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Ah HAH! Found it!
For those who were experiencing a similar situation to mine (where EQ settings in Windows or Realtek weren't showing up where they should), check and see if there is another program controlling sound effects and such on your computer. My mobo driver disc installed a THX program onto my computer that seemed to (poorly) be controlling sound effects. I uninstalled it and BOOM. Everything is the way it should be.
Thanks to those who tried to come up with solutions. Helped me narrow things down a lot.