So a month ago I started having this problem when listening to YouTube or flying my flight sim, the sound would randomly go really bad--staticy, the instruments in the music would sound out of tune with each other and generally just sounding like garbage. I found I could temp fix it by closing and re-opening the browser and the YouTube page, but when you are 2 hours into a flight, it isn't that simple. Sometimes while on long flights in my sim it would clear up and fix itself. It isn't like it happens 5 minutes into flight or 10 or 15 or an hour or two and happens for some set amount of time, it literally comes and goes at random times.
Everything is updated--GPU (566.36) and all software on computer. I update and install all software that needs it, clean up the drives, optimize the drives and restart before I play the sim just to ensure the computer is in best shape for gaming.
It isn't heat-related as when I monitor Precision X1 all temps are within limits.
This isn't the power cable buzz/EMI issue either, from what I can understand that would happen constantly. Also this isn't an EMI sound--it is some sort of processing failure at the GPU, I believe.
Any useful input is appreciated. I really don't understand why this is happening or what is causing it.