Graphics Cards

[Angelouslapaix]

so my computer as a whole is barely 4 months old and i don't know what more to do to try and fix this issue. i've literally had toasters with better and more consistent graphics. can anyone help me?

[Angelouslapaix]

so how do i fix this? is it a matter of replacing the motherboard then?

[Mikko91]

what motherboard do u have? give me more specs

[Angelouslapaix]

ASUS ROG Strix B450-F Gaming II AMD AM4 (Ryzen 5000, 3rd Gen Ryzen ATX Gaming Motherboard (8+4 Power Stages, HDMI 2.0b/DP,2 x PCIe 3.0 x16, USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C, BIOS Flashback, 256Mb BIOS Flash ROM 

[Angelouslapaix]

posted the motherboard info below

[DRDOS]

Note *When the M.2_2 is occupied by M.2 device, PCIe x16_1 will run at x8 mode.

[Angelouslapaix]

how do i fix that or if i can't fix it, what can i do?

[vialli100]

The only way is to not have an M.2 in the second M.2 slot..

[Mikko91]

yeap or buy x570 board with more pcie lanes

[Angelouslapaix]

can you simplify this for me? is the video card just not compatible or is it something i have connected wrong and i can move? i only have the one video card on it.

[CokIezAddict]

It’s already very simple, yes, for the way you configure that system, you have to get at least some decent b550, find motherboards that can accommodate your configuration such as the storage slots you need, etc etc.

It is clear, very clear and very simple already that 2 nvme_m2 configuration cannot give your gpu the bandwith it needed.

The best slot for your gpu slot is slot 1. But that slot shares lane with gpu2 slot and nvme2 slot.

[vialli100]

If you have an M.2 drive in slot 2 then remove it..

Look at the manual for the motherboard..

[Angelouslapaix]

i had the graphics card in the #2 slot, but just moved it to the #4 slot based on the last 2 pictures. does that change anything? do the pictures help at all?

[vialli100]

Your graphics card should go in slot 2.

What CPU do you have?

[Angelouslapaix]

so move it back up?

CPU:AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler

[vialli100]

Yes, but if you have an M.2 in slot D then remove it.

Only have an M.2 in slot C, or your GPU will be at x8 and not x16.

[kennyxy]

hi, you got your pcie 3.0 on x8 not @ x16 .

can you manually set it to x16 ? x16 is double the speed of x8 . what resolution do you play @ ?

[DRDOS]

This new forum threads configuration seem to mislead people, original discussion thread (in time) is getting shred and lost... So that newcomers can't reconstruct a thoughtflow of discussion participants properly (and in the right order) reading it from the beginning.

OP has already resolved an issue.
Though that motherboard has 3 PCIEX16 ports, only one of them (PCIEX16_1) has 16 lanes (is able to function in x16 mode). Problem is that PCIEX16_1 shares bandwidth with M.2_2 port, so that if the latter is in use then PCIEX16_1 port functions in x8 mode only. Which means in this case you may not use M.2_2 port if need to have PCIEX16_1 port functioning in x16 mode.
Solution was - to move a device connected in M.2_2 port to M.2_1 port.

Some users might need to have more than 1 M.2 devices connected, in that case solution would be to replace a motherboard for another one that can handle such configuration.

[Angelouslapaix]

so i only have one video card, so i'm not sure what else would be pulling it down to the x8 mode or how to change it or if i have any control over it

[DRDOS]

Do you still have a device connected in M.2_2 port?
As vialli100 said, you need to make sure M.2 device is connected to M.2_1 port, and nothing is connected to M.2_2 port.
Video card should be connected to PCIEX16_1 port.

If, nevertheless, issue persists, then need to make sure corresponding BIOS settings are set properly.

[Angelouslapaix]

Putting it back on the pciex port 1. As for the bios, I can try to fumble through that

[Angelouslapaix]

just figured out what you meant by the m.2 port. yes, my brother had put an internal storage ssd there, so i moved it to port 1. it did up to x16 automatically, so i'll try it tonight to see if that fixed it. thanks

[Angelouslapaix]

so the pciex and m.2 have been fixed, so it is running a x16, but still stuttering

[Studoc72]

I am in agreement with this, I have joined the forum today as I have a similar issue.

Previous set up was :

MSI B550 Tomahawk

Ryzen 5 3600

RX 480 4Gb

16gb ram

With this set up I had low but stable framerates whilst gaming 60-80 fps (game dependent)

I upgraded to Rx 6700xt 

Upon doing so my GPU utilisation whilst gaming was 60-80%, I have read online the 3600 has issues with bottleneck on new gen GPU @1080p  so decided to upgrade CPU also.

I installed Ryzen 7 5800x and whilst it has improved a little, my utilisation is not sitting at 90%+ consistently and regularly see fps drops whilst gaming yet utilisation of GPU may be 65%.

I updated drivers VIA AMD software.

[Angelouslapaix]

honestly no idea how to change it. it was pre-set to this. any thoughts? i'll look around on my end as well

resolution is at 1920 x 1080

[CokIezAddict]

Do you have PC shop near you? I feel your pain, and sometimes, keeping things simple would be by seeking help from qualified technician.

[Angelouslapaix]

I do, but I'd rather not spend more money on this outside of additional parts down the road. Hence I'm here asking around and watching videos. Now if it's the part, I'll call in the warranty, but I need to eliminate other possibilities. 

[Angelouslapaix]

so nothing is connected to my M2_2 port and my graphics card port is running at 16x on the pciex16_1 port, but it still stutters and i don't know why.