Tm Tm; Graphics Card Setup; Installing Two Crossfirex - ASROCK 970 Extreme3 User Manual

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2.5 CrossFireX and Quad CrossFireX
This motherboard supports CrossFireX
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CrossFireX 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
possible level of performance and image quality in any 3D application. Currently
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CrossFireX feature is supported with Windows
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7 OS. Quad CrossFireX feature are supported with Windows
Please check AMD website for AMD
1. If a customer incorrectly configures their system they will not see the
performance benefi ts of CrossFireX
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CrossFireX Ready graphics card, a CrossFireX
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CrossFireX Edition co-processor graphics card, must be installed correctly
to benefi t from the CrossFireX
2. If you pair a 12-pipe CrossFireX
cards will operate as 12-pipe cards while in CrossFireX

2.5.1 Graphics Card Setup

2.5.1.1 Installing Two CrossFireX

Cards
Different CrossFireX
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reX feature. In the following procedures, we use Radeon HD 3870 as the exam-
ple graphics card. For other CrossFireX
release in the future, please refer to AMD
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.
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Operation Guide
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and Quad CrossFireX
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XP with Service Pack 2 / Vista
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CrossFireX driver updates.
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. All three CrossFireX
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multi-GPU platform.
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Edition card with a 16-pipe card, both
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-Ready Graphics
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cards may require different methods to enable CrossFi-
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cards that AMD
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graphics card manuals for detailed
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feature.
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enables the highest
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Vista / 7 OS only.
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components, a
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Ready motherboard and a
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mode.
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has released or will
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