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9800GX2 - New Computer! 3D Mark problems!

TheDude13

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I have my new PC up and running!

Its a Quad Core Q6600 at 3.2GHz with 4GB OCZ Memory at 1000MHz and a 9800GX2.


When I got it I installed 3D Mark 06 and got 16275!

But then when I realised my dual display wasnt working I started messing about and now 3D Mark scores 13200!


Ive re-installed drivers and yet still cant get the 16000 score anymore!


I dont rely on 3D mark its just that 3000has just dissapeared! Any Ideas?
 
gt_junkie said:
If you've set the card to dual display then it will have disabled sli. Unlike ATi the silly NV drivers can't do both. :(

Go into the NV control panel and change multi display mode to multi gpu and you should be good to go.

gt
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Cheers for reply! Its set to Single Display Performance at the moment!

The options are Single Display, Compatibility Display or Multiple Display!

Even when I selected Multiple Display it wouldnt find my additional monitor.


Why has my score got so much lower? Im so confused.
 
Well Ive uninstalled the Nvidia Drivers and reinstalled them and Im still getting 13K! How do I get back to the 16K I got when I first got my computer? :mad:


It says single display mode?

This is really annoying me now as I know its capable of 16K


I remember because the first scene inside the armoured ship got over 90FPS and now it gets between 80 and 84.

HEELLLLLLLPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP please :D
 
I have disconnected the second monitor!

I have no option to enable SLi. Where is it?

In 'Manage 3D Settings' and 'Global Settings' one of the options is 'Multi-Display/mixed GPU acceleration' and its set to Single display performance mode?


I keep getting 13000 and its so frustrating!
 
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fornowagain said:
With a GX2 it just says multi GPU enable iirc.
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Dude! Just seen you're sig and I downloaded that TechpowerUp GPU Z!

It says my SLi is disabled! So atleast that confirms it! Now how the hell do I enable it?

And Dude, you're PC Kicks Ass if you dont mind me saying so!


J.D said:
Does GT Junkie's advice not sort this? :confused:.
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I dont have the Multi GPU option for some reason!




Any More Ideas?
 
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fornowagain said:
Then you have a hardware problem. Its not seeing both gpu's and so the multi gpu option won't appear in the NVCP.
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Any ideas what I can do about this?

Thats so upsetting seeing that picture lol and not having the option. Yet it was working yesterday, although I dont recall that option!



I am now on my desltop, with no drivers installed and I see the 2 9800GX2's in the device manager!

Ill try to install some drivers, any reccomendations?


Its actually saying its stopped the device as there is problems!
 
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Whoooooooooooooooooooo!

Back on the Road Again! I have Multi GPU technology! Ill go run 3D Mark 06 and get back to ya'll!

Cant beleive I have waited all day at work to mess about on my new PC and Ive spent the whole night panicking!


I dont think Im going to try and get Multi displays working again on this card lol


Shame but I think Ill just change the main display if I need to view it on my plasma!



Thanks allot guys! Very much appreciated! :D:D:D:D:D
 
Back to 16000! This card is a monster! :D


Lost a couple hundred though, most likely because Ive moved to 174.74 drivers from 15X.XX.

Any suggestions on the best drivers?


To the Guy above - I dont have a sound Card, I have onboard sound which I believe will be more than good enough for me! :p

straxusii said:
My overclocked GT gets around 95fps at that point :D
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Cool man! Think mine just got about that! The Swimmig Dragon scene just got to around 130 which was nice to see!

Im going to try to stay away from 3D mark now, just seems to cause problems lol
 
Cool, Ill have a look!

I have a new problem! Now I have the ooption to choose between Multi GPU and Multi Display I chose Multi display.

However I dont have the option to choose clone mode? Do I not get that option anymore? If so that sucks!
 
Oops! Ive done it again, disabled SLi! I was messing with multiple displays and it just went again!

The only problem is this time I cant get it back!


I fixed it last time by uninstalling all the drivers and then when the PC started up it showed the 2 9800GX2's but as not working. Then all I had to do was install the latest drivers.


However now, whenever I start the computer up after uninstalling the drivers it keeps installing a standard VGA driver. Im really ****** now! :mad:



Any suggestions and I promise not to mess about again! :D




Im really stuck guys! It keeps installing the stupid VGA driver which seems to ignore the fact that its a Dual GPU!

I have no idea how to get out of this, I just cant enable SLi again. I cant understand why this is so difficult to do!
 
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gt_junkie said:
After the standard forceware uninstall restart and let windows install a replacement generic driver then restart again. Then install a fresh copy of forceware and restart again... at that point you should be good to go.

That's usually the method i use and i've never had any problems.

IMO the GX2 really isn't a dual monitor piece of kit as it becomes a faff switching between dual gpu and dual monitor.

gt
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Ill give that a go now! Ive never restarted after the PC installs that stupid drivr lol


Im having problems here! I just cant get the PC to realise that its a dual GPU! It just keeps installing a standard VGA adapter.


How do I get it to think that the Graphics card has just been installed?
 
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I really need help guys. The computer will just not recognise the card as a Dual GPU!


I am completely lost.


The time I got it to work, I started the PC up and it said there was an error with both cards and allowed me to install the new drivers. However, whenever I install new drivers now it just stays as a single GPU!


The PC I got came overclocked, If I re-installed Vista would it get rid of any overclocking settings?
 
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fornowagain said:
Have you stripped the drivers out completely, in safe mode etc?

Reinstalling the OS wont effect the overclock, settings are stored in the bios.

I wonder if you have some sort of interrupt conflict? Any other PC's you could try it in? Don't rule out a faulty card, its shouldn't be difficult to make it function. More or less plug and play.
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Done the Safe Mode thing!

I might just go with Re-Installing Vista! Would a repair do the same thing?


Im hoping its not faulty! I really dont want to waste another night trying to fix this!


Another question, when I get it working, If I have 2 screens attached can I select which display is used? So not Dual display, just the ability to choose which display is used?



Basically I have it connected to the Plasma in my living room so dont need it on both displays similtaneously!
 
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fornowagain said:
You really shouldn't have any problems with the OS, I've had a dozen cards of both makes in an out on this install. As long as you clean them out it should be fine.

Confirm these steps (more or less )

1. One monitor connected.
2. You clean out the drivers, uninstall etc. Then use drivercleaner in safe mode.
3. You boot back in and the two gpu are detected in the device manager, cancel any requests. It selects a generic driver and you can run your native res.
4. Install the driver of choice, may ask for permission to use drivers a couple of times, screen flashes on/off a few times. Reboots.
5. NVCP open, multi gpu option still not available? Should be multi gpu mode + single display performance mode.
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At point 3. When I boot back up two GPU's arent detected! It just selects a Generic driver and stays as 1 GPU. I have no option to cancel requests!




The one time I did get it to work the NVCP had the Multi GPU option! Which was cool!
 
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fornowagain said:
As I said before if its not detecting two gpu's the NVCP option won't appear. It sound intermittently, card may be at fault or something else is interfering with it. No one else has a PC you can try it in?
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No they dont unfortunately!

It was fine when I got it, then I messed about but got it back again. Now I have lost it completely!

Running out of ideas now! :(
 
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