What is USB DAC UP on mobo?

[plvem]

Hi, I never had looking into this prior to getting this motherboard, but quite frankly never knew this port existed. My mobo is the Z270-Gaming K3.

What is the yellow port on my motherboard named "USB DAC-UP 2" used for? And can I use it for my headset?

Following up from this, if I can't use it for my headset, how can I access the "exceptional audio listening experience"? Kind of a dumb question but do I just use the USB for my headset and plug it into the yellow port? Or maybe just any other port that is directly connected to the Mobo?

Thanks in advance, I'm not one to look up about these audio things as it doesn't really bother me, but just got a new pair of headphones and they weren't cheap - just wanted to get the most out of them.

 

[plvem]

Thanks for the help

 

[MkUltra85]

From what I've been reading, it looks like those ports are for external audio DACs. An external DAC (Digital Audio Converter) will often produce better sound than most onboard options, and Gigabyte offers those ports for people (audiophiles) - the DAC UP ports are supposed to be especially clean and free of noise/interference.

I imagine the ports function as normal USB ports, but if you have a USB DAC, that is the port you want it plugged into.

 

[razorstrike]

I changed my hardware this week and I have an headset Logitech G633 that had an noise issue in the microphone, and after changing my motherboard to an Gigabyte AX370 Gaming K7 and opluging it in the USB DAC it got the microphone fixed, no more noise.