Windows 8(and 7) latency issues, crackling audio & lag!

[LukaMrk]

Hey guys!

This is my first post on this forum and it would be awesome if you could help me out with the never ending problem.

So, ever since I upgraded my CPU cooler to the Corsair h100i my audio/computer has been glitching, and after running some latency test I found out that it was my latency that was causing this.
(I am not sure it is my cooler though, it is just the last change I can remember since the problem started appearing)

I've tried EVERYTHING (except disconnecting my h100i). I recently ran DBAN to completely clean my computer and also installed a fresh install of windows 8, as I had windows 7 before.
The problem started appearing after a couple of hours even though I barely had any software installed.

According to LatencyMon ndis.sys is causing the biggest burst in latency, but I've seen that the USB and Nvidia drivers are causing this too.

Please, please help me out with my problem if you can as I've been dealing with this increadibly annoying thing for the past couple of months.

Thanks a bunch, and excuse me for my bad English,

Luka.

 

[jcgriff2]

Is your BIOS up to date?

Are audio drivers up to date?

 

[LukaMrk]

Is your BIOS up to date?

Are audio drivers up to date?

Yep! Both are updated. I just updated all my drivers and I seem to get much LESS latency issues, but I still get some spiked on 25000 us now and then.

I am using Windows 8 and my latency is around 1000 us all the time, is it normal with the spikes? It's kind of annoying :)

Thanks a bunch.

 

[jcgriff2]

Do you have an Internet Security Suite installed?

If so, remove it and see how the lag is.

Uninstallers (removal tools) for common Windows antivirus software - ESET Knowledgebase