FW 85.96_mod for SLi on any chipset

[Big_Sam]

This is beta driver with 7900/7600/7300 support, but not with 7950GX2 support.
This is unoffical driver and you can try to run SLi on any chipset at your own risk.
The archive size is about 13MB: http://steffbard.com/drv/85.96_mod.exe

1. The driver works perfect: http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=4862834
screen: http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/4470/015zk.gif
But I had some problems with use of the driver, for example in SLi-mode I had the monitor image from the second card.
I have no time to check up this driver completely.

2. I have opened access to this driver only for some days (2-3), then I shall delete it from server.

3. The place for PM is limited by 500 messages. I am tired to clean it.
I don't have so much time to answer all.
Excuse me in advance, but I shall not answer any more those messages which not contains nothing except for words - give me !.

__________________________________________________ __

Updated: FW 84.56_mod http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showpost.php?p=1744187&postcount=302



Regards
Sam

[Rustamische]

Thanks!
I`ll tell nobody! :cool:

[White]

Thanks! Now i can try SLI on my system...

[oanvoanc]

thanks a lot for that.
is the driver better than the 84.66_mod?
does already exist a modded version of a 9x.xx driver?
thx

[zakelwe]

Only 600 in GT1 ? Apparently there is a new Intel chip that gives you at least 3000 fps ! :eek:

:D

Very nice work Sam, thank you for sharing with the community ..it is much appreciated. :clap:

Regards

Andy

PS Like your SLi message on driver control panel ?:)

[BigRigDriver]

Thank you:toast:

[Big_Sam]

Thanks!
I`ll tell nobody! :cool:
Nice to see you, Rustam ! :)


Thanks! Now i can try SLI on my system...
:toast:


does already exist a modded version of a 9x.xx driver?
thx
Yes, but while it does not work properly and it's early to speak about results. It will be checked up completely before publishing results in any case.


Only 600 in GT1 ? Apparently there is a new Intel chip that gives you at least 3000 fps ! :eek:

:D

Very nice work Sam, thank you for sharing with the community ..it is much appreciated. :clap:

Regards

Andy

PS Like your SLi message on driver control panel ?:)

I did not try to receive much FPS, I only wished to check up work of the driver. :)

It is my picture in the control panel. :)
This time I still wished to change the text in the SLi-menu, but have decided that it will be better to walk with family on Saturday evening than to sit beside computer. :)

[over@locker886]

Thank you.

I saw on akiba pc's site, somebody enabled quad sli with 91.31 driver and 2*7950GX2 (I think no intel chipset). Can this be true?

[Big_Sam]

Thank you.

I saw on akiba pc's site, somebody enabled quad sli with 91.31 driver and 2*7950GX2 (I think no intel chipset). Can this be true?

Yes, It can be the truth even on Intel a chipset. I think that everybody saw it: http://www.tbreak.com/forums/showthread.php?p=266475#post266475

Simply I studied not at the necessary school in the childhood and I am too silly to receive the necessary result quickly. LoL :D

[over@locker886]

Yes, It can be the truth even on Intel a chipset. I think that everybody saw it: http://www.tbreak.com/forums/showthread.php?p=266475#post266475

Simply I studied not at the necessary school in the childhood and I am too silly to receive the necessary result quickly. LoL :D

Thx;)

LOL:)

[FEEXX]

HUGE contribution Big Sam! now u are even biegger :)

thanks for sharing, one of the things i was worried about is the fact of enabling SLi on boards based on 975X (c2d).

[morgado]

you r the man ! :banana:
thx

[DEVIL_DK]

this is very nice :)
i got my second 7900 gtx yestoday and this driver rock.
now i can play bf 2 in 1280x1024 all set to max even fsaa og aniso.
now nvidia must see that if my next 3d card wil bee from them and not ati
nvidia must relase at nvidia sli driver fore intel chipsets.

[Fixxxer]

Thanks for sharing, Big Sam. Your contribution is really appreciated.

Keep us updated ;)

[Fr3ak]

Thanks a lot for those drivers. Excellent work! Thats what I have been waiting for. :D

:toast:

[Mr. Popo]

This is beta driver with 7900/7600/7300 support, but not with 7950GX2 support.
This is unoffical driver and you can try to run SLi on any chipset at your own risk.
The archive size is about 13MB: http://steffbard.com/drv/85.96_mod.exe

1. The driver works perfect: http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=4862834
screen: http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/4470/015zk.gif
But I had some problems with use of the driver, for example in SLi-mode I had the monitor image from the second card.
I have no time to check up this driver completely.

2. I have opened access to this driver only for some days (2-3), then I shall delete it from server.

3. The place for PM is limited by 500 messages. I am tired to clean it.
I don't have so much time to answer all.
Excuse me in advance, but I shall not answer any more those messages which not contains nothing except for words - give me !.

Regards
Sam
Even ATi's? :D

[vapb400]

yes even ati ;)

[Tallman]

Hey, Thanks Big Sam for an updateed driver for me to try.
Just putting one together and this is just in time.

This long-time lurker, lurks no more :)

[zoob]

Thanks for the driver set :)

[Big_Sam]

Even ATi's? :D

Yes :)
coolaler has checked it up on the previous driver more than month back:

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showpost.php?p=1491201&postcount=29
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showpost.php?p=1491210&postcount=30
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showpost.php?p=1491217&postcount=32 ets

It worked without problems :)

[oanvoanc]

this driver is much better than the 81.85 tor 7900gtx @ sli
thanks for the driver one more time ;)
mfg

[icesalmon]

oh man thanks thanks thanks

this is awsome my system is running fast as hell.
and its only 2 x 3D Fuzion 7600gts coupled with the rest of my specs

I am loving it THANK YOU for hooking these up.

now I need to benchmark and see what these puppies pull even if they are on the cheap side I got a great deal on everything in my system.

[Corner]

Thanks alot Big Sam but i have a little problem and need some help of you

I have a system below

Asus P5WD2
Intel Pentium D 3.0Ghz
2x 6600GT @ SLI (after installed Big Sam's driver)
1GB RAM

My PSU is 530W, when i play games like 15 mins, my pc automatically restart, only when SLI is enabled, game does apprear nicer, better, but i got pc restart as well in less than 20 mins

Is my PSU 530W enough for both Pentium Dual Core & SLI running at a time ?

Please help ;) thanks

[icesalmon]

if its a sli certified power supply yes if not then that could be your problem
could also be they are overheating ? make sure your case has good airflow

big sam can probably give you a correct answer but that would be my 2 guesses

[Corner]

My PSU is 530W but its not saying anything like SLI READY because its not a Cooler Master PSU, it just a china PSU i bought at $20 (530W)

I reall need an idea before im goin to buy a new PSU, should I buy ? I love SLI, and if i buy, how much W is needed ? Cooler Master 450W or 500W or 550W ?

Thanks :rolleyes:

[Big_Sam]

My PSU is 530W but its not saying anything like SLI READY because its not a Cooler Master PSU, it just a china PSU i bought at $20 (530W)

I reall need an idea before im goin to buy a new PSU, should I buy ? I love SLI, and if i buy, how much W is needed ? Cooler Master 450W or 500W or 550W ?

Thanks :rolleyes:

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=56807&highlight=PSU+SLi
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=87424&highlight=PSU+SLi
:)

[Corner]

I decided to choose Cooler Master 450W, is it enough for Pentium Dual Core & SLI, I am running both dual core & SLI. Thx

[Burnmaster]

Thank You a lot for this Driver Big Sam
Now its really fast.

[maverik-sg1]

Brilliant work - thanks for directing me to this link Big Sam.

Does a single 7950GX2 work on the 965 motherboards?

Cheers

Mav

[TuKo]

Thanks a lot for your work Big_Sam. Keep all that drivers hacked ;)

[LyP0]

will it also work on asus p5wd2 with normal 955 chipset ? its supposed to work with graphic cards up to 6800 but ofc not with normal drivers.

[Big_Sam]

will it also work on asus p5wd2 with normal 955 chipset ? its supposed to work with graphic cards up to 6800 but ofc not with normal drivers.

Yes, it works with 945/955 chipsets http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showpost.php?p=1167631&postcount=64 (this is old driver in this test, but all the same thing)

[computerpro3]

can this driver be modded or forced somehow to work with quad sli?

[Big_Sam]

can this driver be modded or forced somehow to work with quad sli?
No, not this...

[computerpro3]

No, not this...

I've been trying all day, and I got it to recognize the 7950gx2 as compatible, but and it installs via the setup program, but it doesn't work. When i try from device manager, it just says incompatible with XP. I even tried mixing and matching parts of files from the 91's with them and still no go. Care to point me in the right direction?

[NeoForce]

Thanks, Sam!
very special and very useful thing!
trying SLI on my MB and Conroe can help my beating own records

[Big_Sam]

I've been trying all day, and I got it to recognize the 7950gx2 as compatible, but and it installs via the setup program, but it doesn't work. When i try from device manager, it just says incompatible with XP. I even tried mixing and matching parts of files from the 91's with them and still no go. Care to point me in the right direction?

Principle of work SLi for 7900 and for 7590 absolutely different.
It is impossible to force to work 7950 on 8XXX the driver as correct image. It's useless to replace files 8XXX the driver on 91XXX and on the contrary, their contents is absolute miscellaneous. :(


Thanks, Sam!
very special and very useful thing!
trying SLI on my MB and Conroe can help my beating own records

:toast:

[Corner]

I got my pc restarted when playing games. IS that caused by driver or psu ?

[death metal]

Hi Big_Sam, great job here. I am the one you send the early "secret" driver as well, and, with "NDA" from you, I never told anyone about it :). But now, it seems it is ok to share this, and you also have the latest one which is great.

Many thanks Big_Sam!

[GoldenTiger]

Hey Big Sam, thanks for the driver, I'm going to be using it soon on my new rebuild :D! Got a quick question: will disabling "Driver Instrumentation" in the control panel also disable SLI capability? Thanks!

ALSO, does anyone know if the 512MB 7900GT cards such as eVGA's work with these in SLI?

[NiCKE^]

I should use 85.96 for my 7600GT's tomorrow or should I use something else Big Sam?

[Big_Sam]

I got my pc restarted when playing games. IS that caused by driver or psu ?

I do not know the exact reason of it.
I already some times heard about problems with 8596, but I also heard about its high efficiency. Tomorrow I shall try to find old 8443 and share it for comparison. :)


Hi Big_Sam, great job here. I am the one you send the early "secret" driver as well, and, with "NDA" from you, I never told anyone about it :). But now, it seems it is ok to share this, and you also have the latest one which is great.

Many thanks Big_Sam!

:toast:


Hey Big Sam, thanks for the driver, I'm going to be using it soon on my new rebuild :D! Got a quick question: will disabling "Driver Instrumentation" in the control panel also disable SLI capability? Thanks!

ALSO, does anyone know if the 512MB 7900GT cards such as eVGA's work with these in SLI?

I have "revision" of such driver where SLi-control panel does not work, but actually SLi mode is enable. :) There can be many variants :) It can be found out precisely having looked the win registry.

7900GT will work without problems.

[Big_Sam]

I should use 85.96 for my 7600GT's tomorrow or should I use something else Big Sam?

Try 8596, should not be problems...

[GoldenTiger]

I have "revision" of such driver where SLi-control panel does not work, but actually SLi mode is enable. :) There can be many variants :) It can be found out precisely having looked the win registry.

7900GT will work without problems.


Thanks :). So disabling driver instrumentation won't affect SLI working, whether the panel shows it enabled or not (and if it does, there are registry settings I can edit?)? :toast:

[NiCKE^]

I got the 84.43 if you need them right away Big Sam.

[Big_Sam]

Thanks :). So disabling driver instrumentation won't affect SLI working, whether the panel shows it enabled or not (and if it does, there are registry settings I can edit?)? :toast:
http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/16/6672012mc.gif
MB_Capable 01 00 00 00 ( Always = 1 )
MB_Enable 01 00 00 00 ( Parameter enable - Always = 1 - SLi = on / Parameter disable - SLi = off ) Parameters for both video cards !!!, that is 4 pieces... 2 x MB_Capable & 2 x MB_Enable (and that's only for FW 7X.XX & 8X.XX !!! not for FW 87.XX & 91.XX)


I got the 84.43 if you need them right away Big Sam.

Thanks :)

[NiCKE^]

Just pm me if you need 'em and I'll give you a link.

[Big_Sam]

I have found as promised: http://steffbard.com/drv08/84.43mod.exe
password for opening archive : 8443inteledition :)

For those wishes to compare. :)

[NiCKE^]

Hm I got 84.66 not 84.43 it seems.

[Big_Sam]

Hm I got 84.66 not 84.43 it seems.

FW 84.43 is "classic" LoL :D

[NiCKE^]

Well will start to play tomorrow "hopefully" with my 7600GT's :)

[lawrywild]

Hm I got 84.66 not 84.43 it seems.

Nicke, could you please hook me up with 84.66, can't find it. PM me.

Cheers :)

[Big_Sam]

Today has tested 8596, has not found any problems. :)

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=4879718

http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/112/03sli02ko2.gif

[Tim]

wow, simply amazing, you sir R.O.C.K :D :D

[NiCKE^]

Works good for me atleast, my 2x7600GT clocks 630/800 without mods, I believe that's bad compared to yours atleast Big Sam.

[Dazog]

85.98's are out from Asus any chance to mod them they are dated July 7/06 so they are quite new :)

[Big_Sam]

85.98's are out from Asus any chance to mod them they are dated July 7/06 so they are quite new :)

Did you see the first message in this thread? :)

[NiCKE^]

I'm having problem when I set some setting in rivatuner, don't know which yet but 01 will make my comp reboot and F.E.A.R did same thing.

[DEVIL_DK]

hey nice driver Thanks

any word on a 64 bit driver for intel chipset ?

[Burnmaster]

Thanks a lot great work.

[Inteleron]

will this work on the ASRock ConRoeXFire-eSATA2??

[Venom-Crusher]

http://www.vr-zone.com/index.php?i=3658

Big_Sam, Can you try to Moded 87.25 Forceware for any chipset because it Support 7950GX properly and it's not 91.XX. maybe it support QuadSLI.

[Big_Sam]

http://www.vr-zone.com/index.php?i=3658

Big_Sam, Can you try to Moded 87.25 Forceware for any chipset because it Support 7950GX properly and it's not 91.XX. maybe it support QuadSLI.

I shall not speak about the reasons, but to modify 8725 not really to me. To modify 91XX much easier. :)

[DEVIL_DK]

Hi Big_Sam

any way you can fix some win 64 bit nvidia driver to run sli on intel chipset.

[Big_Sam]

Hi Big_Sam

any way you can fix some win 64 bit nvidia driver to run sli on intel chipset.

Recently already someone asked me about it and I looked in such driver, it differs from usual 32bit and consequently at once I can not make such moding. Besides it should be tested, and I never was interested Win-64bit and at all I have no it.
The most sad that again for this work is necessary a lot of time which is not present. And if I find a free time I spend it on 91ХХ.

[maverik-sg1]

I shall not speak about the reasons, but to modify 8725 not really to me. To modify 91XX much easier. :)


If you could post the modded 91XX drivers SLI enabled for 975 - BIG SAM YOU WOULD BE A GOD!!

Cheers

Mav

[DEVIL_DK]

Recently already someone asked me about it and I looked in such driver, it differs from usual 32bit and consequently at once I can not make such moding. Besides it should be tested, and I never was interested Win-64bit and at all I have no it.
The most sad that again for this work is necessary a lot of time which is not present. And if I find a free time I spend it on 91ХХ.


well thanks anyway , the work you do is very good the 32 bit driver works relly good :toast:

Hope you get some time to work on 91xx series :)

good weekend to you.

[computerpro3]

I can't even express how thankful I would be for a modified quad SLI driver

[theteamaqua]

umm how bout 7800??? heh

[TINC]

85.96 is latest for SLI an other chipsets ?

[Big_Sam]

umm how bout 7800??? heh
What's a problem ? :)


85.96 is latest for SLI an other chipsets ?

Yes :)
At present ...

[S_A_V]

ForceWare v87.08, file nv4_mini.sys:
-removed-

ForceWare v87.25, file nv4_mini.sys:
-removed-

Big_Sam can you test this patch(es)?


It is my picture in the control panel.
This time I still wished to change the text in the SLi-menu, but have decided that it will be better to walk with family on Saturday evening than to sit beside computer.
I do compare original and modded control panel file and seems like you make no any changes in code section. All that I find is replacing resources (pics and text strings) at the end of file and crc-correction in the beginning. So, driver with modded nv4_mini.sys file, but original control panel will work?

[Big_Sam]

Big_Sam can you test this patch(es)?


In 87XX, in nv4_mini, except for recalculation of the common check sum of a file, there is a check of integrity of a code inside a file. I do not know how it is made. It is useless to make changes to a file .

[theteamaqua]

does this driver work with GeForce 7800GTX SLI?? on 975 chipsets??

[S_A_V]

there is a check of integrity of a code inside a file.
damn nvidia :(

If v85.98 still not have code integrity check, hope this patch will work:

ForceWare v85.98 (nv4_mini.sys)
00000158: 90 F0
00000159: 5D 01
0000015A: 38 39
000428F5: 74 E9
000428F6: 10 71
000428F7: 6A 03
000428F9: 6A 00

And patch for 64-bit version of ForceWare. I not have Windows x64 installed. Unsure it work or not...

ForceWare v84.56 for Windows x64 (nv4_mini.sys)
00000130: 5F 8A
00000131: 85 F8
00000132: 4A 49
0004F18D: 74 E9
0004F18E: 14 72
0004F18F: 45 03
0004F190: 33 00
0004F191: C0 00

[DEVIL_DK]

damn nvidia :(

If v85.98 still not have code integrity check, hope this patch will work:

ForceWare v85.98 (nv4_mini.sys)
00000158: 90 F0
00000159: 5D 01
0000015A: 38 39
000428F5: 74 E9
000428F6: 10 71
000428F7: 6A 03
000428F9: 6A 00

And patch for 64-bit version of ForceWare. I not have Windows x64 installed. Unsure it work or not...

ForceWare v84.56 for Windows x64 (nv4_mini.sys)
00000130: 5F 8A
00000131: 85 F8
00000132: 4A 49
0004F18D: 74 E9
0004F18E: 14 72
0004F18F: 45 03
0004F190: 33 00
0004F191: C0 00


if some one make a 64 bit driver ill bee glad to test it.

[HKPolice]

91.xx drivers please? :D

[noobzed]

a new intel sli fw 91.xx is coming out ?


how to have the precious file if it exist ?

[The Nemesis]

I'm a little late and the links don't work. Could someone send me or pm me for a driver that will enable 7900GTs SLI on asus P5W DH or intel 975BX thanks.

[easyrider]

I am interested in this also.

Nem check your PM:)

[DEVIL_DK]

#79 and #80

dit you get the driver ?

[pauldovi]

Will someone send me the driver?

Thanks!

pauldovi@gmail.com

[pauldovi]

Got the drivers, thanks!

[bill-free]

Will someone send me the driver?:P

Thank U

billdingding@gmail.com

[fragle]

Please can someone send me the driver to flamingwall@gmail.com ?

[DEVIL_DK]

#85
#84
#79

you got PM :)

[bill-free]

#85
#84
#79

you got PM :)



THANK YOU!:D :p:

[schrickvr6]

I would appreciate it if someone could send me the driver...
protek.pc @gmail.com (remove space)

cheers

[Ozan Baseski]

Would someone also send me the hacked 9x.xx drivers? I have E6600 and Asus P5WDH Deluxe setup? Thanks

ozanbaseski1@yahoo.com
ozanbaseski@ttnet.net.tr

[DEVIL_DK]

Would someone also send me the hacked 9x.xx drivers? I have E6600 and Asus P5WDH Deluxe setup? Thanks

ozanbaseski1@yahoo.com
ozanbaseski@ttnet.net.tr

no 9x.00 driver mod out jet

[Ozan Baseski]

I have 2x 7900gtx's. I think I can live with the modded 8x.xx drivers too I suppose :)

[DEVIL_DK]

I have 2x 7900gtx's. I think I can live with the modded 8x.xx drivers too I suppose :)


it work perfekt with my 2 7900gtx

[Ozan Baseski]

So may I get the modded 8x.xx sli drivers?:)

[DEVIL_DK]

So may I get the modded 8x.xx sli drivers?:)


you got pm

[splmann]

I have a Asus P5B deluxe 965 and 2 7900GTX .

Please send me the SLI Mod Driver !!

Best Regards

SPLMANN

[jokester]

I'm interested in the modded SLI drivers, was thinking of getting a 590 board but they don't seem to be great clockers from what I hear.

Much thanks,

Jokester

Edit: - Got them

[heydo6]

may i please have the drivers for aopen i975 mobo and 2x7900gt vmod . thanks heydo6@aol.com

[jsy982002]

is it guaranteed that 2x 7900GTX will work in SLI in ASUS P5W DH motherboard using the hacked drivers??? cuz the only thing preventing me to go conroe now is no sli motherboard:(

[DEVIL_DK]

I have a Asus P5B deluxe 965 and 2 7900GTX .

Please send me the SLI Mod Driver !!

Best Regards

SPLMANN

965 cards du not suport sli

[Big_Sam]

965 cards du not suport sli

LoL :D

Why ?

945 and 955 can support with moded drivers, but 965 cant ?

I can say more... if you install something like 91.37, there is a chance to run SLi on 945, 955 and 965 without any mods. (but not on 975)

[maverik-sg1]

The reason why 965 chipset dont support sli is because the PCI-E Lanes are two different bandwidths (x4 and x16) nothing to do with software just hardware.

[Big_Sam]

The reason why 965 chipset dont support sli is because the PCI-E Lanes are two different bandwidths (x4 and x16) nothing to do with software just hardware.

There is no difference between 945 955 and 965 all of them have PCI-E 16x + 4x and on all it is possible to run SLi :D

It will be more slowly than 8x + 8x but will work :D

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=83950

[DEVIL_DK]

is it guaranteed that 2x 7900GTX will work in SLI in ASUS P5W DH motherboard using the hacked drivers??? cuz the only thing preventing me to go conroe now is no sli motherboard:(

yes it work on mine no problems
and other run fine to

[DEVIL_DK]

There is no difference between 945 955 and 965 all of them have PCI-E 16x + 4x and on all it is possible to run SLi :D

It will be more slowly than 8x + 8x but will work :D

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=83950

have not seen anyone run 965 chip cards in sli or cf have you ?


all the plases i have lookt for info say no sli og cf on 965

[heydo6]

thanks so much for the drivers i been looking for these for a few days .

[bl1zZ]

There is no difference between 945 955 and 965 all of them have PCI-E 16x + 4x and on all it is possible to run SLi :D

It will be more slowly than 8x + 8x but will work :D

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=83950
Well, i dont know, if i am right or wrong, but my Gigabyte Ga-G1975X forces Crossfire to 8x8...maybe also Sli?
Sry if i am wrong...

Regards Dennis

[Big_Sam]

Well, i dont know, if i am right or wrong, but my Gigabyte Ga-G1975X forces Crossfire to 8x8...maybe also Sli?
Sry if i am wrong...

Regards Dennis

What is the difference between Gigabyte or Asus, Abit or something else ???
All devices on 975 chipset are made equally and have 8x + 8x all other restrictions are only in drivers.

[heydo6]

gigabyte has open muti in bios asus dosen't . from what i have seen ecept xe

[SVTSnake]

Can someone send me the modded drivers? svtsnake@comcast.net

Thanks!

[DEVIL_DK]

gigabyte has open muti in bios asus dosen't . from what i have seen ecept xe

p5b have open multi down with new bios

[day187]

thanks work great

[Shadoxity]

Can someone please send me the modded drivers?
shadoxity @ thisspace.net

Asus p5w-dh and 2x7600gt's :D

Cheers

[pentium777]

Excited to receive my E6600 and P5W DH tomorrow, off work on Wed / Thurs so I had CPU RAM MB overnighted @ 75$ shipping :-( Was debating for 3 days straight on biting and getting X6800 with P5N32-SLI to get true SLI support however found too many 3.4-3.7ghz X6800 owners and I just can't justify that much money when E6600 is performing almost the same speed.

Replacing my X2 4400+ @ 2.68 was not going to upgrade but 2 friends using Core 2 Duo @ 3ghz and they don't have to set affinity and game plays flawless without patches, CPU drivers etc etc that AMD needed and still had problems.

Anyone find any issues running this 85.96 driver? Anyone know if someone will hack a newer 91.31 series driver for use and if Nvidia and Intel are somehow partnered why disable the SLI support if the hardware works fine?

Running 2x7900GTX boards can someone please send me the drivers PM me if you have time.

Thank you

[Shadoxity]

Pentium777: nvidia and intel have nothing to do with eachother...

Its the fact that to run SLI and to run Crossfire it is practically the same hardware setup...

The part that says yes you can do SLI or no you cant to SLI is completly software related,
So when someone edits the software drivers so it skips that check then you can use SLi on a normally software disabled crossfire board (hope that made sense!)

Someone please send me the drivers, and i can host them on my home server!!! (25kb upload but better than nothin!)

[pentium777]

Pentium777: nvidia and intel have nothing to do with eachother...

Its the fact that to run SLI and to run Crossfire it is practically the same hardware setup...

The part that says yes you can do SLI or no you cant to SLI is completly software related,
So when someone edits the software drivers so it skips that check then you can use SLi on a normally software disabled crossfire board (hope that made sense!)

Someone please send me the drivers, and i can host them on my home server!!! (25kb upload but better than nothin!)

Makes perfect sense, I did not know the PCIE slots and Crossfire / SLI was basically the same hardware chipset figured that the board's chipset needed to have some type of hardware support.

Not much of a choice for overclockers of this excellent Conroe chip right now, P5N32-SLI SE DLX would be in my system if it wasn't a bad overclocker, so since there isn't even a NV590 board that supports conroe out I'm left with only one choice the P5W DH so I can get the best performance out of my E6600.

Hope someone can give that modded driver by tomorrow or I'll be running on single 7900 GTX @ 2560x1600 :-(

Thanks in advance

[JayG30]

Um aren't the modified drivers listed right here in this thread? Thats where I got mine. Read through and check.

[rpg711]

woops... didnt read all of it

[DEVIL_DK]

woops... didnt read all of it

whats out for the enermax 620 liberty my blow up
then i called my hardware pusher and he tel my ca 50 %
of all of that model he sold dit that.

now i have a cheep be quiet 530 and it run my system fine :)

[jsy982002]

whats out for the enermax 620 liberty my blow up
then i called my hardware pusher and he tel my ca 50 %
of all of that model he sold dit that.

now i have a cheep be quiet 530 and it run my system fine :)

realy??!!?! own a liberty as well 620Watts also. so its a bad PSU?!?!

[jsy982002]

whats out for the enermax 620 liberty my blow up
then i called my hardware pusher and he tel my ca 50 %
of all of that model he sold dit that.

now i have a cheep be quiet 530 and it run my system fine :)

realy??!!?! own a liberty as well 620Watts also. so its a bad PSU?!?!

[rpg711]

realy??!!?! own a liberty as well 620Watts also. so its a bad PSU?!?!
no, enermax liberty 620watt is a great psu... better than all but the best of the best

[DEVIL_DK]

realy??!!?! own a liberty as well 620Watts also. so its a bad PSU?!?!

i can only say what my dealer sad to me.
he have always ben glad for enermax and i got it
and had it for 1 month and then booom

maby enermax har a bad day and mad some bad psu´s
normaly enermax is top line.

[zdogjones]

I dont know if anyone still has these drivers, but I cant seem to find them anywhere on the net. Can someone send them to me?

zdogjones@yahoo.com

Thanks

[Seolfor]

Yeah, it's impossible to find these drivers by googling for them....trust me, I've looked for several hours. If anyone has these drivers, please pm me. I'm trying to run two EVGA 7900 GT KOs on an Intel d975xbx motherboard and it's a nightmare knowing that one of them is just sitting there doing nothing. Thanks in advance.


Jonathan

[Dubz]

hate to be a bother but if someone would please send me the drivers i would be greatly thankful.

tawalker98@yahoo.com

[peteypete271]

My question is guys, to run SLI on a Bad Axe mobo do you NEED the SLI BRIDGE? And where do you buy these separately?

[NickS]

Froogle SLi bridge and look for a flexible universal one. :)

[Seolfor]

The flexible SLI bridge that NickS is talking about is the Super Micro AOC-SLIB. The reason that a flexible one is so great is because different motherboards might space their pci-e slots differently.


edit: To answer peteypete271's question about NEEDING the SLI bridge, the answer is "yes and no" (http://www.ocworkbench.com/2005/nvidia/Forceware%2077.72/p1.htm). So, "yes" if you're looking for the best performance and "no" since it's not mandatory.

[lross78550]

could someone send me the drivers for dual 7900gtx cards on an asus 975 chipset board. Please Please Please
either pm or
lross78550@yahoo.com
Thanks for taking the time
Lee

[lross78550]

if i get the drivers from my above request and post them on my website (us based) will i get sued by nvidia? I dont mind listing the link to them so everyone could download them at will but dont want to violate any forum policy or get sued my a giant corporation :)
Thanks
Lee

[BarboneNet]

if i get the drivers from my above request and post them on my website (us based) will i get sued by nvidia? I dont mind listing the link to them so everyone could download them at will but dont want to violate any forum policy or get sued my a giant corporation :)
Thanks
Lee
http://www.webalice.it/bairam/85.96_mod.exe :banana:

[lross78550]

sorry to bother you but something strange about that link... its supposed to be a 13mb driver but the file that downloads is only 97.5kb??
Thanks for any help you can provide
Lee


http://www.webalice.it/bairam/85.96_mod.exe :banana:

[BarboneNet]

sorry to bother you but something strange about that link... its supposed to be a 13mb driver but the file that downloads is only 97.5kb??
Thanks for any help you can provide
Lee

it's my site.......and download is correct!

[2fink]

it's my site.......and download is correct!

yes tried it. downloads fine! :toast:

[BarboneNet]

yes tried it. downloads fine! :toast:
:toast::woot:

[y0bailey]

So are the 91.x series too hard to hack, is that why we aren't going to be getting past them? I would hate to have to be on the 8x.xx series for the rest of my motherboards life. Common Nvidia quit being weak

[lross78550]

my bad it was the crappy hotel internet i went to the evdo access on my cell phone and presto its downloading fine now.
Thanks Again
Lee

[noobzed]

i have a problem running 2x7900 gtx (pny brand ) with 6600 at 3,6 ( 400 x 9 stable even 405x9 ) , sometimes and often it screwed my screen ( blank or corrupted gfx and freeze the pc ), i wonder what is the problem and if there is a solution too ...

my config :

p5wdh bios 801 runnin e6600es qpge step5 at 1,5625 (in bios )
mch 1,6v
vfsb 1,5v
2x7900 gtx pny at vstock stock clock
2 Go ddr2 corsair ( the one with the led) running at 800 auto settings
almost bios ooptions are set to options
antec phantom 500w sli ready.
1 raptor 36go
1 maxtord dm10 300go
1 fdd

win xp2, not fresh intall, with 85,96 moded drv, mobo drv from cd rom

i have the sli bridge too

symptoms:

runing 3dmark 2001 in loop mode ==> after 15 min ==> blak screen or ==> coorupted gfx in dragothic or freeze

runing 3dmark 06 in loop mode ==> return to desktop in an ugly screen ( nv4 disp did error blah blah )

i ran fear for 15 mins seems to work

my score a 3d01 ==> 54xxx
in 3dmark06 ==> almost 11000

please help me if yo can, i spend too much money to fall in a driver wall ...

i tested both gfx card, i can say that there are not bugged ( the famous 7900 bug ), i'm almost sure of this because i ran benchs with each one in single mode ( just one card plugged ) for many hours and no artifacts or weird gfx apeared.

help me ... devil-dk, big_sam and the others, should i try the 84.66 ? do a fresh install ? what is my probelm ?

[Big_Sam]

i have a problem running 2x7900 gtx (pny brand ) with 6600 at 3,6 ( 400 x 9 stable even 405x9 ) , sometimes and often it screwed my screen ( blank or corrupted gfx and freeze the pc ), i wonder what is the problem and if there is a solution too ...

my config :

p5wdh bios 801 runnin e6600es qpge step5 at 1,5625 (in bios )
mch 1,6v
vfsb 1,5v
2x7900 gtx pny at vstock stock clock
2 Go ddr2 corsair ( the one with the led) running at 800 auto settings
almost bios ooptions are set to options
antec phantom 500w sli ready.
1 raptor 36go
1 maxtord dm10 300go
1 fdd

win xp2, not fresh intall, with 85,96 moded drv, mobo drv from cd rom

i have the sli bridge too

symptoms:

runing 3dmark 2001 in loop mode ==> after 15 min ==> blak screen or ==> coorupted gfx in dragothic or freeze

runing 3dmark 06 in loop mode ==> return to desktop in an ugly screen ( nv4 disp did error blah blah )

i ran fear for 15 mins seems to work

my score a 3d01 ==> 54xxx
in 3dmark06 ==> almost 11000

please help me if yo can, i spend too much money to fall in a driver wall ...

i tested both gfx card, i can say that there are not bugged ( the famous 7900 bug ), i'm almost sure of this because i ran benchs with each one in single mode ( just one card plugged ) for many hours and no artifacts or weird gfx apeared.

help me ... devil-dk, big_sam and the others, should i try the 84.66 ? do a fresh install ? what is my probelm ?


It seems to me that this problem not in the driver.
Did you try to run all on default settings? (CPU and memory)
If you can run SuperPi 32M on 400 x 9, it does not mean that system will be stable in 3D programs.
antec phantom 500w sli ready - It seems to me that It is not enough

[noobzed]

i'll try this afternoon all default settings 266x9 fro cpu default voltas

and vstock clock and voltage for gfx cards

antec phantom 500w is provided with 2 pci express connectors so i think this is not a problem

therefore can you pm the 84.66 mod drv ?

zebu.gio@wanadoo.fr

thx you in advance, and best regards.

[Big_Sam]

antec phantom 500w is provided with 2 pci express connectors so i think this is not a problem



http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showpost.php?p=1167631&postcount=64
In these tests right at the beginning we used Thermaltake 680W. It hasn't never overcome 03Mark from the beginning up to the end.
I understand that the system was much OCed and consumed energy much enough, but... you can have something similar...

[noobzed]

can you send me the 84.66 ? ;)

[heydo6]

do i have to have a bridge to be running sli ?

[Big_Sam]

do i have to have a bridge to be running sli ?

SLi can work without bridge, but it will be more slowly.


can you send me the 84.66 ? ;)

PM

[noobzed]

i have the bridge ...

[zdogjones]

Interesting problem noobzed. I ran into a similar problem last night.

Im running a E6400 on a D975XBX with the 85.96 drivers. I do have an sli bridge and I had been running my cpu o/c to 2.66. I have a pair of BFG 7900GT's and while SLI enabled very easily - My system locked up on the 1st cpu test of 3dmark 05 and after that I could not get any other benchmark to run except briefly 3dmark 01 - but the performance was terrible - freeze frames during the initial 3d test and an eventual lock up.

I am running 2gb of XMS DDR2, a single raptor HDD and a single optical drive. All of this is powered by an Ultra 550w SLI ready psu.

I took the o/c off the cpu and return everything to default, but it didnt seem to improve anything.

Now the question I have is this...

I was running a single 7900GT o/c'd to 550/775. When I installed the 2nd card, windows prompted me for a driver install - and I think it installed the 85.96 drivers again as they show in the program manager for both cards and sli is still an option. However when I went into the nvidia desktop manager to look at my o/c options - they were gone. I reinstalled coolbits and noted that everything now shows stock speed - but it only gives options for one card. How can I be sure both cards are at stock speed?

Seems I read here that if you have cards at different speeds this type of lock-up can happen.

My plan is to remove the sli bridge and turn off sli. Then run my benchmarks. If I understand things correctly - this should then run off of just one of the cards. Is this correct?

If all is well then I intend to attemp an sli run with both cards in sli without the bridge and see what happens.

Anyone have any other thoughts? Anyone know how to get coolbits to o/c both cards?

Just curious.

Z

[zdogjones]

Interesting note...

Based on what you said big sam I went looking at the PSU... Mine is SLI rated, but an article I read indicates that a minimum of 35A needs to be provided on the +12v rails. Mine has 35, but only 35.

You think that with o/c CPU and GPU's more might be better? Could this be why my system is failing in 3d applications?

Z

ps... the same article indicated my system had enough wattate - 471 was the peak wattage required and I have 550 - but the amperage might be a factor as I only have min specs...

[Big_Sam]

Interesting note...

Based on what you said big sam I went looking at the PSU... Mine is SLI rated, but an article I read indicates that a minimum of 35A needs to be provided on the +12v rails. Mine has 35, but only 35.

You think that with o/c CPU and GPU's more might be better? Could this be why my system is failing in 3d applications?

Z

ps... the same article indicated my system had enough wattate - 471 was the peak wattage required and I have 550 - but the amperage might be a factor as I only have min specs...

Yes, it can cause falling of system.
I can tell more. At absence of PSU power the reason of falling of system can be pulsations of input voltage. Sometimes turning on of a refrigerator on kitchen can cause reloading of computer in such conditions. I checked. :D

You try multimeter for the control voltages and try to remove the case from PSU and check up temperature of radiators. Overheating is possible.

[zdogjones]

Before I tear the whole thing apart I think I will mess with some of the other things that I have to do.

I agree on the over heating thing... in the XBX those pci slots are very close together.

Anyone with SLI running on the XBX want to swap some system specs? Im curious about the cooling part...

Thank you all!

Z

[noobzed]

back

i did some testing

i unplug one hdd one fan one ram one dvd

fresh install of xp, 84.66 driver

cannot complete a 3dmark01

i fall in black screen

my psu antec phantom 500 is rated for 17 + 18watts on 12v line

max load is 390w

all bios option are set to default, no oc, all default, same for gfx cards

i do not know how to solve my issue ...

overheating not an issue i think, all parts i touched are cool

gpu1 43 degrees
gpu2 47 degress

system and cpu are around 33 degrees
hdd is 35 degrees

[noobzed]

http://cybertek.fr/Detail%20produits/affiche_produit.aspx?id=12318

is it a good psu for sli based system ?

the details of this psu here :

http://www.rueducommerce.fr/Ordinateurs-Peripheriques/Alimentations/Toutes-nos-alimentations/FORTRON/372880-Alimentation-Epsilon-700W.htm#pdd

this psu :
http://www.matbe.com/articles/lire/256/liberty-620-watts-la-modulaire-enermax/page2.php

provide 40a on the 12v line

is it much better ?

[zdogjones]

noobzed

More power is obviously better. I saw that 18x4 psu too and it looked good, but when I checked Nvidia's site, the 17a + 18a should be ok for GT cards. If you are doing 2x GTX cards the list of approved PSU's is smaller.

Im doing 2x GT cards and my PSU is listed on their site as having ample power to drive my cards so I am inclined to believe that its not a power problem I am having.

I did find it interesting that w/o the bridge your 3dmark finished. Are you certain it was running in SLI mode? 34k seems kinda low for your system with 2 GTX cards... or GT for that matter. My system will do 38k with one GT card clocked at 550/775 and an E6400 @ 2.66. Im thinking that sli for my system should be 45-55k...

[Seolfor]

Hey, I want to thank Big_Sam(for introducing the SLI driver) and BarboneNet(for rehosting the SLI driver). I'm now able to run Oblivion at the highest quality without the graphics stuttering all over the place. :D

Hopefully, nVidia will release the official ones soon, but this one is better than what I expected and will definitely do the trick until that time.


System specs:
Intel d975xbx
P4@3ghz(soon to be replaced by the e6600)
2xEVGA 7900 GT KOs in SLI
2x1gb G.Skill@667mhz
2x250gb WD SataII in Raid0
X-Fi Fatal1ty
Sony DVD+/-DL 16x
Antec NeoHE 550w

[zdogjones]

Seol

Glad you got yours working - Im looking forward to getting home tonight and seeing if I cant make mine work too.

What MB are you running?

Z

[The Nemesis]

First I'd like to thank Big Sam for this driver. I have it installed & its working perfectly. My 3DMark06 scores are around the same as my previous system, but I do understand that benchmarking will not be a strong point for a modified driver. All I want is good fps in games for now, and thats what I'm getting.

noobzed,

I had same problem using the asus flex bridge. Try flipping it, solved the problem for me:D

Anyone try these on an ASUS P5B Deluxe yet?

[Seolfor]

Seol

Glad you got yours working - Im looking forward to getting home tonight and seeing if I cant make mine work too.

What MB are you running?

Z
The MB is an Intel d975xbx rev.304.

[Seolfor]

First I'd like to thank Big Sam for this driver. I have it installed & its working perfectly. My 3DMark06 scores are around the same as my previous system, but I do understand that benchmarking will not be a strong point for a modified driver. All I want is good fps in games for now, and thats what I'm getting.

noobzed,

I had same problem using the asus flex bridge. Try flipping it, solved the problem for me:D

Anyone try these on an ASUS P5B Deluxe yet?
As far as your 3DMark scores go, I'm experiencing the same thing. Futuremark seems to be really finicky when it comes to the drivers that are being used...either that or we may be doing something wrong. SLI is definitely working in regular games though.

[The Nemesis]

i think my issue come from psu

i use one card this night run looping denchs 3dm01 no freeze , no black screen, running for 10 hours

when i put he 2nd card, without changing a setting, goes to black screen

sounds like psu limitation
What SLI Bridge are you using? Couldn't hurt to try flipping it if its the asus flexbridge like mine:)
http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/2151/3dmark0632ghziq2.jpg

[zdogjones]

Well I got mine running...

I flipped the flexible sli bridge (asus) - it might have just not been seated properly...

3dmarks went up by about 65-70% on all benchmarks.

03 is now 30k+ (without the cpu o/c)
05 is now 14k+ (with the cpu o/c)
06 is now 9k+ (with the cpu o/c)

I did have to change the coolbits dword to 1a to get the sli features with card o/c.

Iwas able to run all benchmarks and play COD2 for 2hrs straight without a single hiccup. (100+fps avg never less than 82 fps in smokey battles!)

Thanks big sam!

Z

[noobzed]

i do some test with underclocking but same issue, black screen in 3d01

e6600 at 1,8 ghz fsb 200 x9 , 1 stick of 1go ddr ram
underclocked 7900 gtx at 500/500

a fan blowing to the cards, all things unpluged ( like hdd, dvdrw )

in order to minimize the power wattage

but i encounter the same problem ....

[noobzed]

i do some test with underclocking but same issue, black screen in 3d01

e6600 at 1,8 ghz fsb 200 x9 , 1 stick of 1go ddr ram
underclocked 7900 gtx at 500/500

a fan blowing to the cards, all things unpluged ( like hdd, dvdrw )

in order to minimize the power wattage

but i encounter the same problem ....

what are your psu ?

[noobzed]

coolbits dword ? what is this ? could help my issue ?

[DEVIL_DK]

i have gun 2 x 7900gtx in a desktop case ov a 530 w psu on bad axe no problems.

hvat psu do you use

[noobzed]

i use an antec phantom 500w , i unplugged everything not needed, all settings to default from bios to a fresh xp instal with the 84.66 moded

the bridge is connected too...

is there an order to plug the sli system ?
i mean first plug the card into slot 1 and after slot 2 and after bridge ...

[noobzed]

seems to work now

10536 at 3d06 with 3,6 ghz e6600 and 2x7900 gtx stock volt and spd

no optimisation of bios or what so ever

56689 3d01, finally did

the 85.96 is superior to the 84.66 in terms of performances and stability ?

[heydo6]

i can seem to get my sli working for some reason . i have 7900gt co and 7900 gt on a aopen i975x a-ydg . i can't seem to find my sli settings in dis propertys any ideas . thanks

[Big_Sam]

i can seem to get my sli working for some reason . i have 7900gt co and 7900 gt on a aopen i975x a-ydg . i can't seem to find my sli settings in dis propertys any ideas . thanks

It can't be if you use the modified driver. SLi control panel is in any case, even I have it on old P4P800 with AGP. :D

http://img349.imageshack.us/img349/6804/mini036ef.gif

[pauldovi]

How long until we see some 9X.XX drivers?

[zoob]

i use an antec phantom 500w , i unplugged everything not needed, all settings to default from bios to a fresh xp instal with the 84.66 moded

the bridge is connected too...

is there an order to plug the sli system ?
i mean first plug the card into slot 1 and after slot 2 and after bridge ...

Hi noobzed,

The Phantom 500W cannot handle 7900GTX SLI very well. It will shut off if you put heavy load on the video cards. I upgraded to a Seasonic S12-600W and all my problems went away.

[Big_Sam]

How long until we see some 9X.XX drivers?

I think that this question better to set for NV :D

[zdogjones]

Noobed;

The GTX cards require more power than the GT cards do. There is a listing of approved PSU's on Nvidias site and I dont think that 500w is going to do it under heavy loads.

I did a calc on my system - only 1hdd, 1rom drive, 2 sticks of mem, and 2 case fans. Peak usage could be as high as 471w according to this calculator. Given that I have a 550w psu I feel ok, but if I had GTX cards I would expect I need more power.

Now that being said - anyone have an idea why my 3dmark 01 is so low? I am getting about 38k - up only about 10% from my single card score. 03, 05, and -6 all went up by 70% but 01 didnt hardly move...

Another question for the group. What are "safe" core speeds for the 79XX gpu's? I have seen 65c under heavy load. This seems high for a cpu but I dont know if gpu's run hotter. Do I need to put a different cooler on my machine?

Z

[heydo6]

i have my sli bridge on with no luck still . must be something i am doing wrong . as anyone else heard of someone running these drivers on my mobo? here's a pic i have tryed everything i can thing of . the little lock think on the sli bridge goes down right ? i have tryed both ways , any more ideas anyone thanks.


http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/7853/08282006102935oh2.th.png (http://img176.imageshack.us/my.php?image=08282006102935oh2.png)

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/2859/08282006105048ki7.th.png (http://img180.imageshack.us/my.php?image=08282006105048ki7.png)

[Big_Sam]

i have my sli bridge on with no luck still . must be something i am doing wrong . as anyone else heard of someone running these drivers on my mobo? here's a pic i have tryed everything i can thing of . the little lock think on the sli bridge goes down right ? i have tryed both ways , any more ideas anyone thanks.


It seems to me that you have the usual not modified driver.
Or you have installed it not correctly, not having removed the previous driver completely.

[heydo6]

i uninstalled the drivers in the control panel and rebooted and installed the modified drive . should i go into safe mode and delete them that way ? it's been along time sense i have done it that way , for get how somewhat .

[Big_Sam]

i uninstalled the drivers in the control panel and rebooted and installed the modified drive . should i go into safe mode and delete them that way ? it's been along time sense i have done it that way , for get how somewhat .

So...
Then I do not understand the reason of problems. I never saw anything similar.
This driver works for all without problems on any chipsets. You can see many threads about it in this forum.

[heydo6]

ok well putting the brigde on and reinstalling the drivers did it for me . i can only use one monitor in sli , is that right ? here is a 3d mark 03 requick no oc

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/6545/08282006123148tf5.th.png (http://img170.imageshack.us/my.php?image=08282006123148tf5.png)

[heydo6]

thanks for all your help , i'll post some more scores with a t7400 now that i have this working .

[lross78550]

i have some questions about running a nvidia sli setup on a 975 chipset in the bios settings. here is a link to my questions.
Thanks
Lee

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=113574

[BulldogPO]

Does 85.96 work with 7950GT and 7900GS?

[Big_Sam]

Does 85.96 work with 7950GT and 7900GS?

7950GT - No.
And I think that 7900GS will work with this driver if to modify INF-file.

[zdogjones]

Here is a question for the group...

Running an Intel XBX motherboard with SLI (thx Big Sam!)

I was concerned about the temps on the GPU so I picked up a couple of Zalman GPU coolers. I put one on for comparison and was amazed!

At idle it only seemed to make a 5-6c difference, but at load, it ran almost 20c cooler! Thats AWESOME...

Here is the question - has anyone tried to install two of these on this board? How about any other single slot SLI board? It doesnt look like there is room and even if you can get it to fit, is there enough air to make the cooler effective?

Thanks all

Z

[lross78550]

if you will read my link i posted here you will see that changing the peg settings in bios on my 975chipset mohterboard made a 10c difference in temp. if someone in this forum really understands what all these peg settings do i think it will make a big difference in the performance of our nvidia sli cards in intel chipset systems.
jmo
thanks
Lee

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=113574


Here is a question for the group...

Running an Intel XBX motherboard with SLI (thx Big Sam!)

I was concerned about the temps on the GPU so I picked up a couple of Zalman GPU coolers. I put one on for comparison and was amazed!

At idle it only seemed to make a 5-6c difference, but at load, it ran almost 20c cooler! Thats AWESOME...

Here is the question - has anyone tried to install two of these on this board? How about any other single slot SLI board? It doesnt look like there is room and even if you can get it to fit, is there enough air to make the cooler effective?

Thanks all

Z

[RangerXLT8]

If you guys like, send me the latest version of these drivers, and I will host em for ya'll....

[turbo]

My system with 2x 7900gts on the p5w dh board boots up on the primary card but only runs in Windows with the secondary card and lower VGA connector. The SLI performance is great with the 85.96 driver, almost 9000 3d marks thanks Sam. Is there something I can do to keep output always from the same card?

[Big_Sam]

My system with 2x 7900gts on the p5w dh board boots up on the primary card but only runs in Windows with the secondary card and lower VGA connector. The SLI performance is great with the 85.96 driver, almost 9000 3d marks thanks Sam. Is there something I can do to keep output always from the same card?

I spoke about this problem in the first message of this thread. Most likely the reason this problem is not full removal of the old version of the driver. The problem is solved reinstallation of the driver.

[turbo]

Thanks Ill give it a try

[Miwo]

will you be adding support for the 7900GS? Is it very hard to do?
I would like to use 2x 7900GS on my Aopen i975x-ydg board

Thanks!

[neospazzy]

I ran 3DMark05 with my current setup and I got only 11000 based on 1024x768 ... which to me sounds a bit low for my 7900gtx SLi setup. I am using the hacked drivers 85.96 and an Asus flex bridge. When I went into the Display properties to the Nvidia SLi settings, it doesn't give me the option to enable SLi (as if only one card is installed) and I only see temp settings for one card only. I also checked the Device Manager and saw only one 7900gtx card listed there. Also, I get display corruption after running 3DMark05.

I tried everything: swapped cards, flipped the SLi bridge, swapped the PCI-E power connector, swapped motherboards (same make and model of course), added more case fans, tried the latest non-hacked driver from Nvidia (91.31) ... I even went as far using my old DFI Lanparty NF4 SLi bridge!

I also noticed that 7900GTX HSF never "quiets down" when it is sitting on the second PCI-E slot (the black one). I swapped the cards and it is always the card sitting on the black slot. The one sitting on the orange slot always quiet down. Is this normal? I thought that it maybe the motherboard so I went to the store and purchased another P5W-DH and sure enough, it does it on the new board as well (which means that my old board was still good).

I am stumped! Nothing is overclocked and I am running WinXP Pro SP2. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!

[paradexes]

Here are my benchmarks. They ran quite nice. Altho I have a hard time comparing since noone else I saw with similar specs had SLI running. But I got a full 1000+ marks over the second person (I was in first) for E6600s running in the 2300-2500 Range with 7600GTs.

While this comparison isnt fair since they are crippled graphically this is still a decent basline to go off of. FYI this is with a stock setup. No overclocking at this point. My system has been running a nice cool 29-35(under load) So I am seeing lots of headway for overclocking with aircooling at the moment. anyways these are my benchies.
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=463705

If anyone happens upon someone with an Nvidia chipset running a 6600 stock speeds with 2 7600s it would be intresting to note this is what will reveal what chipset is actually better in raw numbers and just via discussion.

[Natalia]

I just got the P5WDG2 WS Professional. I have 2 XFX 7900GTX's and when I install the driver here, and select to turn on SLI, after it reboots, Windows doesn't show any image, my monitor goes black as if there was no source at all to it. I am using a flexible SLI bridge Ranger gave me from his P5WD2 Premium.(Might have been a P5WD2-E(975X))

Why won't this work :confused:

[pentium777]

I just got the P5WDG2 WS Professional. I have 2 XFX 7900GTX's and when I install the driver here, and select to turn on SLI, after it reboots, Windows doesn't show any image, my monitor goes black as if there was no source at all to it. I am using a flexible SLI bridge Ranger gave me from his P5WD2 Premium.(Might have been a P5WD2-E(975X))

Why won't this work :confused:

Everyone I see with good results are using P5WDH as I am sorry I couldn't be of more assistance as I never researched the P5WDG2 board. Getting 11,093 3dmarks06 now though about 1800 more than my X2 4400 @ 2.7

[Natalia]

I have tried Driver Cleaner several times, both in and out of safe mode now, I have also turned the bridge around too to see if that would help.

So far the same results, as soon as it reboots after selecting SLI mode, the screeen stays black once Windows loads. -Black as in no source to the LCD-

[Natalia]

Okay, this one works:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=113613

Also didn't make me restart when I enabled SLI.

[Seolfor]

Okay, this one works:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=113613

Also didn't make me restart when I enabled SLI.
I went ahead and downloaded the driver at the link that you specified and ran a file comparison with the one that was posted in this thread. They turned out to be the same file but with different names. It looks like your issue was solved by a reinstall of the driver.

Your problem was solved though, and that's the most important thing. :)

[funkflix]

Hi,

is it true, that the 79x0GX2 won't work on 965P? Why i never heard anything of it, before i installed all my new things today...(DS3 etc. + 7900GX2) :mad:

Is it possible to fix this with an modded Forceware?

Thx in advance.

[BulldogPO]

Why wont 7950 GT work in SLI with these drivers?
It´s just plain 7900GT with HDCP support and 512Mb memory.

[Stoolman]

None of the links to this driver seems to work.. unfortunately..
Could someone be so kind so send me this driver..

stoolman@gmail.com

Thanks!

[DEVIL_DK]

None of the links to this driver seems to work.. unfortunately..
Could someone be so kind so send me this driver..

stoolman@gmail.com

Thanks!

http://www.dksdevil.dk/8596mod.zip

[Big_Sam]

Hi,

is it true, that the 79x0GX2 won't work on 965P?


Why not ? http://www.nvidia.com/content/geforce_gx2_sbios/us.asp

For example: GA-965P-DQ6 Intel 965P since F2 BIOS



Why wont 7950 GT work in SLI with these drivers?

It is impossible. Old drivers don't support new devices with 2 GPU working through one PCI-E port.



will you be adding support for the 7900GS? Is it very hard to do?
I would like to use 2x 7900GS on my Aopen i975x-ydg board

Thanks!

Open nv4_disp.inf from the driver in which you want to get support 7900GS and add 2 lines which does not suffice in this file about 7900SG. You can copy these lines from nv4_disp.inf from new driver where there is 7900GS support.

[funkflix]

Why not ? http://www.nvidia.com/content/geforce_gx2_sbios/us.asp

For example: GA-965P-DQ6 Intel 965P since F2 BIOS



Thx, but it seems, that my 7900GX2 not working correct on the DS3.. :(

[Big_Sam]

Thx, but it seems, that my 7900GX2 not working correct on the DS3.. :(

Yes, it can be.
Probably is required BIOS updating . I recently have met a similar situation with some P5LD2 models.

[funkflix]

Probably is required BIOS updating .

For the board i presume? I don't think, Gigabyte will release a special Bios for this hand full of users with the 7900GX2, thats the problem..

Only idea i have, is to prepare the bios of the 7900GX2 more similar to the 7950GX2, maybe this will work?! The problem is, last time i was into nvidia and bios editing is long time ago (5900XT), hope i will not flash the card to death.. :p:

[orbano]

Hi!

I've just tried this driver with 2 Galaxy 7300GTs. Unfortunately 3dmark05 crached. Not during any test, but between them. Once even windows GUI failed to render.
Do you have any idea? My conf.:
Yonah T2300
Aopen i975xa-ydgh
2xGalaxy 7300GT 256mb gddr3
410w chieftec psu

Thanks in advance!

[Big_Sam]

Hi!

I've just tried this driver with 2 Galaxy 7300GTs. Unfortunately 3dmark05 crached. Not during any test, but between them. Once even windows GUI failed to render.
Do you have any idea? My conf.:
Yonah T2300
Aopen i975xa-ydgh
2xGalaxy 7300GT 256mb gddr3
410w chieftec psu

Thanks in advance!


This run of 05 was with OCing or without it?

[orbano]

This run of 05 was with OCing or without it?

At stock speeds...

all of the 3 tests passed without problems, but running them at once caused 3dmark to suddenly exit when loadint the next test (sometimes between the 1st and the 2nd, sometimes between the 2nd and the 3rd)...

[Big_Sam]

At stock speeds...

all of the 3 tests passed without problems, but running them at once caused 3dmark to suddenly exit when loadint the next test (sometimes between the 1st and the 2nd, sometimes between the 2nd and the 3rd)...

Very strange things :(

Is it 85.96 or may be 84.66?
...it happens only in 05 or in others too?

What PCI-E frequency do you have ? If it is equal 100Mhz try to lift it up to 110 - 115... if it will not help, PM me.

[DEVIL K-ce]

I have problem :confused:

GB DQ6 + 2 x 7300GT in SLI with 85.96mod.

When I overclocking my cpu board has run SLI on 16/1 :eek:

When setup is stock anything is ok, SLI run 16/4 :)

I try raised my PCI-E freq and nothing
:stick:

[Big_Sam]

I have problem :confused:

GB DQ6 + 2 x 7300GT in SLI with 85.96mod.

When I overclocking my cpu board has run SLI on 16/1 :eek:

When setup is stock anything is ok, SLI run 16/4 :)

I try raised my PCI-E freq and nothing
:stick:

I think that it's hardware a problem.
For example, such problem is absent on P5WD2 on 955, there it is possible to make 4X or 2X in BIOS.

[DEVIL K-ce]

Yes it's hardware problem. I change mobo to MSI PowerUp on 975X and SLI work normaly : 8/8 ;)


Thank's for help Sam :toast:

[BulldogPO]

Big Sam:
7950GT is a single GPU card.

[Eldonko]

Anyone know where I can get an SLI bridge that fits DQ6? I see some DQ6 come w/ one included, but mine did not. :(

[pablo]

you can get them here


http://estore.asus.com/shop/item.asp?itemid=229

[Eldonko]

Awesome, thank you!

[theteamaqua]

does this work with GeForce 7800 GTX SLI on 965 boards like P5B Deluxe?? how bout GeForce 7800 GTX SLI on 975 boards??

[xcalibra]

Hi Sam, can you post a 85.96_mod x64 driver?
I cannot use your one in 64bit XP.

Thanks.:)

[Big_Sam]

Big Sam:
7950GT is a single GPU card.

Excuse me, I have mixed it with GX2 :slapass:

I think that it will work with 85.96 if to edit nv4_disp.inf file.



does this work with GeForce 7800 GTX SLI on 965 boards like P5B Deluxe?? how bout GeForce 7800 GTX SLI on 975 boards??

Yes, all will work without problems. Once I tried 7800 on 955, but there is no difference...
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showpost.php?p=1167631&postcount=64
And coolaler run SLi many times on 965:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=112730&highlight=SLi+965
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=108590&highlight=SLi+965


Hi Sam, can you post a 85.96_mod x64 driver?
I cannot use your one in 64bit XP.

Thanks.:)

Unfortunately I don't have time to make it, though it is possible.

[webwilli]

I think that it will work with 85.96 if to edit nv4_disp.inf file.

Which Expert can edit the nv4_disp.inf for 7950GT Support??

I will buy two cards... :toast:

[Big_Sam]

Which Expert can edit the nv4_disp.inf for 7950GT Support??

I will buy two cards... :toast:

I can edit it for you but only on Sunday.

And I not can give you 100% guarantee that it will work.

First of all it is necessary to test it.

[apfubar]

I can edit it for you but only on Sunday.

And I not can give you 100% guarantee that it will work.

First of all it is necessary to test it.

I did edit the Inf file and try these drivers with my 7950gx2's on the 975 chipset, but it failed. It will be interesting to see if the 7950GT is ok.


Cheers,
AP
(edit: realised it's the 7950GT not the GX2 doh)

[theteamaqua]

umm does this support GeForce 7800 GTX SLI on 975 chipsets??

u only said 7600 , 7900 and 7300

[theteamaqua]

another thing, what about future games, apps??

umm dont u need nVidia to write SLI profiles for each programs?? otherwise it will perform like one card??

[Big_Sam]

umm does this support GeForce 7800 GTX SLI on 975 chipsets??

u only said 7600 , 7900 and 7300


Very strange question.
Certainly works.




another thing, what about future games, apps??

umm dont u need nVidia to write SLI profiles for each programs?? otherwise it will perform like one card??

I do not know it... also it does not depend from me.
I can only tell, that once, I had to write such profile and put it in the driver, after that all successfully worked.

[theteamaqua]

hey one more question, what about 965 chipsets board?? like P5B Deluxe?? it has 2 PCI-E slots, can i run SLI on it?? im deciding between 975 n 965....


also do i need SLI bridge for this to work?? anyone know any links to this "SLI on non nforce board guide"?? any tutorial perhaps??

[Big_Sam]

hey one more question, what about 965 chipsets board?? like P5B Deluxe?? it has 2 PCI-E slots, can i run SLI on it?? im deciding between 975 n 965....


also do i need SLI bridge for this to work?? anyone know any links to this "SLI on non nforce board guide"?? any tutorial perhaps??


Did you see it? http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showpost.php?p=1707358&postcount=216
I cannot write two times same things on one page. :)

As for SLi bridge..., SLi will work without it but productivity will be a little below.

[theteamaqua]

lol my bad man i asked too many questions that i forgot to look

[theteamaqua]

ummm, here:
http://service.futuremark.com/orb/projectdetails.jsp?projectType=14&projectId=484864

is 8626 a good score for 3dmark06??

[rpg711]

ummm, here:
http://service.futuremark.com/orb/projectdetails.jsp?projectType=14&projectId=484864

is 8626 a good score for 3dmark06??
thats for no sli?
amazing...
more than x1900xtx
wow!!
gj

[theteamaqua]

no its SLIed ... unfortunely

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=484864

E6400 2.77GHz ... badaxe's IDT clock gen bug 30% OC only ...

GeForce 7800GTX SLI

[rpg711]

no its SLIed ... unfortunely

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=484864

E6400 2.77GHz ... badaxe's IDT clock gen bug 30% OC only ...

GeForce 7800GTX SLI
lol i thought it wasnt sli... i was like :eek: almost gets to x1900xtx crossfire (10k i think

[banias_bao]

it doesn't work on P5B, just tried

[Big_Sam]

it doesn't work on P5B, just tried


http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=112730&highlight=SLi+965

[JacobF]

So... is there any chance for Quad SLI support on Intel chipsets? :D

[Anemone]

No one knows Jakup.

[Natalia]

When I open up a Maple 10 and begin to do computations, as I am working on it some of the text begins to "vanish" randomly. It is still there, I can highlight it and see it, but then other pieces of text will disappear as well. If I cut and paste the text from the editor window over to notepad, everything is there. The math computes just fine, but it is very difficult to work when numbers and information a few lines up keep vanishing from view. Even some text in the menu bars and pull down menus vanish in and out of view. I also seem to be getting the same issue with BlueJ, which I installed a few weeks after Maple.

I asked MapleSoft and they think it might have something to do with Java and my video drivers... anyone have any idea?

[y0bailey]

i had this problem with my CPU not being completely stable. It would pass prime95 and all that, but i would lose blocks of text. I ended up giving the CPU more voltage and the problem never happened again. it was weird

(this didnt just happen once, it happened all the time until i raised vcore)

[theteamaqua]

this rocks like KISS Army, my 975xbx can do sli now big thanx big sam

[Methylphenidate]

Thanks all. I haven't done any 3D benching yet, but I seem to have both cards working at the same time and SLI enabled. Required me to do a manual install of the drivers instead of using the setup utility, and I also have to use the bottom card, but whatever, if it works it works. Thanks so much!

[banias_bao]

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=112730&highlight=SLi+965
it works now,but needs some special bios settings?if i set fast,then windows crash 1min after boot in

[BulldogPO]

Big Sam:
Have you edited nv4_disp.inf for 7950GT ant 7900GS yet?

[Big_Sam]

Big Sam:
Have you edited nv4_disp.inf for 7950GT ant 7900GS yet?

http://steffbard.com/drv_01/nv4_disp.zip


NVIDIA_G71.DEV_0290.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX"
NVIDIA_G71.DEV_0291.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT/GTO"
NVIDIA_G71.DEV_0292.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS"
NVIDIA_G71.DEV_0295.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT"

[webwilli]

many thx :D:D:D

now we need two 7950 GT...

[rpg711]

many thx :D:D:D

now we need two 7950 GT...
any1 have any news on 7950gt and 7950gtx?
is there a gtx?

[jcmiro]

OK i installed the drivers (85.96 hacked) for the card then rebooted added second card attached brdge turned on installed the driver for second card, rebooted, enabled sli bridge rebooted.....ran 3dmark06 and three games and Im getting great scores but there is these red bands that come accross the screen and turn the screen almost entirely red....the cards are not artifacting...I increased and decreased clocks to no avail...I tested the cards separately and they both work fine.....I ran drivercleaner and installed the cards fresh three times, and still I get the red banded stuff....only when I run in SLI mode....any thoughts....I even switched back to an old lcd I had and still red crap everywhere...

[revenant]

Any word on getting a hacked forceware 91.33 or something which supports quad sli for conroe + dual 7950gx2 goodness? just curious.. anyone know where to get the uli patch? seems most traces of it have been removed.. I wonder why?? lol. anyways..

[cloudwinds]

Hi!

I have been trying to setup my two msi 7600GT with Asus flexible SLI Bridge on my Intel 975bx board. No matter how i tried, i can only see one card. I cannot turn on the sli function in the advance properties setup. I took out and use the driver clean to clear off the drivers and then put in the card one by one and still the same. Can anyone here who has the intel 975bx board advice me on the setup procedure of ur sli setup. Btw, i run my e6300 at default mode. No overclocking.

Thanks

Regards

CW

[specv]

i was really close to doing SLI with 2 7960gt's. But after reading this thread im gonna do CF instead. x1900xt 256 or a x1900xtx, for only $70 the xtx seems like a better deal

[The Nemesis]

OK i installed the drivers (85.96 hacked) for the card then rebooted added second card attached brdge turned on installed the driver for second card, rebooted, enabled sli bridge rebooted.....ran 3dmark06 and three games and Im getting great scores but there is these red bands that come accross the screen and turn the screen almost entirely red....the cards are not artifacting...I increased and decreased clocks to no avail...I tested the cards separately and they both work fine.....I ran drivercleaner and installed the cards fresh three times, and still I get the red banded stuff....only when I run in SLI mode....any thoughts....I even switched back to an old lcd I had and still red crap everywhere...
Are you using the asus flex bridge?

[Big_Sam]

Are you using the asus flex bridge?

SLi will work without the SLi-bridge.


Hi!

I have been trying to setup my two msi 7600GT with Asus flexible SLI Bridge on my Intel 975bx board. No matter how i tried, i can only see one card. I cannot turn on the sli function in the advance properties setup. I took out and use the driver clean to clear off the drivers and then put in the card one by one and still the same. Can anyone here who has the intel 975bx board advice me on the setup procedure of ur sli setup. Btw, i run my e6300 at default mode. No overclocking.

Thanks

Regards

CW

If you see in system only one card, your problem not in the driver.
You can install any other driver and be convinced of it.
I repeat once again, it is not necessary SLi-bridge for SLi work, SLi will work without it but only more slowly.


i was really close to doing SLI with 2 7960gt's. But after reading this thread im gonna do CF instead. x1900xt 256 or a x1900xtx, for only $70 the xtx seems like a better deal

Good choice. :D
Only do not regret about it then. :D

[cloudwinds]

hi.

im using asus flex bridge. anyway, im going to delete my win xp n reinstall the xp again n then install the driver again. do i install one card by one card or put two card in one time? really appreciate if u could advice on this.

thks.

regards cw


SLi will work without the SLi-bridge.



If you see in system only one card, your problem not in the driver.
You can install any other driver and be convinced of it.
I repeat once again, it is not necessary SLi-bridge for SLi work, SLi will work without it but only more slowly.



Good choice. :D
Only do not regret about it then. :D

[Big_Sam]

hi.

im using asus flex bridge. anyway, im going to delete my win xp n reinstall the xp again n then install the driver again. do i install one card by one card or put two card in one time? really appreciate if u could advice on this.

thks.

regards cw


There is no difference how to install cards.
I always install both cards simultaneously.
To install cards one by one - more time will demand. :)