Tm And Quad Crossfirex; Operation Guide; Installing Two Crossfirex - ASROCK X99M Extreme 3 Manual

2.9 CrossFireX

Operation Guide

his motherboard supports CrossFireX
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CrossFireX that allows you to install up to three identical PCI Express
x16 graphics cards. Currently CrossFireX
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CrossFireX are supported with Windows
bit OS.
1. You should only use identical CrossFireX
2. Make sure that your graphics card driver supports AMD CrossFireX
Download the drivers from the AMD's website: www.amd.com
3. Make sure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power
your system requires. It is recommended to use a AMD certiied PSU. Please refer to the
AMD's website for details.
4. If you pair a 12-pipe CrossFireX
ate as 12-pipe cards while in CrossFireX
5. Diferent CrossFireX
Please refer to AMD graphics card manuals for detailed installation guide.

2.9.1 Installing Two CrossFireX

CrossFire Bridge
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, 3-way CrossFireX
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, 3-way CrossFireX
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7 / 7 64-bit / 8 / 8 64-bit / 8.1 / 8.1 64-
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Edition card with a 16-pipe card, both cards will oper-
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cards may require diferent methods to enable CrossFireX
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Step 1
Insert one graphics card into PCIE1 slot
and the other graphics card to PCIE3 slot.
Make sure that the cards are properly
seated on the slots.
Step 2
Connect two graphics cards by installing
a CrossFire Bridge on the CrossFire Bridge
Interconnects on the top of the graphics
cards. (he CrossFire Bridge is provided
with the graphics card you purchase, not
bundled with this motherboard. Please
refer to your graphics card vendor for
details.)
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and Quad CrossFireX
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and Quad
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and Quad
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-ready graphics cards that are AMD certiied.
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mode.
-Ready Graphics Cards
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technology.
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