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Using PCIE Gen 2 - can't find any device?

seeing that I have a GIGABYTE SOC Nvidia Geforce GTX560 1GB graphics card, I'd expect it to be recognised as Gen 2 - what am I missing here?

full spec:-

CPU = AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Socket AM3 3.2GHz 6MB L3 Cache

Mobo= Z-Asus Crosshair V Formula 990FX (Socket AM3+)

OS = Win 7 Home Premium 64 SP1

RAM = 8GB Corsair Vengeance (2x4GB) DDR3 1600Mhz CL9 1.5V Non-ECC Unbuffered

Graphics = GIGABYTE SOC Nvidia Geforce GTX560 1GB

PSU = Corsair 650W TX

HDD1 OS = 80GB Seagate Barracuda ST380215 AS SATA 7200

HDD2 APPS = 500GB Hitachi Cinemastar HCP725050GLA380 SATA 7200

CD/DVD = HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GH22LS30 SATA

Monitor = HANNS.G HW173AB 17" TFT Widescreen

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago
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    What makes you think it is incorrectly detecting it? The OS queries the hardware for details, so it isn't the OS at fault, the card must be just sending basic descriptor IDs to windows. They are only descriptors, it shouldn't affect performance in any way.

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