sound cutting out randomly

[mochronik]

in the past week or so i've been having audio cut outs randomly, I'll be watching somethign and the audio just cuts out for about 5-10 seconds then comes back, but the video keeps going or the game etc.

what should I be checking ito to troubleshoot this issue? already went through the basic steps but i just can't figure it out

Setup

windows 7 64x os
using a ASUS Xonar DGX audio card with a steelseries siberia V2s headset (analog, not USB)

[DaveLembke]

If you are playing audio through a ound system, eliminate sound system plu using a headset instead.. if problem goes away then sound system external to the computer has issues, most common being a wire with an interlittent break.

If the problem remains then its computer related and the next test I would suggest is a memory test such as memtest86.