How To: Enable SLI on pre-i7/i5 hardware

[Triton.se]

Well, of course they want to mess with SLI hack. Nevertheless, since 257 drivers work, and in my specific case, I can assure you that I won't be buying a new card just because of that. My SLI outperforms in most cases a single vanilla 5870; I will buy a new card when newest games have problems with theses drivers.

One might wonder why they chose to stop now, and not a year ago: Economy. Comparing Xfire and SLI capable P55 mobos, SLI enabled cost ~25€ more. I don't blame them for making us buy the SLI mobo in harsh times...

NVIDIA Economy:

Nvidia Corp. on Wednesday announced that it expected revenue for the second quarter ending August 1, 2010, to be drastically lower than the guidance provided with the company's financial results for its first quarter. The company blamed poor sales of consumer graphics processing units (GPUs) as well as economic weakness in certain parts of the world.

source: http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/video/..._Lowers_Revenue_Guidance_for_the_Quarter.html

 

[Crono]

Try out latest driver, 259.09

OpenGL 4.1 support for ferminator cards

XP64 http://developer.download.nvidia.com/opengl/4.1/windows/259.09_desktop_winxp_64bit_international.exe

XP32 http://developer.download.nvidia.com/opengl/4.1/windows/259.09_desktop_winxp_international.exe

V32 http://developer.download.nvidia.co...desktop_win7_winvista_32bit_international.exe

V64 http://developer.download.nvidia.co...desktop_win7_winvista_64bit_international.exe

Installed.... and five minute until black screen..... it doesn't work.
Back to 257.21....

 

[Ex Inferis]

Hi ^^

Excuse my english.... I am from Brazil.
Here is my tests and results with 0.8b

Dirt2
Batman
Crysis Warhead
Cryostasis
Aliens Vs Predator
COD MW2

http://www.adrenaline.com.br/forum/...-nvidia-sli-nos-chipset-7.html#post1063650730

http://www.adrenaline.com.br/forum/...-nvidia-sli-nos-chipset-7.html#post1063651533


My system:

CPU:> C2Q Q9650 4.0Ghz 450x9 1.24v + Hyper212 + Artic MX-2 54ºFull
MB:> ASUS P5Q-E
RAM:> 2x 2Gb GSkill DDR2 1066@1080 12:10
SLI de VGAs:> BFG GTX260 OC 216Cores + XFX GTX260 216Cores
FONTE:> 750w Corsair
HDs:> 3x 160Gb 2x 200Gb SATA2
CASE:> CM690 Janela + 7 fans 120mm
ECRÃ:> Samsung 2233RZ
AUDIO:> HT 5.1 Trust 50W RMS
BOOT:> Seven x64


3d mark vantage


lost planet




PS: The new 258xx driver crash my system too. Black Screen and others...
257.21 is bether, but freeze/crash when I start the 3D vision Driver... using the
3D discovery.

I waiting the new Patch ^^
Is a very nice job!!! I love that

thanks
Ex Inferis.

 

[Triton.se]

Hello Brazil, nice to see SLI modders from there too !

This is almost a year ago, P25103 with max OC'd SLI GTX 260 216SP @ default 1.0625v. 190.62 driver, the famous one !!! Had it almost 6months coz SLI Mod wasn't as advanced as today HOOORAY !!!

With little more volts to GPU (1.125v) I'd have 756MHz on cores, otherwise same shader and mem clocks.

 

[Ex Inferis]

thanks my friend ^^ Nice results with the volts, I will try too

you see my FPS in the games? In adrenaline forum?
Very nice this patch!!! Sweet work ^^

PS: here, in your forum, exist one post for download the last updates of the patch???
Thanks and excuse my poor english again rsrsrsrs

 

[Triton.se]

yeah I visited your forum , but...its spanish ..lol..all I know is Alfonso !!! LOL F1 ..I know braz drivers too

 

[Ex Inferis]

hauhauahuaa

is not for read rsrsrs is only to see the images of games and excel with my results rsrsrsr
the comparations, values and screenshots rsrsrs

And is not spanish damn god, rsrsrsrs is Brazilian Portuguese ^_^
[]s

OBS: rsrsrs Alonso is spanish rsrsrs MASSA is Brazilian

OBS2: after crashs and lot of black screen, I down now the 257.15 beta....

 

[anatolymik]

Hi friends!

Pay attention to black screens, crashes and so on at sli-mobo WITH gtx295. Also there is the same on non-sli mobo without slipatch and WITH gtx295. It's very curios, because gtx295 is 2x gtx260 on one board. What happened if you have multi-gpu disabled for gtx295. As for 2x gtx260 and SLI-mobo there is bugs too i think. We have to find out it.
TELL ME YOUR SYSTEM SPECS WHO HAS PROBLEMS WITH LATEST DRIVER.
The matter is on russian forums nobody has problems, but nobody has no gtx260. 8800gt or something. but not gtx260.

 

[anatolymik]

Also you might have no problems on x32 systems

 

[Ex Inferis]

My system:

CPU:> C2Q Q9650 4.0Ghz 450x9 1.24v + Hyper212 + Artic MX-2 54ºFull
MB:> ASUS P5Q-E
RAM:> 2x 2Gb GSkill DDR2 1066@1080 12:10
SLI de VGAs:> BFG GTX260 OC 216Cores + XFX GTX260 216Cores
FONTE:> 750w Corsair
HDs:> 3x 160Gb 2x 200Gb SATA2
CASE:> CM690 Janela + 7 fans 120mm
ECRÃ:> Samsung 2233RZ
AUDIO:> HT 5.1 Trust 50W RMS
BOOT:> Seven x64


I go back to 257.21 (again)...
I play everything normal... with high FPS... very nice...

BUT

When I active the "stereoscopic 3D" in nvidia painel, some games run ok, but
others not...

OK: COD MW2, DMC4, Batman, Dark Void, SF4, Mirrors Edge...
Crash in Starting Screens: Dirt2, Need Shift, DeadSpace and others

But if the problems is with gtx260 in SLI.... damn... I will lost my SLI?
I do my SLI to play with 3D vision But if I start, the system crash, blackScreens...


PS: Excuse the poor english...

 

[r3b00t3r]

It's very curios, because gtx295 is 2x gtx260 on one board.

Well, rigorously speaking, a GTX295 has two GTX275 GPUs on one card. GTX260 GPU has 192 or 216 shaders, while a GTX275 has 240 shaders enabled (just like a GTX285).

GTX275 has only 28 ROPs, like GTX260, but GTX285 has all of the 32 ROPs enabled.

GTX295 has 2x240 shaders and 2x28 ROPs.

All GTX295 have 55 nm GPUs, but some of SLI configs we have seen here in this forum with GTX260 have 65nm GPUs.

But yes, I see also that most of the problems are with GTX260 SLI configs, just like mine...



Processor: Intel Q9550 E0 @ 3825MHz
Motherboard: Asus P5Q Deluxe
Cooling: Thermalright Ultra Extreme 120 Black + 10 X Noctua P12
Memory: 2X2GB GSkill Ripjaws 1200MHz 1.9V @ 5-5-5-15
Video Card: 2 X EVGA GTX260 Core 216 55 nm SuperClocked @ SLI
Hard Disk: 1 X SSD GSKILL FALCON I 128GB + 1 X Samsung F3 2TB + 2 X Samsung F3 1TB @ RAID1
Optical Drive: Asus DVDRW
CRT/LCD Model: Samsung 223BW
Case: modded Lian Li A77
Sound Card: Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music
PSU: Corsair HX620
Software: Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Benchmarks: about P22000 in 3DMark Vantage

 

[TiN]

GTX 295 have nvidia peg switch fabric, so it's not same as gtx260 sli in term of drivers. Same as 9800gx2 cards. Some of motherboards have peg switch fabric too (it's called NF200 there).

 

[Ex Inferis]

downloading 259.09 beta for new tests ^^

I want my DIRT2 in 3D!!!!! god help me rsrsrsr


=============== EDIT =========


After install the new driver, I play 6 laps in dirt2 with SLI active and 3D vision disable....

BLUE SCREEN with:

page fault in nonpaged area


go back to 257.21

 

[Triton.se]

PSU: Corsair HX1000 Modular
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium x64 (Swedish), fully paid for.

I've almost always tested with International (UK) ForceWare drivers but lately also US version.

PS. Both my GTX260's are 65nm
I've modded both VGA BIOSes for increased fan speeds; 45% @ 45C, 100% @ 71C

 

[Triton.se]

Also, what happens to your SLI Mod rig if you add a second monitor ?

A. Your main display/monitor is still called "#1" and the newly added is "#2"

B. Your main display/monitor switches to be called "#2" and the newly added becomes "#1"

I get alt. B...and I dunno why...has been this with Windows 7.

When I remove the second monitor, ofcourse main monitor is called "#1" again....EDIT !!! After a reboot that is...
this is after removing second monitor, before reboot:

I rebooted with BOTH monitors selected/enabled, both 1920x1080 rez...main monitor (Dell) still showing monitor #2 ....


Only thing correct with multiple displays is the scheme pic where SLI and PhysX are displayed...shows what monitor is connected to what DVI port:

I know I should test setting both monitors to 1920x1080, install 258.96 and try playing games...could work... but thats hard work maybe l8r


I checked HDCP Status in nvcpl...2nd monitor showed NO HDCP Capable, but that was w/o SLI enabled..when I set back SLI, HDCP again was Capable..I tried replicating the "No hdcp" on 2nd monitor by disabling SLI, HDCP still Capable.

Things get confusing..not only with ONE gpu and monitor...


I normally have NOT two displays, or have a 2nd DVI cord plugged in.

 

[Ex Inferis]

just confirm...

the last patch version for win7 x64 is the 0.8b ?

where is the oficial page to download the last versions?
here??: http://xdevs.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.30

thanks ^^

 

[r3b00t3r]

just confirm...

the last patch version for win7 x64 is the 0.8b ?

where is the oficial page to download the last versions?
here??: http://xdevs.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.30

thanks ^^

Yes for both questions.

Slightly below the middle of the page, you have this:

Download links

Windows Vista SP2 32bit SLI Patch, version 0.7a
Windows Vista SP2 64bit SLI Patch, version 0.8b
Windows 7 32bit SLI Patch, version 0.7a
Windows 7 64bit SLI Patch, version 0.8b
Windows XP SP2/SP3 32bit SLI Patch, version 0.7a
Windows XP SP2/SP3 64bit SLI Patch, version 0.8b
Windows Server 2008 x64 SLI Patch, version 0.8b
Windows Server 2008 x64 R2 SLI Patch, version 0.8b

 

[Ex Inferis]

yes. I download from there too.

Just to confirm.
thanks

 

[Triton.se]

A funny thing is that with two monitors, the extended desktop continues on the LEFT side of main desktop... was with 257.21 US and this 258.96 US version I'm testing now... dvi plugged into both dvi connectors on top card, sli enabled...wish me gl !

 

[r3b00t3r]

Good luck, mate.

 

[Triton.se]

bah..I really thought something new would happen ! LOL ! But I got the same old system freeze...

So, what about the extended desktop bug ? why would I have to find next desktop on the LEFT side. Is this happening on other rigs aswell? The russian desktop continues on right side?...I'm hoping nvidia fixes this...say, new driver on Tuesday I'll have a cold sixpack saved for evening driver 260.00

Since I never used extra, extended desktops before, I can't tell if it's acting normal either. When launching a game, the extended desktop goes black for a while, and little later shows the desktop. Why would it flash like that ? It's extended, not CLONE. When rig has frozen, the extended desktop looks very innocent, nothing ususual to see there.

 

[Mussels]

triton: use techpowerup.org for the image host, those are slow as crap.

 

[Triton.se]

Good news:

257.41 WHQL from Microsoft Update, with newer driver date than 258.69 and 258.96 worked! I played 40 minutes without "you-know-what" (even tho @~5mins huge lag, thought driver would crash) ! Driver didn't prompt to be rebooted, so I'll have to do that now and see if I can play w/o issues again.

Link to driver can be found at guru3d

EDIT ///

It's English driver and I installed it over English (US) 257.21 WHQL

EDIT ///

Yep, unlike 258 drivers, these are as good as 257.15 or 257.21 ! But each time I fire up a game, I can notice big stutter like after 5 minutes...right when 258 drivers usually kill the games...

 

[Ex Inferis]

nice ^^ I will download now and post my results too

3d vision or 3d discovery? You test????

 

[Triton.se]

Not testing 3D Vision, and I did have some problems with Left 4 Dead Campaign..I think clocks went to 2D Mode...with SLI you still can play, get 70fps anyhow ! LOL ...Will have to test more after reboot.