Well, after spending countless days trying to figure out why my old Z170 would start out running fast but eventually bog down to a crawl, I figured a new computer (Z370) would get rid of whatever zombie was tormenting me in the old computer with the slowdowns. So more hours spent trying to change things to see if the same slowdown could be eliminated from the Z370. I figured I had done something wrong somewhere. AND THEN I read about NVIDIA's defective updates that had been causing just these kinds of problems. So I jumped and installed the fix, bringing back an older version of NVIDIA's software.
Unfortunately my first attempt was mangled by a defective USB to SATA drive adapter, which as far as I can tell was responsible for the missing sound output from my new Z370. I had been rotating various SSDs in and out during this time. Something apparently got mangled.
So, finally it appears that not only does my computer no longer feel like it's stuck in molasses, but even my sound works perfectly.
BTW, I'm using your EFI and it works perfectly. Thanks!