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rawrturkey
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i am currently running msi geforce gtx 970 sli oc (sli on) but when i hover over nvidia control panel gpu activity my second gpu is always inactive would it be as simple as a new sli bridge?

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SLI only works in 3D modes. If you're browsing the web or doing normal operations, the other card will not be used. It will simply idle.

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1 minute ago, Godlygamer23 said:

SLI only works in 3D modes. If you're browsing the web or doing normal operations, the other card will not be used. It will simply idle.

yes i understand that but its while gaming 

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Just now, rawrturkey said:

yes i understand that but its while gaming 

Then the game must support SLI.

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1 minute ago, Godlygamer23 said:

Then the game must support SLI.

ok i'll keep and eye on it im sure the games i play support sli

 

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Just now, rawrturkey said:

ok i'll keep and eye on it im sure the games i play support sli

You can download 3DMark. The free version should be sufficient - that will utilize both GPUs if the second one is working correctly. What video games are you playing? 

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2 minutes ago, Godlygamer23 said:

You can download 3DMark. The free version should be sufficient - that will utilize both GPUs if the second one is working correctly. What video games are you playing? 

wot/ warthunder/ bf4 / cs:go all sorts

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7 minutes ago, rawrturkey said:

wot/ warthunder/ bf4 / cs:go all sorts

I play wot also lol it doesn't support SLI in the least. It, war thunder, and CSGO all require so little GPU power that it really doesn't matter that you have a second card in there

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2 minutes ago, Cereal5 said:

I play wot also lol it doesn't support SLI in the least. It, war thunder, and CSGO all require so little GPU power that it really doesn't matter that you have a second card in there

what about arma 3 / gta v /mafia 3 i play most new games

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12 minutes ago, rawrturkey said:

what about arma 3 / gta v /mafia 3 i play most new games

Gta v should have no problem, BF4 has EXCELLENT SLI support, Arma 3 probably doesn't, considering it's super CPU intensive.

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48 minutes ago, Godlygamer23 said:

You can download 3DMark. The free version should be sufficient - that will utilize both GPUs if the second one is working correctly. What video games are you playing? 

i ran the test and i think it went pretty well it showed both gpu http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/15507809

 

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13 minutes ago, rawrturkey said:

i ran the test and i think it went pretty well it showed both gpu http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/15507809

 

Did you monitor GPU usage? 

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1 minute ago, Godlygamer23 said:

Did you monitor GPU usage? 

wouldnt let me if i did anything to the program it would close im sure it worked tho it saw the 2 cards and sli

 

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2 hours ago, rawrturkey said:

wouldnt let me if i did anything to the program it would close im sure it worked tho it saw the 2 cards and sli

You can set Precision or Afterburner to display stats while in full screen mode. 

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