High Latency with 120gb ssd

Hello I am having an issue with the ssd drive I installed windows 10 on. It is an ocz trion 150 120gb ssd and I am having audio pops and dropouts when playing youtube videos or some gaming. I ran latencymon and it says it has a high interrupt to process latency when the dropout occurs.

Windows 10 Home x64
16gb ddr3 RAM
Nvidia Geforce GTX 1070

I have also ran the benchmark in the ocz utility and it says the benchmark average latency is about 2500us.

Any ideas?

I doubt that the SSD is causing the problems.
Can you post the Latencymon display showing what is causing the problems?

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fireberd said:

I doubt that the SSD is causing the problems.
Can you post the Latencymon display showing what is causing the problems?

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Here is the screenshot

That is a Microsoft DirectX Graphics issue.

Do you have the latest Windows 10 upgrades (including Creators Upgrade) and latest NVIDIA video drivers?

fireberd said:

That is a Microsoft DirectX Graphics issue.

Do you have the latest Windows 10 upgrades (including Creators Upgrade) and latest NVIDIA video drivers?

Yes I am running windows 10 1703 and the nvidia driver 382.53. I also am noting that one of the times I started the latencymon analyzing the system froze for a second and the audio buzzed. When it unfroze a second later the nvidia driver went up to about 600us.

The buzz when it "froze" is just a byproduct and not anything to do with audio.

The 600us was also probably because of the freeze.

What is the full spec's on your PC? e.g. Make/Model or if its a home built, the motherboard make/model. Any motherboard monitor/control programs such as the Gigabyte EZ Tune.

fireberd said:

The buzz when it "froze" is just a byproduct and not anything to do with audio.

The 600us was also probably because of the freeze.

What is the full spec's on your PC? e.g. Make/Model or if its a home built, the motherboard make/model. Any motherboard monitor/control programs such as the Gigabyte EZ Tune.

Alienware Aurora R3
Alienware 046MHW Motherboard
Windows 10 Home 1703 x64
Nvidia Geforce GTX 1070 Founders Edition
16GB ddr3 Ram 1600mhz
OCZ Trion 150 120gb SSD + WD 1tb HDD

What internet access are you using? Wi-Fi or a wired connection? If its Wi-Fi that is a known cause.

Dell has a special forum for Alienware users. May want to post there too.
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fireberd said:

What internet access are you using? Wi-Fi or a wired connection? If its Wi-Fi that is a known cause.

Dell has a special forum for Alienware users. May want to post there too.
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Wired connection. It is using a Realtek RTL81XX Integrated LAN that is built into the motherboard.

Looking back at your original post, I assume from what you posted that it worked OK before you installed the new SSD. I would go back and check all the cabling and connectors in case something was accidentally moved during the installation.