evilkoal Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 getting lockups whenever i have sli enabled and i try to play games :/ any ideas? oh vista x64 is updated to sp1 and new updates and latest nvidia drivers. (really want to play crysis on ultra high graphics!) mobo: XFX 780i SLIGPU: 2x 9800gtx 512 ddr3CPU: intel Q6600 2.40ghz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PureSnipe Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Video freeze, or system lockup? Sys lockup sounds like you may be having an issue in the nVidia control panel with SLi load distribution.and @ your siggy:Canal Earbudsabout $70, but I have a pair similar to them, and they've been kicked, stepped on, dropped down a 300 foot grade, landed in snow, and they work like new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilkoal Posted March 12, 2009 Author Share Posted March 12, 2009 system lockup... happens even after i run the crysis benchmark utility :/ though one time it made one whole run loli just defragged my computer again, and clean installed the new drivers. nothing different happened. hmm, i'll have to check those out... i think my friend has a pair just like them :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor. Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Creatives Canal headphones are ok, but still doesn't compare to a pair of sennheiser headphones http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=118...r%20Electronics and your sli problem, hmm can you give a better discreption on what happens when your comp locks up, does it restart or crash? that sort of thing. Nice to see some one has the same cards as i do :biggrin: except mines at 1gb ram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilkoal Posted March 13, 2009 Author Share Posted March 13, 2009 it doesnt do anything really :/ it just stops. screen freezes, if a sound is playing it will keep playing but all jacked up like (you know what im talking about! lol) just a normal system lockup. computer will stay on if i leave it, but other than that, nothing really to report :/ i think yours would be the GX2 if you have 1gb of vram! (i want a pair of those haha, they are sweeeeeet.) those headphones are extremely ugly but the specs are mighty nice :D lol also, i overclocked my fsb to 1333, so now my CPU clock is running 3.0ghz per core. i thought it might be the cpu bottlenecking it, but it wasnt :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor. Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 It could be the fact you over clocked, try resetting it back to the default settings, some cpu's don't like that. or it could be overheating, maybe better cooling would be an option. and mine are the gx2 clocked around 740MHz, they do rule.--------------------Yea my headphones are kind of ugly, but if anyone says anything i'll just say hey try them on they rule, you know what i mean. They are probably the best sounding headphones i ever bought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilkoal Posted March 17, 2009 Author Share Posted March 17, 2009 yeah, tried all that, and figured out the problem lol it was the fact that i have no airflow at the bottom of the case! hahaha, i have to cut a hole underneath the second video card, because the air is just being blown onto a metal sheet and bouncing back up at the graphics card. needs some exhaust haha :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bben46 Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 I'm seeing air holes and fans in the bottom of some newer cases now. You are probably not the only one who has run into this problem. I recommend putting some kind of filter material over your air hole in the bottom as that will be a prime place for the dust bunnies to sneak in. Also, raise the case about an inch to get better airflow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamBatosai Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 What kind of case do you have? Thats useful information if someone is looking to buy a new one. Don't want one that overheats a card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PureSnipe Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 What I did was take the dremel tool and cut a vent in the side of my case, then put a little either 60 or 80mm fan on it pulling the hot air out of the case. Works like a charm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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