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fakkahe
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2014/04/02 13:33:04 (permalink)
Hello all! 

I got a weird problem.. You see, my second gpu on my SLI setup runs much higher then my primary gpu, for example, when i play farcry 3 my second gpu is at 97-98% usage and my primary gpu is at 50-60% i have no idea why and i've been trying everything, changing things in nvidia CP reinstallning drivers.. I don't know what to do next.. 
 
Hardware:
AMD FX 8320
8GB RAM Kingston @ 1333mhz
970A-DS3P
750w Corsair
2x EVGA SC 285 

Here is a screenshot when i only run with one gpu active
http://i.imgur.com/lV1Thoy.jpg do you see how weird that is?

Things i've done:
Reinstallning drivers
New SLI Bridge
Changed place on the cards
Tried diffrent monitors

I did run with one card at a time to check for hardware problem with the cards but if i run only with one card it works just fine.
 
Thanks before hand,
Sebastian
 
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    EVGA_James
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    Re: Secondary gpu acting like primary gpu.. 2014/04/02 18:44:24 (permalink)
    Whey you say the second card is it always a specific card or which ever one is installed in the second pci-e slot?


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    wmmills
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    Re: Secondary gpu acting like primary gpu.. 2014/04/03 18:14:30 (permalink)
    Are they staying consistent at that flip-flopped usage, or is it occasional? It could be a glitch with RTSS flipping the sensors to the wrong labels, that's just a hail mary guess though.  :) 

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    RushX
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    Re: Secondary gpu acting like primary gpu.. 2014/04/13 23:58:39 (permalink)
    What do you mean by second card?
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    Re: Secondary gpu acting like primary gpu.. 2014/04/23 14:19:35 (permalink)
    I am having the same problem with 2x 7970s and 1x R9 290x in the same machine, the R9 is acting as a secondary card even though its in the first slot and everything is plugged into it.

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