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Maximus V Gene suddenly running GTX680 in 8x instead of 16x

boozy
Level 7

‎04-04-2013 07:08 PM - last edited on ‎03-06-2024 09:30 PM by Community Admin

Hello,

This morning I turned on my machine only to find that it wouldn't boot. Just a blank screen. No post, nothing. I've had no trouble at all with this board, so I just cleared the bios, and re-entered my settings. After I finished, I noticed my MSI GTX680 Lightning GPU is only running at pcie 8x, both in the bios, and under load in GPU-Z. I've inspected the card, and the motherboard for any problems. Everything looks fine. I tried the latest BIOS, same problem. Swapped PCIE slots, and back, same problem. What has happened to my poor rig?
Motherboard: ASUS Maximus V Gene v1903. CPU: Intel I7-3770K at 5ghz. RAM: G.SKILL TridentX 16GB at 2400mhz. GPU: ASUS STRIX 980. SSD: Intel 520 in RAID0. OS: Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64.
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Chino
Level 15

‎04-04-2013 10:13 PM

Welcome to the ROG forums, boozy.

What version BIOS were you using before you flashed to the latest one?
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boozy
Level 7
In response to Chino

‎04-04-2013 10:21 PM

I believe it was Version 1408.
Motherboard: ASUS Maximus V Gene v1903. CPU: Intel I7-3770K at 5ghz. RAM: G.SKILL TridentX 16GB at 2400mhz. GPU: ASUS STRIX 980. SSD: Intel 520 in RAID0. OS: Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64.
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Chino
Level 15

‎04-04-2013 10:53 PM

Remove your GTX 680. Clear your CMOS by removing the battery for 5 minutes then putting it back. Insert the GTX 680 and power up your system. Does it still say 8x in the BIOS?
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boozy
Level 7
In response to Chino

‎04-05-2013 12:43 PM

Thanks for the advice. Should I just power off and remove then remove card and battery, then replace both and boot? Or do I need to boot at all in-between those steps. Thanks!
Motherboard: ASUS Maximus V Gene v1903. CPU: Intel I7-3770K at 5ghz. RAM: G.SKILL TridentX 16GB at 2400mhz. GPU: ASUS STRIX 980. SSD: Intel 520 in RAID0. OS: Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64.
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Chino
Level 15

‎04-05-2013 01:21 PM

Yeah. Power off. Switch off the PSU. Disconnect the power cable. Then do as mentioned in my previous post. Let's see if this solves the problem.
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boozy
Level 7
In response to Chino

‎04-05-2013 01:52 PM

No go :(. Gave the battery 10 minutes, this fully cleared the CMOS, checked and the card was still listed as 8x native. This makes me a sad panda 😞
Motherboard: ASUS Maximus V Gene v1903. CPU: Intel I7-3770K at 5ghz. RAM: G.SKILL TridentX 16GB at 2400mhz. GPU: ASUS STRIX 980. SSD: Intel 520 in RAID0. OS: Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64.
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Chino
Level 15

‎04-05-2013 01:59 PM

1. Download the 1204 BIOS from Asus website.
2. Format a USB pendrive to FAT32.
3. Extract the BIOS file and rename the file to M5G.CAP.
4. Put the BIOS file on your USB pendrive.
5. Shutdown your system.
6. Connect the USB pendrive to the white usb port.
7. Press the USB BIOS Flashback button/ROG Connect button for three seconds till the LED begins to blink, then release.
8. Wait till the LED stops blinking.
9. Power on your system.

Any change?
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boozy
Level 7
In response to Chino

‎04-05-2013 08:41 PM

"nVIDIA GPU, running at x8 Native." 😞
Motherboard: ASUS Maximus V Gene v1903. CPU: Intel I7-3770K at 5ghz. RAM: G.SKILL TridentX 16GB at 2400mhz. GPU: ASUS STRIX 980. SSD: Intel 520 in RAID0. OS: Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64.
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flexnl
Level 10
In response to boozy

‎04-05-2013 09:10 PM

I Have the same problem for 6 months now...its not the card its the board...i have sevceral cards and they aslso run 8x..
my 680 does to but it has no performance loss on other 680 that are running 16x ...
think it says 8x but realllly is 16x ive disided that i can llive with this rather then loose my board for weeks to rma 🙂
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