Setting Up Sli And Physx - EVGA 37062314 User Manual

EVGA Z390 DARK (131-CS-E399)

Setting Up SLI and PhysX

SLI and PhysX are NVidia developed technologies supported by EVGA motherboards.
SLI is a means of dividing the graphical load between multiple video cards, similar in
theory to how dual- or quad-channel memory works, or even how RAID0 works.
However, the software (e.g. game) needs to support SLI to gain from this technology.
PhysX is an NVidia technology that can be assigned to a graphics card or CPU for
programs supporting NVidia PhysX. As long as the PhysX driver is installed, which
occurs during a normal NVidia GeForce driver installation, the system will allocate
resources to support PhysX based on CPU or GPU load. You may, however, go into
the NVidia Control Panel and dedicate the CPU or a GPU to this function manually.
For a complete list of NVidia PhysX supported titles, please see this link:
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/technology/physx/games.
SLI requires two or more video cards that support SLI; have the same GPU family
(GTX 1080 Ti, GTX 480, etc.); have the same memory type (GDDR5, GDDR5X, etc.),
volume (3GB, 8GB, etc.), and datapath width (128bit, 256bit, 384bit, etc.). SLI also
requires a motherboard that supports SLI and an SLI bridge for the gold fingers of each
card in SLI. Providing the above conditions are met, compatible graphics cards with
different GPU and/or memory clock speeds will not prevent SLI from being enabled.
Note: For questions and concerns regarding NVidia Surround ™ and full setup instructions,
please see http://www.geforce.com/hardware/technology/surround/system-
requirements. As the possible combinations of setups between SLI, monitors, and
cabling are far too vast to label in this manual, also see
new/guides/how-to-correctly-configure-geforce-gtx-680-surround
walkthrough.
Installation:
1. Physically install your graphics cards, then install a SLI bridge; examples include a
Flexible bridge (included with this motherboard), an EVGA Pro Bridge, or an EVGA
HB Bridge. Current NVidia graphics drivers support 400 Series Fermi cards up through
GTX 1080 Ti and Titan XP cards. Driver support is determined by NVidia; please
check GeForce.com to confirm compatibility with drivers and SLI.
Once the graphics cards are physically installed, connect an SLI Bridge; your cards
should look similar to either picture below:
http://www.geforce.com/whats-
for a basic setup
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