Graphic Cards GTX 260 216 SLI - Problem

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Hi All,
Recently I got hold of another GTX 260 216. They both are Palit, same model etc.

I placed the SLI bridge on the slot which is towards the back panel of Chasis.

When I go to the Nvidia panel on my desktop I get the "Enable SLI" option also.

However I tried playing Virtual Tennis and Fallout 3, i get flickering colored boxes. These boxes go away if i remove the enable SLI mode.

I have put the new card as the card which connects to my LCD, If card was faulty then i should be getting error also in Non SLI mode. Also the drivers also are the latest ones released by Nvidia. Is there something that i am missing ?
 
In the SLI modes, do you select "alternate frame" or "load balancing" (forgetting what it's called), but each card renders half the scene based on load. The third option is auto. You might want to force each of the options and check if that works.

I'm not sure, does the UD5 support SLI, or only CF? If that doesn't work, try uninstalling and use an older driver. Do the same thing. Post back, or PM (in case I don't reply here)
 
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The X58 chipset supports the crossfire and SLI.
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Not really, there are several X58 boards that do not come with the NF200, thereby don't support SLI. Its a different issue that some of them could actually be hacked/modded to run on SLI.

But yea, in this case GA-EX58-UD5 does support 2/3 way SLI.
 
^I meant the present X58 chipsets which did feature the support for both modes, released post the nVision 2008 announcement.
 
^^

Yes, true. Here is the article.

Though just wondering, which X58 boards, have not signed up for the nForce approval...?

@OP:

It seems like a driver issue. Try to roll back sequentially. Also try another SLI bridge.
 
@ Damn....

i know many mobo of X58 are only CF... but i think those were only MSI

UD5 is SLI enablled so that isnt the issue. The ones even which were in MSI in CF ... can be flashed in BIOS to make them SLI enabled also.

@Rahul Also the new driver which were out from Nvidia which actually cooked the GC's isnt the one am using. My driver is the stable older version.

Plus my Nvidia control panel has two options only... enable SLI, disable SLI. So presently on Disable sli mode.

As for another bridge would get one tomorrow. I actually was reading online so got myself a Tri-SLI bridge. So even if first slot is creating issue Tri-SLI slot might help

Would update...
 
^^

Which means you put the accelerators on 1 and 3 slots. Will not that move to x16 x8. The tri-sli is wider for connectivity..?
 
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That is what I meant. His board has three slots. I thought he would place the cards on 1 and 3. Not 1 and 2.
 
Did u reinstall the drivers after adding another 260 ?

Connect ur DVI cable to the card which is placed in the 1st slot of ur mobo.

One more thing .. Place the 2nd card in ur 2nd slot of mobo. (X16)
 
sorry for long silence... year end at work :)

First I wasnt using the new Microwave driver which is cooking up the GCs

secondly some confusion here I wasnt talking about Mobo slots. I was aware that the mobo slots are of different speed . so my current connection was on slots 1 & 2.

I was talknig bout SLI slots. GTX 260 have tripple SLI built in slot so earlier i used the first bridge and facing problem.

So tried another bridge on another slot and things are working,

My SLI observation.

I am using an ATCS cabinet and with SLI the card are like stuck together. There is place enough only to slide may be a credit card thats all. So one fans intake gets stuck. And the back end of the lower card would end up not getting much air either.

Both GPU have twin back plate. As in the extension slots they take two slots with one slot acting as connection ports and other is exhaust. Now ATCS has an extra exhaust for extension slots ( http://i.ytimg.com/vi/r8_1cQkYTO4/0.jpg ). So i installed a Delta fan as exhaust and its keeping things lil less hot. One card was running at 80 and other at 70C.

So i did another small mod. the two cards together have one horizontal end towards the extension slots of the cabinet and other end is towards place where your HDD are installed. So with Zip tags i tied a fan there as an intake for fans. So this fan is nicely sucking in air which wasnt otherwise going in. and temps are down nicely. In a high mode of Fallout 3, after 2-3 hrs of playing temps now are 72 for one card and 65 for other. So cheap and effective cooling solution.

at 1920x1200 , 4AA , 1AF, on Crysis got close to 50FPS which almsot a double jump that a single 260 was giving. I dont remember but single was somewhere like 25-27.

I know double the power n more the heat a single card like 5870 would have made me direct11 capable plus lesser on power etc. But since present system is working smoothly n heat is in tolerable range I would stick to this and try and avoid one generation of GC entirely, hope some game doesnt come which makes directx10 history. till then my SLI rocks :)

Was looking at some benchmarks...
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seems like dont touch something that isnt spoilt policy working for me.

Also Download Rig in plan stillllll... so power hungry nature can be controlled too
 
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