Looking to replace motherboard

[katyandtony]

Hi

We are looking at replacing the Motherboard in my PC, not sure what to go for and what will fit my case etc. But looking for the best spec possible, if anyone has any suggestions it would be very gratefully received.

This is my current spec
Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155)
Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W)
Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache
Kingston Hyper X Blu 16GB (2X8GB) 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
Corsair Builder Series CX 750W Modular '80 Plus Bronze' PSU
Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Tri-X OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
TP-Link 450Mbps Wireless N Dual Band PCI Express Adaptor
BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Windowed Case
OcUK 22x DVD-RW
Windows 8.1 OS

 

[kefan77]

what's the reason for replacement?

any ATX or mATX case will fit.

 

[katyandtony]

Having issues with items plugged into the pc and wondered if the motherboard is needing replacement, total novice with building systems and the problems that come along lol

 

[DavidS14]

If you can describe the issues you are having and what kit you are using/trying to use we can probably diagnose it for you. Could be a compatibility/driver issue rather than hardware.

 

[pastymuncher]

If you don't already have it update the board to the latest bios. For some reason Gigabyte boards, especially Z77 ones, can be very picky if running on old bios versions. Find out what revision of the board you have and which bios version you are running (cpu-z will tell you under the motherboard tab) and download the latest version from Gigabytes website. Put it on a usb stick (fat 32) and flash it using Q-Flash in the bios.

 

[katyandtony]

The issue I am having is with a webcam and it's internal mic, for some reason I cannot increase the volume from zero and have tried everything that I know of, it is driving me mad lol

 

[katyandtony]

what is the cpu-z sorry for sounding so dumb

 

[DavidS14]

CPU-Z is a program you can run to give you all the basic info on your system.

Have a look here for info and download.

Can you give us the webcam make/model info.

 

[katyandtony]

Thanks it is the HP HD-2300 webcam

 

[DavidS14]

What are you using the webcam for i.e skype etc ?

 

[katyandtony]

Yes we are trying to use it with Skype and it does not work there either the volume slider does not move

 

[DavidS14]

Have you checked the privacy settings for the microphone and that it's set to on for the apps you are using ?

 

[katyandtony]

Yes on Skype it is set to use the webcam mic but nothing apart from very faint crackling sound is heard when you try to use it.

 

[DavidS14]

You can tell skype to use the mic but you have to tell windows that it is allowed to use it. PC Settings -> Privacy -> Webcam and Mic are set to "on" ?

 

[katyandtony]

Now to find them options in windows 8.1 lol

 

[katyandtony]

Found them everything is switched on already

 

[DavidS14]

There's a basic troubleshooting guide on Acers site to check windows settings.

Has it worked at all or not since an update/upgrade ?

 

[katyandtony]

I have never managed to get any sound out of the mic on either of my webcams since I built my first system

 

[DavidS14]

Run through the checks as that should let us know that it's detected and installed. The basic sound recorder check should work if the mic is configured and on.

It looks like the webcam software has video capture so see if the mic works within it's own software if so then it's juat a set up issue with other apps.

It has a how to in the manual for the video capture.

 

[katyandtony]

No sound within its own software either, the sliders still remain at zero on every volume control for the mic and do not move. the webcam is detected within the tests also. Think this has to be the strangest problem I have ever encountered