Only 1 GPU in use, help!

[August123]

Hi!

I just put in my 2nd 780Ti today, so I now have 2x Zotac 780Ti.

And when I started playing my usual games, I didn't notice any particular FPS increase. So I started my trustworthy MSI Afterburner, to check what my power usage and just if it was doing any work. And as always, my 1st GPU was doing all the work, and my 2nd GPU only used like 3% of it's power.

And my question is: How do I make games run off both my GPU's? Because I didn't waste 500$ on a 2nd 780Ti for nothing.

Is it because my 1st GPU is all that's needed to pull the game to the max FPS Cap? Because before I went for another 780Ti, I still hit the 200 FPS Cap in world of Warcraft. And I still do.

Please help

- August

 

[JackNaylorPE]

1. Make sure you have installed the SLI Bridge
2. Turn on SLI in nVida Control Panel

 

[bignastyid]

What motherboard are you using? Is the SLi bridge installed? Is SLI enabled in the nvidia control panel? Also what games?(not all games support SLI)

 

[August123]

1. Make sure you have installed the SLI Bridge
2. Turn on SLI in nVida Control Panel

I don't have any SLI Bridge, is this needed? These 2 GPU's are only for running 3 monitors, is the best to go SLI then? I plan on gaming on all 3 (1 big screen)

 

[August123]

What motherboard are you using? Is the SLi bridge installed? Is SLI enabled in the nvidia control panel? Also what games?(not all games support SLI)

I don't have any SLI Bridge connected, is this needed? I plan on using these 2 GPU's for gaming on 3 monitors (1 big screen) and yes, my motherboard is 2-way SLi compatiable.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Yes can't do SLI w/o an SLI bridge ... they usually come in the MoBo Box.

 

[shortstuff_mt]

This is the third time this question has been asked. Opening multiple threads on the same topic is against the forum rules. I am closing this duplicate thread. All discussion can remain in the original post located here:

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2473001/games-running-gpu.html