SLI Problems.

[jabadar1993]

Ok, so my friend bought this computer a few years ago: http://www.uktsupport.co.uk/advent/pc/GX9000.htm

And all he used to do on it was play runescape. So he didn't really need to good of a pc to run that, however now he wants to start gaming again, and he purchased skyrim and starcraft ETC ect. His computer however couldn't run either of them, it was like playing in screen shots, so he gave it to me to look at and i found the problem. The computer can detect both g-cards but its only ever running one. The cards themselves don't need an SLI bridge ive done my research, both of them are working and both the PCI slots are working as well. I spoke to my friend and he said that you need to set up the cards so that one of them is master and the other is a slave.

I've tried to go into the bios menu and went to the SLI settings in there, and the only option I had was to disable/enable the EZ_master plug. I think thats what is was called.

So here's my question how do it do this, I've tried to set this up via the NVIDIA controlPanell on the PC and had no luck. I also tried to see if there was a switch on the m-board/cards themselves and there wasn't anything. So im stuck now . Any help is appreciated!

 

[MeatLoaf]

Use gpu-z to check sli is enabled but the reason he can't run skyrim is the 6600 is way below the minimum spec for Tue game.

 

[setter]

On that board theres a small card that has to be inserted a particular way to ensure sli is enabled.

Circled in red below.

But as mentioned, that system will struggle to run any modern game.

 

[jabadar1993]

The card is plugged in correctly (Dual video cards) but still is only running one graphics card and not using the other one at all, I mean i understand its asking a bit much to play Skyrim, but the computer struggles to run Runescape. My friend has an 8 year old computer with worse specs than this (Just a better gcard) and he can run wow in 60fps. It just has me baffled.

 

[MeatLoaf]

Have u got a molex plugged into the socket above the first pcie slot

 

[jabadar1993]

Above the red card on Setters post, there is nothing plugged in to either PCI slot.

GPU-Z also reads both graphics cards, but says SLI is Disabled

 

[Vir]

Tell him to buy a new pc, saves a lot of hassle. Cause, in the end , if you get sli enabled, you still can't play it

 

[jabadar1993]

Tell him to buy a new pc, saves a lot of hassle. Cause, in the end , if you get sli enabled, you still can't play it

That is an option yes, but my skills in fixing computers isn't that great, and I would like all the practice I can get. Even though technically the guys replying are the ones fixing it, it still gives me knowledge

 

[jabadar1993]

OK so I've managed to convince him to get a new graphics card. Any recommendations with a budget under £100 I know its not much but that's all he's willing to spend, preferably a single card as well because I never got SLI working

 

[decto]

Really not worth putting an expensive GPU in that setup. The PSU will stuggle to cope and the CPU hasn't the power to drive the card fully.

This is the best option, a reasonable card and far faster than 6600GT. Anything else is simply throwing money away

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-171-OK&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=2077

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[Sasahara]

The cpu is just too slow. It's about the same as a Celeron E1200 @ 1.60GHz

The gpu is just too slow as well. A GeForce 6600 isn't much of a gaming card, it seem odd to have 2 of them, maybe it was just for 2 screen support not SLI.

I'd sell the mobo/cpu/ram/1 card as a bundle for someone that wants a cheap web/office PC. Might get £30-40, some mad people might pay more on certain auctions sites. GeForce 6600 worth £5 as a generic display card.

If you did then have a budget of £140 probably stuck with 2nd hand mobo/cpu/ram bundle. Something like AMD X2 4600+, Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 or better with mobo and 2GB ram. Worth about £40-60. Add £20 for 4Gb ram.

Combined with the OcUK GeForce 9800 GT, though we'd need to know what the power supply rating is, as card can use up to 125 W depending on what version you get, the PSU might not be up to it. These OcUK might be a mixed lot as the description suggests a green version at 75 W, but someone got a standard clocked at 125 W.

The only option for new parts I can see is a Llano A4 bundle CPU/Mobo/4GB ram, using the on-chip graphics. Price for the cheapest parts would just be over budget with shipping.

I would expect it to run skyrim on low/medium+ settings.

Has anyone tried skyrim on a Llano A4-3300/3400?