Setting Up Amd Crossfire ™ /Nvidia ® Sli ™ Configuration - Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC Force 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
Current GPUs that support 3-Way/4-Way CrossFire technology include the ATI Radeon
3800, HD 4800, HD 5800 series, and AMD Radeon
7900 series. For the latest GPU support information, please refer to the AMD official website.)
CrossFire /SLI bridge connectors
(Note 1)
- A power supply with sufficient power is recommended
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. (To set up a 2-Way configuration, we recommend installing the graphics cards in the PCIEX16
and PCIEX8 slots. To set up a 3-Way configuration, we recommend installing the graphics cards in the PCIEX16,
PCIEX8, and PCIEX4_1 slots.)
Step 2:
Insert the CrossFire /SLI bridge connectors in the CrossFire/SLI gold edge connectors on top of the cards.
(Note 1)
Step 3:
Plug the display cable into the graphics card on the PCIEX16 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 Catalyst Control Center. Browse to Performance\
AMD CrossFireX Configuration and ensure the Enable
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CrossFireX
check box is selected. If your system have more
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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.
Hardware Installation
/NVIDIA SLI Configuration
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HD 6800, HD 6900, HD 7800, and HD
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(Refer to the manual of your graphics cards
(Note 2)
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HD
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