9800 GTX+ in SLI help please

Hi guys! I am in some major need of help. I have been posting on Evga forums but I havn't gotten any help yet so.. Your turn!

Just got my second Evga 9800gtx+ today and SLI is enabled and its all working great at desktop. When I start a game I get display driver crashes and/or the game crashes. This doesn't happen in the game menu; it's when the map or what ever finishes loading.

My temps are low-last crash was 51c-and clocks are set to stock. and they are the exact same model 9800s.

EVGA 780i SLI mobo
750watt corsair PSU- Don't know too much about it- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817139006
60amp +12v rail so.. thats good
4gigs of ram
uhh using the 190.38 drivers (the newest if the# is wrong) and I did driver sweeper in safemode.

tested in Trine and CoD4. Trine crashes, and CoD4 goes black screen for 5 seconds and says Selecting DVI output then the game plays again.

I put the new card in slot one--no SLI-- and played CoD4 for like 30 minutes 0 problems. so its not a faulty card.. I also reset my Cmos and put SLI back together with the TriSLI bridge but that didn't do anything.

I just did some more searching around and I found
http://www.bjorn3d.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21802
He's got exact problem as me and said its caused by windows Aero.

-Just went into like crappy windows 95 theme and I played for about 4 minutes with no problems then it just made CoD4 crash so that definitely made a difference.

If anymore info is needed post please I am desperate! THank you!

I used www.Tweakforce.com drivers for quite awile and I loved them that was before this though.. K leme try some old drivers.. like 170.0s

Oh forgot something big, I am on Windows Vista 64bit

Shouldn't matter.

I just tested 190.58 and it was working great for 5 minutes then locked up... and the Bios versions are different but the Release date is the same. Aprl 1, 2008

still crashing with 182.08 and raising volts on SPP...

I don't even know what I did but I just played prototype for 30 minutes with 0 crashes. problem was only 30fps.. and i got 30-40 with a single 9800. wow im almost about to go consoles..

No, EVGA PRecision.
I actualy had some good luck with 182.50 drivers. played for 10 mins all good then I had my first full lock; I had to hard reboot.
Then I tried 178.24 and they are extremely laggy and still crash.
So I think it is a driver issue.. but why are nearly all drivers causing crashes..
Keep posting please im going nuts. 15 hours working on this now I have to actually work tomarrow.

I have a feeling this is Vista 64bit problem. I am going to try windows 7 x86

Come on guys I really need some help here

I hope so, i've been having a lot of problems on 64bit. If I lose all my junk and still dont have SLI ima melt down. *cross fingers

If you don't ill internets fight you

k installing windows 7. ill post back tomarrow

I had a SLI 9800GTX+ SC from BFG with a 680I mobo and i had crash but not like your. It was covering all my screen with color rectangle but the real picture was still viewable.

Well my solution was on the EVGA forum ( had BFG card ... ) but still this worked. I flashed the card with a new Bios that cancelled the IDLE of the card. The newer PCB ( smaller one with only one 6 pin connector ) had trouble to recover from an idle. Was like if the single 6 pin wasnt enough and the card were jamming. Well this Bios flash worked well.

Cant remember where i found it but it can be something like this. Take a look at the EVGA forum. there are nice EVGA tech that read the posts.

Just tested CoD4 single player... I have the SLI bar enabled so I can tell its working but 30 seconds in and it crashes.

PAIN IN THE ASS!

cards under load are about 63c-pretty damn low for 9800

Umm I just put my new card in slot one by its self for the 3rd time and played some CoD4 and i got a BSOD "System Halted contact manufacturer" or something similar

So... i guess newegg sold me a half broken card. sweet?

Anything I should try before I send back card..

My happy thought projection must have been messed up by sunspots or something.