Graphics Card Setup - ASROCK 870 Extreme3 R2.0 Quick Installation Manual

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This motherboard supports CrossFireX
CrossFireX TM technology offers the most advantageous means available of combining
multiple high performance Graphics Processing Units (GPU) in a single PC. Combining
a range of different operating modes with intelligent software design and an innovative
interconnect mechanism, CrossFireX
performance and image quality in any 3D application. Currently CrossFireX
is supported with Windows
CrossFireX TM feature are supported with Windows
check AMD website for ATI
1. If a customer incorrectly configures their system they will not see the
performance benefits of CrossFireX
CrossFireX TM Ready graphics card, a CrossFireX
TM
CrossFireX Edition co-processor graphics card, must be installed correctly to
benefit from the CrossFireX
2. If you pair a 12-pipe CrossFireX
will operate as 12-pipe cards while in CrossFireX

2.5.1 Graphics Card Setup

2.5.1 Graphics Card Setup
2.5.1 Graphics Card Setup 2.5.1 Graphics Card Setup 2.5.1 Graphics Card Setup
Different CrossFireX
feature. In below procedures, we use Radeon HD 3870 as the example graphics card.
For other CrossFireX
refer to ATI TM graphics card manuals for detailed installation guide.
Step 1. Insert one Radeon graphics card into PCIE2 slot and the other Radeon
graphics card to PCIE4 slot. Make sure that the cards are properly seated
on the slots.
ASRock
TM
and Quad CrossFireX
TM
enables the highest possible level of
® XP with Service Pack 2 / Vista
®
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CrossFireX driver updates.
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TM
multi-GPU platform.
TM
Edition card with a 16-pipe card, both cards
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cards may require different methods to enable CrossFireX
TM cards that ATI TM has released or will release in the future, please
870 Extreme3 Motherboard
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