How do I find out what speed my PCIE GPU is running at?

broona · 22 Jul 2007 at 12:49

Have just ran 3DMark 2006, and got what appears to be a very poor result of 3023 - http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=2522171

Comparing it to a similar setup to mine here - http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=1014152 shows my AGP rate as 1x, and his as 16x, can this be right? Is there an easy way to find out through software? Thanks. :confused:

RavenUK · 22 Jul 2007 at 12:54

Download CPUZ and look under the mainboard tab at the graphic interface section and see what it says for link width, it should be x16.

http://www.cpuid.com/download/cpu-z-140.zip

broona · 22 Jul 2007 at 13:01

Hmmm..........

gareth170 · 22 Jul 2007 at 13:02

or download EVEREST Ultimate Edition it'll give u more information..

http://www.lavalys.com/products/download.php?ps=UE&lang=en

RavenUK · 22 Jul 2007 at 13:04

Hmmm indeed, i think this is where we need some real tek heads to come in because i ain't got a clue how to get that set to x16, x1 will really drop your performance bad.

gareth170 · 22 Jul 2007 at 13:05

look in your bios. see if it set on x16...

or update your bios...

FreeStream · 22 Jul 2007 at 13:10

Shut down, turn off power completely and leave it for 5 mins.

Then turn it on.

My P5B-D used to do this and I bet its the same problem for you.

broona · 22 Jul 2007 at 13:12

Thanks for the replies, looking for an update now, then will try other things if a BIOS update doesn't work.

gareth170 · 22 Jul 2007 at 13:24

look for something like this:

broona · 22 Jul 2007 at 13:58

gareth170 said:
look for something like this:

Nope, nothing like that in there.

Gonna have a look at the online manual for my board, might be something in that.

LoadsaMoney · 22 Jul 2007 at 14:06

Concorde Rules said:
Shut down, turn off power completely and leave it for 5 mins.

Then turn it on.

My P5B-D used to do this and I bet its the same problem for you.

Im sure someone else had this problem to, may have been Tom actually.

El Jimben · 22 Jul 2007 at 14:16

LoadsaMoney said:
Im sure someone else had this problem to, may have been Tom actually.

Yeah someone else did and it was an ASUS board again but with a C2D chip. I think they might've fixed it by increasing the PCIE freq to 101 but if not, have a look in your BIOS for the link width setting, it's gotta be in there somewhere!

NightSt@lk3r · 22 Jul 2007 at 14:18

set PCI-E frequency to 101mhz, if that doesnt work increase the PCI-E Voltage a notch, if that doesnt work i have no idea.

RavenUK · 22 Jul 2007 at 15:43

Make sure you have the card inserted in to the top blue PCIE slot as that runs at x16 and not the lower black slot that runs at x1 in single card configurations.

gareth170 · 22 Jul 2007 at 15:49

RavenUK said:
Make sure you have the card inserted in to the top blue PCIE slot as that runs at x16 and not the lower black slot that runs at x1 in single card configurations.

depends on the motherboard..

on my motherboard both slots runs at x16 in single card configurations and in dual card configurations..

RavenUK · 22 Jul 2007 at 15:54

^^Nah, i did my research, black slot is x1 with a single card..

FreeStream · 22 Jul 2007 at 16:08

Concorde Rules said:
Shut down, turn off power completely and leave it for 5 mins.

Then turn it on.

My P5B-D used to do this and I bet its the same problem for you.

Have you tried this yet? :confused:

NightSt@lk3r · 22 Jul 2007 at 16:08

RavenUK said:
^^Nah, i did my research, black slot is x1 with a single card..

as he said it depends on the motherboard

RavenUK · 22 Jul 2007 at 16:11

NightSt@lk3r said:
as he said it depends on the motherboard

Err, the shot i posted up is from the A8N-SLI deluxe manual, which just happens to be the mobo the OP owns. :rolleyes:

gareth170 · 22 Jul 2007 at 16:16

RavenUK said:
^^Nah, i did my research, black slot is x1 with a single card..

Nah, i did my research too

on my motherboard.both run at x16...

and i did say it depends on the motherboard...