- Jan 9, 2012
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Hello all,
Before we get started, here is what I'm currently running.
CPU: i5-3570k @ 4.2
MOBO: ASRock Extreme 4 Z77
GPU: MSI GTX 770 Twin Frozr
RAM: 4GBx2 Corsair DDR3
PSU: Raidmax 850AE
STORAGE: 120GB SSD (C: ) and an old 5400rpm 500GB HDD
My issue: I recently purchased a second GTX 770 as a cheap performance boost to play Mass Effect: Andromeda. With a 850w Gold Rated PSU, I thought I would be fine.
However, upon installation of the second card, issues pop up everywhere. Not only does the computer take longer to boot (the display loses connection for period of time before coming back online) but once I am logged in the computer is essentially unusable. There is a massive performance drop, there's a 15-20 second delay between moving the mouse/clicking, I get prompts for slow performance, and the computer is basically unusable. I attempted to get to GeForce settings to activate SLI in case this was the issue, but enabling SLI ended with a black screen/basically crashed.
This is the same with bridge on/off, and with the cards swapped into different spots. Both cards work fine solo.
Can someone please help? I know just getting a newer card would have been the smart move, but I don't have a lot of cash. As of right now, I have an expensive brick sitting in its box. Please help if you can!
Before we get started, here is what I'm currently running.
CPU: i5-3570k @ 4.2
MOBO: ASRock Extreme 4 Z77
GPU: MSI GTX 770 Twin Frozr
RAM: 4GBx2 Corsair DDR3
PSU: Raidmax 850AE
STORAGE: 120GB SSD (C: ) and an old 5400rpm 500GB HDD
My issue: I recently purchased a second GTX 770 as a cheap performance boost to play Mass Effect: Andromeda. With a 850w Gold Rated PSU, I thought I would be fine.
However, upon installation of the second card, issues pop up everywhere. Not only does the computer take longer to boot (the display loses connection for period of time before coming back online) but once I am logged in the computer is essentially unusable. There is a massive performance drop, there's a 15-20 second delay between moving the mouse/clicking, I get prompts for slow performance, and the computer is basically unusable. I attempted to get to GeForce settings to activate SLI in case this was the issue, but enabling SLI ended with a black screen/basically crashed.
This is the same with bridge on/off, and with the cards swapped into different spots. Both cards work fine solo.
Can someone please help? I know just getting a newer card would have been the smart move, but I don't have a lot of cash. As of right now, I have an expensive brick sitting in its box. Please help if you can!
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