Microphone volume extremely low tow here I have to put mic right next to mouth

Psycho Mantis

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Hey all, I just finished my PC build this morning. Everythings working beautifully except for the microphone. There is nothing wrong with the microphone itself because it works fine with my laptop.

Basically, in both skype tests and windows tests, the microphone volume is extremely low unless I put it right on my mouth. I should be able to have it near my chest and still be able to be heard well.

I've googled this and went though all of the solutions I read, I have drivers updated and installed. I'm at a loss here, and I'm really worried if it's my motherboard with an issue, then I'd have to re build the pc!

Thanks in advance for any replies, it's really bugging me and I just want to be completely resolved with my Pc already!
 

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Thanks, this is the only thing I did that made a difference. It's turned up ALL the way, and I sound a little lower than normal now.
 

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Yes I checked all of that, nothing out of the ordinary and those options are off.