dishwasherwon42b705e9
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Hello,
My 1080 is in the pcie x16 slot but the bios and CPU-Z both report that it is running at x8. Because I am an idiot and lost the CPU protector, I accept that an RMA is unlikely. I have reseated the card and the CPU but the problem remains.
I inspected the CPU socket but couldn't see any bent pins (I have read that this is one likely explanation) but I can't rule out that I simply haven't seen them (my eyes aren't that good).
Before I replace this piece of junk with another one at my own expense, are there any other likely points of failure (e.g. the 9700K itself?) that might cause this? I don't want to go through the trouble of buying a replacement board only to discover the same problem.
My 1080 is in the pcie x16 slot but the bios and CPU-Z both report that it is running at x8. Because I am an idiot and lost the CPU protector, I accept that an RMA is unlikely. I have reseated the card and the CPU but the problem remains.
I inspected the CPU socket but couldn't see any bent pins (I have read that this is one likely explanation) but I can't rule out that I simply haven't seen them (my eyes aren't that good).
Before I replace this piece of junk with another one at my own expense, are there any other likely points of failure (e.g. the 9700K itself?) that might cause this? I don't want to go through the trouble of buying a replacement board only to discover the same problem.