![GPU running at x8 PCI-e instead of x16. GPU is seated in the 1st slot, tried seating in 2nd slot, then its running at 4x. Tried reinstalling drivers, tried adjusting some settings GPU running at x8 PCI-e instead of x16. GPU is seated in the 1st slot, tried seating in 2nd slot, then its running at 4x. Tried reinstalling drivers, tried adjusting some settings](https://i.redd.it/u7zmujyxb3881.png)
GPU running at x8 PCI-e instead of x16. GPU is seated in the 1st slot, tried seating in 2nd slot, then its running at 4x. Tried reinstalling drivers, tried adjusting some settings
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![My friend cut his x16 GPU because it won't fit it his x8 slot, so he cut it to x4. Cutting it to x8 wouldn't have mattered because it only supported 8 My friend cut his x16 GPU because it won't fit it his x8 slot, so he cut it to x4. Cutting it to x8 wouldn't have mattered because it only supported 8](https://i.redd.it/2z90unxxu9w81.jpg)