How To: Enable SLI on pre-i7/i5 hardware

[mattp09]

Hi everybody, i recently buy a "Asus Maximus formula II" and i have two 7950gx2.
but a i have one problem after instal the sli hack the SLI is working only on the first card and the second card doesn't work
so my question is can i use my 7950gx2 in quad-sli whit sli hack ??
thank you
ps:sorry for the bad english i'm french so i'm try to write the most correctly possible

 

[anatolymik]

Hi everybody, i recently buy a "Asus Maximus formula II" and i have two 7950gx2.
but a i have one problem after instal the sli hack the SLI is working only on the first card and the second card doesn't work
so my question is can i use my 7950gx2 in quad-sli whit sli hack ??
thank you
ps:sorry for the bad english i'm french so i'm try to write the most correctly possible

post screenshot from NV control panel

 

[mattp09]

the screenshot

 

[johnspack]

Not certain how well the slipatch works with older drivers. Try a 26X series driver instead. The newer drivers should work fine on your cards.

 

[mattp09]

i'm instal the driver series 26X and it's not working, thank you for you'r help
but i'm think i'm gonna sell my card for made a crossfire(compatible on P45 motherboard)

 

[anatolymik]

i'm instal the driver series 26X and it's not working, thank you for you'r help
but i'm think i'm gonna sell my card for made a crossfire(compatible on P45 motherboard)

post screenshot for it too.
which slipatch version you use?

 

[mattp09]

i used patch 1.0 i try 1.2 ?

 

[mattp09]

ok so I re-instal seven whit last nvidia driver
after I lauch sli patch v1.2 and i instal slistring v2.0 I miss something ?

 

[l33tlinuxh4x0r]

ok so I re-instal seven whit last nvidia driver
after I lauch sli patch v1.2 and i instal slistring v2.0 I miss something ?

you don't need to use slistring with the latest sli patch.

Also afaik the only way to totally remove the slistring installer 2.0 is to reinstall windows fresh.

 

[mattp09]

Ok, but why the nvidia control panel proposing to me a configuration whit multiple processor graphique only whit one card ? Slli patch not support quad-sli ??
So if sli patch support quadsli I re-instal windows launch sli patch 1.2 and latest nvidia driver (or I oblige to use special driver)

I waiting your response

 

[erocker]

Are you using four cards or two cards?

Four of your cards = 8 GPU's and only 4 GPU's are supported in any SLi configuration.

If it's just two cards with 4 total GPU's, I don't know why it isn't working.

*Read your 1st post and it looks like two cards. Sorry I can't help.

 

[johnspack]

Can verify that with slipatch 1.2 and beta driver 267.46, both Bulletstorm and Homefront work with full sli. Very good performance.
Edit1: Tested under Win7 X64 Ultimate

 

[l33tlinuxh4x0r]

I got new ram and did a memtest86+ and everything turned out ok... I no longer get BSOD's at least not yet but the nvidia display driver stops responding when playing LOTRO with sli. without sli everything is perfect.

 

[johnspack]

What driver and slipatch version are you using? As I've said before, try the newest drivers that support your card. I had to for Homefront and Bulletstorm sli support. You really friggin need sli for Homefront, it's a pig.
Edit: with sli, homefront runs really smooth with high detail.

 

[DiogoCDS19]

Hello, i have a Asus P5Q Deluxe and i would like to know if this hack will work to sli 2 gtx460.
Thanks

 

[johnspack]

Of course it will.
Edit: see the board I use?

 

[DiogoCDS19]

Yeh, but isn't the same i use XD

Edit: LOL forget it i was looking somewhere else

I knew it would work i just wasn't sure about the gtx460, and about the sli on 8x do you notice any diference ?

 

[johnspack]

No, you won't notice, you'll just get higher fps! Try it!
Edit1: I typically get equal usage on both gpus. In homefront both run at 50-80% all the time. I tried with a single card, and then with both. Huge difference. This patch works 100%, especially with your motherboard.

 

[DiogoCDS19]

Can't really try right now, maybe in a few days. I was considering getting a gtx580 but its pretty expensive. So i saw some sli gtx460 reviews and its AWESOME so i'll get another gtx460 pretty cheap

 

[johnspack]

Go for it, 4xx series scale very well!

 

[DiogoCDS19]

Thanks for the help

 

[stinger608]

Got an Asus Crosshair IV Extreme that runs the Lucid Hydra and wondering if running the SLi hack would really be any better than just running the Hydra drivers?

Currently running the latest Hydra drivers with dual EVGA GTX260 SuperClocked cards. Beat the shit out of my dual ATI HD4870's in benchy's

Just wondering if everyone thinks running the hack would be better than the Hydra drivers or if it works with a motherboard that contains the Lucid Hydra chip.

Thanks in advance everyone

 

[anatolymik]

ok so I re-instal seven whit last nvidia driver
after I lauch sli patch v1.2 and i instal slistring v2.0 I miss something ?

your cards must be plugged into x16 ports. what your motherboard is?

 

[l33tlinuxh4x0r]

Any chance of a fix for the avast 6.0 BSOD any time soon?

 

[RoMeO]

3D Vision Surround

Hi
Before I go out and get another GTX480 I was wondering if 3d vision surround works ok. I never play any games in 2d anymore. I have an Asus p5E3 premium wifi, 8gb DDR3, win 7 x64 SP1 q9650 cpu @4ghz. Anyone had any experience getting 3d vision working on 3 screens with the patch.
I understand no one will guarantee it will work however if someone can tell me the chances are high or even if some has had experience with this you would make me a very happy man and I will go and get another gtx 480 this weekend.
Many Thanks