Should I just give up and go back to Windows? (Sound problem)

ca1e

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For the life of me, I cannot get my Soundblaster X-Fi to work with linux mint 14
Any help appreciated

I'm starting to miss Win7's sickly sweet user-friendlyness.. :sick:
 

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Dual-boot with VMWare - Soon gonna attempt a ...Intel® Core™2 Duo CPU E8600 @ 3.33GHz × 2Corsair 1333C9DHX (4Gb)GeForce
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Dual-boot with VMWare - Soon gonna attempt a Tri-boot for OSx86
CPU
Intel® Core™2 Duo CPU E8600 @ 3.33GHz × 2
Motherboard
Asus
Memory
Corsair 1333C9DHX (4Gb)
Graphics Card(s)
GeForce
Sound Card
SoundBlaster X-Fi
Monitor(s) Displays
Just a beaten-up and scratched flatscreen -_-
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
Yes, lots . =)
PSU
It's a Corsair modular thing. Keeps things tidy
Case
Alienware
Cooling
<3 Maybe on my next build <3
Keyboard
PS/2
Mouse
Could get a better mouse tbh
Internet Speed
Whatever they feel like piping me I suppose
Antivirus
AYFKM Anti-virus 1.0
Browser
Whatever's installed. Firefox preferably
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It's about 5 years old now. Still keeping up with most games though!
ca1e, welcome to the forums. One of our members has a tutorial you should read.

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Windows 10 Pro X64Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570K CPU OC@ 4.5GHZ Turbo8.00 GB DDR3 1600MhzMSI Gaming X GTX 1070
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dude Build
OS
Windows 10 Pro X64
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570K CPU OC@ 4.5GHZ Turbo
Motherboard
MSI Z77A-G45 Gaming
Memory
8.00 GB DDR3 1600Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
MSI Gaming X GTX 1070
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell S23O9W, HP L1710
Screen Resolution
DELL-1920 x 1080 HP-1280 x1024
Hard Drives
Crucial m4 256 SSD, WD 7200RPM 500GB WD 1TB
PSU
Seasonic X650 GOLD
Case
Zalman Z12
Cooling
Antec Kuhler 920
Keyboard
Logitech
Mouse
MSI DS100 Interceptor
Internet Speed
50 down and 5 up
Antivirus
MSE
Browser
Chrome, IE 11
Other Info
Logitech X-620 Speakers
Cool, thanks!
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Dual-boot with VMWare - Soon gonna attempt a ...Intel® Core™2 Duo CPU E8600 @ 3.33GHz × 2Corsair 1333C9DHX (4Gb)GeForce
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Dual-boot with VMWare - Soon gonna attempt a Tri-boot for OSx86
CPU
Intel® Core™2 Duo CPU E8600 @ 3.33GHz × 2
Motherboard
Asus
Memory
Corsair 1333C9DHX (4Gb)
Graphics Card(s)
GeForce
Sound Card
SoundBlaster X-Fi
Monitor(s) Displays
Just a beaten-up and scratched flatscreen -_-
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
Yes, lots . =)
PSU
It's a Corsair modular thing. Keeps things tidy
Case
Alienware
Cooling
<3 Maybe on my next build <3
Keyboard
PS/2
Mouse
Could get a better mouse tbh
Internet Speed
Whatever they feel like piping me I suppose
Antivirus
AYFKM Anti-virus 1.0
Browser
Whatever's installed. Firefox preferably
Other Info
It's about 5 years old now. Still keeping up with most games though!

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Ultimate Retail Box (64-bit install...AMD FX-8350 CPU v1.15 (or 1.0F) BIOS was requ...8G CAS-7 G-Skill DDR3 @1333 (2 fours) [mobo n...Radeon HD 7950 [3 gigs of GDDR5] MSI Twin Fro...
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self Built Custom
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate Retail Box (64-bit installed) + Service Pack 1
CPU
AMD FX-8350 CPU v1.15 (or 1.0F) BIOS was required!
Motherboard
MSI 890FXA-GD70
Memory
8G CAS-7 G-Skill DDR3 @1333 (2 fours) [mobo nonOC max rec'd]
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon HD 7950 [3 gigs of GDDR5] MSI Twin Frozr model
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio (onboard mobo, ALC-889 chip)
Monitor(s) Displays
2 WS LED Monitors: One LG One Viewsonic
Screen Resolution
1920 by 1080
Hard Drives
SSD for OS: Samsung 840 Pro
SSD for VM and utilities: Adata SX900
7200 RPM SATA HDs for the rest: Hitachi and Seagate
PSU
Corsair TX850 - 850W max, in service since August 2010.
Case
Thermaltake Armor A90
Cooling
Thermaltake Spin Q CPU Cooler, in service since August 2010
Keyboard
Logitech G11
Mouse
Logitech M310 Wireless
Internet Speed
100 Megabit broadband supposedly upgraded from 50 (Cable)
Antivirus
Bitdefender Internet Security 2014 suite
Browser
Pale Moon 64-bit main, also IceDragon, Opera, and Maxthon.
Other Info
CompTIA A+ certified (220-800 series) in July 2013.
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