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2.5 CrossFireX
This motherboard supports CrossFireX
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CrossFireX
technology offers the most advantageous means available of
combining multiple high performance Graphics Processing Units (GPU) in a single
PC. Combining a range of different operating modes with intelligent software design
and an innovative interconnect mechanism, CrossFireX
possible level of performance and image quality in any 3D application. Currently
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CrossFireX
feature is supported with Windows
7 OS. Quad CrossFireX
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1. If a customer incorrectly configures their system they will not see the
performance benefits of CrossFireX
CrossFireX
CrossFireX
to benefit from the CrossFireX
2. If you pair a 12-pipe CrossFireX
cards will operate as 12-pipe cards while in CrossFireX
2.5.1 Graphics Card Setup
2.5.1.1 Installing Two CrossFireX
Cards
Different CrossFireX
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feature. In the following procedures, we use Radeon HD 3870 as the exam-
ple graphics card. For other CrossFireX
release in the future, please refer to AMD
installation guide.
Step 1.
Insert one Radeon graphics card into PCIE2 slot and the other Radeon
graphics card to PCIE4 slot. Make sure that the cards are properly seated
on the slots.
and Quad CrossFireX
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feature are supported with Windows
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CrossFireX
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Ready graphics card, a CrossFireX
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Edition co-processor graphics card, must be installed correctly
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multi-GPU platform.
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cards may require different methods to enable CrossFi-
ASRock 970 Extreme3 Motherboard
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Operation Guide
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and Quad CrossFireX
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enables the highest
®
XP with Service Pack 2 / Vista
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driver updates.
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. All three CrossFireX
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Ready motherboard and a
Edition card with a 16-pipe card, both
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mode.
-Ready Graphics
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cards that AMD
has released or will
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graphics card manuals for detailed
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feature.
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/
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Vista
/ 7 OS only.
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components, a
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