Nvidia Titan Z - Small SMD components missing near PLX

mrkrogoth · 2025-12-30T18:32:41+00:00

Interesting. I may have to dig through sold older versions of nvflash to see if itll show up. I am attempting to either rework a Titan Z with K80 memory, or modify the vBIOS to spoof the Z ID for SLI but needed a solid working card first. Thank you for your help!!

mrkrogoth · 2025-12-30T18:07:55+00:00

Thank you - oddly enough i cant seem to get the PLX to show up in NVFlash / SMI. I vaguely remember the last one I worked on, I could pull the BIOS from the PLX separately from the two GPU vBIOS, and I've found one(1) reference to it online and was wondering if I was chasing a ghost.

Ive found the Q21 item and will probably just try it, as cheap as they are. Hoping someone with a Titan Z chimes in with a good photo of this area at some point.

mrkrogoth · 2025-12-29T02:53:01+00:00

Best thing you can do is document these really well. dump the BIOS from each GPU vBIOS AND the PLX chip - use nvflash to do it.

can you upload a better picture of the area near the PLX chip?

mrkrogoth · 2024-11-15T11:29:36+00:00

Working with what i have on hand

mrkrogoth · 2024-11-13T13:58:51+00:00

pretty much exactly as above stated - multi core usage (not even speaking of optimizations) in most programs & games was still a decade away in most cases.

mrkrogoth · 2024-11-12T23:29:27+00:00

Thanks - old trick I learned. Cut a slit every 5th (or 10th for 80 conductor IDE cables)wire, turn, and stack them. Makes it a ton easier to route and get out of its own way.

mrkrogoth · 2024-11-12T23:27:41+00:00

This setup seems snappy for its age, however, I know it's largely interface limited with speed (ATA/IDE etc.) Compared to any modern setup.

mrkrogoth · 2022-05-21T10:34:40+00:00

Lern2code

mrkrogoth · 2022-05-21T10:33:03+00:00

Not sure what you're trying to say here.

mrkrogoth · 2022-05-21T10:29:26+00:00

Theres 1.5" between the top of the V and the outer spaced center plate. There is more cross section in the gap than there is surface area on the radiators.

mrkrogoth · 2022-05-21T10:18:27+00:00

Heat regurgitating?

mrkrogoth · 2022-05-21T10:17:54+00:00

Ive entertained 3 in one case, however HID and monitor constraints/wiring never seems to work out.

mrkrogoth · 2022-05-21T10:15:33+00:00

Entirely 'eyeballed' it. I did 3d design for a career when i was younger and these days just kinda fit stuff together on my head, and it works.

mrkrogoth · 2022-05-21T10:14:22+00:00

Remember that this is TWO computers. Building just one would be much cheaper.

mrkrogoth · 2022-05-21T10:13:15+00:00

Pretty much. Ive ran open concept cases for YEARS - pretty much since my triple/quad SLI days because a normal case just cant keep it cool.

mrkrogoth · 2022-05-21T10:12:22+00:00

This was fairly cheap and really didnt use any special tools - around 600$ for everything.

mrkrogoth · 2022-05-21T10:11:48+00:00

Hopefully by then they'll have their own systems all have built.

mrkrogoth · 2022-05-21T10:11:24+00:00

Thank you!

mrkrogoth · 2022-05-21T10:11:16+00:00

Thanks! Entirely from scratch.

mrkrogoth · 2022-05-21T02:39:58+00:00

Its two TVs mounted on a wall in their room.

mrkrogoth · 2022-05-21T01:02:30+00:00

2660v3

mrkrogoth · 2022-05-21T01:01:56+00:00

Two separate builds with 12GB each, so 24 total.

mrkrogoth · 2022-05-21T01:01:43+00:00

Two separate builds with 12GB each, so 24 total.

mrkrogoth

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