Nice to see lately all Motherboards take audio a bit more seriously. ALC 1150 with protective shield, isolating the audio circuitry and amps... Extremely hard to find a difference let's say, against Sound Blaster Z. Especially whilst Creative is notorious about not supporting their own hardware, software-wise.

Nice to see lately all Motherboards take audio a bit more seriously. ALC 1150 with protective shield, isolating the audio circuitry and amps... Extremely hard to find a difference let's say, against Sound Blaster Z. Especially whilst Creative is notorious about not supporting their own hardware, software-wise.

They are getting there but they're still no match for a dedicated sound card imho. Gigabyte is definitely running at the front of the pack on audio but a little behind on support

Nice to see lately all Motherboards take audio a bit more seriously. ALC 1150 with protective shield, isolating the audio circuitry and amps... Extremely hard to find a difference let's say, against Sound Blaster Z. Especially whilst Creative is notorious about not supporting their own hardware, software-wise.

Hi "Name" Thank you for contacting Creative. Our target date for the release of the driver for Sound Blaster ZxR in Windows 10 is by August. You may refer to the link below. Solution ID: 126331 Windows® 10 - Software Availability Chart http dot dot //support.creative dot com/kb/ShowArticle.aspx?sid=126331

The Z97 SOC Force looked like it only had 8 phases, and this thing has 24? Gigabyte please.

this board looks absolutely stunning. After a horrendous experience with Gigabyte i would never buy another motherboard from them again, but for someone who isnt Jaded by bad experiences i can see the appeal for this. Like said above me its nice to see mobo manufacturers upping the quality of their onboard audio. I am suprised that someone like ASUS has not incorporated a xonar chip or daughter card right into their motherboard... would be a great additional reason to buy one of their $500+ motherboards...

Hi "Name" Thank you for contacting Creative. Our target date for the release of the driver for Sound Blaster ZxR in Windows 10 is by August. You may refer to the link below. Solution ID: 126331 Windows® 10 - Software Availability Chart http dot dot //support.creative dot com/kb/ShowArticle.aspx?sid=126331

I guess the jokes on you. Many people are enjoying great sound with Z/ZXr cards on 10 using 8.1 drivers.