I switched to windows 7 and now the sound is working? Any thoughts?

Nope, the sound hiccup is still there. But doesn't to seem as bad as before.

CPU - i5 2500k - not overclocked GPU - GTX 570 Super Clocked - factory MB - ASUS SABERTOOTH P67 RAM - Corsair - 2@2GB DDR3 800mhz dual channel The sound skips when there's a pause between battles after a ship is destroyed and at the end of most conversations. But it's random, as it doesn't happen al...