Biostar's new motherboard carries a headphone-amp, and looks like it's budget-friendly.
Biostar Hi-Fi A88W FM2+ Motherboard Packs Headphone-Amp : Read more
Biostar Hi-Fi A88W FM2+ Motherboard Packs Headphone-Amp : Read more
I don't think it's really targeted at true audiophiles as much as it's just supposed to be a selling point. If someone plans to buy a $50 sound card when building their PC and this motherboard is roughly the same price as others that they're looking at then they might buy this and save the $50 or put it toward upgrading other components. I don't think any true audiophile looks at this as a replacement for an external DAC and amplifier.OK I really want to like their solution but I just can't get the picture of an audiophile going cheap with FM2+ (instead of AM3+ or Intel) and with such huge ATX size... Perhaps someone willing to save on PC components in order to spend more on the speakers?