pcie 16x or8x

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    Question Does 8x PCIE 3.0 vs 16x PCIE Make a difference? (3080Ti)

    Hey there, I recently found that my long, long used HDDs from my first built were failing and therefore needed to be replaced (Unplugging them solved a whole host if freezing issues I was having.) Besides these, I currently run my OS And main files on a 1TB NVME And have an old 250GB SSD for...
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    Question GPU is only running @ PCI 4.0 x8 instead of x16 ?

    Hello, Just noticed my GPU is only running @ PCI 4.0 x8 instead of x16. I don't have m2 installed on gen4 pci slot. Also my PCI x16 Max Speed is stuck at x8 in the BIOS. I tried the most common solutions found on internet, such as removing and reseating the GPU and changing my ssd slot, but...
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    Question Is there a TPM adapter for motherboards with no TPM header?

    As the title states: I have an ASUS Rampage IV Extreme with several internal USB3 headers and 2 free PCIe x16 (running at x8) slots available. I mean surely since Windows 10 EOL is 2025 Microsoft doesn't expect everyone to dump their current platform in order to use Windows 11. Some of us...