Sli questions/Help

[DXsocko007]

My friend is lanning at my house and he has 2 7900GS's and hes going to SLI them. Do we need special drivers or uninstall and reinstall drivers? Or just plug in all the junk and play. Yes i know i need the SLI connector. I just dont want to mess anything up

 

[Dahak]

All you need to do is un-install your current VGA drivers,shut the system down,remove the current card(if not one of the 7900s).Then install bothe 7900,make sure all the necessary power connections are connected,connect the SLI bridge connecting the cards together.Connect your monitor cable and turn the machine on.Windows will try to install drivers,but just click cancel on bothe windows.(when two cards are installed,windows will see them seperately).At this point,you disconnect your internet connect,and shut off your anti-virus program.Now I'm assuming you've gone to NVIDIAs website and downloaded the latest drivers.You install the drivers,reboot the computer,and voila,you now have SLI.Not all games will take advantage of SLI.You may even have issues with some of the older games.But although I don't currently run SLI,I have done so in the past and was very happy over all with the performance increase I got.Goodluck.

Dahak

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[Dahak]

did you even notice the STICKY of the multi gpu FAQ?

did it not occur to read it and see if that answers your question. read that and if you have a problem after that then post.

Dude,what is the point of the forum if not for people to ask questions???If all you can come up with is a smart ass comment like that,I suggest you leave the rest of us to try and help those who ask for it.For all we know this person has only recently gotten into computers,and doesn't know how or where to look for the so called STICKY.Hence the reason he asks us for advice.Seriously my friend,the whole purpose of the forums is to allow others,like ourselves,to answer the questions of the people who don't know enough yet to figure it out for themselves.Without having to pay 60 or more dollars an hour for a simple fix.Later dude.Have a great weekend.

Dahak

 

[DXsocko007]

All i got to say is i read the multi gpu and it didnt answer a damn thing that i was asking. Maybe you should jerk