Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H, User Manual

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- 19 - Hardware Installation
1-6 Setting up AMD CrossFire
™
/NVIDIA
®
SLI
™
Configuration
(Note) The bridge connector(s) may be needed or not depending on your graphics cards.
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.
A. System Requirements
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Windows 8.1/8/7 operating system
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A CrossFire/SLI-supported motherboard with two PCI Express x16 slots and correct driver
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CrossFire/SLI-ready graphics cards of identical brand and chip and correct driver
(Current GPUs that support 3-Way CrossFire technology include the ATI Radeon
™
HD 3800, HD 4800, HD
5800 series, and AMD Radeon
™
HD 6800, HD 6900, HD 7800, and HD 7900 series. For the latest GPU
support information, please refer to the AMD website.)
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CrossFire
(Note)
/SLI bridge connectors
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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. (To set up a 2-Way configuration, we recommend installing the graphics cards on the
PCIEX16 and PCIEX8 slots.)
Step 2:
Insert the CrossFire
(Note)
/SLI bridge connectors in the CrossFire/SLI gold edge connectors on top of the cards.
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
AMD Catalyst Control Center . Browse to Performance\AMD
CrossFireX
™
and ensure the Enable AMD CrossFireX check box is
selected. If your system has more than two CrossFire cards, select the
GPU combination you want to use and click
Apply . (Available combina -
tion 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.