Any tips for setting up SLI ?

A

asautt

New Member
Had so much fun building my rig that I can't stop! So I have a second EVGA GTX 260 on order. Any hints or tips on get SLI up and running?

Alan
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    My Build/#1
    CPU
    Intel Corei7 920
    Motherboard
    ASUS P6T
    Memory
    6 GB Corsair Dominator oc1600
    Graphics card(s)
    (2) EVGA GTX260 SLI
    Sound Card
    on board Soundmax HD audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic VX2236wm,VX2035wm,
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1500
    Hard Drives
    OCZ CORE_SSD 64 GB (Boot:System Drive) Segate SATA 500 (Programs/Page File/RestorePoints) Segate SATA 1 TB (Data Drive) 2 Fujitsu 75 GB SAS on MARVELL Raid VD 0 SCSI Disk Device
    PSU
    CoolerMaster Real Power Pro 1000W
    Case
    CoolerMaster CosmosS
    Cooling
    air
    Mouse
    Logitec wireless
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Wireless Laser 500
    Internet Speed
    ?
asautt said:
Had so much fun building my rig that I can't stop! So I have a second EVGA GTX 260 on order. Any hints or tips on get SLI up and running?

Alan
Click to expand...
plug the card in, connect the SLI bridge, switch on, install and fiddle to your hearts content
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    Intel Q6600 @ 2.8GHz
    Motherboard
    Evga NF78-CK-132-A 3-Way SLI
    Memory
    8Gb DDR2 Corsair Dominator @ 1066Mhz 5-5-5-15
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA 560 GTX SC FTW 1GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC888 7.1 Audio, Logitech G35 7.1 Surround Headset
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S2409W 16:9, HDMi, DVI & VGA
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 7200rpm 250Gb SATA, Samsung 7200rpm 750Gb SATA, WD 7200rpm 1TB SCSI SATA.
    PSU
    Xigmatek 750W Quad sli quad core 80% eff
    Case
    Antec 900 Gaming Case
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9700-NT NVIDIA Tritium, Dominator RAM cooler
    Mouse
    Razor Lachesis Banshee V2 Blue, 4000DPI
    Keyboard
    Logitech generic keyboard
    Internet Speed
    16Mb Sky bb
    Other Info
    Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows, Wireless Xbox 360 Pad, Wireless Xbox 360 Les Paul Guitar
Ok...I think I can handle that. ;)
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    My Build/#1
    CPU
    Intel Corei7 920
    Motherboard
    ASUS P6T
    Memory
    6 GB Corsair Dominator oc1600
    Graphics card(s)
    (2) EVGA GTX260 SLI
    Sound Card
    on board Soundmax HD audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic VX2236wm,VX2035wm,
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1500
    Hard Drives
    OCZ CORE_SSD 64 GB (Boot:System Drive) Segate SATA 500 (Programs/Page File/RestorePoints) Segate SATA 1 TB (Data Drive) 2 Fujitsu 75 GB SAS on MARVELL Raid VD 0 SCSI Disk Device
    PSU
    CoolerMaster Real Power Pro 1000W
    Case
    CoolerMaster CosmosS
    Cooling
    air
    Mouse
    Logitec wireless
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Wireless Laser 500
    Internet Speed
    ?

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    Intel Q6600 @ 2.8GHz
    Motherboard
    Evga NF78-CK-132-A 3-Way SLI
    Memory
    8Gb DDR2 Corsair Dominator @ 1066Mhz 5-5-5-15
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA 560 GTX SC FTW 1GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC888 7.1 Audio, Logitech G35 7.1 Surround Headset
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S2409W 16:9, HDMi, DVI & VGA
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 7200rpm 250Gb SATA, Samsung 7200rpm 750Gb SATA, WD 7200rpm 1TB SCSI SATA.
    PSU
    Xigmatek 750W Quad sli quad core 80% eff
    Case
    Antec 900 Gaming Case
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9700-NT NVIDIA Tritium, Dominator RAM cooler
    Mouse
    Razor Lachesis Banshee V2 Blue, 4000DPI
    Keyboard
    Logitech generic keyboard
    Internet Speed
    16Mb Sky bb
    Other Info
    Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows, Wireless Xbox 360 Pad, Wireless Xbox 360 Les Paul Guitar
MrNeeds said:
asautt said:
Had so much fun building my rig that I can't stop! So I have a second EVGA GTX 260 on order. Any hints or tips on get SLI up and running?

Alan
Click to expand...
plug the card in, connect the SLI bridge, switch on, install and fiddle to your hearts content
Click to expand...

Well, it wasn't quite that easy. After I did the plug and connect, I couldn't enable SLI. Poked around this forum and Nvidia's for a bit. Uninstalled the 178.13 driver (couldn't find Drive Sweeper) and installed the 181.22 driver. NOW its working fine. Have to clear off the desk a bit before I can hook up the second monitor.

Alan
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    My Build/#1
    CPU
    Intel Corei7 920
    Motherboard
    ASUS P6T
    Memory
    6 GB Corsair Dominator oc1600
    Graphics card(s)
    (2) EVGA GTX260 SLI
    Sound Card
    on board Soundmax HD audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic VX2236wm,VX2035wm,
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1500
    Hard Drives
    OCZ CORE_SSD 64 GB (Boot:System Drive) Segate SATA 500 (Programs/Page File/RestorePoints) Segate SATA 1 TB (Data Drive) 2 Fujitsu 75 GB SAS on MARVELL Raid VD 0 SCSI Disk Device
    PSU
    CoolerMaster Real Power Pro 1000W
    Case
    CoolerMaster CosmosS
    Cooling
    air
    Mouse
    Logitec wireless
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Wireless Laser 500
    Internet Speed
    ?
Just remember to connect the monitor to your primary graphic card with your other monitor, and not your 2nd graphic card :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
    Motherboard
    XFX MB-750I-72P9 NF750i
    Memory
    4096MB Corsair XMS2 PC-5400
    Graphics card(s)
    ASUS Nvidia Geforce GTX470
    Sound Card
    ASUS Xonar DX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 24" S2409W & Dell 20" E207WFP
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 & 1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    750GB Western Digital Caviar Black & 500GB Samsung
    PSU
    750 watt Thermaltake Toughpower
    Case
    Coolermaster Dominator 690 Nvidia Edition
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9700-NT Cooler, 6x 120mm Chassis Fans
    Mouse
    Logitech G5 Laser Mouse (2007 edition)
    Keyboard
    Logitech G11 Keyboard
    Internet Speed
    100Mbps
    Other Info
    abit airpace 54mbps wireless PCI-E x1 card
Everlong18 said:
Just remember to connect the monitor to your primary graphic card with your other monitor, and not your 2nd graphic card :)
Click to expand...

Thanks for the heads up! I think Vista and/or Nvidia kind of babysit you through this one. I did notice in Control Panel-Display settings that with SLI off it showed 4 monitors (one active and three grayed out) but with SLI on it only shows 2 monitors (one active and one grayed out).

Alan
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    My Build/#1
    CPU
    Intel Corei7 920
    Motherboard
    ASUS P6T
    Memory
    6 GB Corsair Dominator oc1600
    Graphics card(s)
    (2) EVGA GTX260 SLI
    Sound Card
    on board Soundmax HD audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic VX2236wm,VX2035wm,
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1500
    Hard Drives
    OCZ CORE_SSD 64 GB (Boot:System Drive) Segate SATA 500 (Programs/Page File/RestorePoints) Segate SATA 1 TB (Data Drive) 2 Fujitsu 75 GB SAS on MARVELL Raid VD 0 SCSI Disk Device
    PSU
    CoolerMaster Real Power Pro 1000W
    Case
    CoolerMaster CosmosS
    Cooling
    air
    Mouse
    Logitec wireless
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Wireless Laser 500
    Internet Speed
    ?
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top