Stuttering Sound in games with X-Fi Xtreme Ga

I have repeatedly had problems with the sound in Bioshock, Civilisation IV and World of Warcraft whereby the sound will start off OK, but often, particularly heavy scene graphically, the sound either cuts out completely, or starts stuttering. I recently replaced the graphics card, but this problem began before I changed them over. I read in the FAQ that these problems could be overcome by turning off certain features such as CMSS-3D and also turning off the ACPI function in the BIOS. I have tried all the suggestions together and I still have the same problem.
AMD 64 X2 4200, 2GB Ram, MSI Radeon RX2600XT, Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Driver 6.0..302Message Edited by Hungry_Hippo on 0-5-200706:6 PM

I am not currently experiencing the sound distortions or drop-outs in the game Bioshock.
The solution could be one of the following. I can't be certain which one:
) Unlocking the framerate under 'graphics options' in the game.
2) Uninstalling the driver 6.0..302, removing the card, rebooting, reinstalling the card, rebooting again, reinstalling the driver.
However, as this is an intermittent fault, I can't be certain it won't recur. If it does, I will post again.

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Has anyone noticed this running games from a Sata drive?
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The reason I pointed the link out is that you were hinting it was the nvidia sata implementation but i think thats only for AMD (atleast now) yet the link implies that intel systems are affected also.
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As per the rules I need to state:
I am a HP employee, my views/opinions/etc are my own and do not represent those of HP.
This is cross-posted from freezes/lockups.
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