GTX 280 sli slower?

Bo$$ · Apr 3, 2011

have you tried EVGA SLI Enchancement patch?

qubit · Apr 3, 2011

Micma99 said:
Problem going to sandy bridge will cost me a motherboard and memory also raising the price well above the Q9650

Yes, unfortunately upgrading your system will be a bit expensive. I'm in the same boat if you look at my specs. Unfortunately, as good as it is, this is a dead platform, so it's not worth spending significant amounts of money on it. Complete replacement is the only worthwhile upgrade.

Now, I've managed to overclock my E8500 to 4.11GHz, which gives a very significant performance boost. Try overclocking yours and while it might not go quite as high, you'll see a significant performance boost as well.

Finally, your E8400 is plenty fast just the way it is, so I don't think the performance drop you're seeing is because of that. I'm not sure where the problem lies, but I'm pretty sure it's a software issue, so I suggest grabbing another hard disc or creating a new partition and installing Windows fresh on to it there, then see how your system runs.

I see that you have Crossfire motherboard. I'm 100% certain the problem is in the unofficial SLI patch, as your mobo wasn't designed and optimised for SLI (and that importantly includes the BIOS). If reinstalling Windows doesn't fix it, then you have a very good case for upgrading the rest of the system.

RiC@RDOC · Apr 3, 2011

Micma99 said:
Just installed them, did get a bit of an increase in performance. These drivers were not listed on nVidia site!

Yeah it was a "magic" driver that appeared and disappeared at EVGA site

Just one question do you get full GPU usage in Sli mode on any other game or benchmark like for example 3dmark Vantage?

Micma99 · Apr 3, 2011

RiC@RDOC said:
Yeah it was a "magic" driver that appeared and disappeared at EVGA site

Just one question do you get full GPU usage in Sli mode on any other game or benchmark like for example 3dmark Vantage?

Running BFBC2 loads the cards at about 25-30%, 3Dmark loads the cards way up in the 80-90% range....

Micma99 · Apr 3, 2011

Opinions?

Probably, I need to update some hardware:

Intel Sandy Bridge I7 2600k 3,4 ghz

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070&cm_re=i7_2600k-_-19-115-070-_-Product

Asus Sabertooth P67

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131702

Corsair Dominator GT 4GB 1866, 2 kits 8GB total

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145291

or this memory

CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 1866

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233142

Waiting for any opinions and suggestions.

Will be running W7 64 bits ultimate with my 2x GTX 280 in sli...

Thanks

RiC@RDOC · Apr 3, 2011

Micma99 said:
Running BFBC2 loads the cards at about 25-30%, 3Dmark loads the cards way up in the 80-90% range....

I tend to agree with the other guys here, BFBC2 is a very cpu intensive game and with nvidia cards even more...

All you really need is a quad core processor

cdawall · Apr 3, 2011

Micma99 said:
already OC'd to 3,6 stock voltages (auto) and stock cooling. 3,8 is not stable and crashes.

stop overclocking with settings on auto i bet you can get it clocked higher

Bjorn_Of_Iceland · Apr 3, 2011

cdawall said:
stop overclocking with settings on auto i bet you can get it clocked higher

witht the core2? I guess hed get even better.. auto on the p5q pro turbo makes the voltages go up more than normal

cdawall · Apr 3, 2011

Bjorn_Of_Iceland said:
witht the core2? I guess hed get even better.. auto on the p5q pro turbo makes the voltages go up more than normal

yep and more volts makes more heat which makes the chip less stable on a cheaper cooler. proper volts i bet he can get the chip to 3.8-4ghz

Bjorn_Of_Iceland · Apr 5, 2011

cdawall said:
yep and more volts makes more heat which makes the chip less stable on a cheaper cooler. proper volts i bet he can get the chip to 3.8-4ghz

true that. specially with the pll

newtekie1 · Apr 5, 2011

You can pick up a used Q9550 for in the $200 range. Still doesn't perform at the level of a i7 2500, but close enough and won't cost you a new board and memory. Hell, you could even go with a Q6600, which I've seen go in the $120 range.

cdawall · Apr 5, 2011

newtekie1 said:
You can pick up a used Q9550 for in the $200 range. Still doesn't perform at the level of a i7 2500, but close enough and won't cost you a new board and memory. Hell, you could even go with a Q6600, which I've seen go in the $120 range.

tons of chips seen Q8200's go for around $100 and he can get $40-60 for that E8400

Micma99 · Apr 10, 2011

Updated

Guy's, thanks for your response, very nice advice...

I Installed the well acclaimed Noctua NH-U12P SE2 cooler, changed the ram for a pair of 1066 corsair dominator totalling 4gb and awaiting another pair.

OC'd the system to 4 ghz 445*9 slightly raised voltages for cpu and ram and temps reached while playing BFBC2 was a cool 50c at high settings.

The sli'd video cards with fans @ 65% run pretty cool at 65c and getting 50-60 fps.

Thanks much for your advice...

cdawall · Apr 10, 2011

Glad to hear its running good for you :toast:

Bo$$ · Apr 10, 2011

Micma99 said:
Guy's, thanks for your response, very nice advice...

I Installed the well acclaimed Noctua NH-U12P SE2 cooler, changed the ram for a pair of 1066 corsair dominator totalling 4gb and awaiting another pair.

OC'd the system to 4 ghz 445*9 slightly raised voltages for cpu and ram and temps reached while playing BFBC2 was a cool 50c at high settings.

The sli'd video cards with fans @ 65% run pretty cool at 65c and getting 50-60 fps.

Thanks much for your advice...

65% fan?!
thats loud, leave them on autofan, they will hit 75C but stay at 45-50% fan speed which is MUCH better IMO

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GTX 280 sli slower?

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