970 Gaming Motherboard Audio too quiet

ive been missing with this all day. Both the windows 7 drivers and the realtek drivers are too quiet, tested with my speakers (just a one 3.5 plug, with stereo speakers + sub) and my headphones. Every volume setting is maxed out etc etc etc. Its far too quiet for loudness equalization/headphones settings to make it loud enough. i primarily have been using the back port as i always do but ive tested the front. Latest drivers downloaded from MSI website from the page for my mobo. Please tell me this isn't a RMA i have to do i might die....xD
If i run the audio to my USB mic and plug my headphones into there, the audio is fine.
Anyone have any advice to offer?
One of the reasons i bought this was for its superior onboard sound....i haven't had any other problems with it. but if i cant use its audio then its gone.
in case its somehow relevant, specs:
MSI 970 gaming
FX-6300 stock clock
4GB (1x4GB) DDR3 1600 Gskill ares
evga GTX 660 stock clock 2GB
seasonic 750w PSU
corsair c70
white label 500GB 7200RPM hard drive

Quote from: Bernhard on 30-July-14, 14:01:51
Remove the front panel audio connector from the board and retest the rear plugs. Did you install all the needed audio drivers?
Also ensure that you don't have any errant standoff causing a short, perhaps test the baord outside the case to ensure that you don't have a potential short somewhere.
If that does not solve the problem, then perhaps you may have a defective analog audio circuit as your digital audio via the USB seems to work.
Thanks for the standoff suggestion, that never occured to me. however, there arent any phantom standoffs anywhere after checking. I unplugged the front audio panel to no change, and i even tried unlugging the LED board that was in the back port next to the sound stuff in case it was somehow doing stuff to no avail.
All the drivers that i could have tried, i did. I tried windows 7 drivers, i tried MSI realtek drivers, and i tried just realtek drivers. looks like ill have to RMA to newegg. i assume theres no way to just use this board until the new one comes then return it so i dont have to be without my PC for a week or 2? :/
thanks for your help.

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