Latest Realtek HD Audio Driver Version


  1. Posts : 3
    Windows 10 Pro X64
       #2351

    Cliff S said:
    I'm staying on 8668 too, but I still have a copy of the best sound driver, for my main system anyhow
    Attachment 229532
    Can you please share your clean install guide?
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  2. Posts : 27,166
    Win11 Pro, Win10 Pro N, Win10 Home, Windows 8.1 Pro, Ubuntu
       #2352

    This is for the ROG drivers


    Link on how to do a clean install of ROG UAD Realtek drivers: Realtek Audio Console REQUIRES a Realtek HD (UAD) Driver!! - Page 11 - Windows 10 Forums

    Be sure to follow "every single" step!


    Microsoft Store Links

    Realtek Audio Control: Get Realtek Audio Control - Microsoft Store
    Install Sonic Studio III : Get Sonic Studio 3 - Microsoft Store
    Install Sonic Radar III : Get Sonic Radar 3 - Microsoft Store
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  3. Posts : 87
    Windows 10 home
       #2353

    Trying to make sense of ASUS and all the updates they apparently added to my Maximus X code support page this week. I use the term loosely, since the ROG forum has versions more current than the ones they posted, with April dates... In looking at the audio driver, they posted a massive file out of nowhere that has mention of DTS, which I didnt think this board could do. Can someone peek into the new file and see if they can make heads or tails of it? Just extra bloat? Just compare that with the previous version they had on there...

    I'm currently running 8648 with nahimic integration, just not using sonic bloat or any of that.

    ROG MAXIMUS X CODE Driver & Tools | Motherboards | ASUS USA

    Latest Realtek HD Audio Driver Version-audio-snip.png

    edit: I wonder if theyre resigning drivers due to the shaddow hammer malware debacle?
    Last edited by Guitarmageddon; 04 Apr 2019 at 17:40.
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  4. Posts : 54
    Windows10 Pro x64
       #2354

    Guitarmageddon said:
    Trying to make sense of ASUS and all the updates they apparently added to my Maximus X code support page this week. I use the term loosely, since the ROG forum has versions more current than the ones they posted, with April dates... In looking at the audio driver, they posted a massive file out of nowhere that has mention of DTS, which I didnt think this board could do. Can someone peek into the new file and see if they can make heads or tails of it? Just extra bloat? Just compare that with the previous version they had on there...

    I'm currently running 8648 with nahimic integration, just not using sonic bloat or any of that.

    ROG MAXIMUS X CODE Driver & Tools | Motherboards | ASUS USA

    Latest Realtek HD Audio Driver Version-audio-snip.png

    edit: I wonder if theyre resigning drivers due to the shaddow hammer malware debacle?
    I have the same motherboard as you, I have installed the latest version of the drive that is at the asus on the page, you can not activate DTS and have no equalizer on the digital output side.
    On the speakers side you can use sonic studio and sonic radar,for me UAD version is ok if you can not activate DTS!
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  5. Posts : 2,324
    Win10
       #2355

    Cliff S said:
    I'm staying on 8668 too, but I still have a copy of the best sound driver, for my main system anyhow
    Attachment 229532
    I was actually thinking 8648 was the best too but have not tried 8668 yet , should I bother on HDA?

    KB
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  6. Posts : 27,166
    Win11 Pro, Win10 Pro N, Win10 Home, Windows 8.1 Pro, Ubuntu
       #2356

    Kbird said:
    I was actually thinking 8648 was the best too but have not tried 8668 yet , should I bother on HDA?

    KB
    It really depends.
    For the new chromium Edge, it is better, for Chrome, it's not quite as good as 8648, for MediaMonkey and Groove, I've noticed no real difference when playing FLAC, mp3 or mp4 videos.
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  7. Posts : 2,324
    Win10
       #2357

    Cliff S said:
    It really depends.
    For the new chromium Edge, it is better, for Chrome, it's not quite as good as 8648, for MediaMonkey and Groove, I've noticed no real difference when playing FLAC, mp3 or mp4 videos.
    Thx......Have not tried the new Chromium Edge , I either use FF or Chrome usually. I don't game alot but thought 8648 was better for that last week too.
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  8. Posts : 36
    Windows 10
       #2358

    Cliff S said:
    It really depends.
    For the new chromium Edge, it is better, for Chrome, it's not quite as good as 8648, for MediaMonkey and Groove, I've noticed no real difference when playing FLAC, mp3 or mp4 videos.
    It's placebo. There is nothing that would make two browsers sound different. They don't have any sort of Audio Enhancement layers or crap of the kind.

    The leaked Chromium Edge is equivalent to uhh, idk, Chrome Canary? Peep the code and find what they've changed that can prove this. (The counter-argument that MS supposedly implemented sound-code shenanigans is invalid.)


    Honestly, I feel like most people here claiming audio differences between driver versions are literally making stuff up out of placebo. There is never any "scientific" proof of change. It's quite bizarre.
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  9. Posts : 27,166
    Win11 Pro, Win10 Pro N, Win10 Home, Windows 8.1 Pro, Ubuntu
       #2359

    BlackScout said:
    It's placebo. There is nothing that would make two browsers sound different. They don't have any sort of Audio Enhancement layers or crap of the kind.

    The leaked Chromium Edge is equivalent to uhh, idk, Chrome Canary? Peep the code and find what they've changed that can prove this. (The counter-argument that MS supposedly implemented sound-code shenanigans is invalid.)


    Honestly, I feel like most people here claiming audio differences between driver versions are literally making stuff up out of placebo. There is never any "scientific" proof of change. It's quite bizarre.
    You obviously have no idea what your talking about.
    Browsers do sound different on how they play a compressed file, just like the different media players do, and there is a lot more going on in the background during playback(specially on Youtube) that is being done.
    Depending on how well everything is implemented, it affects the sound quality.

    Yes the new Edge uses Chromium as it's base, but it is not Chrome.
    Microsoft has already started to bloat it.
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  10. Posts : 4,280
    Windows 11 Pro 22H3
       #2360

    I am just glad we have all you audiophile youngins around to geek all this, my ears are too old to hear the differences.
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