My 790i Ultra MB has onboard audio. I installed the nforce drivers, but where do I get the audio drivers? I installed the nforce 64bit drivers from nvidias website, but it seems like I still get some static and strange effects in certain games. I also have a soundblaster x-fi, but that thing has so much static in some games it hurts my ears. Thanks in advance for all the help. I am always amazed that the amount of quality helpful responses just insanely dwarfs much larger sites where many people are more concerned with post counts than the actual issues. Hopefully one day I can give back to this community for all they have given me.

"where do I get the audio drivers?" Did you try the motherboard manufacturer's website?

I did, I found out it is evga, but they only have one "audio driver" file listed, and I was a bit nervous to install it because it didn't seem like a sound card driver. Could you point me to the right file. http://www.evga.com/support/

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Unfortunately, your board gets less than stellar reviews. Your sound is already working but has a crackling problem, correct? Was this present right from the start or did it happen after you installed the latest nVidia drivers? From searching the EVGA forums, it seems that this static/crackling problem is common & can be fixed by updating the BIOS. http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.asp?m... Another possible cause is the video driver.

I tried but it said not compatible!!! I have an alienware system and it seems they locked out the bios updates!!! !!! The latest on their site is 04 and 06 is already out. This blows, Alienware has changed. Can someone help me get this thing installed properly?

"I have an alienware system" Was there some reason why you left that important info out of the conversation?