Show SLi Visual Indicator

DaMulta · Jun 30, 2008, 01:40 AM

http://forums.slizone.com/index.php?...ndpost&p=49020

Quote:

The SLI visual indicator is not a separate rendering mode, merely an extension of whichever is currently being forced. This function works best and most easily understood when enabled with Split-Frame mode, however it will work with Alternate Frame rendering as well. For SFR, a horizontal band will move vertically, depicting where half of the visual workload meets, and depending on the concentration of visual detail the position of said line can differ. In a basic cuboidal room with no objects or actors, the line will hover right around the middle of the screen. In a room with stairs, windows, ceiling fans and light fixtures, doors, support columns and whatnot, the load balance is going to be thrown way off since there is more visual content in one part of the screen than the other. The visual indicator for Alternate Frame rendering modes isn't as simple nor as helpful, though they are still functional. For AFR, an empty vertical bar is displayed on the left side of the screen with a green box in the middle. As the amount of scaling increases, the box will grow accordingly, and of course as the amount of scaling decreases the box will shrink. When the box is small, this means that the application is being restricted by the CPU, but when the box extends the height of the monitor it indicates that the video subsystem is holding the system back. To enable or disable the SLI visual indicators, open the NVIDIA Control Panel, and in the "3D Settings" category, under the menu aptly named "3D Settings," you will find this feature.

So when you turn on Show SLi Visial Indicators.

You get this cool screen that shows you when you have a GPU bottle neck or when you have a CPU bottle neck. At least that's how I understand it.

Pretty neat

DrPepper · Jun 30, 2008, 02:01 AM

Sweet

does it work without sli ?

DaMulta · Jun 30, 2008, 02:10 AM

Nope, you need to have sli turned on.

wolf · Mar 24, 2009, 01:31 PM

i do not have this feature in current drivers, does ntune need to be installed?

wolf · Mar 27, 2009, 04:12 AM

bump

anyone?

DaMulta · Mar 27, 2009, 04:14 AM

It's not under 3dsettings on top? I'm not on a SLi system at the moment to check.

Cold Storm · Mar 27, 2009, 04:53 AM

It shows up with mine quite fine. I'm running the official drivers from Nvidia.. Haven't had the chance to play with the new betas.. You shou have it right between View and Help buttons... But, only shows if it's enabled.. If not, then the button won't allow itself to be highlighted and used..

DaMulta · Mar 27, 2009, 04:28 PM

Thank you cold

another screen shot perhaps?

Cold Storm · Mar 27, 2009, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaMulta

Thank you cold

another screen shot perhaps?

You ask I give!

God I love how fast my computer is!!!

wolf · Mar 28, 2009, 12:25 PM

do i need ntune installed? running WHQL drivers atm.

i noticed it didn't detect my monitor, but even when it does with others i cant get the 3D settings tab

Cold Storm · Mar 28, 2009, 12:35 PM

That's so strange... I have drivers for my monitor and NvidiaCP doesn't have that problem... I'm running the official drivers... did a driver clean and reg. clean lately?? Only thing I can think of that it may be...

cdawall · Mar 28, 2009, 01:28 PM

thats pretty cool going to play with that on my 780a rig

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Jun 30, 2008, 02:10 AM	#3
DaMulta My stars went supernova Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oklahoma T-Town Posts: 10,337 (4.16/day) Thanks: 1,449 Thanked 1,477 Times in 1,113 Posts System Specs	Nope, you need to have sli turned on. __________________ ocLIT The Hardware Punishers

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Mar 24, 2009, 01:31 PM	#4
wolf Performance Enthusiast Join Date: May 2007 Location: Enrichment Center for Aperture Laboratories Posts: 5,312 (2.41/day) Thanks: 1,676 Thanked 844 Times in 707 Posts System Specs	i do not have this feature in current drivers, does ntune need to be installed? __________________ “my goal is speed, full ultra, and extreme gaming” -Ephraim “Yeah you can always overclock the 2gb memory to 4gb” -jaredpace

Jun 30, 2008, 02:01 AM	#2
DrPepper The Doctor is in the house Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Scotland (It rains alot) Posts: 6,423 (3.29/day) Thanks: 977 Thanked 828 Times in 667 Posts System Specs	Sweet does it work without sli ?

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Mar 27, 2009, 04:12 AM	#5
wolf Performance Enthusiast Join Date: May 2007 Location: Enrichment Center for Aperture Laboratories Posts: 5,312 (2.41/day) Thanks: 1,676 Thanked 844 Times in 707 Posts System Specs	bump anyone? __________________ “my goal is speed, full ultra, and extreme gaming” -Ephraim “Yeah you can always overclock the 2gb memory to 4gb” -jaredpace

Mar 27, 2009, 04:14 AM	#6
DaMulta My stars went supernova Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oklahoma T-Town Posts: 10,337 (4.16/day) Thanks: 1,449 Thanked 1,477 Times in 1,113 Posts System Specs	It's not under 3dsettings on top? I'm not on a SLi system at the moment to check. __________________ ocLIT The Hardware Punishers

Mar 27, 2009, 04:53 AM	#7
Cold Storm Battosai Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: In a library somewhere on this earth Posts: 10,566 (5.14/day) Thanks: 4,240 Thanked 3,047 Times in 2,493 Posts System Specs	It shows up with mine quite fine. I'm running the official drivers from Nvidia.. Haven't had the chance to play with the new betas.. You shou have it right between View and Help buttons... But, only shows if it's enabled.. If not, then the button won't allow itself to be highlighted and used.. __________________ The only way success is before work, is in the dictionary Support for the mind. Support for your hardware

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Mar 27, 2009, 04:28 PM	#8
DaMulta My stars went supernova Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oklahoma T-Town Posts: 10,337 (4.16/day) Thanks: 1,449 Thanked 1,477 Times in 1,113 Posts System Specs	Thank you cold another screen shot perhaps? __________________ ocLIT The Hardware Punishers

Mar 28, 2009, 12:25 PM	#10
wolf Performance Enthusiast Join Date: May 2007 Location: Enrichment Center for Aperture Laboratories Posts: 5,312 (2.41/day) Thanks: 1,676 Thanked 844 Times in 707 Posts System Specs	do i need ntune installed? running WHQL drivers atm. i noticed it didn't detect my monitor, but even when it does with others i cant get the 3D settings tab __________________ “my goal is speed, full ultra, and extreme gaming” -Ephraim “Yeah you can always overclock the 2gb memory to 4gb” -jaredpace

Mar 28, 2009, 12:35 PM	#11
Cold Storm Battosai Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: In a library somewhere on this earth Posts: 10,566 (5.14/day) Thanks: 4,240 Thanked 3,047 Times in 2,493 Posts System Specs	That's so strange... I have drivers for my monitor and NvidiaCP doesn't have that problem... I'm running the official drivers... did a driver clean and reg. clean lately?? Only thing I can think of that it may be... __________________ The only way success is before work, is in the dictionary Support for the mind. Support for your hardware

Mar 28, 2009, 01:28 PM	#12
cdawall where the hell are my stars Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: some AF base Posts: 16,023 (6.42/day) Thanks: 457 Thanked 2,753 Times in 2,222 Posts System Specs	thats pretty cool going to play with that on my 780a rig __________________

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