Audio Crackling/Popping - I know there's a bunch of other posts but their solutions haven't worked for me

[BorkenStock]

• Had this problem for awhile. Exactly the same as a lot of people on here. High latency DSP coming from storahci.sys (about 30,000) causing crackles and pops. Causes screen to freeze very minimally as well. Tried updating MOBO Drivers, Installing audio drivers, made sure IDE ATA/ATAPI were all Standard SATA AHCI (reverted to AMD, which wouldnt let PC launch, launched in safe mode and reinstalled), unplugging extra storage devices, disabling HTEP, disabling Dynamic Tick Timer, SFC Scannow, etc etc. I've done everything under the sun that I've been able to find on this issue. Only thing I've yet to try that I've seen is updating SATA firmware? I would do it but I don't know where to find the correct firmware (have Crucial P1 M.2 2280 1TB) and I also haven't downloaded RAID drivers for AMD, but I didn't think that was necessary/involved with this issue. It seems to get better with everything I do for just a little while, then boom it comes back full force. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!
• OS Windows 10 Pro
• x64 (64bit)
• What was original installed OS on system: Windows 10 Pro
• Is the OS an OEM version (came pre-installed on system) or full retail version (YOU purchased it from retailer)? Bought from retailer
• Age of system? (hardware) 2 years
• Age of OS installation? 1 month
• Have you re-installed the OS? Yes, last month
• System Manufacturer? Made myself
• Laptop or Desktop? Desktop
• Exact model number (if laptop, check label on bottom) N/A
• MotherBoard - (if NOT a laptop) X570 UD
• CPU - Ryzen 5 3600
• RAM (brand, EXACT model, what slots are you using?) Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 2x8GB. A2 B2
• Video Card - Sapphire RX 5700 XT
• Power Supply - brand & wattage (if laptop, skip this one) ThermalTake Smart 700W
• Is driver verifier enabled or disabled? Never done anything with it so assume disabled
• What security software are you using? (Firewall, antivirus, antimalware, antispyware, and so forth)Kaspersky
• Are you using proxy, vpn, ipfilters or similar software? No
• Are you using Disk Image tools? (like daemon tools, alcohol 52% or 120%, virtual CloneDrive, roxio software) No
• Are you currently under/overclocking? Are there overclocking software installed on your system? XMP Ram 3600, no

 

[Hryper]

I know this is at all not relevant to you, but i have almost the same specs as you but with 32GB and a 1060 6gb.
I didn't have this problem before with my Ryzen 7 2700X, but ever since i installed the Ryzen 5 3600 it has been bugging me.
I will let you know if i find a fix, and hope you will do the same

 

[Hryper]

Hey Incase this helps, i solved the problem with bios update.
I originally didn't think much of it, as i was only one version behind, but it seemed to fix the problem

 

[BorkenStock]

Hey Incase this helps, i solved the problem with bios update.
I originally didn't think much of it, as i was only one version behind, but it seemed to fix the problem

I updated 25 versions (from F11 to F36 on X570 UD) and it went away for a little while, but still came back. Its kinda weird because it seems to depend on the instance. Sometimes I will turn on the computer and it won't have any popping (after doing all the fixes) and sometimes ill hop on and it will immediately start happening. Although I didn't try the experimental versions... Does anyone think thats worth trying?

 

[Hryper]

I wouldn't, something else you can try though, that has helped me a bit before updating bios.
Go to overclocking settings on your cpu, I'm currently running these settings completely stable
Set Clock Ratio to 4.1Ghz (4100Mhz)
Set Vcore to 1.32V
and SOC to 1.15

 

[BorkenStock]

I wouldn't, something else you can try though, that has helped me a bit before updating bios.
Go to overclocking settings on your cpu, I'm currently running these settings completely stable
Set Clock Ratio to 4.1Ghz (4100Mhz)
Set Vcore to 1.32V
and SOC to 1.15

Yea I came across a reddit thread where someone details a bunch of OC settings to try as it fixed their popping/crackling. So I'm currently trying right now

 

[BorkenStock]

Yea I came across a reddit thread where someone details a bunch of OC settings to try as it fixed their popping/crackling. So I'm currently trying right now

Spent this morning trying different OC settings, used them all at once, one by one, none made a difference :/