Quad sli

[sparkz89]

hey guys was just curious
when i was setting up my 590s in quad sli, it keeps coming up as tri-sli in the nvidia control panel
my board is a x58 evga SLI3 (131-GT-E767-TR LGA)

my guess is that because im using the mini-display HDMI slot instead of the DVI slot that it is running it in 3-way sli instead of quad-sli ~ i do not have a DVI cable on me and was just wondering if this is a possibility, thanks

 

[Mousemonkey]

According to this :- http://www.evga.com/articles/00571/ the board is only capable of 3-way SLi.

 

[RussK1]

Did you buy the board with the cards?

 

[stickg1]

Wait so you have 2 gtx590s or you have 4 of them?

 

[Mousemonkey]

Wait so you have 2 gtx590s or you have 4 of them?

2x GTX590 = Quad SLi.

 

[stickg1]

2x GTX590 = Quad SLi.

I figured, just trying to make sure. I'm picturing a guy trying to pound a square peg in a round hole here.

 

[Mousemonkey]

I figured, just trying to make sure. I'm picturing a guy trying to pound a square peg in a round hole here.

Technically he is.

 

[wezza_15]

2x GTX590 = Quad SLi.

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[ilysaml]

2x GTX590 = Quad SLi.

Wait a second, what does this have to do with the Physical PCIE slots? The SLI is enabled internally between the GPUs on the PCB, though it still uses 1 PCIE slot, Does the Mobo have to be 2 way SLI certified?

 

[stickg1]

If you want to SLi 2 590s you need a quad SLi capable motherboard. Even though it only uses two pcie slots it is still 4 gpus.

 

[ilysaml]

motherboard has to be quad SLi in this case..
it's all about PCI bandwidth (lanes).

Not exactly true, both Guru3d & Tom's test setups were 3-way SLI capable motherboards , Guru3d used EVGA x58 classified which is stated to be 3-way SLI only, and Toms used Asus Rampage III which is 3-way SLI too.

nVidia stated the requirement for a Quad SLI system based on Dual GPUs such as GTX 590s.

GeForce GTX 590 in a Quad SLI configuration requires a SLI-certified motherboard with an extra PCIE slot between the two, double-width cards to ensure both receive enough cool air. If you’re water cooling the cards, you can get by without this extra slot, but for air-based cooling it is a necessity.

Also, they listed some compatible boards, among of them many 2-way only MOBOs with extra PCIE x4 slot among the other 2 lanes.

So I guess this is not the OP's main problem.

 

[Mousemonkey]

Not exactly true, both Guru3d & Tom's test setups were 3-way SLI capable motherboards , Guru3d used EVGA x58 classified which is stated to be 3-way SLI only, and Toms used Asus Rampage III which is 3-way SLI too.

nVidia stated the requirement for a Quad SLI system based on Dual GPUs such as GTX 590s.

GeForce GTX 590 in a Quad SLI configuration requires a SLI-certified motherboard with an extra PCIE slot between the two, double-width cards to ensure both receive enough cool air. If you’re water cooling the cards, you can get by without this extra slot, but for air-based cooling it is a necessity.

Also, they listed some compatible boards, among of them many 2-way only MOBOs with extra PCIE x4 slot among the other 2 lanes.

So I guess this is not the OP's main problem.

I'm glad you've solved it, now explain to the OP how they haven't got a problem.

 

[ilysaml]

I'm still not sure of the OP's problem I never had a Quad SLI setup before, maybe I'll dig around for a similar issue.
I was just explaining the point where you and Urban were wrong about.

 

[ilysaml]

Similar problem posted on the EVGA forums and the OP got it solved, worth a read!
http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.aspx?m=969912&mpage=1

 

[stickg1]

Oh jeez.

It's the lanes. Pretty sure Urban is right on this one. But much more relevant to the case: Urbs, your systems are WEAK son! :lol:

 

[stickg1]

I'm telling you when we meet at Microcenter were going to tie shoelaces together...
so when I start beatin' yo arse.... you can't run like a girl screaming.....


(FYI)
I said talk crap after I send you the router....
not before..

:lol:

LOL

I don't think I can hold back from talking crap for another month!

jk

You're going down son! And I'll wear flip-flips so if you give me "boo-boos" I can run away arms flailing and crying.

 

[Mousemonkey]

Enough with the derailment already!

 

[ilysaml]

ilysaml - :lol: more to it than that....
nice try though and I'm more correct than you want to give credit for.
(that's OK though I'm use to it from you.. )

I have a P87P67 WS Revolution with a nf200 chip allowing me to run my 2500K @ x16/x16...
and can go Quad SLi if I wanted and I know what I speak of..

cheers.
(PCI lanes..... as I stated once before..)

No offense at all, but you were wrong.
Once again;

 

[ilysaml]

Yea move along and check your information before you post.

 

[sparkz89]

ahha i forgot i had this forum up, for all you guys saying you need a QUAD sli board, YOUR FALSE, simply due to some gey reasons of NVIDIA, you cannot activate your QUAD sli if your using a mini-display converter to HDMI, you mUST, use a DVI cable, a simple fix, thanks for your imput guys, but yeah, DVI

 

[RussK1]

So ilysaml was right...

 

[sparkz89]

well heres the thing, you can quad sli with the 590/295 GTX regardess of the board being just a TRI-SLI, you dont even need a slot in the middle, b/c to be honest, with my 500R case running BF3 highest my cards hit is 52*C; its all how you manage your wires and etc -> i having a 3000 RPM as my sole exhaust fan could be a main contributor but, as i said it varies from board to board, simply cause it does not state that it is not a QUAD does not mean that it will not run QUAD so dont go throwing money around, try the DVI-cord, plug it into the slut that is not being read by the Nvidia control panel, restart, etc, if it still does not work after that, then throw some money! but look for answers!!

 

[sparkz89]

hacked program, hmm...

 

[jjb8675309]

So OP what exactly are you doing with the power of one, let alone 2 590s?

You must be playing wolfenstein at 720p maxed out at least! :lol:

 

[sparkz89]

ahhahhaa... how pissed woudl you guys get if i said i got the i7 + the 2x 590s for free