctua CPU cooler. And a Corsair PSU. And an Asus Xonar DG :)

[Dustin1706]

Are your headphones plugged into the front panel? Have you tried plugging them directly into the rear of the soundcard?

[Jrjy3]

Have you tried the integrated audio on your computer? If the problem doesn't exist with the integrated audio, try moving the sound card to a different slot away from the other components on the computer. It might just be interference.

[W4RL0K]

Have you disabled your motherboards on board audio in the BIOS, I don't know if this will solve the problem but it can sometimes interfere with the sound if you have a sound card.