Sli For The Non Believer [Guide How To Eenable SLI On Non SLI Cert Mobo]

[_dangtx_]

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











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.

[audirs]

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.

[_dangtx_]

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

[Grampa]

Wow, very nice work!!
Not that I would be inclined to do this myself, but nice to see it working

[_dangtx_]

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 :)

[Soultribunal]

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

[_dangtx_]

Originally Posted by Soultribunal

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

thanks bud

[DkRk]

Here's mine, using SLI Patch 1.0 Final and nV's 266.58.

[_dangtx_]

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...:_)

[th3.answ3r]

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?