Possible Graphics Card Problem

[patio]

Dual monitors still need to be setup via Control panel....2 cards or not.

[mannsupreme]

it will be able to handle any game atm but some at lower settings. drivers are very important, most hardware wont work without them. but im fairly certain they should be fine when you install the correct drivers. and if it works and when you get a chance reinstall windows 7 and install the respective drivers. unless you want vista but i wouldnt reccomend that

[jay1978]

I have installed latest drivers now mate and its still only picking up one card when I go to device manager, Does kinda sound like maybe one of the cards has gone. Still weird that even if I do have one card which has 2 monitor sockets, Only one socket is working

it will be able to handle any game atm but some at lower settings. drivers are very important, most hardware wont work without them. but im fairly certain they should be fine when you install the correct drivers. and if it works and when you get a chance reinstall windows 7 and install the respective drivers. unless you want vista but i wouldnt reccomend that

[mannsupreme]

go into the nvidia control panel, there might be an option there for enabling SLI

[jay1978]

Just looked mate. No option for that

go into the nvidia control panel, there might be an option there for enabling SLI

[mannsupreme]

i dont really know then to be honest perhaps one of your cards is faulty now. but im sure there was an option to enable sli. did you look in the nvidia software, on the left, under 3d settings: Set SLI and phyx configuration and under sli configuration enable maximum 3d performance?

[jay1978]

These are the options mate on the nvidia control panel

[mannsupreme]

what version of the driver is that?

[jay1978]

Not sure if that tells u the right info mate

[mannsupreme]

hmm everything seems in order, but the control panel isnt even picking up the second card. did this problem occur just after installing windows 7?

[jay1978]

Thats the drivers for the card I downloaded


Version:
260.89 WHQL
Release Date:
2010.10.18
Operating System:
Windows Vista, Windows 7
Language:
English (U.S.)
File Size:
96.1 MB

[jay1978]

Everything seemed to go wrong really after I went to win 7 yea mate, Might be coincidence that my monitor and card go at same time but i am not sure

hmm everything seems in order, but the control panel isnt even picking up the second card. did this problem occur just after installing windows 7?

[jay1978]

Can I download anything to install to show you my comps temp ?

[mannsupreme]

GPU-Z http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/
play a game you have with the most requirements of the system for around 10 minutes and log the max temparature and average

[jay1978]

I downloaded a tool called Speedfan, This is the readings it give me