GPU-Z showing wrong values for PCI-E interface

AlienIsGOD · Jul 17, 2010, 04:08 AM

So I just bought Win 7 today and am having a problem. In XP i get the proper reading for my PCI-E interface 16x @2.0. But when I ran it in 7 i got this

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I made sure in my BIOS that the primary adapter is set to PEG, The card is in the top slot where it should be, and it is securely installed. Any thoughts?

erocker · Jul 17, 2010, 04:24 AM

Try going into Advanced Settings for power options and set PCI Express Link State Power Management to off.

AlienIsGOD · Jul 17, 2010, 10:37 AM

erocker, your my hero!!!! It worked, tho ill prob have more questions for you guys about Win 7.

Jul 17, 2010, 04:08 AM	#1
AlienIsGOD Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Kingston, Ontario Canada Posts: 2,599 (1.49/day) Thanks: 4,319 Thanked 1,100 Times in 628 Posts System Specs	GPU-Z showing wrong values for PCI-E interface So I just bought Win 7 today and am having a problem. In XP i get the proper reading for my PCI-E interface 16x @2.0. But when I ran it in 7 i got this I made sure in my BIOS that the primary adapter is set to PEG, The card is in the top slot where it should be, and it is securely installed. Any thoughts? __________________ Crunching Badges Crunching Hardware CPU: i5 3570K and i5 2400 = 8 cores GPU: 7870 (8 wu's) and 7770 (4 wu's) = 1920 GCN cores (no GPU wu's atm)

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Jul 17, 2010, 10:37 AM	#3
AlienIsGOD Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Kingston, Ontario Canada Posts: 2,599 (1.49/day) Thanks: 4,319 Thanked 1,100 Times in 628 Posts System Specs	erocker, your my hero!!!! It worked, tho ill prob have more questions for you guys about Win 7. __________________ Crunching Badges Crunching Hardware CPU: i5 3570K and i5 2400 = 8 cores GPU: 7870 (8 wu's) and 7770 (4 wu's) = 1920 GCN cores (no GPU wu's atm)

System Name:	My Rig (part-time WCG) \| Wife's Rig (full-time WCG) \| L'il Man (kids lappy)
Processor:	Core i5 3570K @ 4.2 ghz 1.20 vcore \| Core i5 2400 \| Turion II P540
Motherboard:	EVGA Z77 FTW 1.21 BIOS \| AsRock Z68M/USB3 2.20 BIOS
Cooling:	CM Hyper 212 EVO R2-push/pull with 2x 120mm PWM \| CM Hyper 101i -push/pull with 2 x 80mm
Memory:	Mushkin Blackline 4GB x 2 1600mhz XMP profile \| Kingston HyperX 4GB x 2 1600mhz XMP profile \| 6GB
Video Card:	Sapphire 7870 2GB OC \| Gigabyte R7770 1GB \| HD4250
Hard Disk:	500GB OS / 500GB Data \| Kingston HyperX 120GB SSD / 2 x Seagate 500GB \| 320GB
Optical Drive:	Asus 22x DVD/CD Combo Drive \| ? \|
CRT/LCD Model:	LG Flatron IPS226 22" IPS 5ms \| Phillips 227E 22" IPS 7ms / 40" Samsung 550 LCD HDTV \| 15.6" LCD
Case:	Antec P280 \| Thermaltake Soprano Snow Edition
Sound Card:	Realtek ALC898 w/ Logitech z623 \| Realtek ALC892 w/ SB X-FI MB2 software w/ Logitech x540
PSU:	Corsair HX1000W \| Thermaltake TR2 500W
Software:	Windows 7 Home 64 Bit \| Windows 7 Home 64 Bit \| Windows 7 Home 64 Bit
Benchmarks:	benchmarks are for noobs, real men crunch WCG for TPU \m/

Jul 17, 2010, 04:24 AM	#2
erocker Senior Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Milwaukee, WI. Posts: 31,926 (12.78/day) Thanks: 2,787 Thanked 12,299 Times in 7,822 Posts System Specs	Try going into Advanced Settings for power options and set PCI Express Link State Power Management to off.

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