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

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!
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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
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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
- Other Info
- It's about 5 years old now. Still keeping up with most games though!
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.