DefQon
Headphoneus Supremus
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Most non-enthusiast boards use Realtek these days. The enthusiast or high end mobo's use there own modified sound cards featuring custom OEM'd Sound Blaster/Auzentech or Asus sound chipsets. The non AC97 Realtek IC's are fine for normal audio use but they just lack the omphh to drive anything greater than 250ohm's or other high z headphones.