Reference; System Requirements; Hardware; Ati Crossfirex Requirements - AMD ATI Radeon HD 5850 User Manual

The following section offers troubleshooting tips and provides customer care,
warranty, and compliance information.

System Requirements

Hardware

Minimum requirements are:
Motherboard with one PCIe ×16 lane graphics slot.
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AMD Athlon™ or Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU.
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1 GB RAM.
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CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive for installing software.
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A 500 watt or better power supply with two 75 watt 6-pin PCIe power
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connectors.
Certified power supplies are strongly recommended; for a list of certified
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power supplies, see ati.amd.com/certifiedpsu.

ATI CrossFireX Requirements

Minimum requirements for ATI CrossFireX configuration using the ATI Radeon
HD 5850/5870 graphics card:
ATI CrossFireX-certified motherboard. For an up-to-date listing of
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ATI CrossFireX certified motherboards, see
certification.
A second ATI CrossFireX graphics card compatible with the ATI Radeon HD
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5850/5870.
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Reference

ati.amd.com/products/
ATI Radeon™ HD 5850/5870