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Eyy dudez, ready to try this out for the first time, I have been loosely following this thread with the intention of trying it as soon as I got back my second 260 from RMA and today is that day.

I take it i need SLi String Installer 1.81 and HalMod 0.9 Alpha, maybe these could be included somewhere in the first post? or at least somewhere easy to find...

84 pages is a LOT to search for a quick run down of how it's done, given this works for many users now.
 

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Eyy dudez, ready to try this out for the first time, I have been loosely following this thread with the intention of trying it as soon as I got back my second 260 from RMA and today is that day.

I take it i need SLi String Installer 1.81 and HalMod 0.9 Alpha, maybe these could be included somewhere in the first post? or at least somewhere easy to find...

84 pages is a LOT to search for a quick run down of how it's done, given this works for many users now.

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showpost.php?p=1605993&postcount=2037

Follow those instructions to the "T" including using 191.07's. If any problems report back.
 

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takedown.exe is not a valid win32 application error.

ran as admin and through a command console too

Will it need 7 explicitly cos this machine is Vista X64
 

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Yes, will need 7.
 

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ba bow, big time fail, thanks dude, time for a 7 install then :)
 

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ba bow, big time fail, thanks dude, time for a 7 install then :)

Your welcome. Best to give it a clean install anyways when working with this so you have no other conflicts.
 

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Your welcome. Best to give it a clean install anyways when working with this so you have no other conflicts.

mmm very good points, well I mayaswell show you guys a rudimentary pic of how I've got it set up (physically that is) - needs two PSU's daisy chained :eek:
 

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mmm very good points, well I mayaswell show you guys a rudimentary pic of how I've got it set up (physically that is) - needs two PSU's daisy chained :eek:

Sorry to go off-topic so the 650W wasn't enough I take it?
 

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Hi Guys
I can't seem to find the post that mentions the tool to remove the watermark.
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Sorry to go off-topic so the 650W wasn't enough I take it?

Purely no way I could get enough pci-e 6 pins out of her, the Zalman ZM600-HP comes with 8pin+6 pin, and I adapted 2 Molex to another 6 pin, but with 6 drives and 6 fans+ disc drive and fan controller, I just wasn't going to get another 6 pin out of her, so daisy chain ftw, pic shortly.
 

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Thar she blows :)

EDIT: very much considering the Thermaltake VGA 5.25" bay PSU at this stage (450w one) as they run about 100$ AUD here and beats the price of a new 750w+ PSU IMO.

 

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Thanks JrRacinFan !!

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2 words "Cable Management" You got some wires !!

and.....That looks like a beast !

Thanks guys

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Thanks JrRacinFan !!

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2 words "Cable Management" You got some wires !!

and.....That looks like a beast !

Thanks guys

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hahah She is a beast, and the wires are all over the place cos I *just* put that PSU there to try and get it working before I realized 7 was a necessity, oh well shouldn't be more than 24 hours now :)
 

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Alright wolf. Where's your benches!?
 

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Just getting Vantage up and running, burning windows 7 to installing drivers in 25 minutes flat, and shows an SLi capable system, one more reboot and benches are running :D
 

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Doesn't look like it wants to run, getting intense flickering all through the loading screen and into the first test so I abort.... wtf...

gfx cards running stock, SLi definitely enabled, nothing else 3d is installed to try yet.
 

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Hello (I'm french), I would like to test the SLi on Asus Rampage Formula. I have two 8800GTS 512 with a bridge SLI and that does not work. Both cards recognized well . I used all the methodes quoted on this pages I arrive at nothing. Do both cards must have same bios?

Windows 7 + Rampage formula + 2 x 8800 GTS 512 ( MSI + Jetway: Same bios, same frequency, same device ID but different subvendor)

SLIStringInstaller v2.0 + HALMod v0.9 alpha but not SLI also with 190,62 or 191.07 Win7 x64 (WHQL)
 
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Wolf try running both cards off the same psu, disconnect the other psu and everything else that you can,

I have had "common ground" issues running two psu's before. Also you could try swapping cards, are they identical?
 

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Wolf try running both cards off the same psu, disconnect the other psu and everything else that you can,

I have had "common ground" issues running two psu's before. Also you could try swapping cards, are they identical?

I feel one PSU is a little underpowered but its something I can definitely try, yeah the cards are identical, but from different batches as one is a RMA replacement, back in 5 or so mins with both running from same PSU :)
 

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WOW it's even worse, now I get color distortion too! definitely makes me think its power though thanks Nick... Investigating.
 
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Looks like you need a new psu then, if you are sure both cards are clocked the same and are ok running as single cards.

I'd go for a Seasonic or FSP supply myself. Hope you get up and running soon mate, good luck with it.
 

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Looks like you need a new psu then, if you are sure both cards are clocked the same and are ok running as single cards.

I'd go for a Seasonic or FSP supply myself. Hope you get up and running soon mate, good luck with it.

Just tested quite a few combination's of powering them both from either PSU with both still daisy chained with very similar results, I know both cards work but I'll test them again individually to make sure, a new PSU is something I just cant do at the moment so I'll see how I go.
 

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Doesn't look like it wants to run, getting intense flickering all through the loading screen and into the first test so I abort.... wtf...

gfx cards running stock, SLi definitely enabled, nothing else 3d is installed to try yet.

Wolf, I can't get Vantage to run at all. However, I have SLI enabled and it's working well. nVidia seems to have removed split frame rendering from their latest drivers, but AFR1 & 2 work very weell and sometimes show improvement over nVidia recommended SLI.
 
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Just tested quite a few combination's of powering them both from either PSU with both still daisy chained with very similar results, I know both cards work but I'll test them again individually to make sure, a new PSU is something I just cant do at the moment so I'll see how I go.

Get you one of these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005
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Also ran the below sig IX38QGT with much more connected to it & a higher OC on the CPU & vcards.
 
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