GPU is running at x8 instead of x16 in top PCIe

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   Hi. I've posted about this and I haven't found a solution yet.

My GPU is at PCIe x8, rather than PCIe x16 and I'm trying to fix it.
I looked at the hardware, and it's definitely slotted into the x16 PCIe slot. Could it something else that's messing with this? Like a SATA device or something?
I do plan on getting a new GPU very soon, but for now I wanna make sure that nothing on my motherboard is defective.

I'm hoping it's something in my BIOS that could use tweaking or adjusting.

I've re-seated the GPU, cleaned the contacts with isotropic alcohol, nothing. I'm afraid something may be defective, and I'm hoping it isn't the motherboard because I wanna upgrade my GPU soon. I wanna say there's a setting in the BIOS (which I updated today) but there isn't anything in there.

Could it be my SATA setup?? Or perhaps that M.2 WD NAND SSD I have?

I really need help here.

My build:

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700X @ 3.6 Ghz

RAM
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 Gb @ 3200 Mhz (XMP enabled)

Motherboard
AsRock Taichi X570

GPU
XFX Radeon R9 390X

Storage
931GB Western Digital WDC WD10EZRZ-00HTKB0 (SATA)
465GB Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB (SATA (SSD)
931GB Western Digital WDC WD10EZEX-00BN5A0 (SATA)
931GB Western Digital WDC WD10EZRZ-00HTKB0 (SATA)
465GB Western Digital WDC WDS500G2B0B (SATA (SSD)

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lordhollow64 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 22 Nov 2020 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 30	Post Options Post Reply Quote lordhollow64 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: GPU is running at x8 instead of x16 in top PCIe Posted: 22 Nov 2020 at 4:20am
	Hi. I've posted about this and I haven't found a solution yet. My GPU is at PCIe x8, rather than PCIe x16 and I'm trying to fix it. I looked at the hardware, and it's definitely slotted into the x16 PCIe slot. Could it something else that's messing with this? Like a SATA device or something? I do plan on getting a new GPU very soon, but for now I wanna make sure that nothing on my motherboard is defective. I'm hoping it's something in my BIOS that could use tweaking or adjusting. I've re-seated the GPU, cleaned the contacts with isotropic alcohol, nothing. I'm afraid something may be defective, and I'm hoping it isn't the motherboard because I wanna upgrade my GPU soon. I wanna say there's a setting in the BIOS (which I updated today) but there isn't anything in there. Could it be my SATA setup?? Or perhaps that M.2 WD NAND SSD I have? I really need help here. My build: CPU Ryzen 7 3700X @ 3.6 Ghz RAM Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 Gb @ 3200 Mhz (XMP enabled) Motherboard AsRock Taichi X570 GPU XFX Radeon R9 390X Storage 931GB Western Digital WDC WD10EZRZ-00HTKB0 (SATA) 465GB Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB (SATA (SSD) 931GB Western Digital WDC WD10EZEX-00BN5A0 (SATA) 931GB Western Digital WDC WD10EZRZ-00HTKB0 (SATA) 465GB Western Digital WDC WDS500G2B0B (SATA (SSD)

lordhollow64 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 22 Nov 2020 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 30	Post Options Post Reply Quote lordhollow64 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 Nov 2020 at 6:37am
	Please help me with this. I'm afraid my motherboard may be defective.

ThreeDee Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 24 Jul 2019 Location: Billings,MT Status: Offline Points: 2396	Post Options Post Reply Quote ThreeDee Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 Nov 2020 at 11:25pm
	older link, but still applicable https://graphicscardhub.com/gpu-pcie-running-x8/#:~:text=Check%20if%20CPU%2C%20GPU%20%26%20Motherboard%20supports%20PCIe%20x16&text=On%20the%20other%20hand%2C%20if,run%20at%20PCIe%20x8%20only.
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lordhollow64 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 22 Nov 2020 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 30	Post Options Post Reply Quote lordhollow64 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 Nov 2020 at 4:17am
	Yeah I looked at this but I don't know what to configure/look at in my BIOS that would control those things. I'm afraid that either my GPU or motherboard are defective. Please help me with this I'm so alone here.

ThreeDee Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 24 Jul 2019 Location: Billings,MT Status: Offline Points: 2396	Post Options Post Reply Quote ThreeDee Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 Nov 2020 at 11:08am
	have you tried a different slot?
	\|Ryzen 5 5900\|ASRock X570 Taichi-BIOS 4.60\|2x16GB HyperX Predator RGB 3200@3600 1:1 IF\|ASRock RX 6700XT\|2 x PCIe 4.0 M.2 Drives for OS & Games\|850 WTT Seasonic 80+ Titanium PSU\|Noctua NH-D15\|

lordhollow64 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 22 Nov 2020 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 30	Post Options Post Reply Quote lordhollow64 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 Dec 2020 at 6:07pm
	There's only 3 slots and there's not enough space in my case to insert the GPU. I don't think that's the issue, though since the x16 slot is always supposed to be the top one, or the one closest to the CPU, right? I have a bunch of SATA devices and even an M.2 NAND drive in the M.2 slot above the GPU, but I don't think that's the issue. Could it be something else or would it be my graphics card? I don't know what I have that would be taking up that bunch bandwidth if not for my storage devices. Here's a Speccy

lordhollow64 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 22 Nov 2020 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 30	Post Options Post Reply Quote lordhollow64 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 Dec 2020 at 6:09pm
	[URL= ]https://imgur.com/gallery/WscO4nK[/URL]

ThreeDee Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 24 Jul 2019 Location: Billings,MT Status: Offline Points: 2396	Post Options Post Reply Quote ThreeDee Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 Dec 2020 at 10:25am
	Have you tried reseating your CPU?
	\|Ryzen 5 5900\|ASRock X570 Taichi-BIOS 4.60\|2x16GB HyperX Predator RGB 3200@3600 1:1 IF\|ASRock RX 6700XT\|2 x PCIe 4.0 M.2 Drives for OS & Games\|850 WTT Seasonic 80+ Titanium PSU\|Noctua NH-D15\|

ThreeDee Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 24 Jul 2019 Location: Billings,MT Status: Offline Points: 2396	Post Options Post Reply Quote ThreeDee Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 Dec 2020 at 10:25am
	..check for bent pins too while you have it out
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lordhollow64 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 22 Nov 2020 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 30	Post Options Post Reply Quote lordhollow64 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 Dec 2020 at 10:29am
	I've done that already. I also re-seated my graphics card. My GPU is old. Could there be something wrong with that component?