Sli sytem questions

Patrickman · 18 Jul 2011 at 18:47

So upgraded the computer today

has the i5 cpu and 2x 570

Im using the i5 original cooler because im missing parts for the Corsair A70

so played crysis 2 dx11 and only getting 25frame rate which isnt on tbh

The people who installed the computer had to go in thru safe mode and update the drives because they didnt have my windows copy (just thought I add that )

any idea what's up?

BlairH · 18 Jul 2011 at 19:37

Patrickman said:
has the i5 cpu

Which one?

and 2x 570

Have you enabled SLI? What resolution are you playing on?

Im using the i5 original cooler because im missing parts for the Corsair A70

Shouldn't be a problem unless you're overclocking.

so played crysis 2 dx11 and only getting 25frame rate which isnt on tbh

Enable SLI. What resolution are you playing on? Which i5 are you using? If you're running on 2560x1600 that sounds about right for non-SLI.

The people who installed the computer had to go in thru safe mode and update the drives because they didnt have my windows copy (just thought I add that

They had to update the "drives"? As in the physical storage drives? Do you mean drivers? If so, you shouldn't need to use safe mode. Just download them from the nVidia web-site and run the installer.

any idea what's up?

Sounds like you've you've upgraded your CPU, without doing a clean install of windows, creating a situation that isn't exactly ideal. You should do the following:

Tell us what i5 CPU you're using.
Tell us what res you're gaming at.
Do a clean install of Windows.
Install your graphic card drivers, making sure to enable SLI in the control panel.

Surveyor · 18 Jul 2011 at 19:55

And the motherboard.

I assume it is SLI compatible?

Patrickman · 18 Jul 2011 at 20:04

thanks for the help blairh

iv the intel Core i5-2500K Box, LGA1155
How do i know if sli is working?
res: 1920 x 1080

when you mean clean install of windows, just pop my oem disk in a that's it?

ive the latest graphic card updates

Patrickman · 18 Jul 2011 at 20:05

Surveyor said:
And the motherboard.

I assume it is SLI compatible?

yes

Patrickman · 18 Jul 2011 at 20:14

Patrickman · 18 Jul 2011 at 20:40

so without dx11 on its 60 frame rate which isnt right either

im very schematic about whether sli is working

Murray · 18 Jul 2011 at 20:44

what motherboard are you using?

Patrickman · 18 Jul 2011 at 20:49

Murray said:
what motherboard are you using?

MSI P67A-GD53

and I downloaded the driver
http://www.msi.com/product/mb/P67A-GD53.html#/?div=Driver&os=Win7%2064

Intel SandyBridge Chipset Driver

(windows 7 64)

Patrickman · 19 Jul 2011 at 13:43

any more help lads

Patrickman · 19 Jul 2011 at 20:48

some good and bad news

Sli isnt working on my system. Doesnt matter if its on or not because i get the same frame rate in games

I think it needs a clean windows install