Hello everyone, I'm back with a new question today
[SOLVED]
Yes!!! I solved it! Rather than breaking apart the front panel (as others have done), or ordering a new one and replacing it, which doesn't always work, I simply disconnected the front panel's USB ports from the Motherboard, viola! Absolutely zero interference!
Mwahahaha this is GREAT! Finally!
A lot of people have this problem and I finally solved it, for anyone who doesn't care/need/use their front panel USB ports then this is the easiest and best fix yet!
I recommend a sticky of this thread or something because this is a common problem that I have found no good solution for on the internet, I think this might be the first time and people can benefit from this information.
I have the Lian Li PC-A17 case and at the front (top) there are a few USB ports and Audio jacks for headphones + mic.
My problem is that the Audio quality in the front panel jack is bad, when I have my headphones on and don't play any sounds at all I can hear a loud static... During playback it is clearly distorted and scratchy at times.
There are absolutely no problems when I plug my headphones in the rear panel (replacing the speakers, there aren't two available ports to use simultaneously in the back as far as I'm aware)
Sure, I can (and do) use the rear panel for my headset, but obviously it is inconvenient to have to lean back there and disconnect/reconnect when I wish to switch between headset and desktop speakers.
So my guess is that either there aren't proper drivers installed on the front panel... or it has something to do with hardware configuration...
.... both of which I don't know how to fix... Windows Device Manager isn't detecting any new devices when I plug into the front panel's audio jacks, and I don't see any cables unplugged from there which I might need...
Although there is an AC97 (or w/e) connector hanging out of my Audio Card (default with Maximus II Formula) is a front panel meant to connect to the audio card directly somehow?
Anyone had any experience with similar issues and can offer some technical advice please?
Thank you