N3: Popping and Hissing w/SB Live.....

Whenever I run N3 I get alot of static type noise from the game....it's almost like an old vinyl record with the popping and hissing... Any fixes??? I have tried running it with "no effects" and still get hiss......I know this was a topic when the game first came out but I sort of missed the answers...please help...

I have heard if you uncheck DMA on your hard drives, that this popping noise will go away . Course your drives will slow a tad but which one do you want worse PassedYa

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> Whenever I run N3 I get alot of static type noise from the > game....it's almost like an old vinyl record with the popping and > hissing... > Any fixes??? I have tried running it with "no effects" and still > get hiss......I know this was a topic when the game first came out > but I sort of missed the answers...please help...

I'm not sure if I have a "Fix" for you but I can say that on my system with an SB16, will be a "Live" tomorrow, I have the pop and hiss when I run with my voodoo card. If I run it D3D I have no pop and hiss. I happen to prefer the look and speed of my voodoo but I'm afraid now the sound card that I thought would fix the problem, won't. Good luck.

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>Whenever I run N3 I get alot of static type noise from the >game....it's almost like an old vinyl record with the popping and >hissing... >Any fixes??? I have tried running it with "no effects" and still >get hiss......I know this was a topic when the game first came out >but I sort of missed the answers...please help...

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>I'm not sure if I have a "Fix" for you but I can say that on my system with >an SB16, will be a "Live" tomorrow, I have the pop and hiss when I run with >my voodoo card. If I run it D3D I have no pop and hiss. >I happen to prefer the look and speed of my voodoo but I'm afraid now the >sound card that I thought would fix the problem, won't. >Good luck. >>Whenever I run N3 I get alot of static type noise from the >>game....it's almost like an old vinyl record with the popping and >>hissing... >>Any fixes??? I have tried running it with "no effects" and still >>get hiss......I know this was a topic when the game first came out >>but I sort of missed the answers...please help...

I believe its some sort of electromagnetic interference caused by something related to USB and the fact the you should if possible (not my case) leave the last free pci slot empty. And do not have the sblive in slot 1 specially if you have USB and an AGP card installed.But the hissing never went until I minimized the interference around the pc, mobile phones, tv, cables power sockets, all these devices and lot of others can cause a lot of interference in a number of different ways. Mauricio.

Well, if that's the case I'm SOL cause my system has no free PCI's. AGP Video, Voodoo, Satellite Receiver Card, SB-Live now, AHA-2940UW. Hmmmm.