SLI GTX 580 Lightning Series

i have put SLI 2 card, GTX 580 Lightning XE and GTX 580 Lightning, but the SLI mode can't run... i tried the SLI bridge from MSI and motherboard and also the newest nvidia driver...
i didn't see the SLI option in Nvidia Control Panel...
any body can help me??? please...
my rig. i7 980X, Asus Rampage II Extreme, Corsair Dominator DDR3 12GB, PSU Tagan BZ 1100W
i'm sorry my english is bad, i'm from indonesia

Quote from: trumengan on 02-November-11, 18:36:48
i have put SLI 2 card, GTX 580 Lightning XE and GTX 580 Lightning, but the SLI mode can't run... i tried the SLI bridge from MSI and motherboard and also the newest nvidia driver...
i didn't see the SLI option in Nvidia Control Panel...
any body can help me??? please...
my rig. i7 980X, Asus Rampage II Extreme, Corsair Dominator DDR3 12GB, PSU Tagan BZ 1100W
i'm sorry my english is bad, i'm from indonesia
You have two graphic cards with different amounts of Video RAM. The lightning has 1.5 gb and the Xtreme has 3 gb of Video RAM. You can only SLI cards with the same memory sizes.

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http://www.amazon.com/MSI-N580GTX-Li...4570127&sr=8-1
as this card has ca 30W more consumption then my current GTX560. I run it overclocked and I see no problems here. (almost on 1000Mhz Core)
As on the sites I've read they tested and they had max 20-30A, so I expect there will be no problem.
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Quote from: Svet on 30-August-11, 01:57:10
Oks,
625W-155W = 470W , 470W/12V = 39A
The MSI GTX 580 Lightning Extreme needs at least 42A at +12V
I would replace that PSU with better one, [more quality one, not Fortron] and single rail [not a multi rail PSU] ==> PSU's---2 x 12v---The Dual Rail Myth: https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=77071.0
with Single rail quality PSU like Corsair 650TX/V2, 750TX, 850TX or above depend of your needs
Ok, I'm going to CORSAIR HX1050, just to be ready for eventually SLI, overcloacking and to not upgrade 3x times :D
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I just bought a new computer with gtx 580 lightning and asrock z68 pro 3 motherboard. I am having issues with the pci-e slot and the graphics card. My motherboard doesnt recognize the card. I have updated my MB bios to newest one but it didn't help. I also tried the lightning in my old gaming rig and it worked fine there. Also tried my old graphics card in my new rig and worked just fine. Power wise I should be fine because my old rig has 600w power supply and it worked, new rig has 50 wats more and is more quality PSU.
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Quote from: Bas on 07-September-11, 04:33:45
AsRock already tested the combination and it works:
http://forums.tweaktown.com/asrock/45683-asrock-z68-pro-3-msi-gtx-580-lightning-issue.html
Maybe the motherboard has broken PCI-e slots, as Asrock suggested, goto a dealer and check it out with them.
The combination is not a problem, but if a PCI-e slot is broken it can explain all of this.
As the card works in other systems, it's hardly possible it's the card, else it would fail too.
And yes, because an ATI card works it doesn't mean the PCI-e slot is good, have seen such before.
He replaced the board with new one Asus P8P67 Pro and still doesn't works on-board led shows VGA init error.
So 2 different brand new boards with broken slots is very unlikely. [both of them worked fine with different video cards]
The MSI's GTX 580 Lightning worked fine in meantime with the same PSU [he also tested with different one and it works fine with both PSU's on 3th board] on 3th different mainboard.
It's some kind of compatibility issue [based on all facts]
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http://forums.tweaktown.com/asrock/45683-asrock-z68-pro-3-msi-gtx-580-lightning-issue.html
They test it but not with the same card Lightning card, they used reference card instead [MSI N580GTX-M2D15D5].
The VBIOS structure of the non reference design used on Lightning cards are very different compared to regular versions,
as well the card itself compared to reference one.

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However there is one annoying problem I have been having with the fans. For some strange reason the card appears to be spiking fan usage at idle for no reason.
I can be sat idle at desktop, or surfing the internet and for no reason the fan shoots up to 3500RPM.
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Quote from: JohnZS on 29-December-11, 21:02:31
Sorry I must admit I must have not made myself quite clear, it is both fans on the GPU which rev up to very fast speeds for a second or two. I have noticed that this only happens within the first say 10-20minutes of the PC being switched on, it then calms down and acts as normal after a while.
Even loading with Kombuster etc fans rev as expected to a speed to cool the card (~68C FULL LOADING in KOMBUSTER) I am pretty happy that this temperature is what I should be expecting as various reviews say this card is very cool compared to say a Generic 580. I also recall a post of your's Svet somewhere saying that the card loads from 65-70 depending on operation and cooling of case etc.
I shall have to take the side off and inspect the LEDs.
John
Quote from: JohnZS on 29-December-11, 21:02:31
Sorry I must admit I must have not made myself quite clear, it is both fans on the GPU which rev up to very fast speeds for a second or two.
Yes, i confused your case with this one: https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=155293.0
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Quote from: Svet on 22-August-11, 03:31:24
have you tried msi's drivers too? http://www.msi.com/product/vga/N580GTX-Lightning-Xtreme-Edition.html#/?div=Driver&os=Win7%2032
No I haven't. I didn't even think of that. I always go for the official nvidia drivers. I'm downloading it now.
edit: Installed them drivers, and no change. DTS-HD and Dolby TrueHD are still missing.
I found some "info" here:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4008/nvidias-geforce-gtx-580/4
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NVIDIA slightly revised their display controller for GF110/GTX580; the good news is that HDMI 1.4a is supported, the bad news is that full audio bitstreaming is not supported so it’s the same as it was on the GTX 480: 8 channel LPCM and lossy audio formats like DD+ and DTS. This actually caught us off-guard since we were expecting the full GF104 treatment here, but it just goes to show that this is a GF100-derrivative after all. Unfortunately this also extends to the number of displays supported – NVIDIA still only supports 2 displays on one card, so you need to run in SLI if you intend to take advantage of 3DVision/NVIDIA surround across 3 monitors.
If that's true, it doesn't look good..

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I bought the first 580 in april, it worked perfectly so I took the other one in (OC Edition) last month (mostly for BF3 :D)
Everything seem to work fine, at least almost.
Sometimes, I get BSoD, in game, but also when I'm on the web or starting the computer.
I tried to "invert" the cards, and I've found that the problem was coming from the 2nd GTX 580.
When pluggin the screen on it (2nd GTX 580), I've had things appearing. I couln't take a photo, but I've found one that has the same things:
I tried to uninstall completely the Nvidia driver, reinstall the WHQL version, the Beta version, but this problem still happens.
Do you have any idea how to fix this problem?
Or does that mean that the 2nd GTX 580 is "defective"?
Since the problem isn't happening all the time, can I still send the card back to where I bought it for a "replacement"? (if defective), I feel like they'll find no problem with it, and send it back :/
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This afternoon, I still had 2 BSoD, one in game, the 2nd occured when the computer rebooted (didn't have time to get to the desktop -> BSoD)
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Quote from: Dennis.MSI on 12-September-11, 07:19:19
Hi Clio16v (1.8 or 2.0? )
For your information:
We don't print clockspeeds on the box, but you will be able to find all product information on the label that is on the side of the box which has an MSI part number.
Using the codes on there, we identify a different "SKU" for instance, does it come with a game bundle, or is it only for a certain territory, is it OC'ed or not..
These codes are also what the reseller/dealer uses when he orders the cards.
In your case, if he matches the description of an OC card to a non-OC code, you end up with a product being sold (by a reseller/dealer) under wrong specs.
This is normal practice in the IT business, notebooks are the best example.
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This nice gaming machine comes with various configurations, one or two hard drives, 8, 12 or 16 GB of memory, BluRay or DVD, different keyboard layouts.
In this case (As the machine is just a few weeks old) we only have two different SKUs available of the GT780DX at newegg, but you can imagine that this varies per country ending up with a lot of different GT780DX's all with different specs.
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Quote from: Hyco24 on 27-November-11, 16:42:04
I wish I could tell you exactly what the issue is as to why your temps are showing what they are, but I don't have a straight answer for ya. I am just trouble shooting with you. From my experience it sounds like a thermal issue. Have you tried to run the fan at 100%? I know it can be loud but if it helps then it could be air flow, if it doesn't really help (4-6c lower) then it might be a bad thermal application.
Some other thoughts are since the card is down clocking, the voltage is being lowered while it is in 2D mode so temps should be low since there isn't very much activity on the GPU. I can't tell you what your specific card should be in this mode since I haven't had hands on with one. I would say that since there is very little voltage going to the chip temps should be in the mid 20s to low 30s depending on fan speed.
I understand not wanting to send a new product back it isn't fun to get a taste of the power and then have to send it back so soon. Since it is so new where did you get the card from? You should be able to take it back and exchange it for another one. That is if you went to a store to buy it. If you got it online you could send it back to them too, as long as it is a e-tailer.
If MSI says that it doesn't void the warranty by changing the thermal paste that is an option too. I would rather do that personally, but if you haven't done it before it can be scary.
I had every fan in my case at 100%, still running hot. I bought from TigerDirect. If something is wrong with this card, I'd almost rather just get a fresh new one instead of monkeying around with a brand new one with problems. I don't know why, but having to "fix" a $600 card just doesn't sit right with me.
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i got a problem with total available graphics memory with my gtx 580, it shown 3315MB only in nvidia control panel.. but i just saw people with same gpu with me has 4000+MB..
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and 4GB of RAM 2GBx2
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Quote from: limousine on 14-October-11, 19:17:12
i got a problem with total available graphics memory with my gtx 580, it shown 3315MB only in nvidia control panel.. but i just saw people with same gpu with me has 4000+MB..
Nvidia panel displays complete rubbish.
They also count some system memory with the amount of vga memory, which, with dedicated videocards these days, is to no point, since the card will never be able to use it.
Your card has, like Svet already said, 3072MB dedicated videomemory and thats all its gonna utilize, since thats the amount of VRAM on the pcb.
So your buddies with 4+GB VRAM are just showing off stuff they cant use and Nvidia controlpanel shows numbers and amounts of VRAM, you'll never have available, just like that stupid Windows Performance Index shows some numbers about your system that in reallife mean diddlysquad.
Besides, there arent any 580GTX's outthere with more then 3GB VRAM aboard.
Long story short, dont get all hyped up by numbers, you got what you paid for and there's nothing wrong with your amount of memory on that card.
Edit:
With my system Nvidia says I got 3071MB of video-memory available, but 1280MB is dedicated, dedicated being the true amount the card wil ever use, since my card has only 1280MB and not 3071MB.
Like I said they count some system-memory with it, although the card will never ever be able to use it, its just to screw people over.

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Firmware dump: docs.google.com/file/d/0B2hJKjMRhKEoVXhxc2VDekgwTlE/edit?usp=sharing

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I know the AXPii will fit on reference PCB, but unfortunately Lightning is not reference and has double stacked DVI, has any1 tried putting the cooler on Lightning yet? AFAIK AXPii has an extra cutout on the heatsink compared to AXP(1st), i wonder if the DVI port will still block the heatsink on AXPii (I know its definitely blocking AXP's).

Thx for your reply. The reason I want to use AXPii is because the cooler is too noisy IMO.
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/545/lightningv.jpg/
Anyway, do you mind to measure the length of the stacked DVI port for me? (blue line). Its ok if you cant, I understand.
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If I reboot the pc, the problem persist. I've run occt and unigine to test and both of them shows errors/artifacts.
But if I do a pc shutdown and wait for a minute and then turn it on, no errors in occt or unigine shows, and the card runs and render fine in the games for days, until something triggers the issue.
The card is running on factory settings, never OCed from that.
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CPU: Phenom II X4 BE 3200 MHz
OS HDD: Seagate Sata II 320 GB
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I dunno what is going on .
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Quote from: KillySG on 15-October-11, 02:43:45
Hi Svet,
I Though that too, but the card runs fine in another hardware but same PSU (tested stability of the psu also, checked the 80+ Gold status too in live test) and another not so fancy psu. One 275GTX runs flawless too. So I'm thinking in that my mb doesn´t like the 580 lighting (and loves the 275). I'll see a possible upgrade to one 990FX (MSI) next month, hoping the issues vanish
Thanks you again
by the same PSU you mean you take your PSU and used there, or in your second machine you have the same model PSU there too?
also do you use the same vga drivers when you tested them?

MSI Lightning GTX 580 delayed crashing

I have a weird problem here. I have a MSI GTX 580 Lightning 1.5GB that will crash after a few days of the PC being up and running. Let me try to explain the situation.
Cold boot. games play fine. no problems.
I always leave my PC on. Idle's all night and while I'm at work.
Come home, do general work.
Idle's for another day or two.
Sit down a few days later to find any game crashes after a few minutes.
Power down. Cold boot. games play fine for hours.
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Asus P8P68 Pro
Intel Core i7 2600K
8GB (2x2GB) G.SKILL DDR3-1866 Ram
OCZ Vertex 2 120GB SSD
Corsair HX850 Power Supply
This happens no matter if CPU and GPU are running at stock speeds. Tried several Nvidia drivers. It's been going on a while. I just upgraded from 275.xx to 285.62. I also never had any issues with CFX 6950's in this system.
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Quote from: compudaze on 05-November-11, 10:16:32
I honestly haven't tried reference 580 clocks. Only the stock clocks of the Lightning. But I don't see how that would affect anything. I can play for several hours without a crash. Then come back a few days later and it will crash within minutes. Cold boot, I can play for hours again.
I can still give it a try though.
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