rhiridflaidd Posted March 6, 2005 Posted March 6, 2005 I know the manual says that the other slot only runs at x2, and x8 with the vumpers moved, but sisoft sandra tells me that my card is running at x16 in this slot - and I haven't moved the jumpers. The manual might be wrong about the speed of the pci-e of this card *in the abscence of a card in the conventional long pci-e slot* So move the jumpers back - and you might be pleasantly surprised that your card will be running at x16. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sephir0th Posted March 6, 2005 Posted March 6, 2005 I know the manual says that the other slot only runs at x2, and x8 with the vumpers moved, but sisoft sandra tells me that my card is running at x16 in this slot - and I haven't moved the jumpers. The manual might be wrong about the speed of the pci-e of this card *in the abscence of a card in the conventional long pci-e slot* So move the jumpers back - and you might be pleasantly surprised that your card will be running at x16. i tried without moving the jumpers first, and in nVidia graphics properties it said it was connected at x2. I would believe the nVidia graphics properties window over sandra any day. moved jumpers to sli position and it changed to x8, and i have also noticed no difference in performance from x16 in the top slot. And my chipset is much happier now, chipset temp dropped around 5-10C Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mastakilla Posted March 6, 2005 Posted March 6, 2005 why o why did they pick the wrong slot as standard?? still amases me guess they all ate spacecake that day of the design Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeus_999 Posted March 6, 2005 Posted March 6, 2005 Here's my scores when I was running @ 2.6Ghz. I'll be re-running them once I get my system 100% stable @ 2.7Ghz. 3DMark2001SE - 29087 --> http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=8450122 3DMark03 - 19786 --> http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=3747062 3DMark05 - 9090 --> http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm05=625365 NOTE: the GPU's are very CPU limited at the moment Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freezer26 Posted March 6, 2005 Posted March 6, 2005 why o why did they pick the wrong slot as standard?? still amases me guess they all ate spacecake that day of the design HAHA...spacecakes.....wow Is this something that could be changed via BIOS update or mod, just to say maybe switch that feature...make the main slot the lower one or is that something embedded in the design??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyheart Posted March 25, 2005 Posted March 25, 2005 Could this also be a good idea for me to try? I have a Sapphire X800XL. Will this card loose performance on the 8x pci-e slot? And should SLI jumper be enabled or not? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vista Posted March 27, 2005 Posted March 27, 2005 Could this also be a good idea for me to try? I have a Sapphire X800XL. Will this card loose performance on the 8x pci-e slot? And should SLI jumper be enabled or not? I think it's worth trying if you are on an Ultra-D and have cooling concerns. I moved my nVidia 6800GT from PCIE1 to PCIE4, switched the SLI jumpers to positions 2-3 as shown in the mobo manual, and my 3dMark2001 is still 24991 running 275x9 mild OC. The nVidia Display Properties shows PCIe 8x speed with the SLI jumper change. The best part is the cooling difference. I dropped about 5C on the chipset, and 2-3C on the PWM temps under Prime95 load. If you are using the front-panel USB connector (J18 or J33) and have a big GPU heatsink/fan, you might have some clearance issues. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
poohbear Posted March 27, 2005 Posted March 27, 2005 Here are my scores. I was going to post on silentpcforums. I had to move it 2nd slot because I didn't want to mod the Zalman NB fanless heatsink. My video card is inferior to your 6800GT but still you notice a bit of difference ... primary PCIe slot at 16x (jumpers on non-SLI): 3DMark05 - 2121 secondary PCIe slot at 8x (jumpers on SLI): 3DMark05 - 2071 DirectX 9.0c & latest eVGA drivers, tested with a fresh install of WinXP SP2, w/ stock cooling on the video card. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GXP345 Posted March 27, 2005 Posted March 27, 2005 Here are my scores. I was going to post on silentpcforums. I had to move it 2nd slot because I didn't want to mod the Zalman NB fanless heatsink. My video card is inferior to your 6800GT but still you notice a bit of difference ... The problem running passive chipsetcooling on nF4 boards has been solved. My solution gives great cooling and will let you use VGA-card of ANY length in SLi-mode. The HeatSLink™ XLE is here! Hope I get the I deserve when Zalman starts selling them Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
poohbear Posted March 27, 2005 Posted March 27, 2005 Wow, nice! At first thought it was an actual retail product! Aren't you going to tell us how you made it? :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyheart Posted March 27, 2005 Posted March 27, 2005 Vista: Okay, guess its worth trying then. Poohbear: What are your loadtemps on chipset with the Zalman? Gpx345: Really nice job !!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
poohbear Posted March 27, 2005 Posted March 27, 2005 Not sure, how do I get the load temps? Seems strange, but when I up the voltage of my Nexus fan I see my NB temps decrease but my cpu temps stay the same! Maybe I should move my fan over to the NB heatsink instead of on top of the cpu cooler. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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