Windows 10: Windows 10 audio crackling

Hello

I'm getting crackling in my PC during games and YouTube videos. since I got it back from the shop and it was installed with Windows 10 (previously Windows 7). The issue seems to be caused by certain pitches in tones in whatever it is that i'm doing.

I tested the issue with other headphones and they all suffered the issue. I made sure my drivers were up to date and reinstalled them. I also went as far as to order and external sound card from amazon which seemed to just make the problem louder.

I have tried things like
*Testing the DPC latency which was in the green
*Turning audio enhancments off
*Changing to different sound formats
*setting the mininum prossessor state to 100%
*Disableing exlusive mode

Specs:
Windows 10 Home 64-bit

AMD Phenom II X4 965

8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz

ASRock 970 Extreme3

2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770

931GB TOSHIBA MK1059GSM ATA Device (SATA)

Apower AK series 800w

Any help is much appreciated thx!

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