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Onboard audio Z170 and x99

ryanmmax
By ryanmmax
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Will be pulling the trigger on a new build this Black Friday, I havnt decided on 6700k or 5820k...

But my question is.... Is there a difference in on board audio from one manufacturer board to another manufacturers board in modern motherboards? I Have been using a sound card in my comp for years and am under the impression that it's not usually nessisary anymore. Does on board audio support game effects like my creative supposedly did?

Computer: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZczbWZ ~$950

Computer w/ Peripherals: http://pcpartpicker.com/b/mZNNnQ ~$1650

Case: Blue s340 painted black CPU: 4790K OC to 4.5MHz Cooler: Dark Rock 3 GPU: Powercolor R9-290 MOBO: z97 MSI Gaming 5 RAM: Fury HyperX 2x8GB 1866Mhz PSU: Corsair rm750x Storage: 250GB 850 EVO & 1TB WD Black HeadPhones: HD598 SE Speakers: MAckie CR4 SE Keyboard: K70 Cherry-Brown Mouse: G9x Fans: Prolimatech Vortex 140mm

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Audio shouldnt be the deciding factor between x99 and z170.... board is different from brand to brand and how premuim the board is

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Both of those chipsets mainly uses either the Realtek ALC892 or the Realtek ALC1150 from what I've seen and deliverers a decent amount of power, so either of those should do just fine. 

 

Motherboard audio has improved quite a bit in recent years, so you should be fine with most headphones/headset out there. 

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