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7/16/12 at 10:09am

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Hey, I recently built a new rig with two 680's in SLI and the performance has been terrible. In Heaven 3.0 I only get scores around 1500-1600. Im using the 301.42 drivers on a clean install.

note: This still occurs at stock clocks
The cards are both watercooled and run at less than 45 degrees.
System Specs:
i7 3820 Oc'd to 4.4
Asus x79 sabertooth
Zotac gtx-680 SLI +155/+475
16gb Corsair Dominator 1866mhz 9/10/9/27

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
I-7 3820	Asus x79 sabertooth	Zotac GTX-680 (2-way SLI)	Zotac GTX-680 (2-way SLI)
RAM	Hard Drive	OS	Monitor
Corsair dominator 16gb 1866mhz 9-10-9-27 c2	Corsair force 3 240gb	Windows 7 64 bit	Dell u2711
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Days keyboard pro w/ white key caps	Corsair AX1200	Corsair 800D Obsidian	Logitech gx9
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I-7 3820	Asus x79 sabertooth	Zotac GTX-680 (2-way SLI)	Zotac GTX-680 (2-way SLI)
RAM	Hard Drive	OS	Monitor
Corsair dominator 16gb 1866mhz 9-10-9-27 c2	Corsair force 3 240gb	Windows 7 64 bit	Dell u2711
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Days keyboard pro w/ white key caps	Corsair AX1200	Corsair 800D Obsidian	Logitech gx9
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7/16/12 at 10:38am

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Hello,

Give the new Beta 304.79 drivers a try before you do anything else. Also, try and update the chipset drivers for your motherboard and see if that helps. But first try the beta drivers before you update the chipset.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Phenom II X4 830 (3600Mhz @ 1.425V)	Asus M5A97 Motherboard (HT 2400MHz/ 2400MHz NB)	nVidia Geforce GTX 560Ti (0.950V @ 850/1700/2250)	2x4GB G-skill Ripjaws DDR3 1066 @ 1442Mhz
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Western Digital VelociRaptor 75GB & Maxtor 30GB...	Corsair Hydro H60 Liquid CPU Cooler	Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit	22" 1080P / 19.5" 768P
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 (Modified)	Thermaltake TR2-600	NZXT Source 210 Aluminum - Black	RAZER Deathadder 3.5Ghz
Mouse Pad	Audio
Custom picture mousepad	Onboard 7.1
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i5-3570K	ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M (LGA 1155, mATX).	SLI EVGA nVidia Geforce GTX 550 Ti FPB's	Mushkin Enhanced Blackine 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600...
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
OCZ Agility 3 SATA III 60GB SSD	Sony DVD-ROM Drive	Corsair Hydro H100 Liquid CPU Cooler (Push/Pull...	Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
AOC F19s 19.5" (1366x768, 16:9, 60Hz)	Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000	Rosewill Green Series 530W PSU (RG530-S12)	Fractal Design Arc Mini Black High Performance ...
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
RAZER Deathadder 3.5Ghz Infrared Wired Mouse	Custom mousepad (Present)	Onboard Audio
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
Intel Core i5 2500K	ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3	EVGA Geforce GTX 550Ti Fermi 1GB FPB	EVGA Geforce GTX 550Ti Fermi 1GB FPB
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
G-Skill Sniper Low Voltage 8GB 1.25V	OCZ Agility 3 90GB SATA III SSD	Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA III HD	Sony Black 18X DVD-ROM SATA Drive
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
Antec Kuhler H20 620	Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate x64	Samsung 17.5" Monitor	Generic Keyboard
Power	Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad
Silverstone Strider Essential 600W PSU	Cooler Master HAF 912 Advanced	Microsoft Mouse	None
Audio
Onboard
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Phenom II X4 830 (3600Mhz @ 1.425V)	Asus M5A97 Motherboard (HT 2400MHz/ 2400MHz NB)	nVidia Geforce GTX 560Ti (0.950V @ 850/1700/2250)	2x4GB G-skill Ripjaws DDR3 1066 @ 1442Mhz
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Western Digital VelociRaptor 75GB & Maxtor 30GB...	Corsair Hydro H60 Liquid CPU Cooler	Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit	22" 1080P / 19.5" 768P
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 (Modified)	Thermaltake TR2-600	NZXT Source 210 Aluminum - Black	RAZER Deathadder 3.5Ghz
Mouse Pad	Audio
Custom picture mousepad	Onboard 7.1
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i5-3570K	ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M (LGA 1155, mATX).	SLI EVGA nVidia Geforce GTX 550 Ti FPB's	Mushkin Enhanced Blackine 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600...
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
OCZ Agility 3 SATA III 60GB SSD	Sony DVD-ROM Drive	Corsair Hydro H100 Liquid CPU Cooler (Push/Pull...	Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
AOC F19s 19.5" (1366x768, 16:9, 60Hz)	Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000	Rosewill Green Series 530W PSU (RG530-S12)	Fractal Design Arc Mini Black High Performance ...
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
RAZER Deathadder 3.5Ghz Infrared Wired Mouse	Custom mousepad (Present)	Onboard Audio
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
Intel Core i5 2500K	ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3	EVGA Geforce GTX 550Ti Fermi 1GB FPB	EVGA Geforce GTX 550Ti Fermi 1GB FPB
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
G-Skill Sniper Low Voltage 8GB 1.25V	OCZ Agility 3 90GB SATA III SSD	Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA III HD	Sony Black 18X DVD-ROM SATA Drive
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
Antec Kuhler H20 620	Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate x64	Samsung 17.5" Monitor	Generic Keyboard
Power	Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad
Silverstone Strider Essential 600W PSU	Cooler Master HAF 912 Advanced	Microsoft Mouse	None
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7/16/12 at 10:43am

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Had just done a full install of 304.79 drivers by following this thread, will try the chipset drivers

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
I-7 3820	Asus x79 sabertooth	Zotac GTX-680 (2-way SLI)	Zotac GTX-680 (2-way SLI)
RAM	Hard Drive	OS	Monitor
Corsair dominator 16gb 1866mhz 9-10-9-27 c2	Corsair force 3 240gb	Windows 7 64 bit	Dell u2711
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Days keyboard pro w/ white key caps	Corsair AX1200	Corsair 800D Obsidian	Logitech gx9
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
I-7 3820	Asus x79 sabertooth	Zotac GTX-680 (2-way SLI)	Zotac GTX-680 (2-way SLI)
RAM	Hard Drive	OS	Monitor
Corsair dominator 16gb 1866mhz 9-10-9-27 c2	Corsair force 3 240gb	Windows 7 64 bit	Dell u2711
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Days keyboard pro w/ white key caps	Corsair AX1200	Corsair 800D Obsidian	Logitech gx9
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7/16/12 at 10:44am

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Got to ask the obvious questions, but they are easily missed...

SLI Bridge on? Did you try the other SLI Finger?
Is it enabled? Kind of looks like it is not.

Check bios and make sure that the second card is not set to x1 mode or something silly like that....

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i5 2500K @ 5Ghz @ 1.48v	P8Z68-V	2x HD6850	8GB Crucial DDR3
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Corsiar F40	Western Digital 1TB	YES	Swiftech Apogee Drive II
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Pro 64Bit	Crossover Q27LED	DAS Keyboard Blues	PC Power and Cooling 600W
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Lian Li PC-A05FNB	Logitech G5	Steel Series Qck Mass	X-Fi Xtreme Gamer
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Intel Core i5 2500K @ 5Ghz @ 1.48v	P8Z68-V	2x HD6850	8GB Crucial DDR3
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Corsiar F40	Western Digital 1TB	YES	Swiftech Apogee Drive II
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Pro 64Bit	Crossover Q27LED	DAS Keyboard Blues	PC Power and Cooling 600W
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Lian Li PC-A05FNB	Logitech G5	Steel Series Qck Mass	X-Fi Xtreme Gamer
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7/16/12 at 10:46am

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Are you sure SLI is enabled in the Nvidia Control Panel?

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel i7 3770k@4.9ghz	Biostar TZ77XE4	2 Sapphire 7970s in crossfire	16gb Samsung @9/9/9/25 2000mhz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
64gb M4 SSD boot	640gb Western Digital Black short stroked Raid ...	640gb Western Digital Black short stroked Raid ...	2 tb Western Digital Green for storage
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
2b Seagate	4 tb of various external storage	22x lite-on DVDRW	Corsair H100 in push/pull
OS	Monitor	Monitor	Monitor
Win7 Ultimate	27" Qnix 2710 PLS 2560x1440p@138hz	27" OC Catleap Q270SE IPS 2560x1440@120hz	23.6" Acer GD235HZbid 120hz 1920x1080
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Xarmor mechanical cherry mx-brown	Hale90 1000w 80+gold	CM HAF 932 advanced	DeathAdder
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD Phenom II x4 955BE@4.11ghz	ASUS M4A89GTD Pro/USB 3.0	Sapphire 5870 reference + 5850 reference crossfire	8gb Gskill Ripjaws 1600mhz ddr3
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
320gb WD Black	500gb WD Blue	Samsung DVDRW -SH222	Corsair H50 push/pull
OS	Monitor	Power	Case
Windows 7 Professional	HP 2009m 20" 1600x900	OCZ ZT 750w	Antec 300
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel i7 3770k@4.9ghz	Biostar TZ77XE4	2 Sapphire 7970s in crossfire	16gb Samsung @9/9/9/25 2000mhz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
64gb M4 SSD boot	640gb Western Digital Black short stroked Raid ...	640gb Western Digital Black short stroked Raid ...	2 tb Western Digital Green for storage
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
2b Seagate	4 tb of various external storage	22x lite-on DVDRW	Corsair H100 in push/pull
OS	Monitor	Monitor	Monitor
Win7 Ultimate	27" Qnix 2710 PLS 2560x1440p@138hz	27" OC Catleap Q270SE IPS 2560x1440@120hz	23.6" Acer GD235HZbid 120hz 1920x1080
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Xarmor mechanical cherry mx-brown	Hale90 1000w 80+gold	CM HAF 932 advanced	DeathAdder
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD Phenom II x4 955BE@4.11ghz	ASUS M4A89GTD Pro/USB 3.0	Sapphire 5870 reference + 5850 reference crossfire	8gb Gskill Ripjaws 1600mhz ddr3
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
320gb WD Black	500gb WD Blue	Samsung DVDRW -SH222	Corsair H50 push/pull
OS	Monitor	Power	Case
Windows 7 Professional	HP 2009m 20" 1600x900	OCZ ZT 750w	Antec 300
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7/16/12 at 10:55am

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Well It's fixed, and partly due to my fail updating skills. Could've sworn I updated all the mobo drivers but oh well. The chipset drivers did it for me. Standard clock on 680's and my i7-3820 gave me this
Thank you PsychoChain, +rep

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
I-7 3820	Asus x79 sabertooth	Zotac GTX-680 (2-way SLI)	Zotac GTX-680 (2-way SLI)
RAM	Hard Drive	OS	Monitor
Corsair dominator 16gb 1866mhz 9-10-9-27 c2	Corsair force 3 240gb	Windows 7 64 bit	Dell u2711
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Days keyboard pro w/ white key caps	Corsair AX1200	Corsair 800D Obsidian	Logitech gx9
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
I-7 3820	Asus x79 sabertooth	Zotac GTX-680 (2-way SLI)	Zotac GTX-680 (2-way SLI)
RAM	Hard Drive	OS	Monitor
Corsair dominator 16gb 1866mhz 9-10-9-27 c2	Corsair force 3 240gb	Windows 7 64 bit	Dell u2711
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Days keyboard pro w/ white key caps	Corsair AX1200	Corsair 800D Obsidian	Logitech gx9
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7/16/12 at 10:56am

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Thank you all for input. Have a great monday

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
I-7 3820	Asus x79 sabertooth	Zotac GTX-680 (2-way SLI)	Zotac GTX-680 (2-way SLI)
RAM	Hard Drive	OS	Monitor
Corsair dominator 16gb 1866mhz 9-10-9-27 c2	Corsair force 3 240gb	Windows 7 64 bit	Dell u2711
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Days keyboard pro w/ white key caps	Corsair AX1200	Corsair 800D Obsidian	Logitech gx9
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
I-7 3820	Asus x79 sabertooth	Zotac GTX-680 (2-way SLI)	Zotac GTX-680 (2-way SLI)
RAM	Hard Drive	OS	Monitor
Corsair dominator 16gb 1866mhz 9-10-9-27 c2	Corsair force 3 240gb	Windows 7 64 bit	Dell u2711
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Days keyboard pro w/ white key caps	Corsair AX1200	Corsair 800D Obsidian	Logitech gx9
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1/16/13 at 11:59am

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...so its fixed?

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7 3820	Gigabyte X79S-UP5-WIFI	Powercolor HD 7870 PCS+ MYST (TAHITI LE)	Patriot Viper 3 4x4GB DDR3-1600 (Black Mamba)
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
2x Samsung 840 120GB (RAID-0)	Corsair Hydro H60 Series	Win7 Pro w/ Avid ProTools	Asus VG278 27" LED
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Corsair Vengeance K60	Seasonic X660 Gold	Corsair 600T + Window (White)	Logitech G9x MW3 Edition
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Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
2x Samsung 840 120GB (RAID-0)	Corsair Hydro H60 Series	Win7 Pro w/ Avid ProTools	Asus VG278 27" LED
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Corsair Vengeance K60	Seasonic X660 Gold	Corsair 600T + Window (White)	Logitech G9x MW3 Edition
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