- Mar 27, 2015
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So, I've been looking all over the internet for a solution to this. I own an Alienware 18 laptop that I prebuilt on Dell's page. I made it so it came with Dual Nvidia GTX 780's for good gaming. I've been using both cards in SLI (To reduce the overheat and load), and it's worked great.
Last night, I downloaded a new game, and as per usual, I have to manually go to the Nvidia Control Panel to optimize my settings and allow both cards to function in the game. I apply both my cards and run the game. Interestingly, I notice the computer heating up a bit more than usual and stressing more. All my fans were working normally (even the secondary 780 one). But out of curiousity I go into the Nvidia Panel and see much to my surprise that my SLI isn't running both cards. It's supposed to show GeForce gtx 780m (2) and not GeForce gtx 780m (1).
Device manager shows both cards working. I manually opened my laptop and checked the condition of the cards; they're perfectly fine. All the components are in working order.
I've had some overheating issues lately, despite me cleaning my computer at least once a week and checking if everything is ok. I know gaming laptops aren't exactly the best for management, but my lifestyle requires that I move around a lot and I can't afford a desktop AND a Laptop for separate purposes.
Now it shows both cards, but one doesn't work and the computer overheats like crazy that it makes insane noise...
Any ideas? Thanks!
Last night, I downloaded a new game, and as per usual, I have to manually go to the Nvidia Control Panel to optimize my settings and allow both cards to function in the game. I apply both my cards and run the game. Interestingly, I notice the computer heating up a bit more than usual and stressing more. All my fans were working normally (even the secondary 780 one). But out of curiousity I go into the Nvidia Panel and see much to my surprise that my SLI isn't running both cards. It's supposed to show GeForce gtx 780m (2) and not GeForce gtx 780m (1).
Device manager shows both cards working. I manually opened my laptop and checked the condition of the cards; they're perfectly fine. All the components are in working order.
I've had some overheating issues lately, despite me cleaning my computer at least once a week and checking if everything is ok. I know gaming laptops aren't exactly the best for management, but my lifestyle requires that I move around a lot and I can't afford a desktop AND a Laptop for separate purposes.
Now it shows both cards, but one doesn't work and the computer overheats like crazy that it makes insane noise...
Any ideas? Thanks!
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