Stuck in 3d Performance Mode

[Elganja]

This has been something that has been occurring for sometime now (ever since the 180.xx drivers, maybe before just can't quite remember).

This occurred with SLI and QUAD SLI... always:
-Core 0: Stuck in 3d Performance
-Core 1: Goes to 2d Mode
-Core 2: Goes to 2d Mode (quad, current setup)
-Core 3: Goes to 2d Mode (quad, current setup)


A couple details about my setup:
-Dual Monitors (2 Asus 26inch monitors)
-EVGA x58 SLI (Can see more details by clicking on the link in my sig)

A couple details about my 3d settings:
-Single Display Performance
-4 Alternate Frame Rendering (for quad)
-Max pre-rendered frames 4
-Besides this, everything else is the default settings

So I guess my question is, is this normal? Is there a way to fix this without using rivatuner to manual under-clock it? For some reason, I vaguely remember both cores at one point going back to 2d Mode (when I first got the card in feb 09).

 

[Qbah]

Unplug the other monitor and see if that changes anything.

 

[Elganja]

someone on hardforums said the samething... my response:

has this always been the case? I guess my own memory is flawed then

A follow up question. Can i hook a monitor up to each of my video cards then? Or will this not work? I suppose I could just try it and see what happens...

edit:

one more question. you say 3d mode, do you really mean 3d performance mode? Why doesn't it atleast switch to Low 3d Mode? I'm sure there are good reasons, I would just like to get a handle on it.