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    G50VT-X1 9800M GS Bus Interface .

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by cerwinthedoc, Aug 28, 2009.

  1. cerwinthedoc

    cerwinthedoc Newbie

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    Yeah, I was casually looking over my specs on my X1 that I've owned for a little over a month, and I noticed that in GPUz, under the slot that said "Bus Interface, my x16 PCI-Express Bus was running at x1, or however I'd say it. Hmm... that can't be right.

    So, I checked the nvidia control panel's system information....
    It said the same thing. The 9800GS is capable of running at x16, but it's only running x1.

    Now here's the noob question:
    How can I turn that x1 into an x4, x8, or x16?
    I want as much bandwidth as I can get.

    Is there a limit on my motherboard? Is there a limit on my GPU? Or is this just a limit being placed on laptops for temperature issues?
     
    cerwinthedoc, Aug 28, 2009
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  2. Danger_Danger

    Danger_Danger Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've got the a similar problem on my OCz Whitebook. It runs the GPU [1 3870] at 8x.
     
    Danger_Danger, Aug 28, 2009
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  3. xleonid

    xleonid Notebook Consultant

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    EDIT:

    NEVER MIND!!!

    The reason why you see it that way because the GPU throttles itself down while it's not stressed. duh...

    Simply stress your card and see it go to x16. You might need to restart GPUz though to see that. :p


    -Leonid
     
    xleonid, Aug 28, 2009
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  4. Danger_Danger

    Danger_Danger Notebook Enthusiast

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    Could it have anything to do with the GPU being in 2D mode as opposed to 3D mode?
     
    Danger_Danger, Aug 28, 2009
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  5. xleonid

    xleonid Notebook Consultant

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    Yup! That's exactly what I meant.

    When GPU is in idle mode, why would it need to work @ x16, right?

    -Leonid
     
    xleonid, Aug 28, 2009
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  6. Danger_Danger

    Danger_Danger Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yeah that was the issue, I've been talking to cerwinthedoc via xfire. Thanks for your help. + rep
     
    Danger_Danger, Aug 28, 2009
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  7. xleonid

    xleonid Notebook Consultant

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    Not a problem! :) Glad we figured that out!

    -Leonid
     
    xleonid, Aug 28, 2009
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