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

    Thanks Anatolymik fot this wonderful patch. Been using it for awhile on my P5Q Pro Turbo. Although it works fine with current whql 275.33 I need to run the newer beta driver for Battlefield 3 alpha. A new Z68 board is planned for the near future, in the meantime I hope you get this...
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    Thermaltake Toughpower 1200W

    Flimsy fan I have one of those after 28 months of near 24/7 on the fan started to rub against the cage rib. TT gladly rma'd it, but sending that heavy weight PSU costs over 40$ postage. In exchange though they sent me a brand new unit in return. I also have a pure power 550w with the same...
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    How To: Enable SLI on pre-i7/i5 hardware

    Loaded up 270.61 with 1.42 patch, works flawless in BFBC2
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    GTX 280 sli slower?

    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...
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    GTX 280 sli slower?

    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...
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    GTX 280 sli slower?

    Running BFBC2 loads the cards at about 25-30%, 3Dmark loads the cards way up in the 80-90% range....
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    GTX 280 sli slower?

    Just installed them, did get a bit of an increase in performance. These drivers were not listed on nVidia site!
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    GTX 280 sli slower?

    Problem going to sandy bridge will cost me a motherboard and memory also raising the price well above the Q9650
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    GTX 280 sli slower?

    Yes done that in the manner suggested.
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    GTX 280 sli slower?

    already OC'd to 3,6 stock voltages (auto) and stock cooling. 3,8 is not stable and crashes.
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    GTX 280 sli slower?

    See first post!
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    GTX 280 sli slower?

    Should be getting this on my dual core? I'm far from it, what can be done to increase performance?
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    GTX 280 sli slower?

    Basically saying I should get a Q9650?
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    GTX 280 sli slower?

    Was on 260.99 on first try than installed 270.51 beta for a test without improvement... tried to oc to 3.8 on auto and crashed, not very techie about oc, worried to about increasing voltages, staying at 3.6 for the moment.
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    GTX 280 sli slower?

    Hi forum, Thanks for the slipatch, seems to work ok since I can set sli in nvcp. Just installed a second gtx280 in the system, fired up BFBC2 and disappointed to see a fps drop with the same settings I had with only one card. Running BFBC2 on medium, getting about 15-20 fps when I got around...
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