I have the realtek 7.1 surround sound chipset. On XP and Vista it was always a p.i.t.a to set up. Install driver, re install driver and hunt for the right checkmark to select. I installed 7 the other day and sound worked great right out of the box.
System Manufacturer/Model Number Self Built OS Windows 7 Home Premium (64 bit) CPU Intel I5 2500K 3.3Ghz Stock Motherboard Asus P8H 61-M LE USB 3 Memory 8Gig Kingston DDRIII HyperX Blue 1333 Mhz Graphics Card Gigabyte Nvidia GTX 460 OC Sound Card Creative Fatality Pro Monitor(s) Displays 27" BENQ LED Screen Resolution 1920X1080
Keyboard Some Logitech type. Mouse Logitech MX518 PSU 700W Coolermaster Stealth Pro etc Case Coolermaster Scout Cooling Some fans Hard Drives 1 x OCZ Agility 3 120GB SSD
1 x Seagate 250GB
1 x Toshiba 1000GB
1 x Western Digital 1000GB Internet Speed Wireless 8mb Other Info Canon Scanner
Epson Printer
Nikon DSLR 3000
Wacom Tablet