Realtek High Definition Audio Latest WHQL

[erp-ster0]

As Microsoft is late to the party as usual with releasing new generic HDA FFxx drivers recently on MS Update:

v6.0.8978.1 HDA FF00 X64 generic (146.1mb cab download - WHQL for x64 Win7/8x/10 - listed in code)

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v6.0.8971.1 HDA FF04 X64 generic (148.7mb cab download - WHQL for x64 Win10 only - listed in code) [FF04 = generic + CXAPO / Conexant APO]

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[erp-ster0]

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I can fully confirm this since I recently installed a v6.0.8960.1 HDA (non-UAD) driver on my Gigabyte board and I get this Gigabyte based Realtek audio manager

   


btw, v6.0.8960.1 HDA X64 generic from this MUC link is an FF0C version, recently posted by MS:

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[chillgates]

Latest UAD driver 6.0.9030.1 by pal1000 is best driver till now. Music and bass are very clear with good volume.

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A clean install is recommended.

[chillgates]

Realtek UAD 6.0.9034.1 for Gigabyte

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The Realtek audio control app for this driver has branding logo on it. Working fine.

[erp-ster0]

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this 6.0.9031.1 UAD Gigabyte driver also produces a Realtek Audio Console app with a Gigabyte logo on it as well

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I wish I had found the 9031 driver sooner as that one appears to have been released on Sept. 23 on Gigabyte's web site (while 9034 was released Oct. 5th) but I was recovering from a headache several days ago but I'm feeling much better

edit - let's see if Realtek will give MS or any other OEM a 9030+ HDA FFxx driver though that will take months for that to actually happen

[erp-ster0]

I mentioned this in a few other forums but here are the new subsystem IDs for the 9031 & 9034 drivers from Gigabyte listed in the HDXGigabyte.inf file:

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yup, Realtek add that many new device 1458nnnn subsystem IDs (about 40+) to 6.0.9031.1 & 6.0.9034.1 [perhaps some or most of them are for upcoming 11th gen Intel systems]

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unrelated but Microsoft seems to have recently posted a new generic FF00 HDA driver - v6.0.9000.1 from here

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but the problem with this generic 9000.1 FF00 HDA driver is that it is in 32bit (x86) form and not the commonly used 64bit (x64) version [awwww ].  so I cannot use this except maybe on my cousin's old HP pavilion laptop which does use a 32bit Windows OS and a Realtek ALC268 audio device.  I guess Realtek did not submit an x64 version of 9000.1 FF00 to Microsoft (at least not yet)

[erp-ster0]

all right - a new generic FF00 HDA x64/64bit driver from Station Drivers - v6.0.9018.1 FF00 x64

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WHQL for Win10 x64 only though

[chillgates]

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Good update. Latest UAD by pal1000 version 6.0.9042.1 is not that good. Lot of noise felt.

[erp-ster0]

finally found the "source" of the 9018 HDA FF00 x64 driver - ASRock Industrial (from their download center page lists the 9018 FF00 driver)

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reaction from "Pete" in nsane forums about the 9018 HDA FF00 driver (darn it, the nsaneforums site is currently down & not accessible sometimes)

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edit - bummer about pal1000's unofficial 9042 uad, chillgates .  the 9042 UAD MSI driver, on the other hand, is a bug fix that resolved some problems on some modern MSI boards like X470 gaming pro carbon (the v9013 driver crashed with bsods on there) & Meg Z390 Ace

[chillgates]

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I decided to keep with HDA drivers rather than UAD. HDA drivers are always better. And also uninstalling and installing new realtek driver every week whenever a new 3rd party driver releases is making a mess on my pc. I stick with this 9018 driver for a while.