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thank you mr grim... maybe i'll be looking for a card with a single 12v rail rather than get a better psu..
im still confused.. maybe my mind will clear up after catching up with my project deadline
thank you mr grim... maybe i'll be looking for a card with a single 12v rail rather than get a better psu..
im still confused.. maybe my mind will clear up after catching up with my project deadline
Whats interesting is the the card you listed in the above post is this one.
Palit 9800GT Super+ 1GB Single/SLI Video Card Review :: Palit 9800GT Super+ 1GB Card :: Motherboards.org
But the picture you showed is of a completely different card, which by the way only draws 75watts.
GeForce 9800 GT Green - No External Power Needed - VR-Zone.com: News and Reviews
So I'm left to wonder which card you are using?
im using the 2nd one... and still having issues concerning enabling SLI.. or detecting two video cards
if it only draws 75watts. what could be causing my other video card not being detected ?
sometimes it gets detected.. then after i launch too many apps (revit architecture) my computer stops responding and after reboot my other card is missing again..
maybe it has something to do with cmos or bios setup ?
*i dont really know im a noob at these kinda things*
I would think it's more driver related. Which Nvidia drivers are you using for it?
You might try going here to see what drivers Nvidia says you need.
http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us
NVIDIA System Information report created on: 08/02/2009 02:10:35
System name: EDRICK-PC
[Display]
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz (2673 MHz)
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate, 64-bit
DirectX version: 11.0
GPU processor: GeForce 9800 GT
Driver version: 190.38
Stream processors: 112
Core clock: 550 MHz
Shader clock: 1375 MHz
Memory clock: 900 MHz (1800 MHz data rate)
Memory interface: 256-bit
Total available graphics memory: 3835 MB
Dedicated video memory: 1024 MB
System video memory: 0 MB
Shared system memory: 2811 MB
Video BIOS version: 62.92.84.00.06
IRQ: 24
Bus: PCI Express x16 Gen2
[Components]
nvCpl.cpl 2.7.130.16 NVIDIA Control Panel Applet
nvCplUI.exe 2.7.130.16 NVIDIA Control Panel
nvWSS.dll 8.15.11.9038 NVIDIA Workstation Server
nvViTvS.dll 8.15.11.9038 NVIDIA Video and TV Server
NVSTVIEW.EXE 7.15.11.9038 NVIDIA GeForce 3D Vision
NVSTTEST.EXE 7.15.11.9038 NVIDIA 3D Vision Test Application
NVSTRES.DLL 7.15.11.9038 NVIDIA 3D Vision Module (4347133)
NVMCTRAY.DLL 8.15.11.9038 NVIDIA Media Center Library
nvDispS.dll 8.15.11.9038 NVIDIA Display Server
NVCPL.DLL 8.15.11.9038 NVIDIA Compatible Windows7 Display driver, Version 190.38
PhysX 09.09.0428 NVIDIA PhysX
NVCUDA.DLL 8.15.11.9038 NVIDIA CUDA 2.3 driver
nvGameS.dll 8.15.11.9038 NVIDIA 3D Settings Server
Those are the latest ones. I'm sure you have gone into Nvidia control panel and enabled SLI. Also seems like a 1000 watt PSU can handle getting 75 watts to the pci slots but I've never heard of that brand before.
yeah i have enabled it.. and it worked.. maybe for a few hours... then my computer crashed..
Total power available to the system ATM is 160 Watts/ 13 Amps
2 x 9800 GT = 150Ws/ 12.5A Normal use, Max Load more like 200W
Core™ i7 920 2.66 ghz = 130W/ 10.83A
Total = 280W/ 23.33A Minimum Requirements
Total under Full Load more like 330W/ 27.5A
As you can see there is not enough power to run everything with any sort of load.