EVGA Releases SLI Enhancement Patch

btarunr · Feb 12, 2009

EVGA today announced a new piece of value-added feature for its customers: the EVGA SLI Enhancement. The feature forms as a part of NVIDIA Forceware drivers that has an expanded SLI profiles list. To make full use of two or more GPUs teamed in an SLI setup, games and 3D applications need "SLI profiles". The general Forceware driver isn't necessarily in tune with the frequency at which new games are released. EVGA has taken the initiative to release SLI profiles for games before NVIDIA does.

The company released the first release of the SLI Enhancement (version: 02.11.09), which is based on NVIDIA Forceware 182.05 driver suite, and supports the entire range of graphics products EVGA currently sells. When installed, the software intends to boost performance in SLI setups for Burnout Paradise and Necrovision Demo (DX10 Mode), apart from all the applications Forceware 182.05 already has profiles for. The software is exclusive for registered EVGA customers. Visit this page for more.

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DrPepper · Feb 12, 2009

Again it seems like EVGA are trying to be the best in customer support and satisfaction.

wolf · Feb 12, 2009

should be long before anyone can use the app i guess.

DrPepper · Feb 12, 2009

Its already there for download if you follow the link.

wolf · Feb 12, 2009

sorry to clarify, i mean on non EVGA cards. well at least i hope so, Kudos to EVGA for being the market leader for doing it, but if its on the net it'll probably get patched.

iStink · Feb 12, 2009

Why wouldn't this work on non evga cards?

DrPepper · Feb 12, 2009

wolf said:
sorry to clarify, i mean on non EVGA cards. well at least i hope so, Kudos to EVGA for being the market leader for doing it, but if its on the net it'll probably get patched.

Well its just sli profiles so they could very easily be copied I suppose. I've never seen what a sli profile is but I assume you could copy the available options etc.

Konceptz · Feb 12, 2009

its possible that EVGA coded in some binarys in the patch that will only respond to EVGA hardware identifiers, but programming isn't my specialty.

iStink · Feb 12, 2009

I bet non evga cards can use these profiles. Think about it: You have two xfx 8800gt's in SLI, suddenly evga is the company giving a damn enough to give you better performance. When you go to make your next video card purchase, you'll remember that, and lean towards evga.

bogmali · Feb 12, 2009

I will download it tonight and give it a go to see if it will work with my XFX 8800's. I have an Evga mobo so I would assume that it will work (fingers crossed).

TheGuruStud · Feb 13, 2009

bogmali said:
I will download it tonight and give it a go to see if it will work with my XFX 8800's. I have an Evga mobo so I would assume that it will work (fingers crossed).

I would just flash my bios to an evga one. Problem solved for everyone

newtekie1 · Feb 13, 2009

I'm guessing that they will work with any card, not just eVGA's, just like all their other "eVGA exclusive" software.

Of course it is very easy to code in a check to make sure you have an eVGA card, GPU-z already does it, but eVGA doesn't seem to operate like that. Everything they release seems to work just fine with other manufacturers cards.

spearman914 · Feb 13, 2009

iStink said:
Why wouldn't this work on non evga cards?

Cuz if they do, people will start buying the XFX's/BFG's and steal back there business.

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