Hi, I hope some of you can help, I read a few posts around this forum and have been scratching my head looking for an answer to an issue Im having.
Im by no means an expert, infact Id say novice but Ive built I few systems in my time, I have tried to build a top qaulity machine for gaming and work but are having a problem.
Ive never built a machine that uses 2 cards so I thought Id give it a go, I had a 9800GT card from my old build so Ive put together a really decent machine which is great however Im having big issues with running the cards in SLI and running graphics.
Here's the machine Ive built
WINDOWS 7 64 BIT
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Processor Black edition 3.2Ghz
Asus M4N72-E motherboard
2 x 2GB HYNIX DDR2 800mhz
2 x 2GB Corsair DDR2 667mhz
2 x Inno3d 9800GT - SLI
700w Coolermaster Modular PSU
This is all housed in a cooler master scout case, with 1x DVD RW drive and sata 250G 7200rpm hard drive.
Ive set the machine up, included the bridge for the SLI however Im having a problem, my machine runs fine on 1 card, however when I put 2 cards in or enable SLI the system freezes or crashes. I read a few posts regarding the drivers and Ive installed a few varients of the drivers with the same problem. The pc does boot up and gets to the log in screen however once I log in the system crashes, freezes and I have to restart, when I disconnect the SLI bridge it comes back on fine with one card.
Ive tried each card individually to see if its a problem with that however the system runs fine, so I dont think its the cards.
Ive managed to get the system stable on the 185.81 drivers, with 2 cards in, I enabled SLI however when ever I run the system with a game or 3d demo the sytem keels over freezes and I have to start over again. After Ive done this I get back to the problem of getting to log in, doing so then freezing.
Ive read a few posts from similar users and a lot of problems seem to point to the drivers, I might be wrong though.
Ive used a calculator to see if its the PSU, as I thought maybe it isnt powerful enough but it seems fine and by all accounts it was a recommended PSU to run SLI cards. I thought about if its the memory as Im running 2 different types so not sure if its that but I thought Id post and ask the experts.
Im currently going to use driver sweeper to remove the drivers and try each build of drivers to see if I can get a result, I hope you can offer some pointer in the meantime.
Im by no means an expert, infact Id say novice but Ive built I few systems in my time, I have tried to build a top qaulity machine for gaming and work but are having a problem.
Ive never built a machine that uses 2 cards so I thought Id give it a go, I had a 9800GT card from my old build so Ive put together a really decent machine which is great however Im having big issues with running the cards in SLI and running graphics.
Here's the machine Ive built
WINDOWS 7 64 BIT
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Processor Black edition 3.2Ghz
Asus M4N72-E motherboard
2 x 2GB HYNIX DDR2 800mhz
2 x 2GB Corsair DDR2 667mhz
2 x Inno3d 9800GT - SLI
700w Coolermaster Modular PSU
This is all housed in a cooler master scout case, with 1x DVD RW drive and sata 250G 7200rpm hard drive.
Ive set the machine up, included the bridge for the SLI however Im having a problem, my machine runs fine on 1 card, however when I put 2 cards in or enable SLI the system freezes or crashes. I read a few posts regarding the drivers and Ive installed a few varients of the drivers with the same problem. The pc does boot up and gets to the log in screen however once I log in the system crashes, freezes and I have to restart, when I disconnect the SLI bridge it comes back on fine with one card.
Ive tried each card individually to see if its a problem with that however the system runs fine, so I dont think its the cards.
Ive managed to get the system stable on the 185.81 drivers, with 2 cards in, I enabled SLI however when ever I run the system with a game or 3d demo the sytem keels over freezes and I have to start over again. After Ive done this I get back to the problem of getting to log in, doing so then freezing.
Ive read a few posts from similar users and a lot of problems seem to point to the drivers, I might be wrong though.
Ive used a calculator to see if its the PSU, as I thought maybe it isnt powerful enough but it seems fine and by all accounts it was a recommended PSU to run SLI cards. I thought about if its the memory as Im running 2 different types so not sure if its that but I thought Id post and ask the experts.
Im currently going to use driver sweeper to remove the drivers and try each build of drivers to see if I can get a result, I hope you can offer some pointer in the meantime.