GPU stuck at x8 instead of x16

Question stuck on black screen while installing any nvidia driver Latest: boju; 8 minutes ago Graphics Cards · M · Question New PC crashes

When I look at gpu z my gpu is only operating in x8 no matter the load If I bifurcate the pcie slot in the bios to x8x8 I can get the gpu

gpu blocking pcie slot 2 minutes ago Push the GPU back into the slot until it bottoms out, then you should be able to get the lock open English is not my first

gpu stuck in pcie slot 2 slot, but surely that wouldn't be taking too many lanes? The only other things I can think of are maybe power to the GPU or GPU BIOS but