Ok, so I posted a problem on here not too long ago about the audio coming from my 970 being distorted when playing games or watching videos. Some one on here, I don't remember the name, directed me to reinstall the latest driver while using the advanced install option to omit all the drivers except the display driver and the Phys X driver. This solution worked and after several restarts to verify it, everything seemed fine. But then, after turning off the computer for the night, the problem returned upon turning the computer on again the next morning.
 
This is a consistent problem. Every time I shut down the computer, the audio problem returns. Following the same driver reinstall process that I used before works a majority of the time, but I have to do it every time I turn on the computer. I recently ran a Display Driver Sweeper from Guru3D in hopes that it'd clear out any remaining files that could be causing the conflict, but after reinstalling the drivers the problem continued. Does anybody know what could be causing the problem? Perhaps a boot order issue or something?
 
OS: Windows 8.1 64-bit
MB: ASUS Z97-A
CPU: Intel i7-4770k
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB
Power Supply: EVGA 600B

Sajin
Try using to clear everything.

I used the DDU to remove all Nvidia drivers. I then did a clean install of just the graphics driver and the Phys X driver but the problem was still there.

It does sound like corrupt audio drivers maybe go to realtek site or asus download the latest audio drivers. That same thing has happened to me 3 times on my asus board, I'd give it a try..

Chuck H.
It does sound like corrupt audio drivers maybe go to realtek site or asus download the latest audio drivers. That same thing has happened to me 3 times on my asus board, I'd give it a try..

As Sajin said, I'm using the HDMI output on the graphics card for my audio. The only drivers I removed with the DDS were the Nvidia drivers.