M17x lag and fps, need advice pls.

guys ive got a problem, ive bn having trouble with sli since i got my machine, found out my 2nd 280 was not working so got it replaced, but i decided to check some benchmarks in the threat and found people with same spec as me getting 55+ fps in far cry 2 with ultra high settings and no AA, so i ran the same setup and got.... 35 average! im running 186.xx drivers, and i dono whats up =s even when i set it to 1 gpu card it runs about the same i think =s anyone know? kinda worried if something is up..

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/3...cry2benchy.jpg

heres pic average was 35.23

 

Make sure your not in Stealth mode......

 

I doubt he would be getting 35FPS average in stealth mode on ultra high settings. 35 sounds right for the single 280, 55 for SLI. My guess is your second card is still not functioning, which doesn't mean it's the card, it could be a cable or setting or something else simple.

 

thnx for reply guys, ye but when its on sli i see the sli bar up in green along the side, and the right side of the machine is hot where the 2nd card is =s soo anoying =/ just out of curiosity what is ur nvida sli performance mode set to on farcry for example, global settings or force slit frame rendering?

 

A good way to check if your second card is being utilised is to run HWMonitor or some other temperature checker. Obviously, if your second 280's temp stays low then it's not being used.

 

ye its similar to my main card with maybe 2-4 degrees lower. but duno why its low =s maybe i just need to change drivers or sumit o0 was just getting worried incase it wasnt working AGAIN

after runs 1st gtz was max 65 and 2nd was 69, and 9400 was 70

 

Perhaps there's a fault with the SLi cable then, somewhere. Are you sure SLi is enabled? (although your second card wouldn't heat up if it wasn't) Try forcing alternate frame rendering (AFR).

 

ye i done that already, it doesnt seem to effect my results, im going to do a full 3 runs with single gpu and see if that lowers or increases anything

 

well i just did a single gpu on the nvida settings and i got 36.44 fps, more than with AFR on. but both cards are 49 and 53! any other ideas?

might try uninstalling drivers and load ones frm dells page. see when using driver swear to uninstall nvida, which do i tick to install.. nvida physx , display and chipset or just display? thnx again

 

Either the cooling of the M17x really is that good, or your cards aren't being fully utilised. Make sure performance on them is maxed out with your whole computer in high performance-not sure how to do that with nVidia for obvious reasons (M17 user lol)

 

I recommend you download nHancer from this website and then use the Crysis Profile in it to ensure SLI is enabled.

Aedaric

 

oki ill trythat next mate, i just updated and unstalled old drivers with non modded ones frm dell, and my fps jumped to 45 fps! =) but when i click single GPU i get 46 and the 2nd card still gets hot =s so not sure if my sli is workng tbh, but ill try enhancer now

do i just tick the boxes for hybrid sli mode in dx10? or do i need to change the 0 to 1 aswell?

still cant get more than 45-46 ish now =s so is my sli working? anyone tell me what theyve got with similar machine as me?

 

right done a sli single and got 35 and with sli 46 so i guesing it works =) any idea how to increase fps? overlocking fromn 2.5 to 3.1 would add 10 or more?

but can anyone explain the stuff under sli in enhancer where u check the boxes for hybrid sli and u can put a number in there whats it for?

 

To see if SLI is working, go to the SLI Guide in my signature. It will also show you step-by-step how to get it enabled.

 

Did you disable vert. sync. for that specific profile? Should disable for all games really unless one has issues with it disabled. IMO.