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Sli For The Non Believer [Guide How To Eenable SLI On Non SLI Cert Mobo] i always forget to take a screenie, so there you have it. i shouldve taken a screenie with the series 5 cards too :p dont forget to plug the extra power imput on the board when using 2 or more gpus. hell if there is place for it, and using a higher end card? do use it o.9b patch was used on winders 7 32bit with driver version 260.99 , the latest (266.58) froze up when applying sli in nvidia control panel http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/5...dboard1.th.jpg http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/6...dboard2.th.jpg http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/6...dboard3.th.jpg and now for the guide : step 1 - install windows 7 (xp works too but 7 seems to have more success) step 2 - install the updates directx .net etc etc. step 3 - install the appropriate nvidia drivers( 0.9b works with 260.99, at least for me) step 4 - install the aforementioned patch. step 5 - once patch finishes installing, reboot, and chose the sli win 7 at the boot screen step 5 - open up nvidia control panel, head to sli/physx and click on enable sli. step 6 - run a benchmark or two. issues : side bands or what not(green horizontal stuff on the screen or anything funny) swap the sli bridge to the other 2 connectors (if present) else swap it around(up down - down up) or remove it completely. ive found that enabling, disabling sli indicator makes them go away, if ever they come about. attention : do this at your own risk. if you mess/hurt things, it is solely your fault. this website, it's members, admins, owners,makers of the patch,programs,etc are not liable in any form or way if you screw up your os/hardware. |
i thought the extra power on the board was for cards that didnt have external power, but pulled more wattage then the pcie lane could supply? could be wrong though. |
yes and no. when you populate all slots it is a good idea to have some extra juice in. theoretically the pci-e cables should provide enough power, but dont forget that the cards suck juice from the motherboard by default. future cards will suck none, from what i read...we'll see, i guess. if you have issueswith side bands or what not(green horizontal stuff on the screen) swap the sli bridge to the other 2 connectors (if present) else swap it around(up down - down up) or remove it completely. ive found that enabling, disabling sli indicator makes them go away, if ever they come about. let me update the first post |
Wow, very nice work!! Not that I would be inclined to do this myself, but nice to see it working |
thanks, but i just followed the guide on another site, thank those guys :) posted here generalities, no links. you can find what you need with google. if the mods give it a go, i can post linkies :) |
The caps were probably not needed in the title, I'm pretty sure you can fix that. Otherwise, i'll ask and see but I don't foresee a problem with linking. ST |
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1 Attachment(s) Here's mine, using SLI Patch 1.0 Final and nV's 266.58. |
nice! keep it coming. ill have a play with some more 5 series (yes 560's too) lets see if i have time for the amd board...:_) |
I'd be curious to see how the scaling compares with an SLI cert. board Perhaps someone with a Q9450 (or another x4 955 equivalent [ish]) and SLI GTX 470's could post results for Heaven? |
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