I really like the sound of the ALC1150 config equipped on these new Z87 boards but unfortunately it has a bit more static noise than I can handle without getting bugged when using in conjunction with a headphone amp. On my previous motherboard with an ALC889A chip using the same amp it was borderline acceptable, this new one here has a bit more noise but it may be due to the driver, I noticed the official R2.71 realtek driver had maybe slightly less noise (to the point borderline acceptable) but the sound quality was much worse.
Would there be any way to get Realtek R2.71 drivers static noise levels with the ALC1150 specific optimized drivers? *yes I'm pointing at you devs to try and look into it for next driver update* :p
Bit dissappointed that all this shielding on the components and "excluded PCB space" and yet it still has this much noise. I do have a SoundBlaster ZxR but I don't get the same nice open soundstage as if using 5.1 speakers on Realtek onboard (something about Creative's drivers how they handle speaker config won't allow me to get the same results) why I wanted the best onboard audio solution. I'm really satisfied how this config sounds but the static noise when browsing around internet pages etc just bugs me quite a bit.
Would there be any way to get Realtek R2.71 drivers static noise levels with the ALC1150 specific optimized drivers? *yes I'm pointing at you devs to try and look into it for next driver update* :p
Bit dissappointed that all this shielding on the components and "excluded PCB space" and yet it still has this much noise. I do have a SoundBlaster ZxR but I don't get the same nice open soundstage as if using 5.1 speakers on Realtek onboard (something about Creative's drivers how they handle speaker config won't allow me to get the same results) why I wanted the best onboard audio solution. I'm really satisfied how this config sounds but the static noise when browsing around internet pages etc just bugs me quite a bit.
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