Pretty much, yea. It doesn't really matter what codec the system has, it just is needing something to pass audio through to the jacks, since that's all the codec really does anyways; audio is processed via CPU.
I've seen it bundled with boards using C-Media, VIA, RealTek and Analog Devices codecs. My ASRock 890FX Deluxe3 has it, which uses a VIA VT2020. The ASRock E350M-1 has it as well, but it uses a RealTek ALC892
That IS the onboard audio though, it's just been shoved on a PCIe card instead heh I'd prefer it if ALL board makers did that, personally!
Perhaps it is what he meant, but he said "chip"
Even if so, to have a Xonar equiv would likely cost most in R&D of the software than it does for the license of Creative's X-Fi MB. Though I really don't see why ASUS doesn't, given the fact the Xonar does quite a lot of it's stuff (for gaming) in software anyways since the C-Media chip the AV100/200 are based on doesn't have hardware OpenAL support, which is a bummer. Won't stop me from getting the XENSE if I the funds are available after 'Dozer comes out
Showed the owner of the site I work at the picture and he requested the TUF and CVF, so I've got every appendage crossed on getting one to review!
If anything, hopefully the MSI 890FXA-GD65
does support AM3+, like the silkscreening above the NB heatsink says... That way I'll at least have a board to use in the meantime!
30 days till Bulldozer!! 
(Assuming it comes out June 7th)
Originally Posted by Formula350
Pretty much, yea. It doesn't really matter what codec the system has, it just is needing something to pass audio through to the jacks, since that's all the codec really does anyways; audio is processed via CPU.
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