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[beefjerky911]

I don't understand any of the BIOS settings for the PCIE stuff so I left as is, so when I go into CPU-Z it says Link Width = x1 Max Supported = x16. I'm running at 7900 GTO and it seems sluggish when I'm in games, is there something I'm missing for it to run in x16?

 

[cmdrdredd]

What settings are you referring to? Can you tell me what menu you're looking at?

I'd recommend loading the defaults and only changing the settings under IDE/USB/Jumper Free/ and Chipset(for memory timings).

Leave the rest alone.


As a quick test you could reset the BIOS to defaults and let the PC startup and see if your PCI-E is still 1x

 

[beefjerky911]

Okay I reset the BIOS and it went back to x16, but once I oc the cpu it goes back to x1. Only thing I touched in the BIOS was Jumper Free. Is there something else in the BIOS volt wise that I would have to change so it goes back to x16.

 

[cmdrdredd]

Originally posted by: beefjerky911
Okay I reset the BIOS and it went back to x16, but once I oc the cpu it goes back to x1. Only thing I touched in the BIOS was Jumper Free. Is there something else in the BIOS volt wise that I would have to change so it goes back to x16.

Change the PCIE to 100Mhz and don't let it set it auto. Does that help any?

This is rather strange if that doesn't work at all.

 

[beefjerky911]

Figured it out, PCIE 100mhz would make it stay at x1, but bump it up to PCIE 110mhz and it's at x16, don't really understand why this works though. Thanks for the help.
BTW I have the FSB @ 430, I'm sure that messed with the PCIE.