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    W350STQ - no PCIe 3.0 on gtx 765m?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by nemozord, Aug 11, 2013.

  1. nemozord

    nemozord Newbie

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    Hi, the gpu-z entry as well as every other information tool tells me that my card (765m) has a maximum capability of PCIe 2.0. Performance is nearly sliced in half (PC Mark11 score 2000+ instead of expected 4000+). All the other card parameters are correct and turbo boost works fine. I have tried every configuration of drivers available (nvidia drivers, chipset, IME) and nothing fixes the problem. Could it be that the card is somehow wrongly installed in the slot? Info tools are saing that it's sitting in the right 3.0 enabled bus but the card itself is running in 2.0 instead of 3.0. Am I missing anything obvious? Any help would be appreciated..
     
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  2. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    Pci-e 3.0 has no performance impact even on the fastest cards in a single card setup and may be disabled to save power.

    Any drop in performance lost will not be due to the pci express bus unless it is set unusually low (1x instead of 16x for example).
     
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