Gigabyte Z490 Vision D (Thunderbolt 3) + i5-10400 + AMD RX 580

[Higgie]

Is anyone else experiencing random skips in their audio with a USB interface? There doesn't seem to be any pattern that I can tell, but occasionally I get skipping audio, either when watching a video (in VLC for example) or editing (Premiere Pro/Davinci Resolve). It only seems to happen with my audio interface (Apogee Duet 2) so I think it might be a USB issue. The video doesn't skip, just the audio. Doesn't seem to happen when I have my headphones plugged directly into the computer either.

 

[CaseySJ]

Is anyone else experiencing random skips in their audio with a USB interface? There doesn't seem to be any pattern that I can tell, but occasionally I get skipping audio, either when watching a video (in VLC for example) or editing (Premiere Pro/Davinci Resolve). It only seems to happen with my audio interface (Apogee Duet 2) so I think it might be a USB issue. The video doesn't skip, just the audio. Doesn't seem to happen when I have my headphones plugged directly into the computer either.

It may be a good idea to review this Best Practices guide for USB audio devices:

[SUCCESS] Gigabyte Designare Z390 (Thunderbolt 3) + i7-9700K + AMD RX 580

** Best Practices Guide for USB 2.0 Devices ** Please do not quote this guide in its entirety. Post a link instead. Credit: @ziggenpuss @bmoney @kellymac12 @jleahy2 Background: The Designare Z390 is used by numerous professionals working in diverse fields. One group of professionals -- audio...

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[canyondust]

Is anyone else experiencing random skips in their audio with a USB interface? There doesn't seem to be any pattern that I can tell, but occasionally I get skipping audio, either when watching a video (in VLC for example) or editing (Premiere Pro/Davinci Resolve). It only seems to happen with my audio interface (Apogee Duet 2) so I think it might be a USB issue. The video doesn't skip, just the audio. Doesn't seem to happen when I have my headphones plugged directly into the computer either.

Nothing to report here, I spend 8+ hours a day on my system with sound being send to an RME ADI-2 Pro (USB2.0) and haven’t had any audio skipping.

edit: after reading @CaseySJ ’s post above, I should note that my audio
Interface is plugged into the motherboard directly on a USB2.0 only port.

 

[Ayvan]

Is anyone else experiencing random skips in their audio with a USB interface? There doesn't seem to be any pattern that I can tell, but occasionally I get skipping audio, either when watching a video (in VLC for example) or editing (Premiere Pro/Davinci Resolve). It only seems to happen with my audio interface (Apogee Duet 2) so I think it might be a USB issue. The video doesn't skip, just the audio. Doesn't seem to happen when I have my headphones plugged directly into the computer either.

Please, try to set fixed 100.00 MHz (not "Auto") your "CPU Base Clock" in BIOS:

Gigabyte Z490 Vision D (Thunderbolt 3) + i5-10400 + AMD RX 580

That post is relevant because it tells us how to configure BIOS in a manner that allows both Windows 11 and macOS to run. Thanks Casey!

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[Higgie]

It may be a good idea to review this Best Practices guide for USB audio devices:

[SUCCESS] Gigabyte Designare Z390 (Thunderbolt 3) + i7-9700K + AMD RX 580

** Best Practices Guide for USB 2.0 Devices ** Please do not quote this guide in its entirety. Post a link instead. Credit: @ziggenpuss @bmoney @kellymac12 @jleahy2 Background: The Designare Z390 is used by numerous professionals working in diverse fields. One group of professionals -- audio...

www.tonymacx86.com

Thanks Casey, I’ll have a read of that.

Nothing to report here, I spend 8+ hours a day on my system with sound being send to an RME ADI-2 Pro (USB2.0) and haven’t had any audio skipping.

edit: after reading @CaseySJ ’s post above, I should note that my audio
Interface is plugged into the motherboard directly on a USB2.0 only port.

My interface is plugged into the motherboard, however it’s in a USB3 port. I’ll try one of the USB2 ports.

Please, try to set fixed 100.00 MHz (not "Auto") your "CPU Base Clock" in BIOS:

Gigabyte Z490 Vision D (Thunderbolt 3) + i5-10400 + AMD RX 580

That post is relevant because it tells us how to configure BIOS in a manner that allows both Windows 11 and macOS to run. Thanks Casey!

www.tonymacx86.com

Thanks for this. I’ve made that change in the BIOS and will see how I get on. Fingers crossed!

 

[suren6791]

@CaseySJ, Because of the current issues that my Asus B560-F keeps giving in regards to sound etc, i purchased a Gigabyte Z490 Vision D which is the exact same board as yours. When this arrives would i just be be able to copy your EFI in and all should be good. I would also like to use my i7 11700K cpu in there as it cost me alot to buy and do not want to buy another cpu. I have a few questions
1. What changes will need to be made to your EFI for this CPU
2. Would i have IGPU or should i still use the AMD RX580 for graphics
3. I see this board has S/PDIF for sound out as well- would this work connected to my Samsung TV
4. The board takes 3 x M.2 Drives, Can i use a M+B Key M.2 in here?

Thank You

 

[Ayvan]

Thanks for this. I’ve made that change in the BIOS and will see how I get on. Fingers crossed!

How is it going?

 

[Higgie]

How is it going?

So far so good!

 

[CaseySJ]

@CaseySJ, Because of the current issues that my Asus B560-F keeps giving in regards to sound etc, i purchased a Gigabyte Z490 Vision D which is the exact same board as yours. When this arrives would i just be be able to copy your EFI in and all should be good. I would also like to use my i7 11700K cpu in there as it cost me alot to buy and do not want to buy another cpu.

Yes it should be as easy as that.

I have a few questions
1. What changes will need to be made to your EFI for this CPU

No changes for this CPU. But I will, however, make a change next week with the release of OpenCore 0.7.1 that should address a possible issue with HDMI Audio.

2. Would i have IGPU or should i still use the AMD RX580 for graphics

We can drive a display monitor either through iGPU (okay for temporary use) or with AMD Radeon GPU (best for long term). Please see Post 1, Step 4 for details on choosing the right config file.

3. I see this board has S/PDIF for sound out as well- would this work connected to my Samsung TV

Yes it should work.

4. The board takes 3 x M.2 Drives, Can i use a M+B Key M.2 in here?

We can use both SATA M.2 and PCIe M.2 drives in those slots. But please refer to motherboard owner's manual for important side-effects when all three M.2 slots are populated (e.g. you lose some SATA ports and you lose 2 of 4 PCIe lanes from the bottom long slot).

 

[suren6791]

Yes it should be as easy as that.


No changes for this CPU. But I will, however, make a change next week with the release of OpenCore 0.7.1 that should address a possible issue with HDMI Audio.


We can drive a display monitor either through iGPU (okay for temporary use) or with AMD Radeon GPU (best for long term). Please see Post 1, Step 4 for details on choosing the right config file.


Yes it should work.


We can use both SATA M.2 and PCIe M.2 drives in those slots. But please refer to motherboard owner's manual for important side-effects when all three M.2 slots are populated (e.g. you lose some SATA ports and you lose 2 of 4 PCIe lanes from the bottom long slot).

Thanks Mate, I really appreciate that you took the time to respond to me. I should have the board by July 7 as per DHL and then I will start with it.