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    PCI-E x16 @ x8 ?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by yaibal, Dec 3, 2008.

  1. yaibal

    yaibal Newbie

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    GPU-Z shows that my PCI-E is using x8 speed while my friends laptop shows PCI-E x16 @ x16.

    My specs:

    FSC Amilo xa 2528-22p
    AMD TL-60 x2 (2ghz)
    GeForce 8600 GS 256mb
    2 gb ram

    My friend has a 8400 GS and his runs on x16 speed? Whats wrong?
     
    yaibal, Dec 3, 2008
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  2. tianxia

    tianxia kitty!!!

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    doesn't make any difference at all. the card is too weak to take any advantage of the bandwidth.
    it could be the motherboard, only having a 8 lane pci e slot. but don't worry about it, cos there is no performance hit.
     
    tianxia, Dec 3, 2008
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  3. Tippey764

    Tippey764 Notebook Deity

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    Tomshardware did a review on the affects of diffrent PCI-e's and the only one that sufferd anything accountable was pci-e. They used an 8800gtx i belive they just put tape over the pins so they didnt work.
     
    Tippey764, Dec 3, 2008
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