# Lime SDR Mini sounds problem

**URL:** <https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/lime-sdr-mini-sounds-problem/6165>\
**Category:** LimeSDR\
**Created:** [31 May 2020 20:19 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/lime-sdr-mini-sounds-problem/6165 "2020-05-31T20:19:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Grimmace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/13edae/32.png) [@Grimmace](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/Grimmace)\
**Post date:** [2 June 2020 16:27 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/lime-sdr-mini-sounds-problem/6165/9 "2020-06-02T16:27:29Z")

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@goa-200

I was having similar issues on an i3-6100/z170 and an i7-2675QM. Upgrading to a Ryzen 5 3600 / B450. Remedied my issues. I was having trouble getting more than 6m samples , immediately I was able to crank everything up. My i3-6100 was around 50% utilization as well. Software efficiency I’m sure is a big part too that’s why I’ve stuck to Ubuntu , try a Linux distribution (distro) to see if you get better results too .

I noticed stutters like your video in too. You can also reduce the bandwidth to see if that works. Multi-threaded software is difficult to write. IDK the program you are using (yet).

> [@SDR not working with USB 3.0](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/sdr-not-working-with-usb-3-0/6023/15):
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> Also aforementioned your NUCs aren’t much more powerful than my now old desktop (i3-6100/z170). With that hardware I could barely get more than 6m samples before dropping packets in sdrangel (w/o soapy). I updated my mainboard and cpu for only $220 at micro center which was a drive away for me. With a Ryzen 5 3600 and a cheap b450 board I now can do 31m samples, click other apps and even watch an FHD atsc1 stream without packet loss. Depending on post processing and layers of abstraction in your…

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