Audio cracking and popping

These are my system specs,
CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1100T 3.3GHz
RAM: 4GB Kingston HyperX @ 2000MHz
GPU: Sapphire HD4890 VaporX 1G
HDD: Seagate SATA11 500GB
MOBO: ASUS M4A89TD PRO
PSU: Corsair TX850W
OS: Windows 7 x64bit Home Edition
So i have an AMD system running windows 7. Now whenever i scroll through my music or playlists in itunes my music suffers severe cracking and popping sounds. It also happens when i am scanning photo's and editing them not sure if that helps. I am at a massive loss in why this is happening i have tried rolling back audio drivers and what not any solutions?

hi i just like to say i had a similar fault though i would be surprised if it causing yours,but you never know,my fault was my laptop lid, [9 months old] it contains the mic ,and when the lid was in a certain angle crackles could be heard worse when i had my external sound card in, it was a faulty membrane [ lid to body] easily missed by engineer because it was the same angle all the time it happened,good luck, PS you English is very good
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