CHair IV GPU Issue

gcwebbyuk · 02-02-11, 08:14 PM

I have succesfully run the SLI Hack on this board with a pair of MSI GTX460 1GBs.

However, I say succesfully as it all appears OK, but GPU-Z shows one of the cards as being on an 8x PCI-E bus:

Is this normal?

QuietIce · 02-03-11, 12:11 AM

Are you using PCIe slots #1 & #3?

Parad0x420 · 02-03-11, 12:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by QuietIce

Are you using PCIe slots #1 & #3?

What he said... slot #2 is 8x, #3 is 16x, and I think #4 is 4x.

gcwebbyuk · 02-03-11, 06:07 AM

Nice one.

I don't have a long enough SLI adaptor, have just ordered one.

Tested the card in that slot without the SLI and it shows 16x and then back in the previous slot and it shows 8x.

Sorted!

Will I notice much of an improvement?

QuietIce · 02-03-11, 06:12 AM

I think I've read 2-3% rumored but that was with both running x8 compared to both at x16, not half-and-half, so probably not much.

gcwebbyuk · 02-03-11, 06:13 AM

OK - well it was worth £7 to get it running 100% I suppose.

I was getting 221 fps max in Furmark at standard benchmark settings, but only 3313 points in 3DMark 2011. Does that sound about right?

QuietIce · 02-03-11, 06:21 AM

I have no clue - I can't keep up with video card performance numbers.

02-02-11, 08:14 PM	Thread Starter #1
gcwebbyuk Member Join Date: Nov 2009	CHair IV GPU Issue I have succesfully run the SLI Hack on this board with a pair of MSI GTX460 1GBs. However, I say succesfully as it all appears OK, but GPU-Z shows one of the cards as being on an 8x PCI-E bus: Is this normal? __________________ CPU: Intel Core i7 2600k @ 4.9GHz Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth P67 v2302 RAM: 16GB Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz 8/8/8/24 GPU: Gainward GTX670 Phantom Sound: Asus Essence STX with LME49720 Op-Amps HDDs: 3 x 128GB Crucial M4, 800GB WD8000AARS, 1TB ST31000524AS Case: Corsair Carbide 500r PSU: Corsair HX650w CPU Cooler: Corsair H100 - 2x Scythe Slipstream PWM SY1225SL12HP
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02-03-11, 06:07 AM	Thread Starter #4
gcwebbyuk Member Join Date: Nov 2009	Nice one. I don't have a long enough SLI adaptor, have just ordered one. Tested the card in that slot without the SLI and it shows 16x and then back in the previous slot and it shows 8x. Sorted! Will I notice much of an improvement? __________________ CPU: Intel Core i7 2600k @ 4.9GHz Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth P67 v2302 RAM: 16GB Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz 8/8/8/24 GPU: Gainward GTX670 Phantom Sound: Asus Essence STX with LME49720 Op-Amps HDDs: 3 x 128GB Crucial M4, 800GB WD8000AARS, 1TB ST31000524AS Case: Corsair Carbide 500r PSU: Corsair HX650w CPU Cooler: Corsair H100 - 2x Scythe Slipstream PWM SY1225SL12HP
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02-03-11, 06:12 AM	#5
QuietIce Disabled Join Date: May 2006 Location: Anywhere but there	I think I've read 2-3% rumored but that was with both running x8 compared to both at x16, not half-and-half, so probably not much.
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02-03-11, 06:13 AM	Thread Starter #6
gcwebbyuk Member Join Date: Nov 2009	OK - well it was worth £7 to get it running 100% I suppose. I was getting 221 fps max in Furmark at standard benchmark settings, but only 3313 points in 3DMark 2011. Does that sound about right? __________________ CPU: Intel Core i7 2600k @ 4.9GHz Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth P67 v2302 RAM: 16GB Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz 8/8/8/24 GPU: Gainward GTX670 Phantom Sound: Asus Essence STX with LME49720 Op-Amps HDDs: 3 x 128GB Crucial M4, 800GB WD8000AARS, 1TB ST31000524AS Case: Corsair Carbide 500r PSU: Corsair HX650w CPU Cooler: Corsair H100 - 2x Scythe Slipstream PWM SY1225SL12HP
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02-03-11, 06:21 AM	#7
QuietIce Disabled Join Date: May 2006 Location: Anywhere but there	I have no clue - I can't keep up with video card performance numbers.
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02-03-11, 12:11 AM	#2
QuietIce Disabled Join Date: May 2006 Location: Anywhere but there	Are you using PCIe slots #1 & #3?
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