• Welcome to TechPowerUp Forums, Guest! Please check out our forum guidelines for info related to our community.

NVIDIA GTX 970 SLI possible problem

pia

New Member
Joined
Mar 18, 2015
Messages
6 (0.00/day)
Hi everyone!
I'm a newbie, so hope you can help me. I test a GPU NVIDIA GTX 970 SLI with Unigine Valley and I got score 2397.
But it should be higher, right?
This are PC's specs:
CPU Intel Core i7 5820K 3.30GHz Clock Speed 1199.29 MHz
Mainboard X99-DELUXE
RAM DDR4 16GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 SLI

Is there something wrong?
 

Attachments

  • test_unigine_valley.png
    test_unigine_valley.png
    227.4 KB · Views: 835

XSI

Joined
Sep 4, 2012
Messages
390 (0.09/day)
Location
Vilnius. Lithuania
System Name Mother PC/XSI PC/ Laptop
Processor I3 6100 Skylake@3.7/Intel Core2Duo E8400@3.0-3.7Ghz/Amd sempron 2100+
Motherboard B150M MSI Night ELF/ASUS P5Q PRO P45/
Cooling Cooler Master Hyper Evo 212/ X 2
Memory Kingston HyperX Fury 2x4GB DDR4@2133 Dual channel /Adata 2x2 GB DDR2@800 dual channel/ 2,5GB
Video Card(s) Gigabyte Windforce 950GTX/MSI 8800GT OC Zilent edition@660/1650/950 / ATI Radeon x1250
Storage 1pc:240GB SSD Kingston HyperX Fury/2PC:Intel 330 SSD 60GB/Samsung 500 GB/Samsung 320GB/80 GB
Display(s) LG 22MP58VQ 1920x1080/ Samsung 2232BW - 22" 1680X1050 and LG Full HDTV 50" / 15" 1280x800
Case Deepcool Tesseract Red/ Modded no name case
Audio Device(s) Realtec 1150/Creative X-FI, Xtreme Gamer + Samsung 5.1 HT + additional 4 speakers and subwoofer
Power Supply EVGA 500B Bronze 80+/ Chieftek 650W 80+.
Mouse Cheapo 5$ mouse/ trackpad :)
Keyboard Some cheap 10$
Software Windows 10/Win 10/ Win 8.1
Benchmark Scores later :)
personally i dontknow how much should it be, firstly i see you are on extreme settings. second thing is did you have latest nvidia drivers?

nice system btw
 
Joined
Jul 19, 2006
Messages
43,585 (6.74/day)
Processor AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard ASUS TUF x670e
Cooling EK AIO 360. Phantek T30 fans.
Memory 32GB G.Skill 6000Mhz
Video Card(s) Asus RTX 4090
Storage WD m.2
Display(s) LG C2 Evo OLED 42"
Case Lian Li PC 011 Dynamic Evo
Audio Device(s) Topping E70 DAC, SMSL SP200 Headphone Amp.
Power Supply FSP Hydro Ti PRO 1000W
Mouse Razer Basilisk V3 Pro
Keyboard Tester84
Software Windows 11
You should be getting double that score. Sli doesn't seem to be working. Check GPU usage under load with GPU-Z or a similar program.
 

rtwjunkie

PC Gaming Enthusiast
Supporter
Joined
Jul 25, 2008
Messages
13,909 (2.43/day)
Location
Louisiana -Laissez les bons temps rouler!
System Name Bayou Phantom
Processor Core i7-8700k 4.4Ghz @ 1.18v
Motherboard ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 6
Cooling All air: 2x140mm Fractal exhaust; 3x 140mm Cougar Intake; Enermax T40F Black CPU cooler
Memory 2x 16GB Mushkin Redline DDR-4 3200
Video Card(s) EVGA RTX 2080 Ti Xc
Storage 1x 500 MX500 SSD; 2x 6TB WD Black; 1x 4TB WD Black; 1x400GB VelRptr; 1x 4TB WD Blue storage (eSATA)
Display(s) HP 27q 27" IPS @ 2560 x 1440
Case Fractal Design Define R4 Black w/Titanium front -windowed
Audio Device(s) Soundblaster Z
Power Supply Seasonic X-850
Mouse Coolermaster Sentinel III (large palm grip!)
Keyboard Logitech G610 Orion mechanical (Cherry Brown switches)
Software Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (Start10 & Fences 3.0 installed)
@XSI is right. We can't compare it to anything if you are on different settings than the TPU thread everyone posts their results in. http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/unigine-valley-benchmark-scores.183712/

You are running double the AA and Extreme HD.

Run your system at these settings:

Tessellation should be set to maximum...
Preset: Custom
API: DX11
Quality: Ultra
Stereo 3d: Disabled
Monitors: Single
Anti Aliazing: x4
Full screen: yes
Resolution: 1920x1080
 
  • Like
Reactions: XSI

XSI

Joined
Sep 4, 2012
Messages
390 (0.09/day)
Location
Vilnius. Lithuania
System Name Mother PC/XSI PC/ Laptop
Processor I3 6100 Skylake@3.7/Intel Core2Duo E8400@3.0-3.7Ghz/Amd sempron 2100+
Motherboard B150M MSI Night ELF/ASUS P5Q PRO P45/
Cooling Cooler Master Hyper Evo 212/ X 2
Memory Kingston HyperX Fury 2x4GB DDR4@2133 Dual channel /Adata 2x2 GB DDR2@800 dual channel/ 2,5GB
Video Card(s) Gigabyte Windforce 950GTX/MSI 8800GT OC Zilent edition@660/1650/950 / ATI Radeon x1250
Storage 1pc:240GB SSD Kingston HyperX Fury/2PC:Intel 330 SSD 60GB/Samsung 500 GB/Samsung 320GB/80 GB
Display(s) LG 22MP58VQ 1920x1080/ Samsung 2232BW - 22" 1680X1050 and LG Full HDTV 50" / 15" 1280x800
Case Deepcool Tesseract Red/ Modded no name case
Audio Device(s) Realtec 1150/Creative X-FI, Xtreme Gamer + Samsung 5.1 HT + additional 4 speakers and subwoofer
Power Supply EVGA 500B Bronze 80+/ Chieftek 650W 80+.
Mouse Cheapo 5$ mouse/ trackpad :)
Keyboard Some cheap 10$
Software Windows 10/Win 10/ Win 8.1
Benchmark Scores later :)
checked some benches in Unigine thread. it should be about 5000 mark. and you could try oc your cpu to something like 4ghz
 

pia

New Member
Joined
Mar 18, 2015
Messages
6 (0.00/day)
Thanks for the replies! :)
I've just noticed i don't have sli enabled :banghead::banghead::banghead:
On the nvidia panel doesn't appear the enable sli option, i've read that i have to enable on the bios, but the option doesn't appear. So i'll check if the gpu are in the correct slot
 
Joined
Dec 18, 2012
Messages
392 (0.10/day)
Processor Ryzen 7 5800x @ 4,85Ghz
Motherboard AORUS MASTER X570
Cooling Costume External Water Loop 1080 Rad
Memory Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 16GB @3800 mhz cl16
Video Card(s) RTX 3090 Water
Storage Raid0 4 x Sasmsung 850 EVo, 980 1TB M.2
Display(s) ASUS Swift
Case Open test bench
Power Supply Be quiet! 850 P10
Mouse G703
Keyboard Old USB Dell Keyboard x2
VR HMD Rift S
Software Windows 11
Thanks for the replies! :)
I've just noticed i don't have sli enabled :banghead::banghead::banghead:
On the nvidia panel doesn't appear the enable sli option, i've read that i have to enable on the bios, but the option doesn't appear. So i'll check if the gpu are in the correct slot
Post your Pc components, Your mainboard cpu and so on.

It could be that your Mainboard is not supporting SLI, Also are you using an SLI Bridge.
 

rtwjunkie

PC Gaming Enthusiast
Supporter
Joined
Jul 25, 2008
Messages
13,909 (2.43/day)
Location
Louisiana -Laissez les bons temps rouler!
System Name Bayou Phantom
Processor Core i7-8700k 4.4Ghz @ 1.18v
Motherboard ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 6
Cooling All air: 2x140mm Fractal exhaust; 3x 140mm Cougar Intake; Enermax T40F Black CPU cooler
Memory 2x 16GB Mushkin Redline DDR-4 3200
Video Card(s) EVGA RTX 2080 Ti Xc
Storage 1x 500 MX500 SSD; 2x 6TB WD Black; 1x 4TB WD Black; 1x400GB VelRptr; 1x 4TB WD Blue storage (eSATA)
Display(s) HP 27q 27" IPS @ 2560 x 1440
Case Fractal Design Define R4 Black w/Titanium front -windowed
Audio Device(s) Soundblaster Z
Power Supply Seasonic X-850
Mouse Coolermaster Sentinel III (large palm grip!)
Keyboard Logitech G610 Orion mechanical (Cherry Brown switches)
Software Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (Start10 & Fences 3.0 installed)
Thanks for the replies! :)
I've just noticed i don't have sli enabled :banghead::banghead::banghead:
On the nvidia panel doesn't appear the enable sli option, i've read that i have to enable on the bios, but the option doesn't appear. So i'll check if the gpu are in the correct slot

If you've got the bridge installed, then the option definately should appear in the Nvidia control panel. At least now I understand the low score...you were running Extreme HD, 8xAA, and no SLI. Otherwise even a single 970 should have scored higher than my 780 score running at the TPU Valley settings.
 

pia

New Member
Joined
Mar 18, 2015
Messages
6 (0.00/day)
Hi!
This are my PC's specs:
CPU Intel Core i7 5820K 3.30GHz Clock Speed 1199.29 MHz
Mainboard ASUS X99-DELUXE
RAM DDR4 16GB
2 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

I read ASUS X99-deluxe supports SLI, so i don't know why there's no SLI option on NVIDIA panel :confused:
And yes, there's an sli bridge ( attached image)
 

Attachments

  • 20150320_072745.jpg
    20150320_072745.jpg
    215.5 KB · Views: 762
Joined
Dec 18, 2012
Messages
392 (0.10/day)
Processor Ryzen 7 5800x @ 4,85Ghz
Motherboard AORUS MASTER X570
Cooling Costume External Water Loop 1080 Rad
Memory Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 16GB @3800 mhz cl16
Video Card(s) RTX 3090 Water
Storage Raid0 4 x Sasmsung 850 EVo, 980 1TB M.2
Display(s) ASUS Swift
Case Open test bench
Power Supply Be quiet! 850 P10
Mouse G703
Keyboard Old USB Dell Keyboard x2
VR HMD Rift S
Software Windows 11
Hi!
This are my PC's specs:
CPU Intel Core i7 5820K 3.30GHz Clock Speed 1199.29 MHz
Mainboard ASUS X99-DELUXE
RAM DDR4 16GB
2 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

I read ASUS X99-deluxe supports SLI, so i don't know why there's no SLI option on NVIDIA panel :confused:
And yes, there's an sli bridge ( attached image)
The Asus x99-Delux Supports Sli :) so no worries and so far everything looks alright.

Also make sure that your second card is in This marked Second slot.
 
Joined
May 18, 2009
Messages
2,733 (0.50/day)
Location
MN
System Name Personal / HTPC
Processor Ryzen 5900x / i5-4460
Motherboard Asrock x570 Phantom Gaming 4 /ASRock Z87 Extreme4
Cooling Corsair H100i / stock HSF
Memory 32GB DDR4 3200 / 8GB DDR3 1600
Video Card(s) EVGA XC3 Ultra RTX 3080Ti / EVGA RTX 3060 XC
Storage 500GB Samsung Pro 970, 250 GB SSD, 1TB & 500GB Western Digital / 2x 4TB & 1x 8TB WD Red
Display(s) Dell - S3220DGF 32" LED Curved QHD FreeSync Monitor / 50" LCD TV
Case CoolerMaster HAF XB Evo / CM HAF XB Evo
Power Supply 850W SeaSonic X Series / 750W SeaSonic X Series
Mouse Logitech G502
Keyboard Black Microsoft Natural Elite Keyboard
Software Windows 10 Pro 64 / Windows 10 Home 64
If you have the cards in the correct locations on the motherboard as pointed out by ruff0r, then you can try this stuff out and go from there.

Check if both cards are being detected in Device Manager under Display adapters - you should see something similar to this:



Usually if a card isn't working in SLI/Crossfire that means the card is not plugged in correctly (not all the way in the PCI-E slot and/or power connectors are loose/not plugged in, the card is dead or the PCI-E slot is not working. So....

Here are a few things you can try if only 1 card is showing up under the device manager:

1) The second card is not seated correctly in the PCI-E slot. Power off the computer and re-seat the card and ensure it's in all the way.
2) Ensure the power is plugged in all the way on the second card.
3) If steps 1 and 2 don't fix the problem, test the cards 1 at a time in the first PCI-E slot to ensure they both work on their own.
4) If both cards work in step 3, try both cards 1 at a time in the second PCI-E slot to see if the computer is detecting the cards.
 

sneekypeet

Retired Super Moderator
Joined
Apr 12, 2006
Messages
29,407 (4.48/day)
System Name EVA-01
Processor Intel i7 13700K
Motherboard Asus ROG Maximus Z690 HERO EVA Edition
Cooling ASUS ROG Ryujin III 360 with Noctua Industrial Fans
Memory PAtriot Viper Elite RGB 96GB @ 6000MHz.
Video Card(s) Asus ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 24GB OC EVA Edition
Storage Addlink S95 M.2 PCIe GEN 4x4 2TB
Display(s) Asus ROG SWIFT OLED PG42UQ
Case Thermaltake Core P3 TG
Audio Device(s) Realtek on board > Sony Receiver > Cerwin Vegas
Power Supply be quiet DARK POWER PRO 12 1500W
Mouse ROG STRIX Impact Electro Punk
Keyboard ROG STRIX Scope TKL Electro Punk
Software Windows 11
Cannot see from that image, is the LED by the power clip illuminated on the lower card?
 
Joined
Jul 19, 2006
Messages
43,585 (6.74/day)
Processor AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard ASUS TUF x670e
Cooling EK AIO 360. Phantek T30 fans.
Memory 32GB G.Skill 6000Mhz
Video Card(s) Asus RTX 4090
Storage WD m.2
Display(s) LG C2 Evo OLED 42"
Case Lian Li PC 011 Dynamic Evo
Audio Device(s) Topping E70 DAC, SMSL SP200 Headphone Amp.
Power Supply FSP Hydro Ti PRO 1000W
Mouse Razer Basilisk V3 Pro
Keyboard Tester84
Software Windows 11
Couldn't the issue be the tri-sli bridge being used for dual sli?
 
Joined
Apr 29, 2014
Messages
4,180 (1.15/day)
Location
Texas
System Name SnowFire / The Reinforcer
Processor i7 10700K 5.1ghz (24/7) / 2x Xeon E52650v2
Motherboard Asus Strix Z490 / Dell Dual Socket (R720)
Cooling RX 360mm + 140mm Custom Loop / Dell Stock
Memory Corsair RGB 16gb DDR4 3000 CL 16 / DDR3 128gb 16 x 8gb
Video Card(s) GTX Titan XP (2025mhz) / Asus GTX 950 (No Power Connector)
Storage Samsung 970 1tb NVME and 2tb HDD x4 RAID 5 / 300gb x8 RAID 5
Display(s) Acer XG270HU, Samsung G7 Odyssey (1440p 240hz)
Case Thermaltake Cube / Dell Poweredge R720 Rack Mount Case
Audio Device(s) Realtec ALC1150 (On board)
Power Supply Rosewill Lightning 1300Watt / Dell Stock 750 / Brick
Mouse Logitech G5
Keyboard Logitech G19S
Software Windows 11 Pro / Windows Server 2016
Hi everyone!
I'm a newbie, so hope you can help me. I test a GPU NVIDIA GTX 970 SLI with Unigine Valley and I got score 2397.
But it should be higher, right?
This are PC's specs:
CPU Intel Core i7 5820K 3.30GHz Clock Speed 1199.29 MHz
Mainboard X99-DELUXE
RAM DDR4 16GB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 SLI

Is there something wrong?

Couldn't the issue be the tri-sli bridge being used for dual sli?
I think @erocker is right, the Tri-SLI bridge is differently setup for 3 cards instead of two:

That is how to do it with individual cables so I believe your not getting proper communication. You need to just try it was a standard single SLI cable and see what happens then we can go from there.
 
Joined
May 18, 2009
Messages
2,733 (0.50/day)
Location
MN
System Name Personal / HTPC
Processor Ryzen 5900x / i5-4460
Motherboard Asrock x570 Phantom Gaming 4 /ASRock Z87 Extreme4
Cooling Corsair H100i / stock HSF
Memory 32GB DDR4 3200 / 8GB DDR3 1600
Video Card(s) EVGA XC3 Ultra RTX 3080Ti / EVGA RTX 3060 XC
Storage 500GB Samsung Pro 970, 250 GB SSD, 1TB & 500GB Western Digital / 2x 4TB & 1x 8TB WD Red
Display(s) Dell - S3220DGF 32" LED Curved QHD FreeSync Monitor / 50" LCD TV
Case CoolerMaster HAF XB Evo / CM HAF XB Evo
Power Supply 850W SeaSonic X Series / 750W SeaSonic X Series
Mouse Logitech G502
Keyboard Black Microsoft Natural Elite Keyboard
Software Windows 10 Pro 64 / Windows 10 Home 64
Couldn't the issue be the tri-sli bridge being used for dual sli?

I think @erocker is right, the Tri-SLI bridge is differently setup for 3 cards instead of two:

That is how to do it with individual cables so I believe your not getting proper communication. You need to just try it was a standard single SLI cable and see what happens then we can go from there.

I didn't have issues using a tri-sli bridge between just two cards on my old ASRock motherboard. It's something worth looking into. If your MB has a dual-SLI bridge, use that to see if it helps, but I don't think is should matter.
 

newtekie1

Semi-Retired Folder
Joined
Nov 22, 2005
Messages
28,472 (4.25/day)
Location
Indiana, USA
Processor Intel Core i7 10850K@5.2GHz
Motherboard AsRock Z470 Taichi
Cooling Corsair H115i Pro w/ Noctua NF-A14 Fans
Memory 32GB DDR4-3600
Video Card(s) RTX 2070 Super
Storage 500GB SX8200 Pro + 8TB with 1TB SSD Cache
Display(s) Acer Nitro VG280K 4K 28"
Case Fractal Design Define S
Audio Device(s) Onboard is good enough for me
Power Supply eVGA SuperNOVA 1000w G3
Software Windows 10 Pro x64
The x99-Deluxe only comes with what ASUS calls a "2-way/3-way SLI Bridge". AFAIK, a 3-way SLI bridge will work just fine with only 2-way, as a 3-way bridge provide a link between each card.

The first thing I'd do is fire up GPU-Z and make sure both cards are being recognized properly.
 
Joined
Apr 29, 2014
Messages
4,180 (1.15/day)
Location
Texas
System Name SnowFire / The Reinforcer
Processor i7 10700K 5.1ghz (24/7) / 2x Xeon E52650v2
Motherboard Asus Strix Z490 / Dell Dual Socket (R720)
Cooling RX 360mm + 140mm Custom Loop / Dell Stock
Memory Corsair RGB 16gb DDR4 3000 CL 16 / DDR3 128gb 16 x 8gb
Video Card(s) GTX Titan XP (2025mhz) / Asus GTX 950 (No Power Connector)
Storage Samsung 970 1tb NVME and 2tb HDD x4 RAID 5 / 300gb x8 RAID 5
Display(s) Acer XG270HU, Samsung G7 Odyssey (1440p 240hz)
Case Thermaltake Cube / Dell Poweredge R720 Rack Mount Case
Audio Device(s) Realtec ALC1150 (On board)
Power Supply Rosewill Lightning 1300Watt / Dell Stock 750 / Brick
Mouse Logitech G5
Keyboard Logitech G19S
Software Windows 11 Pro / Windows Server 2016
I didn't have issues using a tri-sli bridge between just two cards on my old ASRock motherboard. It's something worth looking into. If your MB has a dual-SLI bridge, use that to see if it helps, but I don't think is should matter.

The x99-Deluxe only comes with what ASUS calls a "2-way/3-way SLI Bridge". AFAIK, a 3-way SLI bridge will work just fine with only 2-way, as a 3-way bridge provide a link between each card.

The first thing I'd do is fire up GPU-Z and make sure both cards are being recognized properly.
Well also I notice it looks like its upside down when its hooked up which changes the layout of the connections. So maybe its just because its upside down...?

I could be wrong, it was just a guess.
 

pia

New Member
Joined
Mar 18, 2015
Messages
6 (0.00/day)
Hi,

in Device Manager appear the two NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

Cannot see from that image, is the LED by the power clip illuminated on the lower card?
the led on the lower card is illuminated

GPU-z recognize two cards, attache two image of GPU-Z

Now, I'm gonna check if the cards are in the slots that mention ruff0r
Thanks a lot for the help!:)
 

Attachments

  • GPU1.gif
    GPU1.gif
    21.8 KB · Views: 731
  • GPU2.gif
    GPU2.gif
    21.8 KB · Views: 689

newtekie1

Semi-Retired Folder
Joined
Nov 22, 2005
Messages
28,472 (4.25/day)
Location
Indiana, USA
Processor Intel Core i7 10850K@5.2GHz
Motherboard AsRock Z470 Taichi
Cooling Corsair H115i Pro w/ Noctua NF-A14 Fans
Memory 32GB DDR4-3600
Video Card(s) RTX 2070 Super
Storage 500GB SX8200 Pro + 8TB with 1TB SSD Cache
Display(s) Acer Nitro VG280K 4K 28"
Case Fractal Design Define S
Audio Device(s) Onboard is good enough for me
Power Supply eVGA SuperNOVA 1000w G3
Software Windows 10 Pro x64
Well also I notice it looks like its upside down when its hooked up which changes the layout of the connections. So maybe its just because its upside down...?

I could be wrong, it was just a guess.

Could be, but usually if there is an issue with the SLI bridge that is preventing SLI from being enabled the driver is smart enough to let you know. Like I've forgot to put on the SLI bridge before and when you start the computer there is a little pop-up down by the system tray that says something like "you have an SLI capable system, please install the SLI bridge properly to enable the SLI option". Yeah...I've done that more than once when working on my systems.:laugh:
 
Joined
Jul 19, 2006
Messages
43,585 (6.74/day)
Processor AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard ASUS TUF x670e
Cooling EK AIO 360. Phantek T30 fans.
Memory 32GB G.Skill 6000Mhz
Video Card(s) Asus RTX 4090
Storage WD m.2
Display(s) LG C2 Evo OLED 42"
Case Lian Li PC 011 Dynamic Evo
Audio Device(s) Topping E70 DAC, SMSL SP200 Headphone Amp.
Power Supply FSP Hydro Ti PRO 1000W
Mouse Razer Basilisk V3 Pro
Keyboard Tester84
Software Windows 11
The x99-Deluxe only comes with what ASUS calls a "2-way/3-way SLI Bridge". AFAIK, a 3-way SLI bridge will work just fine with only 2-way, as a 3-way bridge provide a link between each card.

The first thing I'd do is fire up GPU-Z and make sure both cards are being recognized properly.
Just making sure. Wouldn't the bridge have to be connected using both ends and not the middle connector?
 

newtekie1

Semi-Retired Folder
Joined
Nov 22, 2005
Messages
28,472 (4.25/day)
Location
Indiana, USA
Processor Intel Core i7 10850K@5.2GHz
Motherboard AsRock Z470 Taichi
Cooling Corsair H115i Pro w/ Noctua NF-A14 Fans
Memory 32GB DDR4-3600
Video Card(s) RTX 2070 Super
Storage 500GB SX8200 Pro + 8TB with 1TB SSD Cache
Display(s) Acer Nitro VG280K 4K 28"
Case Fractal Design Define S
Audio Device(s) Onboard is good enough for me
Power Supply eVGA SuperNOVA 1000w G3
Software Windows 10 Pro x64
Just making sure. Wouldn't the bridge have to be connected using both ends and not the middle connector?

I don't believe so, this is the link pattern of a 3-way SLI bridge AFAIK:


So the top to the middle or the bottom to the middle would be identical to a 2-way bridge.
 

newtekie1

Semi-Retired Folder
Joined
Nov 22, 2005
Messages
28,472 (4.25/day)
Location
Indiana, USA
Processor Intel Core i7 10850K@5.2GHz
Motherboard AsRock Z470 Taichi
Cooling Corsair H115i Pro w/ Noctua NF-A14 Fans
Memory 32GB DDR4-3600
Video Card(s) RTX 2070 Super
Storage 500GB SX8200 Pro + 8TB with 1TB SSD Cache
Display(s) Acer Nitro VG280K 4K 28"
Case Fractal Design Define S
Audio Device(s) Onboard is good enough for me
Power Supply eVGA SuperNOVA 1000w G3
Software Windows 10 Pro x64
Hi,

in Device Manager appear the two NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970


the led on the lower card is illuminated

GPU-z recognize two cards, attache two image of GPU-Z

Now, I'm gonna check if the cards are in the slots that mention ruff0r
Thanks a lot for the help!:)

Ok, so the problem is the second card is running in PCI-E x1 mode instead of PCI-E x8 like it should be. It actually looks to me like you have the second card in the wrong slot. The slot that ruff0r circled is actually incorrect as well. If you were running a 40-Lane CPU, ruff0r would be correct. However, because your 5820K is a 28-Lane CPU, you actually want to use PCI-E x16_1 and PCI-E x16_4. This is the chart to figure that out from ASUS:


These are the slots you want to use:



Sorry for the double post, but I wanted to bump the thread so the OP saw there was a new reply.
 

pia

New Member
Joined
Mar 18, 2015
Messages
6 (0.00/day)
Hi, i had the card on PCIEX16_3 so i changed it to the PCIEX16_4, but now just only appear one card in device manager, and GPU-Z.
On NVIDIA panel does'nt appear the SLI option.
The led's of two card are lluminated.

It should be in PCIEX16_4 , 'cause when it was on PCIEX16_3 on the bios appear the message that it should be changed (photo attached), so i don't know what's the problem :(

On the mainboard the SLI switch is on X2.
Attache some photos hoping that helps to resolve my problem

Sorryfor my terrible english
 

Attachments

  • 20150319_091007.jpg
    20150319_091007.jpg
    1.7 MB · Views: 576
  • 20150324_115432.jpg
    20150324_115432.jpg
    292.3 KB · Views: 1,176
  • 20150324_115504.jpg
    20150324_115504.jpg
    309.6 KB · Views: 655
  • 20150324_111315.jpg
    20150324_111315.jpg
    249.3 KB · Views: 493
Joined
Feb 8, 2012
Messages
3,012 (0.68/day)
Location
Zagreb, Croatia
System Name Windows 10 64-bit Core i7 6700
Processor Intel Core i7 6700
Motherboard Asus Z170M-PLUS
Cooling Corsair AIO
Memory 2 x 8 GB Kingston DDR4 2666
Video Card(s) Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB, Seagate Baracuda 1 TB
Display(s) Dell P2414H
Case Corsair Carbide Air 540
Audio Device(s) Realtek HD Audio
Power Supply Corsair TX v2 650W
Mouse Steelseries Sensei
Keyboard CM Storm Quickfire Pro, Cherry MX Reds
Software MS Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Tessellation should be set to maximum...
Preset: Custom
API: DX11
Quality: Ultra
Stereo 3d: Disabled
Monitors: Single
Anti Aliasing: x8
Full screen: yes
Resolution: 1920x1080

ftfy


edit: at those settings single GTX 970 should give 1300-1400, around 1500 overclocked ... SLI scaling at Heaven is more than 1.8 so SLI should give 2500-2700 stock
edit2: realized this is about Valley
 
Last edited:

rtwjunkie

PC Gaming Enthusiast
Supporter
Joined
Jul 25, 2008
Messages
13,909 (2.43/day)
Location
Louisiana -Laissez les bons temps rouler!
System Name Bayou Phantom
Processor Core i7-8700k 4.4Ghz @ 1.18v
Motherboard ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 6
Cooling All air: 2x140mm Fractal exhaust; 3x 140mm Cougar Intake; Enermax T40F Black CPU cooler
Memory 2x 16GB Mushkin Redline DDR-4 3200
Video Card(s) EVGA RTX 2080 Ti Xc
Storage 1x 500 MX500 SSD; 2x 6TB WD Black; 1x 4TB WD Black; 1x400GB VelRptr; 1x 4TB WD Blue storage (eSATA)
Display(s) HP 27q 27" IPS @ 2560 x 1440
Case Fractal Design Define R4 Black w/Titanium front -windowed
Audio Device(s) Soundblaster Z
Power Supply Seasonic X-850
Mouse Coolermaster Sentinel III (large palm grip!)
Keyboard Logitech G610 Orion mechanical (Cherry Brown switches)
Software Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (Start10 & Fences 3.0 installed)
ftfy


edit: at those settings single GTX 970 should give 1300-1400, around 1500 overclocked ... SLI scaling at Heaven is around 1.8 so SLI should give 2500-2700

The x4 AA is the standard for the Valley Benchmark thread. Even at x8 he is running he should get close to my 780 score, which is officially 3142 on the front page there.
 
Top