Hey all, back again with the computer build from hell...
So, finally got my system rebuilt, got Windows installed on a spare drive while the SSD goes in for an RMA, but now I'm running into more problems. I've been trying to get my Tri-SLI setup running, but Windows keeps erroring out during the WEI performance test. After installing HWMonitor and DL'ing GPU-Z, I noticed that one of the cards cannot engage the 3D clock speed without causing a hard lock or driver reset of my entire system.
Now, at first, I was thinking something was wrong with the PSU, a Corsair AX1200. After the defective cable destroyed my hard drives and lit my Blu-Ray drive on fire with a nice 12v charge sent down the grounding line, I half expected something to be wrong with the PSU, and I assumed that the clock speed problem might have been related to the unit itself. But all the PSU tests I've run using my tester have passed, save for a slight spike in the "PG" value (supposedly, the norm is between 300ms and 900ms, I average at 500ms, but more often than not, I get an HH error, meaning the value is too high).
So, opening up GPU-Z, I can see that two of the three cards are running at stock clock speeds (not the 2D clock values), but one of them shows only 2D clock values. However, because GPU-Z doesn't identify cards based on the PCIe slot, I have no way of telling which one of these cards is possibly defective. Add to that one small complication...
Yeah...that would be a EK bridge holding all three cards together. Makes doing individual testing a pain in the ass. Worst case scenario, I could disassemble the cards and try to connect the tubes to each one individually, but I'd like to be able to run a test or two without having to take everything out of the case for the 9th time in the last week.
Is there any way to test the cards separately, despite being connected to the board (each card has it's own monitor connected to it)? Could I remove the SLI bridge and do them one-by-one?
