GPU in 8x

[iBeInspire]

Hi all

I just updated my BIOS to prepare for my upgrade to FX6300 in a few days, and although I gained some points on Cinebench, my GPU dropped to 8x :/

Not sure why, but I'm sure it's not good for my already not very powerful system.

GPU is in very top slot, which is wired for 16x, no other PCI-e cards present... How do I make it work in 16x if there's no bios option for it?

CPU-z screenshot shows the GPU in 8x at the bottom

 

[iBeInspire]

Shameless bump

 

[tinytomlogan]

Check GPUz, and dont bump or the thread will get deleted

 

[JonnySuper]

In GPUz click the render button on the right side and see if it jumps up. Also try re seating your Graphics card.

 

[iBeInspire]

GPU-z says it's @8x...

Tried disabling the PCI-e power savings in windows, since I was told it could be going into a low power state but still nothing.
Also tried the GPU-z render test, still at 8x.

Will try a reseat next, let's see if that fixes anything...

 

[SavageCupcake]

I doubt a 6850 is using all of the 8x bandwidth so I wouldn't worry about it really.....

 

[iBeInspire]

Reseated and still nothing...

I doubt a 6850 is using all of the 8x bandwidth so I wouldn't worry about it really.....

Benched @ stock and I'm bang on with most review websites, so I guess you're right. Oh well.

 

[Zoot]

Weird. If you re-flash to the old bios what happens? Or is there an earlier BIOS you can use that'll still give you support for the FX-6300?

You could try an older graphics card aswell if you've one lying around to see what's up.

 

[iBeInspire]

Weird. If you re-flash to the old bios what happens? Or is there an earlier BIOS you can use that'll still give you support for the FX-6300?

You could try an older graphics card aswell if you've one lying around to see what's up.

The most recent BIOS is the only one that supports Piledriver, which means I can't roll back x.x
I'll try another card since I have an old 8800gt...

 

[Zoot]

I did a small bit of googling and came across this thread on the MSi forums.
http://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=159355.0

The OP had a similar problem with the lanes in the PCIe slots, and the issue with Crossfire not working with the same motherboard. He/She says they solved it via putting all the BIOS settings back the their default. It's dated around this time last year, so it's obviously a much older BIOS.

Long shot, but probably worth trying nonetheless.

 

[iBeInspire]

8800gt changed nothing, still the same.
Reinstalled drivers due to GPU switching and still nothing.

Will try CMOS clear and see what happens