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Hello everyone. Although I haven't been a member here that long, I have been an active viewer of Tomshardware for some time now. Recently, I've been on a wild goose hunt to find what is wrong
with my computer if anything. It all started when I got a second graphics card and a new power supply. Starting then, I was getting horrible frame drops and in some cases( Playing metro 2033 )
would even crash my computer. Also, something that I noticed, certain games such as COD black ops 2 and Farcry 3 weren't even using my 2nd graphics card. I know that some games don't have sli
support when they are first released and verified that they both got those profiles eventually but still had issues getting the second graphics card to be active. I also know that for SLI,
graphics cards need to be in certain slots, dependant of your Mobo. I checked to make sure that they were both in the correct slots. For startes, I have all of my hardware at stock operating
speeds(No overclocking) I have stress tested my motherboard, I have used memtest to make sure that my ram is good. I have lent my cards to friends to make sure that they work properly. I have
used each of my cards single handedly to see how they perform and they both seem ok. I have tried two pairs of 6 pins to power my gpu's each to verify that it isn't the cables. Now, what I am
doing is trying each of my cards on PCI_E5 to see if it is that slot that is going bad. I have tryed one card so far and was getting very jumpy frames and even forced me to quit playing
borderlands 2 it was so bad. I know that the lower slots don't perform as well but if I'm not mistaken, the difference should be relatively small. For the sake of simplicity, I'm going to let
one of my 680's be card X and the other be card Y. I will benchmark each card on both slots and post my results. Sorry for the long post guys but want it to be as detailed as possible.
P.S. I use the latest video drivers, and have been having problems since 307.XX drivers.(These were the drivers when I just starting messing with a second card.)
Card X Benchmarks PCI_E2 Run 1
Unigine Valley Benchmark 1.0
FPS:
108.1
Score:
4523
Min FPS:
33.1
Max FPS:
168.4
System
Platform:
Windows 8 (build 9200) 64bit
CPU model:
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz (3518MHz) x4
GPU model:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 9.18.13.2018 (2047MB) x1
Settings
Render:
Direct3D9
Mode:
1280x720 2xAA windowed
Preset
Basic
Powered by UNIGINE Engine
Unigine Corp. © 2005-2013
Card X Benchmarks PCI_E2 Run 2
Unigine Valley Benchmark 1.0
FPS:
105.4
Score:
4411
Min FPS:
32.8
Max FPS:
155.2
System
Platform:
Windows 8 (build 9200) 64bit
CPU model:
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz (3518MHz) x4
GPU model:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 9.18.13.2018 (2047MB) x1
Settings
Render:
Direct3D9
Mode:
1280x720 2xAA windowed
Preset
Basic
Card X Benchmarks PCI_E5 Run 1
Unigine Valley Benchmark 1.0
FPS:
105.1
Score:
4397
Min FPS:
12.2
Max FPS:
179.2
System
Platform:
Windows 8 (build 9200) 64bit
CPU model:
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz (3518MHz) x4
GPU model:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 9.18.13.2018 (2047MB) x1
Settings
Render:
Direct3D9
Mode:
1280x720 2xAA windowed
Preset
Basic
Powered by UNIGINE Engine
Unigine Corp. © 2005-2013
Card X Benchmarks PCI_E5 Run 2
FPS:
51.9
Score:
2170
Min FPS:
6.7
Max FPS:
118.3
System
Platform:
Windows 8 (build 9200) 64bit
CPU model:
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz (3518MHz) x4
GPU model:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 9.18.13.2018 (2047MB) x1
Settings
Render:
Direct3D9
Mode:
1280x720 2xAA windowed
Preset
Basic
Powered by UNIGINE Engine
Unigine Corp. © 2005-2013
Card X Benchmarks PCI_E5 Run 3
Unigine Valley Benchmark 1.0
FPS:
50.1
Score:
2098
Min FPS:
4.8
Max FPS:
151.3
System
Platform:
Windows 8 (build 9200) 64bit
CPU model:
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz (3518MHz) x4
GPU model:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 9.18.13.2018 (2047MB) x1
Settings
Render:
Direct3D9
Mode:
1280x720 2xAA windowed
Preset
Basic
Powered by UNIGINE Engine
Unigine Corp. © 2005-2013
So, while running the benchmark for PCi_E5 here, things were going smooth at first, but towards the end of the first test, things started to go bad. The second test was pretty bad all of the through. I also noticed that there is white noise every time my frames drop. I noticed this same noise earlier yesterday playing The Witcher two and uninstalled, then reinstalled my realtec drivers.
Went ahead and did a third to make sure it wasn't a gimmick. Huge difference between the two slots.
Will test the 2nd card most likely tomorrow or the next day. My friend is still using it. He likes it a lot more than his 7870
So far, it is looking to me like there is something wrong with that slot. What do you guys think? Also, are the numbers for my PCI_E2 slot about right?
Intel i7 3770K, EVGA gtx 680 SC SLI, 16gb Corsair Vengeance Ram, 512GB samsung
840 pro, MSI Mpower Board, Cooler Master Cosmos II, 1200W Platimax 80+ platinum
psu
with my computer if anything. It all started when I got a second graphics card and a new power supply. Starting then, I was getting horrible frame drops and in some cases( Playing metro 2033 )
would even crash my computer. Also, something that I noticed, certain games such as COD black ops 2 and Farcry 3 weren't even using my 2nd graphics card. I know that some games don't have sli
support when they are first released and verified that they both got those profiles eventually but still had issues getting the second graphics card to be active. I also know that for SLI,
graphics cards need to be in certain slots, dependant of your Mobo. I checked to make sure that they were both in the correct slots. For startes, I have all of my hardware at stock operating
speeds(No overclocking) I have stress tested my motherboard, I have used memtest to make sure that my ram is good. I have lent my cards to friends to make sure that they work properly. I have
used each of my cards single handedly to see how they perform and they both seem ok. I have tried two pairs of 6 pins to power my gpu's each to verify that it isn't the cables. Now, what I am
doing is trying each of my cards on PCI_E5 to see if it is that slot that is going bad. I have tryed one card so far and was getting very jumpy frames and even forced me to quit playing
borderlands 2 it was so bad. I know that the lower slots don't perform as well but if I'm not mistaken, the difference should be relatively small. For the sake of simplicity, I'm going to let
one of my 680's be card X and the other be card Y. I will benchmark each card on both slots and post my results. Sorry for the long post guys but want it to be as detailed as possible.
P.S. I use the latest video drivers, and have been having problems since 307.XX drivers.(These were the drivers when I just starting messing with a second card.)
Card X Benchmarks PCI_E2 Run 1
Unigine Valley Benchmark 1.0
FPS:
108.1
Score:
4523
Min FPS:
33.1
Max FPS:
168.4
System
Platform:
Windows 8 (build 9200) 64bit
CPU model:
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz (3518MHz) x4
GPU model:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 9.18.13.2018 (2047MB) x1
Settings
Render:
Direct3D9
Mode:
1280x720 2xAA windowed
Preset
Basic
Powered by UNIGINE Engine
Unigine Corp. © 2005-2013
Card X Benchmarks PCI_E2 Run 2
Unigine Valley Benchmark 1.0
FPS:
105.4
Score:
4411
Min FPS:
32.8
Max FPS:
155.2
System
Platform:
Windows 8 (build 9200) 64bit
CPU model:
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz (3518MHz) x4
GPU model:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 9.18.13.2018 (2047MB) x1
Settings
Render:
Direct3D9
Mode:
1280x720 2xAA windowed
Preset
Basic
Card X Benchmarks PCI_E5 Run 1
Unigine Valley Benchmark 1.0
FPS:
105.1
Score:
4397
Min FPS:
12.2
Max FPS:
179.2
System
Platform:
Windows 8 (build 9200) 64bit
CPU model:
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz (3518MHz) x4
GPU model:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 9.18.13.2018 (2047MB) x1
Settings
Render:
Direct3D9
Mode:
1280x720 2xAA windowed
Preset
Basic
Powered by UNIGINE Engine
Unigine Corp. © 2005-2013
Card X Benchmarks PCI_E5 Run 2
FPS:
51.9
Score:
2170
Min FPS:
6.7
Max FPS:
118.3
System
Platform:
Windows 8 (build 9200) 64bit
CPU model:
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz (3518MHz) x4
GPU model:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 9.18.13.2018 (2047MB) x1
Settings
Render:
Direct3D9
Mode:
1280x720 2xAA windowed
Preset
Basic
Powered by UNIGINE Engine
Unigine Corp. © 2005-2013
Card X Benchmarks PCI_E5 Run 3
Unigine Valley Benchmark 1.0
FPS:
50.1
Score:
2098
Min FPS:
4.8
Max FPS:
151.3
System
Platform:
Windows 8 (build 9200) 64bit
CPU model:
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz (3518MHz) x4
GPU model:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 9.18.13.2018 (2047MB) x1
Settings
Render:
Direct3D9
Mode:
1280x720 2xAA windowed
Preset
Basic
Powered by UNIGINE Engine
Unigine Corp. © 2005-2013
So, while running the benchmark for PCi_E5 here, things were going smooth at first, but towards the end of the first test, things started to go bad. The second test was pretty bad all of the through. I also noticed that there is white noise every time my frames drop. I noticed this same noise earlier yesterday playing The Witcher two and uninstalled, then reinstalled my realtec drivers.
Went ahead and did a third to make sure it wasn't a gimmick. Huge difference between the two slots.
Will test the 2nd card most likely tomorrow or the next day. My friend is still using it. He likes it a lot more than his 7870
So far, it is looking to me like there is something wrong with that slot. What do you guys think? Also, are the numbers for my PCI_E2 slot about right?
Intel i7 3770K, EVGA gtx 680 SC SLI, 16gb Corsair Vengeance Ram, 512GB samsung
840 pro, MSI Mpower Board, Cooler Master Cosmos II, 1200W Platimax 80+ platinum
psu
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