Setting Up Amd Crossfire ™ /Nvidia ® Sli ™ Configuration - Gigabyte GA-X99M-Gaming 5 User Manual

1-6 Setting up AMD CrossFire
A. System Requirements
- Windows 8.1/8/7 operating system
- A CrossFire/SLI-supported motherboard with two or more PCI Express x16 slots and correct driver
- CrossFire/SLI-ready graphics cards of identical brand and chip and correct driver
- CrossFire /SLI bridge connectors
(Note)
- A power supply with sufficient power is recommended (Refer to the manual of your graphics cards for the
power requirement)
B. Connecting the Graphics Cards
Step 1:
Observe the steps in "1-5 Installing an Expansion Card" and install CrossFire/SLI graphics cards on the PCI
Express x16 slots. (Be sure to nstall the graphics cards in the PCIE_1 and PCIE_2 slots.)
Step 2:
Insert the CrossFire /SLI bridge connectors in the CrossFire/SLI gold edge connectors on top of the cards.
(Note)
Step 3:
Plug the display cable into the graphics card on the PCIE_1 slot.
C. Configuring the Graphics Card Driver
C-1. To Enable CrossFire Function
After installing the graphics card driver in the operating system, go
to the AMD Catalyst Control Center. Browse to Performance\
AMD CrossFireX and ensure the Enable AMD CrossFireX
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check box is selected. If your system has more than two CrossFire
cards, select the GPU combination you want to use and click Apply.
(Available combination options are dependent on the number of
graphics cards.)
C-2. To Enable SLI Function
After installing the graphics card driver in the operating system, go to
the NVIDIA Control Panel. Browse to the Configure SLI, Surround,
Physx screen and ensure Maximize 3D performance is enabled.
(Note) The bridge connector(s) may be needed or not depending on your graphics cards.
Procedure and driver screen for enabling CrossFire/SLI technology may differ by graphics cards and driver version.
Refer to the manual that came with your graphics cards for more information about enabling CrossFire/SLI technology.
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