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

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YES, YES, YES - GUYS YOU MADE MY DAY !!!!!!!

It works :roll::rockout::toast:

RiC@RDOCs and johnspacks hints were successfull - now I only have to change the card to an SLI port and then I can update the drivers, too.

Greetinx,

Sukram.

Glad to help :D

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Just thought I should update, all my games are still running problem free, and fast! So stick with the 270.61 driver for now, and enjoy your games in sli, and we will see if an update is released for the newer drivers!
 

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Another update, Dirt3 works perfect in sli with 270.61 + 275.27 profile. We can make it until the next slipatch update!
 
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No good news.... the Links in Anatolymiks sig, are dead... the Xdevs page vanished... lets hope he didnt got problems:ohwell:
 

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Another update, Dirt3 works perfect in sli with 270.61 + 275.27 profile. We can make it until the next slipatch update!

i concur, Dirt 3 working fine in surround gaming too, 5760 x 1200 using 270.61 + 275.27 :nutkick:
 

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No good news.... the Links in Anatolymiks sig, are dead... the Xdevs page vanished... lets hope he didnt got problems:ohwell:

Those links seem to be back up along with the web page i think.
 
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275.33 WHQL Drivers

275.33 WHQL Drivers released.

Update: Same thing as before, nv cp hangs while enabling Sli.
 
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Well at least we can extract the sli profiles.
RIC@RDOC could you extract it and post it here ?
 
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I have no idea how to merge them though, even tried with winmerge but failed
 

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Cant wait until a new patch is out so I can view youtube 3d videos
 
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Oh em geee!

Thank you!
 
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And anatolymik pulls it off again!

Awesome man, just awesome:D
Thanks
 

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Thank You Anatolymik for your support to all of us!
 
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hmm i just tried, it still crashes the nvcp...
Edit: although after i restarted the computer the SLI was enabled LOL!
 

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Could someone test if it has still incompatibility problems with 3D Vision?
 

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Heheh, he's been working on slipatch in the background all this time! I actually knew this, but couldn't say anything....
 
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Could someone test if it has still incompatibility problems with 3D Vision?

It's not because of slipatch. It's driver problem. To be more accuracy it's because of some incapatibility of drivers (sli) and nonsli platforms. I have same issue. And i want to find time to do some research.
 
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Did you reboot your PC after push update button?

Well first i updated SLI patch then i installed the newest drivers and when i tried to enable SLI it froze. I restarted the computer and then SLI was enabled.
Maybe i should have installed the drivers first and just then install the SLI patch

EDIT: yup just tested, first should install the drivers and then the SLI patch
 
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