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Author: | MMhardKy [ 21 Apr 2008, 11:04 ] |
Post subject: | Oh no! COD4+SLi+TripleHead= flickering and errors... |
:( I've build a new machine with Core2 Duo E8400, nforce 780i and 2x 8800GTX-OC + Triplehead Digital on 3x 20.1" LCD. Windows XP 32bit with all updates + forceware 169.44. Everything works great in 2d. I tried my first game. Call Of Dury 4 v1.5. SHOCK! With SLI activated, there is horrible flickering and over the whole screen + some horizontal lines flickering. I have tried nhancer, different SLI modes, newest drivers (174.74), its still the same :( (altough the flickering and errors looked different everytime) When I dissable SLI in forcware, everything looks perfect... The surround mod for COD4 also works great. I don't understand. I build a new machine, did a clean XP installation with all updates and newest drivers, NO Overclocking, temps, voltage, everything works great, 14700 points in 3dmark06, yet when I want to play COD4, I can't... What could be the problem? Help me :( EDIT: When I choose 1280*1024 through the trip;ehead, everything works great with SLI enabled! Only in 3840*1024 I have this massive flickering. |
Author: | scavvenjahh [ 21 Apr 2008, 12:37 ] |
Post subject: | Oh no! COD4+SLi+TripleHead= flickering and errors... |
Did you connect the SLI bridge to both cards ? That's something easily overlooked and the symptoms would be the same... I know I forget the bridge every once in a while :oops: And by the way, since you know the problem is SLI-related, you shouldn't mention the TH2G in your title, and start this thread in the Hard/Soft forums instead ;) |
Author: | MMhardKy [ 21 Apr 2008, 12:40 ] |
Post subject: | Oh no! COD4+SLi+TripleHead= flickering and errors... |
I forgot the most important thing: When I choose 1280*1024 through the triplehead, everything works great with SLI enabled! Only in 3840*1024 I have this massive flickering. Yes I connected the bridge. Is it known that a disconnected/faulty sli bridge causes such issues with triplehead? Can it be that I connected the bridge "upside down"? Does it matter if I use the left or right sli connectors (I mean there are 2 on every card for triple sli)? It is working perfectly if I change the resolution for just one monitor (1280*1024). I was also thinking if the issue isn't that my cards have different clocks. Forst is XFX with 630mhz core, second is MSI with 610Mhz. But I thought in SLI, they will automaticaly downclock to the slower card. |
Author: | scavvenjahh [ 21 Apr 2008, 13:03 ] |
Post subject: | Oh no! COD4+SLi+TripleHead= flickering and errors... |
Yes. Is it known that a disconnected/faulty sli bridge causes such issues? |
Author: | MMhardKy [ 21 Apr 2008, 13:19 ] |
Post subject: | Oh no! COD4+SLi+TripleHead= flickering and errors... |
No you don't understand, the problem is not bad fps. If I dissable SLI and play on 3840*1024, the framerate is silky smooth! Although it is just the intro level. I mean in 3840*1024 WITH SLI, everythig is blinking, flickering and horizontal lines are all over the screen! You cannot even look at it without almost getting an epileptic shock... |
Author: | scavvenjahh [ 21 Apr 2008, 18:35 ] |
Post subject: | Oh no! COD4+SLi+TripleHead= flickering and errors... |
Ok sorry, I was on the wrong trail. Is CoD4 the only game you have installed atm or is it the only one giving you trouble ? Can you reproduce the bug with another game ? |
Author: | MMhardKy [ 21 Apr 2008, 18:45 ] |
Post subject: | Oh no! COD4+SLi+TripleHead= flickering and errors... |
I'm at home at now. I have a little time to test it. Which game would be more representative for testing SLI + matrox? Crysis, Orange Box, Gears Of War? |
Author: | MMhardKy [ 22 Apr 2008, 00:18 ] |
Post subject: | Oh no! COD4+SLi+TripleHead= flickering and errors... |
Problem solved: I had to switch the cards positions. The slower card needed to be in pci-e #1. It had to be some timing issue. |
Author: | Paddy the Wak [ 22 Apr 2008, 08:48 ] |
Post subject: | Oh no! COD4+SLi+TripleHead= flickering and errors... |
Hey ... welcome to the forum ... I am glad you managed to sort your problem ... it could prove helpful to others too ... :D On another note ... regarding your Signature ... System Specs ... You have too many lines ... Please could you change it ... Thank you .... 8) |
Author: | MMhardKy [ 22 Apr 2008, 12:27 ] |
Post subject: | Oh no! COD4+SLi+TripleHead= flickering and errors... |
Done:) Also, for someone who should have a similiar issue and is doing research, I also flashed the newer firmware on the THTG. The one which reassignes single monitor resolutions to output 2. |
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