if it doesnt happen in all games and it doesnt take 1.5 hours to happen then it sounds like it may be a different issue than before. I will do some testing this weekend and see if I can repro. I know how frustrating crackling audio can be to deal with when not many ppl experience it.
i5-8600K @ 4.5 GHz
GeForce GTX 1080 SC2
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CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 16GB 2400 DDR4
SAMSUNG 970 EVO M.2 500GB PCIe SSD
Indigo Xtreme TIM
Phanteks Pro ES614P Black Steel Case
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Windows 10 64-bit
GeForce GTX 1080 SC2
ASRock Z370 Taichi LGA 1151
CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 16GB 2400 DDR4
SAMSUNG 970 EVO M.2 500GB PCIe SSD
Indigo Xtreme TIM
Phanteks Pro ES614P Black Steel Case
EVGA SuperNOVA 750W PSU
Windows 10 64-bit
