How do you SLI 3 Way

[Anazro]

So I have 3 Separate Ribbon bridge connectors each having two ends. I recently hooked it up to three monitors went to Nvidia surround and is not showing SLI support. I will show a image of how the bridge is connected!

Or is this the way to do it?

 

[Robert Cook]

I would say the second image is better idea, but really you want a three way bridge.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

One post per topic please:

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2788230/sli.html


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-Nvidia-Bridge-3-Way-Connector/dp/B00G5E98OY
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=3+way+sli+connector

Also

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/technology/surround/system-requirements

Put your card in 1st dropdown
3-way SLI in 2nd
3D Surround in 3rd
Portrait or landscape in 4th

 

[inerax]

Have to post a 3rd time for 3way sli, 2 posts wont do it.

Its the 2nd image

http://img.hexus.net/v2/internationalevents/ces2008/nick/f1_large_1.jpg

 

[Robert Cook]

might have been a confirm submission issue, I get those fairly often on this site.

 

[Anazro]

I would say the second image is better idea, but really you want a three way bridge.

Currently its not picking up the other two GPUS
I will get a 3way SLI bridge!

 

[JackNaylorPE]

It won't... you'll need 3 connector bridges...as in plural

I would say the second image is better idea, but really you want a three way bridge.

Actually, you want two

 

[Anazro]

It won't... you'll need 3 connector bridges

So if i get a 3 way SLI connector/bridge it will work. Now about what you said before
"Put your card in 1st dropdown
3-way SLI in 2nd
3D Surround in 3rd
Portrait or landscape in 4th"
Is that How I should connect the screens or the sli ribbons/bridge

 

[JackNaylorPE]

No that is how you connect the cables.... those instructions won't make sense when ya skip step 1

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/technology/surround/system-requirements

First go to the link, and then

"Put your card in 1st dropdown
3-way SLI in 2nd
3D Surround in 3rd
Portrait or landscape in 4th"

The text descriptions and pictures will make everything obvious.

 

[Robert Cook]

JackNaylorPE, correct me if I am wrong, but that is one three way SLI bridge. it is just two fingers wide.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Note the 6 connectors ... it's either two singles 3 way connectors w/ 3 connectors

or a "double wide" w/ 6 like the image above

 

[Robert Cook]

^ yeah it appears to be a double wide. are those your 580s? nice cards whoever's they are.

 

[Anazro]

No that is how you connect the cables.... those instructions won't make sense when ya skip step 1

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/technology/surround/system-requirements

First go to the link, and then

"Put your card in 1st dropdown
3-way SLI in 2nd
3D Surround in 3rd
Portrait or landscape in 4th"

The text descriptions and pictures will make everything obvious.

Ok so I have right now Monitor 1 in DVI Slot in GPU1, DVI Monitor 3 in the DVI slot of GPU3, but unsure if I can do this but I have the second monitor connected by Display port in 2nd GPU, or does it have to be DVI?

Also in Nvidia Control panel it currently says Connection problem but it picking up all three monitors and all three are working just not in surround mode!

 

[JackNaylorPE]

No that was taken from a review

http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/geforce-gtx-580-3-way-sli-review,1.html

 

[Anazro]

No that was taken from a review

http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/geforce-gtx-580-3-way-sli-review,1.html

You see how the SLI Tab is only highlighted under two of the GPUs

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ku82vq7sfm3xetg/Screenshot%202015-09-04%2011.45.30.png?dl=0