PCIe 2.0x16 slot will only run at x1. Help :(

Ain ._. · Jan 7, 2010

Apparently I thought it was a given that I isntalled my Chipset drivers, but upon further look it appears that Asus doesn't have a Windows 7 x64 chipset driver for my motherboard. They have one for every other revision of the M3A78, just not this one.

Would a format and fresh run of Vista (which has a recent release of a chipset driver available) be worth a shot?

Goodman · Jan 7, 2010

Ain ._. said:
Apparently I thought it was a given that I isntalled my Chipset drivers, but upon further look it appears that Asus doesn't have a Windows 7 x64 chipset driver for my motherboard. They have one for every other revision of the M3A78, just not this one.

Would a format and fresh run of Vista (which has a recent release of a chipset driver available) be worth a shot?

You could try the driver for Vista x64

Ain ._. · Jan 7, 2010

Just to verify for my own sanity before I format and do a fresh Vista install again:

My situationally low FPS problem is definitely caused by the PCIe x1 issue?

Jstn7477 · Jan 8, 2010

Goodman said:
Your CPU is what holding you back but changing the mobo also would be best if you can afford it go AM3 board if not Go AM2+ you would be able to keep your DDR2 ram & put in AM3 cpu also

An great AM2+ board for the price is the one i've got right now
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHPAT_CVy5Y&feature=related

No, the CPU isn't the issue. It is the motherboard that is broken. A PCIe x1 link gets saturated very easily, which explains the difference of 80FPS between highest and lowest FPS in Crysis. My previous 780G/Phenom 9750/4GB DDR2 played Crysis @ 1440*900 Very High everything with about 20FPS minimum on a GeForce 9800 GT.

brandonwh64 · Jan 8, 2010

I had that same board with a 940 BE and a GTX 285 and it rocked games and never ran under x16. sounds like a bad board

DRDNA · Jan 8, 2010

Ain ._. said:
Just to verify for my own sanity before I format and do a fresh Vista install again:

My situationally low FPS problem is definitely caused by the PCIe x1 issue?

I would most certainly believe so! Bad mob0

System Name	Main PC
Processor	PII 925 x4 @3.724GHz (266x14) 1.525v NB 2660 1.425v
Motherboard	Gigabyte AM3 GA-890XA-UD3 (790x+SB850)
Cooling	Scythe Mugen 2 rev.B
Memory	Hyperx 8GB (2x4) 1600@1418 8-7-7-20-27-1t
Video Card(s)	GTX 680
Storage	256GB SSD / 2TB HDD
Display(s)	LCD Samsung 24" 16:9
Case	Cooler Master HAF 912
Audio Device(s)	On-Board HD
Power Supply	CM 750w GX \|3.3v@25a\|5v@25a\|12v@60a
Software	Kubuntu dual boot /Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
Benchmark Scores	later...

System Name	Awesomesauce 4.3 \| Laptop (MSI GE72VR 6RF Apache Pro-023)
Processor	Intel Core i7-5820K 4.16GHz 1.28v/3GHz 1.05v uncore \| Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 3.1GHz
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X99-UD5 WiFi LGA2011-v3\| Stock
Cooling	Corsair H100i v2 w/ 2x EK Vardar F4-120ER + various 120/140mm case fans \| Stock
Memory	G.Skill RJ-4 16GB DDR4-2666 CL15 quad channel \| 12GB DDR4-2133
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 1080 Ti Hybrid SC2 11GB @ 2012/5151 boost \| NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB +200/+500 + Intel 530
Storage	Samsung 840 EVO 500GB + Seagate 3TB 7200RPM + others \| Kingston 256GB M.2 SATA + 1TB 7200RPM
Display(s)	Acer G257HU 1440p 60Hz AH-IPS 4ms \| 17.3" 1920*1080 60Hz wide angle TN notebook panel
Case	Fractal Design Define XL R2 \| MSI
Audio Device(s)	Creative Sound Blaster Z \| Realtek with quad stereo speakers and subwoofer
Power Supply	Corsair HX850i Platinum \| 19.5v 180w Delta brick
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64 \| Windows 10 Home x64

Processor	INTEL CORE I9-9900K @ 5Ghz all core 4.7Ghz Cache @1.305 volts
Motherboard	ASUS PRIME Z390-P ATX
Cooling	CORSAIR HYDRO H150I PRO RGB 360MM 6x120mm fans push pull
Memory	CRUCIAL BALLISTIX 3000Mhz 4x8 32gb @ 4000Mhz
Video Card(s)	EVGA GEFORECE RTX 2080 SUPER XC HYBRID GAMING
Storage	ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 1TB 3D NAND NVMe,Intel 660p 1TB m.2 ,1TB WD Blue 3D NAND,500GB WD Blue 3D NAND,
Display(s)	50" Sharp Roku TV 8ms responce time and Philips 75Hz 328E9QJAB 32" curved
Case	BLACK LIAN LI O11 DYNAMIC XL FULL-TOWER GAMING CASE,
Power Supply	1600 Watt
Software	Windows 10

PCIe 2.0x16 slot will only run at x1. Help :(

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