static noise while playing video games

[fruit bat]

short story: my speakers play a weird buzzing / static noise while playing video games.
long story: every single time I start a game to play (doesnt matter if its warzone, pubg, csgo, etc) my speakers (besides the game sounds) play a buzzing/static noise. It's easy to hear it in the menu but in time it really gets annoying while playing. If I use headphones, that static noise is not there anymore but if I use speakers it plays every single time. I have 3 different speakers and that static noise can be heard on all of them, no matter which one I use. I should also mention that the static noise only appears while playing video games, because while watching movies, youtube, etc it does not show up. Now, you might say, just use headphones but I can't. I have a medical condition that forces me not to use headphones therefore I have to use speakers when I play video games. I also use an external mic :). I've notice this problem since I bought a new GPU, a rtx 2080 (which has coil whine but the coil whine can barely be heard outside the case). Before the gpu upgrade, I just had a 1060 and I never experience such static noise (neither had coil whine). I really doub it can be because of my new gpu tbh. My sound drivers are up2date, my windows is up2date, and I dont use sound enhancements (from the sound properties), everything is set as it was before gpu upgrade and as it should be.

Hope I was as explicit as possible, if anyone knows how to fix this, I would be grateful, thanks

[Jamebonds1]

Have you check the speaker seal? If it is ripped, then time for a new speaker.

[✨Saint✨]

How are your speakers connected? Via Bluetooth or cable?.
If cable, make sure they are connected properly.

I had something similar on a set of old Sound Blasters from the 90's.
When you turn the volume higher or lower directly from your speakers, do you hear a "rumbling" sound?. If so, put your speakers between 60% and 75% volume, just find that sweet spot, and change volume with the Windows functions.

[_I_]

can also be drivers

get the correct ones from the mobo site

if using hdmi audio, its the gpu drivers (or mobo)

[CZI]

I understand that it's annoying.

If it is wired by analog, wire can get signal like antenna.
Some time is difficult to troubleshoot and takes time.

Basic troubleshooting is replace each component and test.

I think you have multiple sound output device in Sound Settings.
Easy way is just pick other output with no or less noise.

I'd suggest to keep wired audio rather than bluetooth.
Bluetooth can be delayed and interfere other bluetooth devices especially used streaming audio or video.

[emoticorpse]

if you disable/unplug the mic is it still there? disable all recording devices except that mic that you use.

[fruit bat]

Originally posted by emoticorpse:

if you disable/unplug the mic is it still there? disable all recording devices except that mic that you use.

unpluged mic and the static noise is still there
disabled everything, except speakers and static noise is still there
:(

[fruit bat]

Originally posted by _I_:

can also be drivers

get the correct ones from the mobo site

if using hdmi audio, its the gpu drivers (or mobo)

I have all the drivers from the manufacturers website

and GPU is connected via Display Port not hdmi

[fruit bat]

Originally posted by CZI:

I understand that it's annoying.

If it is wired by analog, wire can get signal like antenna.
Some time is difficult to troubleshoot and takes time.

Basic troubleshooting is replace each component and test.

I think you have multiple sound output device in Sound Settings.
Easy way is just pick other output with no or less noise.

I'd suggest to keep wired audio rather than bluetooth.
Bluetooth can be delayed and interfere other bluetooth devices especially used streaming audio or video.

it is wired. speakers are connected via jack + usb
i tried going 1 by 1 to figure it out what it can be but out of 3 speakers I still can't figure it out what's causing this
and I tried disabling/unpluging one by one and nothing helped so far
I'm so tired of this :(

[emoticorpse]

can you post a picture of the inside of your case?

[Jamebonds1]

It can be bad amplifier. I recommend a new computer speaker

[Carlsberg]

Have you tried disabling nvidia hd audio in device manager sound controllers?

[Talby]

Can you plug in the speakers to your phone / tablet / laptop or whatever else with a 3.5mm jack, if the noise continues it's the speakers itself

conversely, if you can plug in your headphones to the usb jack the speakers plug into that would test the usb output of the usb sound card, if the static is also in the headphones it's the usb sound card noise

Edit - after reading in more detail...

Originally posted by fruit bat:

...If I use headphones, that static noise is not there anymore but if I use speakers it plays every single time. I have 3 different speakers and that static noise can be heard on all of them, no matter which one I use. I should also mention that the static noise only appears while playing video games, because while watching movies, youtube, etc it does not show up...

...I've notice this problem since I bought a new GPU, a rtx 2080 (which has coil whine but the coil whine can barely be heard outside the case). Before the gpu upgrade, I just had a 1060 and I never experience such static noise (neither had coil whine). I really doub it can be because of my new gpu tbh...

possible the new GPU is causing the noise in the usb sound card, how is it plugged in, the back usb port or case usb port? Would you have a usb extension cord or maybe a usb hub available to distance the USB sound card from the case?

[Baker]

Are the headphone also wired and plugged in using your default windows audio device?

[_I_]

or a bad ground going to the pc

what speakers/amplifier, how are they connected?

[Jamebonds1]

Originally posted by _I_:

or a bad ground going to the pc

what speakers/amplifier, how are they connected?

In my experience, issue amplifier design is the main reason that it make static noise as it aging due to capacitor parasites in Mosfet.