Why is 5770 running at x8
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so my motherboard is a Msi 790xt-g45 and my graphics card is an HIS 5770.
on my motherboard specs it says 2x Pci-e 2.0 x16
but GPU-z says my graphics card is running at x8
on Cpu-z it says the the motherboard Link Width is x8 and Max Supported it x16
so is this normal? should i try installing the card in the other Pci-e slot?
on my motherboard specs it says 2x Pci-e 2.0 x16
but GPU-z says my graphics card is running at x8
on Cpu-z it says the the motherboard Link Width is x8 and Max Supported it x16
so is this normal? should i try installing the card in the other Pci-e slot?
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Is your card in the top or bottom PCI-E x16 slot? The second physical x16 slot only runs at x8, and generally, its the top one that will run x16 with a single card.
One caveat, though, is that there is no discernible difference between x16 and x8 performance until you start hitting the Upper graphics power of available cards (470 and up, just a guesstimate) and even if you can't activate x16, you will have pretty much the same experience.
That being said, if something isn't running the way it is supposed to, something is wrong, and may be indicative of other issues.
One caveat, though, is that there is no discernible difference between x16 and x8 performance until you start hitting the Upper graphics power of available cards (470 and up, just a guesstimate) and even if you can't activate x16, you will have pretty much the same experience.
That being said, if something isn't running the way it is supposed to, something is wrong, and may be indicative of other issues.
JofaMang said:
Is your card in the top or bottom PCI-E x16 slot? The second physical x16 slot only runs at x8, and generally, its the top one that will run x16 with a single card.One caveat, though, is that there is no discernible difference between x16 and x8 performance until you start hitting the Upper graphics power of available cards (470 and up, just a guesstimate) and even if you can't activate x16, you will have pretty much the same experience.
That being said, if something isn't running the way it is supposed to, something is wrong, and may be indicative of other issues.
turns out its because it was in the bottom Pci-e slot. i put it in the top one and its at x16 now. though your right theres basically no difference in performance. thanx for the help
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