Just got my 3-way SLI....

[Guest]

I just got my 3-Way SLI cards today... I ordered 3 Nvidia 285 GTXs (paid a little over $1400 plus tax, not too bad considering the POWER)... For the ultimate gaming experience... I have a slight issue though

I'm having an issue seeing a picture on the screen after installing two of the cards. If I install the third card, I got nothing. Was there something special you have to do to get this up and running.

 

[Kari]

lol that was just stooopid

whats your psu? hopefully over a kw unit?

 

[NapoleonDK]

Hmm... I didn't think people still bought those...

List your full system specs and we'll help.

Unfortunately, I foresee this thread ending with the OP purchasing a $250+ power supply to compliment his $1400 in Nvidia silicon.

 

[shadow187]

That, and the fact he could return them for an HD5970 + HD5870 trifire and a $200 mobo and $160 CPU for the same price, .

 

[Guest]

Well, I just built the computer, so I have an Asus P6T7 WS mobo and a PC power and cooling 860w power supply.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703013

and

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131390


Still bought those? They are nvidias flagship product (with the exception of the 295, which I ALMOST bought 3 of but didn't want to dish out the additional 100 per card). I'm trying to keep this new rig top of the line for years to come

 

[shadow187]

That MOBO supports ATI CrossfireX. If I were you, and you wanted top-of-the-line, I'd get an HD5970 and an HD5870 for $400 less, which you can invest on liquid cooling if you wanted. Alternatively, $1,200 in 2x HD5970 would be beastly, and $200 could go into a Corsair 850Watt PSU.

 

[nfail]

I just got my 3-Way SLI cards today... I ordered 3 Nvidia 285 GTXs (paid a little over $1400 plus tax, not too bad considering the POWER)... For the ultimate gaming experience... I have a slight issue though

the issue you have is a bit more serious than slight.

 

[Guest]

That MOBO supports ATI CrossfireX. If I were you, and you wanted top-of-the-line, I'd get an HD5970 and an HD5870 for $400 less, which you can invest on liquid cooling if you wanted. Alternatively, $1,200 in 2x HD5970 would be beastly, and $200 could go into a Corsair 850Watt PSU.

ATI has terrible linux support which I need to dual boot. I have an ATI in work and know for years how difficult it is to get going on my unix box. So, I'll have to stick with Nvidia.

 

[Mousemonkey]

IIRC when Tri SLi was tested with GTX285's several sites said they had issues with anything less than a 1kw PSU.

 

[Guest]

the issue you have is a bit more serious than slight.

Not an issue, I just wanted to purchase the best nvidia cards out there. As I said, I'm not going the ATI route.

 

[shadow187]

You'll have to spend another $150 on an extremely high-end PSU.

Also, I thought it was a rather, "I can't go with ATI".