HELP WITH SLI SET UP

[lepixz]

Hey,
I recently purchased a new computer. The components are an Nvidia SLI deluxe board, an Athlon 64 FX-55, a 74 gb raptor drive, a 120 gb barracuda drive, a 21 inch NEC Multisyn FE211Sb monitor, a coolermaster hypermaster 6 heatsink for the processor, CORSAIR XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series, (Twin Pack) 184 Pin 2GB(1GBx2) DDR PC-3200 - Retail, an Antec 550 Watt Power Supply with 2 Fans, and ATI HDTV wonder Remote control edition PCI TV Tuner, Sony Internal 16X DVD+/-R / Double Layer/DVD+/-RW Drive, Model DRU710A, Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS Platinum Pro PCI Sound Card, Model "SB0360" , another Plextor DVD burner, and a coolermaster Wave master case with two Asus EXtreme N6800 graphic cards. My computer runs nice, but I expected it to be awsome and the SLI does not work for some reason. It sometimes crashes when I run programs such as windows movie maker and my ATI card does not work. Also, I often recieve the "blue screen of death".I was wondering if you knew of a good shop I could send it in to to be rebuilt or fixed. Please help me.:Q

 

[lepixz]

BUMP
!!!!!!!!

 

[Streckfus]

Did you build the system or did someone else build it for you?

 

[Streckfus]

Also, "nVidia SLI Deluxe" isn't a motherboard....do you mean to say that you have the Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe motherboard with the nVidia nForce4 chipset?

 

[XBoxLPU]

One 6800GT would have given you the same performance ( unless using AA/AF )

 

[lepixz]

Yeah it is the Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe motherboard with the nVidia nForce4 chipset and i took it to a local store to set it up but this was back in december right when it came out and they didn't know too much about it, but do you guys know of a good shop i could send it to to get it looked at?

 

[imported_michaelpatrick33]

I believe they just released the 70 series drivers that help with SLI. If you don't have these, download and install them (make sure to uninstall the old ones)
Make sure your 1gig PC3200 modules are compatible with that motherboard. (check timings and voltage)
I would run memtest and prime 95 to see if there is a memory or other hardware glitch besides the SLI.

Check cpu/motherboard/case temperatures to make sure you aren't overheating when attempting game

 

[NokiaDude]

Upgrade to the 70.89 nVidia display drivers. It'll help out your SLI setup alot. Also upgrade the BIOS on that board, I know they released an ew one in the past month, it's easy to update it with the Asus BIOS utility in Windows XP.

 

[imported_Kensai]

Send it to me.

 

[Streckfus]

If you don't want to troubleshoot it yourself (which is what most folks around here will probably suggest), you might want to tell us where you live as it might not be convenient for me to recommend a place in Minneapolis if you live in Honolulu.