MSI gtx 970 runs at 8x issue

[DeafGamerDucky]

My motherboard is 990FXA Gaming. I was not aware of my gpu issue for about 5 months till recently my friend wanted to see my benchmark score. I ran a test on whole system then I saw my GPU score is way too low. Near around 4K. I looked and compared with different people their gtx 970 scores, and I saw that they were at 8K+. I realized my GPU performance is being cut in half. I could not figure out why. So I checked GPU-Z and saw that it displayed gpu is being ran at x8. I clicked test render and saw no change on it. I ran Gears of War 4 benchmark and saw no change on it as well. So I went into my motherboard bios and checked hardware map and saw that my gpu is running at x8. There is no option that will change it. I had to borrow my friend his gpu to test my motherboard. His gpu had no issue running at x16, so it confirmed my gpu issue. I can't RMA my gpu. I don't even have a warranty on it either. What do I do? At the bright side it is still works and I still can play games on it, but the fact that bothers me lot that I lost a half performance.

CPU: fx-8350
GPU: MSI GTX 970 4GB Gaming
MoBo: 990FXA Gaming
RAM: DDR3 16 GB 1600
PSU 650 Watt

 

[hang-the-9]

If the issue is with your card, but you can't return it, only thing you can do is buy a new one.

Did you check for a newer BIOS for the motherboard or try another PCIe slot? And a 970 should not half the performance in x8 speeds, it should be a very very small change. http://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/2488-pci-e-3-x8-vs-x16-performance-impact-on-gpus This was done with a 1080 card, much faster than your 970 which would mean that a 970 should have 0 impact on speeds in an x8 slot.

 

[maxalge]

My motherboard is 990FXA Gaming. I was not aware of my gpu issue for about 5 months till recently my friend wanted to see my benchmark score. I ran a test on whole system then I saw my GPU score is way too low. Near around 4K. I looked and compared with different people their gtx 970 scores, and I saw that they were at 8K+. I realized my GPU performance is being cut in half. I could not figure out why. So I checked GPU-Z and saw that it displayed gpu is being ran at x8. I clicked test render and saw no change on it. I ran Gears of War 4 benchmark and saw no change on it as well. So I went into my motherboard bios and checked hardware map and saw that my gpu is running at x8. There is no option that will change it. I had to borrow my friend his gpu to test my motherboard. His gpu had no issue running at x16, so it confirmed my gpu issue. I can't RMA my gpu. I don't even have a warranty on it either. What do I do? At the bright side it is still works and I still can play games on it, but the fact that bothers me lot that I lost a half performance.

CPU: fx-8350
GPU: MSI GTX 970 4GB Gaming
MoBo: 990FXA Gaming
RAM: DDR3 16 GB 1600
PSU 650 Watt

1 - 2 % performance loss at x8 at worse, NOT half


a lot of motherboards share bandwith between pcie slots, make sure you dont have a soundcard or something installed in a shared slot


consult your motherboard manual

 

[DeafGamerDucky]

I decided to buy new gpu. this 970 no longer have value due to half performance loss.

 

[maxalge]

I decided to buy new gpu. this 970 no longer have value due to half performance loss.

lol you most likely have an issue elsewhere, and are tossing the baby out with the bathwater

 

[DeafGamerDucky]

I decided to buy new gpu. this 970 no longer have value due to half performance loss.

lol you most likely have an issue elsewhere, and are tossing the baby out with the bathwater

I disagree with you. it is already confirmed through troubleshooting as I explained in original thread. I borrowed my friend his gpu and placed it on my motherboard and ran it. His card ran at x16 and no issue at all. MSI GTX 970 is faulty, because it only ran at x8 for some reason. So only issue is GPU itself since it is already used when I bought it. Motherboard is brand new and working fine with my new gpu; which is 1060 and that is better than 970 anyway. my 1060 running at x16 without issue. So it is pretty obvious that GTX 970 is faulty.