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Setup:
AMD Athlon x4 760k (Overclocked 4.1-4.4ghz)
8gb 2133mhz AMD Radeon Memory
Gigabyte A88X-WIFI Mini ITX Motherboard
Gigabyte Radeon R7 260x 2gb
Concern: The R7 260x is rated as PCI-e 3.0 x16 capable but I understand that the 760k only allows PCI-e 2.0 x16 capability (would have to upgrade to 860k for 3.0 but I don't think that's worth it). My concern, however, is that the bus is only operating at x8, according to GPU-Z.
Question: What could be causing this? Is PCI-e 2.0 x8 going to bottleneck my 260x (compared to preferred 2.0 x16)? Any help would be appreciated.
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AMD Athlon x4 760k (Overclocked 4.1-4.4ghz)
8gb 2133mhz AMD Radeon Memory
Gigabyte A88X-WIFI Mini ITX Motherboard
Gigabyte Radeon R7 260x 2gb
Concern: The R7 260x is rated as PCI-e 3.0 x16 capable but I understand that the 760k only allows PCI-e 2.0 x16 capability (would have to upgrade to 860k for 3.0 but I don't think that's worth it). My concern, however, is that the bus is only operating at x8, according to GPU-Z.
Question: What could be causing this? Is PCI-e 2.0 x8 going to bottleneck my 260x (compared to preferred 2.0 x16)? Any help would be appreciated.
Screenshots:
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