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Hey guys, I still to this very day have no found a solution to why my motherboard is running at PCI-E x8. I've updated the BIOS, verified the correct settings, reseated the GPU, verified its not the GPU (as I had to replace my GPU before due to a different issue) and inspected the slot, as well as used compressed air to clean it, and despite all this, I'm still at x8 and not x16 where I should. Is there anything else I can possibly do? My specs:

 

MSI H81M-E33

8 GB DDR3 RAM

GTX 760

650W EVGA 80+ Gold PSU

Windows 10 Home 64 bit.

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14 minutes ago, beclauss said:

Hey guys, I still to this very day have no found a solution to why my motherboard is running at PCI-E x8. I've updated the BIOS, verified the correct settings, reseated the GPU, verified its not the GPU (as I had to replace my GPU before due to a different issue) and inspected the slot, as well as used compressed air to clean it, and despite all this, I'm still at x8 and not x16 where I should. Is there anything else I can possibly do? My specs:

 

MSI H81M-E33

8 GB DDR3 RAM

GTX 760

650W EVGA 80+ Gold PSU

Windows 10 Home 64 bit.

Are you in the 16x slot?

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Where does it say it's running at x8? 

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Just now, beclauss said:

Yeah, I am

I posted that before I asked so I said a redundant thing 

Im mostly on discord now and you can find me on my profile

 

My Build: Xeon 2630L V, RX 560 2gb, 8gb ddr4 1866, EVGA 450BV 

My Laptop #1: i3-5020U, 8gb of DDR3, Intel HD 5500

 

 

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7 minutes ago, beclauss said:

I've also inspected my slot too, all the contact are there.

Have you tried resetting the CMOS on your motherboard? And could you take a picture of the bios PCIE setting. 

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1 minute ago, beclauss said:

yeah, I removed the battery off my motherboard and re-inserted it back in, still didn't work

PCI-E.bmp

What are the options if you try to change it off Auto? 

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20 minutes ago, beclauss said:

Gen 1 or Gen 2

Not sure, I just checked my MSI H81m-P33 (that doesn't have a GPU in it) and in board explorer it's showing up as "PCIE1x16 : empty", and I'm too lazy to pull the GPU out of my system to see what it shows up as. 

 

I guess the only good news is that it won't bottleeck you at least.

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3 hours ago, djdwosk97 said:

Not sure, I just checked my MSI H81m-P33 (that doesn't have a GPU in it) and in board explorer it's showing up as "PCIE1x16 : empty", and I'm too lazy to pull the GPU out of my system to see what it shows up as. 

 

I guess the only good news is that it won't bottleeck you at least.

I kinda fear it is because my Bus Interface Load in MW Remastered can go up to 60% at times which, from what I hear, can cause FPS issues but I could be wrong lol

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I kinda fear it is because my Bus Interface Load in MW Remastered can go up to 60% at times which, from what I hear, can cause FPS issues but I could be wrong lol

Even a 1080Ti wouldn't be bottlenecked on PCIE 2.0x8, so I really wouldn't worry about that. I would just want it working properly for my own sanity. Have you tried contacting MSI support? 

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3 hours ago, djdwosk97 said:

Even a 1080Ti wouldn't be bottlenecked on PCIE 2.0x8, so I really wouldn't worry about that. I would just want it working properly for my own sanity. Have you tried contacting MSI support? 

Yeah, they think its because some PCI-E contacts could be defective but its been ages si nce then

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