Setting Up Amd Crossfire ™ /Nvidia ® Sli ™ Configuration - Gigabyte X299-WU8 User Manual

1-6 Setting up AMD CrossFire
A. System Requirements
- Windows 10 64-bit 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
(For the latest GPUs that support the 4-way/3-way CrossFire/SLI technology, please refer to the AMD/
NVIDIA website.)
® (Note 1)
- CrossFire /SLI bridge connectors
(Note 2)
- A power supply with sufficient power is recommended (Refer to the manual of your graphics cards 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.
Step 2:
Insert the CrossFire /SLI bridge connectors in the CrossFire/SLI gold edge connectors on top of the cards.
(Note 2)
Step 3:
Plug the display cable into the graphics card on the PCIEX16_1 slot.
 B efore installing the graphics cards, refer to the following table (the number in the bracket indicates the maximum
operating bandwidth):
1 Graphics Card
PCIEX16_1
a(x16)
PCIEX8_1
r
PCIEX16_2
r
PCIEX8_2
r
PCIEX16_3
r
PCIEX8_3
r
PCIEX16_4
r
a: Installed, r: Not Installed.
(Note 1) When using dual core graphics cards, only 2-way is supported.
(Note 2) The bridge connector(s) may be needed or not depending on your graphics cards.
(Note 3) W hen two or more graphics cards are installed, we recommend that you connect the power cable
from the power supply to the VGA_PW connector to ensure system stability.
Procedure and driver screen for enabling CrossFire/SLI technology may differ by graphics cards
and driver version. Refer to the manual that came with your graphics cards for more information
about enabling CrossFire/SLI technology.
Hardware Installation
/NVIDIA
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2 Graphics Cards 3 Graphics Cards
a(x16) a(x16)
r r
a(x16) a(x16)
r r
r a(x16)
r r
r r
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SLI Configuration
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4 Graphics Cards 7 Graphics Cards
a(x16) a(x16)
r a(x8)
a(x16) a(x8)
r a(x8)
a(x16) a(x8)
r
a(x8)
a(x16) a(x8)