GTX 295 SLI problems

[heero yuy]

i am currently borrowing a friends 295 (because his current PSU is not strong enough)
i put it in sli with my current 295 with the new card being the main one
when playing games like world of warcraft or planetside 2 the screen goes black sometimes flickers the loading/log on screens for the respective games and occasionaly freezes
with world of warcraft everything breaks and i have to reset the computer but with PS2 i can ctrl alt delete and get the task manager up (where the game promtly crashes and dies) and then i get a notification saying the graphics driver failed and recovered
world of warcraft works if i disable SLI i have not tried planet side 2 both games worked with the xfx pinegroup card with sli enabled (before i added the second 295)

i am currently in the middle of installing the latest drivers in a clean install to see if that fixes anything

(also when i had first turned on the computer after installing the cards windows decided it wanted to install some drivers and then said it needed to restart after it restarted i got a notification saying the cards needed an sli bridge in order to work in sli correctly but there was already one connected so i changed the sli bridge over (the side that was plugged in the bottom card is now plugged into the top one and visa versa) after turning the computer off and unplugging it of course, it now appears to see that there is an sli bridge there (although i do not quite know what i should be looking for to confirm that)

speccy on the main summery page lists this under graphics (the asus one is my friends new card the xfx card is mine)
Generic Non-PnP Monitor (1920x1080@60Hz)
896MB GeForce GTX 295 (ASUStek Computer Inc) 56 °C
896MB GeForce GTX 295 (ASUStek Computer Inc) 54 °C
896MB GeForce GTX 295 (XFX Pine Group) 51 °C
896MB GeForce GTX 295 (XFX Pine Group) 48 °C
ForceWare version 314.07
SLI Enabled

and the motherboard an ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. P8P67 PRO REV 3.1 according to this page asus has on the motherboard: http://www.asus.com/Motherboard/P8P67_PRO_REV_31/ supports SLI

if this driver re-install fails to fix anything i shall try taking out my xfx pinegroup card and running the programs with just the asus card

 

[heero yuy]

the full report speccy gives me on the graphics cards (just in case theres something helpful that i dont know about)

Graphics
Monitor
Name Generic Non-PnP Monitor on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295
Current Resolution 1920x1080 pixels
Work Resolution 1920x1040 pixels
State enabled, primary
Monitor Width 1920
Monitor Height 1080
Monitor BPP 32 bits per pixel
Monitor Frequency 60 Hz
Device \\.\DISPLAY1\Monitor0
GeForce GTX 295
GPU GT200
Device ID 10DE-05E0
Revision A2
Subvendor ASUStek Computer Inc (1043)
Current Performance Level Level 1
Current GPU Clock 300 MHz
Current Memory Clock 100 MHz
Current Shader Clock 600 MHz
Voltage 1.030 V
Current Performance Level Level 1
Current GPU Clock 300 MHz
Current Memory Clock 100 MHz
Current Shader Clock 600 MHz
Voltage 1.030 V
Current Performance Level Level 1
Current GPU Clock 300 MHz
Current Memory Clock 100 MHz
Current Shader Clock 600 MHz
Voltage 1.030 V
Current Performance Level Level 1
Current GPU Clock 300 MHz
Current Memory Clock 100 MHz
Current Shader Clock 600 MHz
Voltage 1.030 V
Technology 56 nm
Die Size 470 nm²
Transistors 1400 M
Release Date Jan 8, 2009
DirectX Support 10.0
DirectX Shader Model 4.0
OpenGL Support 3.0
Bus Interface PCI Express x16
Temperature 56 °C
SLI 4 GPUs: GeForce GTX 295 + GeForce GTX 295 + GeForce GTX 295 + GeForce GTX 295 => Generic Non-PnP Monitor
Driver version 9.18.13.1407
BIOS Version 62.00.45.00.01
ROPs 32
Shaders 240 unified
Memory Type GDDR3
Physical Memory 896 MB
Virtual Memory 640 MB
Bus Width 64x7 (448 bit)
Anti Aliasing Modes -?-
Filtering Modes Bilinear, Trilinear, 2x Anisotropic, 4x Anisotropic, 8x Anisotropic, 16x Anisotropic
Noise Level Moderate
Max Power Draw 289 Watts
Count of performance levels : 3
Level 1 - "Default"
GPU Clock 300 MHz
Memory Clock 100 MHz
Shader Clock 600 MHz
Level 2 - "2D Desktop"
GPU Clock 400 MHz
Memory Clock 300 MHz
Shader Clock 800 MHz
Level 3 - "3D Applications"
GPU Clock 576 MHz
Memory Clock 999 MHz
Shader Clock 1242 MHz
Count of performance levels : 3
Level 1 - "Default"
GPU Clock 300 MHz
Memory Clock 100 MHz
Shader Clock 600 MHz
Level 2 - "2D Desktop"
GPU Clock 400 MHz
Memory Clock 300 MHz
Shader Clock 800 MHz
Level 3 - "3D Applications"
GPU Clock 576 MHz
Memory Clock 999 MHz
Shader Clock 1242 MHz
Count of performance levels : 3
Level 1 - "Default"
GPU Clock 300 MHz
Memory Clock 100 MHz
Shader Clock 600 MHz
Level 2 - "2D Desktop"
GPU Clock 400 MHz
Memory Clock 300 MHz
Shader Clock 800 MHz
Level 3 - "3D Applications"
GPU Clock 576 MHz
Memory Clock 999 MHz
Shader Clock 1242 MHz
Count of performance levels : 3
Level 1 - "Default"
GPU Clock 300 MHz
Memory Clock 100 MHz
Shader Clock 600 MHz
Level 2 - "2D Desktop"
GPU Clock 400 MHz
Memory Clock 300 MHz
Shader Clock 800 MHz
Level 3 - "3D Applications"
GPU Clock 576 MHz
Memory Clock 999 MHz
Shader Clock 1242 MHz
GeForce GTX 295
GPU GT200
Device ID 10DE-05E0
Revision A2
Subvendor ASUStek Computer Inc (1043)
Current Performance Level Level 1
Current GPU Clock 300 MHz
Current Memory Clock 100 MHz
Current Shader Clock 600 MHz
Voltage 1.030 V
Current Performance Level Level 1
Current GPU Clock 300 MHz
Current Memory Clock 100 MHz
Current Shader Clock 600 MHz
Voltage 1.030 V
Current Performance Level Level 1
Current GPU Clock 300 MHz
Current Memory Clock 100 MHz
Current Shader Clock 600 MHz
Voltage 1.030 V
Current Performance Level Level 1
Current GPU Clock 300 MHz
Current Memory Clock 100 MHz
Current Shader Clock 600 MHz
Voltage 1.030 V
Technology 56 nm
Die Size 470 nm²
Transistors 1400 M
Release Date Jan 8, 2009
DirectX Support 10.0
DirectX Shader Model 4.0
OpenGL Support 3.0
Bus Interface PCI Express x16
Temperature 54 °C
SLI 4 GPUs: GeForce GTX 295 + GeForce GTX 295 + GeForce GTX 295 + GeForce GTX 295 => Generic Non-PnP Monitor
Driver version 9.18.13.1407
BIOS Version 62.00.45.00.02
ROPs 32
Shaders 240 unified
Memory Type GDDR3
Physical Memory 896 MB
Virtual Memory 640 MB
Bus Width 64x7 (448 bit)
Anti Aliasing Modes -?-
Filtering Modes Bilinear, Trilinear, 2x Anisotropic, 4x Anisotropic, 8x Anisotropic, 16x Anisotropic
Noise Level Moderate
Max Power Draw 289 Watts
Count of performance levels : 3
Level 1 - "Default"
GPU Clock 300 MHz
Memory Clock 100 MHz
Shader Clock 600 MHz
Level 2 - "2D Desktop"
GPU Clock 400 MHz
Memory Clock 300 MHz
Shader Clock 800 MHz
Level 3 - "3D Applications"
GPU Clock 576 MHz
Memory Clock 999 MHz
Shader Clock 1242 MHz
Count of performance levels : 3
Level 1 - "Default"
GPU Clock 300 MHz
Memory Clock 100 MHz
Shader Clock 600 MHz
Level 2 - "2D Desktop"
GPU Clock 400 MHz
Memory Clock 300 MHz
Shader Clock 800 MHz
Level 3 - "3D Applications"
GPU Clock 576 MHz
Memory Clock 999 MHz
Shader Clock 1242 MHz
Count of performance levels : 3
Level 1 - "Default"
GPU Clock 300 MHz
Memory Clock 100 MHz
Shader Clock 600 MHz
Level 2 - "2D Desktop"
GPU Clock 400 MHz
Memory Clock 300 MHz
Shader Clock 800 MHz
Level 3 - "3D Applications"
GPU Clock 576 MHz
Memory Clock 999 MHz
Shader Clock 1242 MHz
Count of performance levels : 3
Level 1 - "Default"
GPU Clock 300 MHz
Memory Clock 100 MHz
Shader Clock 600 MHz
Level 2 - "2D Desktop"
GPU Clock 400 MHz
Memory Clock 300 MHz
Shader Clock 800 MHz
Level 3 - "3D Applications"
GPU Clock 576 MHz
Memory Clock 999 MHz
Shader Clock 1242 MHz
GeForce GTX 295
GPU GT200
Device ID 10DE-05E0
Revision A2
Subvendor XFX Pine Group (1682)
Current Performance Level Level 1
Current GPU Clock 300 MHz
Current Memory Clock 100 MHz
Current Shader Clock 600 MHz
Voltage 1.030 V
Current Performance Level Level 1
Current GPU Clock 300 MHz
Current Memory Clock 100 MHz
Current Shader Clock 600 MHz
Voltage 1.030 V
Current Performance Level Level 1
Current GPU Clock 300 MHz
Current Memory Clock 100 MHz
Current Shader Clock 600 MHz
Voltage 1.030 V
Current Performance Level Level 1
Current GPU Clock 300 MHz
Current Memory Clock 100 MHz
Current Shader Clock 600 MHz
Voltage 1.030 V
Technology 56 nm
Die Size 470 nm²
Transistors 1400 M
Release Date Jan 8, 2009
DirectX Support 10.0
DirectX Shader Model 4.0
OpenGL Support 3.0
Bus Interface PCI Express x16
Temperature 51 °C
SLI 4 GPUs: GeForce GTX 295 + GeForce GTX 295 + GeForce GTX 295 + GeForce GTX 295 => Generic Non-PnP Monitor
Driver version 9.18.13.1407
BIOS Version 62.00.45.00.72
ROPs 32
Shaders 240 unified
Memory Type GDDR3
Physical Memory 896 MB
Virtual Memory 640 MB
Bus Width 64x7 (448 bit)
Anti Aliasing Modes -?-
Filtering Modes Bilinear, Trilinear, 2x Anisotropic, 4x Anisotropic, 8x Anisotropic, 16x Anisotropic
Noise Level Moderate
Max Power Draw 289 Watts
Count of performance levels : 3
Level 1 - "Default"
GPU Clock 300 MHz
Memory Clock 100 MHz
Shader Clock 600 MHz
Level 2 - "2D Desktop"
GPU Clock 400 MHz
Memory Clock 300 MHz
Shader Clock 800 MHz
Level 3 - "3D Applications"
GPU Clock 576 MHz
Memory Clock 999 MHz
Shader Clock 1242 MHz
Count of performance levels : 3
Level 1 - "Default"
GPU Clock 300 MHz
Memory Clock 100 MHz
Shader Clock 600 MHz
Level 2 - "2D Desktop"
GPU Clock 400 MHz
Memory Clock 300 MHz
Shader Clock 800 MHz
Level 3 - "3D Applications"
GPU Clock 576 MHz
Memory Clock 999 MHz
Shader Clock 1242 MHz
Count of performance levels : 3
Level 1 - "Default"
GPU Clock 300 MHz
Memory Clock 100 MHz
Shader Clock 600 MHz
Level 2 - "2D Desktop"
GPU Clock 400 MHz
Memory Clock 300 MHz
Shader Clock 800 MHz
Level 3 - "3D Applications"
GPU Clock 576 MHz
Memory Clock 999 MHz
Shader Clock 1242 MHz
Count of performance levels : 3
Level 1 - "Default"
GPU Clock 300 MHz
Memory Clock 100 MHz
Shader Clock 600 MHz
Level 2 - "2D Desktop"
GPU Clock 400 MHz
Memory Clock 300 MHz
Shader Clock 800 MHz
Level 3 - "3D Applications"
GPU Clock 576 MHz
Memory Clock 999 MHz
Shader Clock 1242 MHz
GeForce GTX 295
GPU GT200
Device ID 10DE-05E0
Revision A2
Subvendor XFX Pine Group (1682)
Current Performance Level Level 1
Current GPU Clock 300 MHz
Current Memory Clock 100 MHz
Current Shader Clock 600 MHz
Voltage 1.030 V
Current Performance Level Level 1
Current GPU Clock 300 MHz
Current Memory Clock 100 MHz
Current Shader Clock 600 MHz
Voltage 1.030 V
Current Performance Level Level 1
Current GPU Clock 300 MHz
Current Memory Clock 100 MHz
Current Shader Clock 600 MHz
Voltage 1.030 V
Current Performance Level Level 1
Current GPU Clock 300 MHz
Current Memory Clock 100 MHz
Current Shader Clock 600 MHz
Voltage 1.030 V
Technology 56 nm
Die Size 470 nm²
Transistors 1400 M
Release Date Jan 8, 2009
DirectX Support 10.0
DirectX Shader Model 4.0
OpenGL Support 3.0
Bus Interface PCI Express x16
Temperature 48 °C
SLI 4 GPUs: GeForce GTX 295 + GeForce GTX 295 + GeForce GTX 295 + GeForce GTX 295 => Generic Non-PnP Monitor
Driver version 9.18.13.1407
BIOS Version 62.00.45.00.73
ROPs 32
Shaders 240 unified
Memory Type GDDR3
Physical Memory 896 MB
Virtual Memory 640 MB
Bus Width 64x7 (448 bit)
Anti Aliasing Modes -?-
Filtering Modes Bilinear, Trilinear, 2x Anisotropic, 4x Anisotropic, 8x Anisotropic, 16x Anisotropic
Noise Level Moderate
Max Power Draw 289 Watts
Count of performance levels : 3
Level 1 - "Default"
GPU Clock 300 MHz
Memory Clock 100 MHz
Shader Clock 600 MHz
Level 2 - "2D Desktop"
GPU Clock 400 MHz
Memory Clock 300 MHz
Shader Clock 800 MHz
Level 3 - "3D Applications"
GPU Clock 576 MHz
Memory Clock 999 MHz
Shader Clock 1242 MHz
Count of performance levels : 3
Level 1 - "Default"
GPU Clock 300 MHz
Memory Clock 100 MHz
Shader Clock 600 MHz
Level 2 - "2D Desktop"
GPU Clock 400 MHz
Memory Clock 300 MHz
Shader Clock 800 MHz
Level 3 - "3D Applications"
GPU Clock 576 MHz
Memory Clock 999 MHz
Shader Clock 1242 MHz
Count of performance levels : 3
Level 1 - "Default"
GPU Clock 300 MHz
Memory Clock 100 MHz
Shader Clock 600 MHz
Level 2 - "2D Desktop"
GPU Clock 400 MHz
Memory Clock 300 MHz
Shader Clock 800 MHz
Level 3 - "3D Applications"
GPU Clock 576 MHz
Memory Clock 999 MHz
Shader Clock 1242 MHz
Count of performance levels : 3
Level 1 - "Default"
GPU Clock 300 MHz
Memory Clock 100 MHz
Shader Clock 600 MHz
Level 2 - "2D Desktop"
GPU Clock 400 MHz
Memory Clock 300 MHz
Shader Clock 800 MHz
Level 3 - "3D Applications"
GPU Clock 576 MHz
Memory Clock 999 MHz
Shader Clock 1242 MHz
OpenGL
Version 3.3.0
Vendor NVIDIA Corporation
Renderer GeForce GTX 295/PCIe/SSE2
GLU Version 1.2.2.0 Microsoft Corporation
Values
GL Extensions

 

[heero yuy]

ok the clean install of the graphics drivers appears to have fixed it (at least for planet side 2)

and it turns out that sli was disabled so it might still be broken

 

[heero yuy]

ok it was still broken
i removed the xfx pinegroup 295 and ran a few games with only the asus graphics card (with sli enabled) no problems

it is evidently something wrong with the sli itself...
would it be the bridge? is the one i have broken in some way? or do i need to update my bios for some reason?
there are three expansion slots made for graphics cards one right at the bottom apprently is X16 but runs in X4 mode (?) the other two are X16 but apprently run at X8 if both are occupied

well... i think it is safe to say i am well and truely out of my depth here...

i just noticed the 1mhz difference in the two cards memory clock
nvidia say the stock clock should be 999 mhz could a slight difference like this cause such problems?

and i probably should have mentioned that my power supply unit is a 1000 watt cougar CMX so i'm pretty sure it has enough juice...