Yes, in the motherboard tab is the same, x1.
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I went back through my screenshots of of the same windows install and the same everything but drivers and the 550 ti instead, they were all working correctly.
All my catzilla scores on this card have been a little lacking.... I think this is why.
Went back to stock bios and the same.
I don't want to hijack this threat but anyone have any ideas??
In the next slot which is x8, the same. Should be
Expansion Slots
1x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16
1x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x8
3x PCI Express x1 slots
2x PCI slots