Chapter 1 Getting Started; System Requirements; Requirements For Single-Card Installations; Requirements For Amd Crossfire Technology - AMD Radeon HD 7790 User Manual

Before you begin installing your new AMD Radeon™ HD 7790 graphics card (P/N: 102-
C58203-xx, or 102-C58501-xx), please make sure you have the proper system
requirements and have completed the required preinstallation tasks as outlined in this
chapter.

1.1 System Requirements

1.1.1 Requirements for Single-card Installations

Minimum requirements for installing a single AMD Radeon™ HD 7790 graphics card:
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1.1.2 Requirements for AMD CrossFire™ Technology
Minimum requirements for installing an additional graphics card for
AMD CrossFire configuration:
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PCI Express® based PC with one ×16 lane graphics slot available on the
motherboard.
AMD Athlon™ or Intel Pentium® 4 CPU.
500-watt or better power supply with one 6-pin PCIe® power connector.
Certified power supplies are strongly recommended; for a list of certified power
supplies, see ati.amd.com/certifiedpsu.
4 GB RAM (6 GB RAM or greater is recommended for AMD CrossFire™
technology).
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive for installing software.
Use of three or more displays with AMD Eyefinity technology requires
DisplayPort-capable displays or AMD Eyefinity validated dongles. For more
information, see Chapter 3 Display Configuration (p.
64-bit operating system (highly recommended).
Windows® 7, Windows® 8, or Windows Vista®.
AMD CrossFire certified motherboard. For an up-to-date listing of
AMD CrossFire certified motherboards, see
Pages/certified-components.aspx.
A second AMD Radeon™ HD 7790 graphics card.
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