Ready Graphics; Operation Guide - ASROCK Fatal1ty 990FX Professional Series Quick Installation Manual

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2.6 CrossFireX , 3-Way CrossFireX

Operation Guide

This motherboard supports CrossFireX
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CrossFireX feature. CrossFireX
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
enables the highest possible level of performance and image quality in any 3D
application. Currently CrossFireX
Service Pack 2 / Vista
are supported with Windows
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AMD CrossFireX driver updates.
1. If a customer incorrectly configures their system they will not see the
performance benefi ts of CrossFireX
CrossFireX
CrossFireX
to benefi t from the CrossFireX
2. If you pair a 12-pipe CrossFireX
cards will operate as 12-pipe cards while in CrossFireX
2.6.1 Graphics Card Setup
2.6.1.1 Installing Two CrossFireX
Cards
Different CrossFireX
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reX feature. In below procedures, we use Radeon HD 3870 as the example
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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Fatal1ty 990FX Professional Series Motherboard
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and Quad CrossFireX
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, 3-way CrossFireX
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technology offers the most advantageous
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feature is supported with Windows
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/ 7 OS. 3-way CrossFireX
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Vista / 7 OS only. Please check AMD website for
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. All three CrossFireX
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Ready graphics card, a CrossFireX
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Edition co-processor graphics card, must be installed correctly
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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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and Quad
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XP with
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and Quad CrossFireX
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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
graphics card manuals for detailed
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feature