Latest Realtek HD Audio Driver Version

" perfectly balanced, and the bass has the most kick(kick drum) and punch(drop bass)."................yep , this made me decide to keep my 8648 ..............( must be something muuuuch better will I change my mind !.....)

Anyone here tried the non WHQL 8700 posted in StationDrivers forum? I'm using the 8648 driver for a long time and, switching between restore points from those versions, seems to be a good driver. But one of my kitties is very ill and maybe I'm not ok to do such comparison. If anyone here is in the mood to do such test could be very helpfull...

Caleb171 said:

Anyone here tried the non WHQL 8700 posted in StationDrivers forum? I'm using the 8648 driver for a long time and, switching between restore points from those versions, seems to be a good driver. But one of my kitties is very ill and maybe I'm not ok to do such comparison. If anyone here is in the mood to do such test could be very helpfull...

For now that driver is unofficial. I'm always wary of downloading and updating when the drivers still aren't official and signed.

Btw, it also has a known issue:
Audio device may fail to start after driver installation on Windows 10 April 2019 Update with error "The specified service has been marked for deletion" and there won't be any audio until system is rebooted when this error fixes on its own.

alanfox2000 said:

8694_UAD_WHQL_AVO.7z --------------- with Nahimic integration
8694_UAD_WHQL_XPERI.7z ------------ with DTS integration
8694_UAD_WHQL_ICE_RTK.7z ------------ with ICEpower integration
8694_UAD_WHQL_PCH_DMIC.7z

If you have installed Intel SST Driver and find some HWID similar this on your laptop, you may need to install the following INFs
INTELAUDIO\CTLR_DEV_A348&LINKTYPE_02&DEVTYPE_01&VEN_8086&DEV_AE20&SUBSYS_104319E1&REV_10

Extension INF: IntcDMicExt_OEM for install software component INFs:

• Realtek Audio Effects Component (INT) [VEN_10EC&AID_0003]
• Realtek Speech Preprocessing IP DLL Component [VEN_10EC&SSTPPDLL_0001]

Extension INF: IntcDMicExtTuningAPO_OEM ------------ APO Audio Effects Settings

asus crosshair hero x370 with realtek 1220:
UAD Driver: 8694_UAD_WHQL_AVO.7z
Since the file don't contains thirty components for Sonic Studio III & Sonic Radar III, follow this thread from ASUS forum:
[DRIVERS] Realtek HD Audio (UAD)

note that the Intel "IntcDMic" driver requires minimum Win10 RS3 (v1709), not RS2 (v1703).

an 8694_UAD_Gigabyte (Nahimic 3) driver is available, which I'll use on my Gigabyte board - released a few days after the 8694 HDA & UAD drivers were posted.

regarding 8700 non-whql, stay away from that one until at least an 8700 or higher version is officially WHQL'ed by MS.

Comparing carefully now 8648 x 8700 just decided to keep 8648, but hadn't any bug with 8700, but I'm using Win 10 1809 and always make a reboot after driver instalation. Tomorrow they shall release a WHQL'ed driver, 8699 or 8700... By the way, anyone with Win 10 1903 (April update) had any problems with 8648?

Caleb171 said:

By the way, anyone with Win 10 1903 (April update) had any problems with 8648?

No problem 1903.

Realtek HD Audio Driver 6.0.8699.1 WHQL now available for download:
6.0.8699.1_WHQL.rar

8699 > 8694