Gigabyte GA-X99-SOC Force - Setting up AMD Crossfire;NVIDIA SLI Configuration

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Hardware Installation
1-6 Setting up AMD CrossFire
™
/NVIDIA
®
SLI
™
Conguration
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
(Note2)
/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 PCIE_1 slot.
 Refer to the table below when an i7-5960X or i7-5930K CPU is installed:
Refertothetablebelowforsettingupa3-WaySLIcongurationwithani7-5820KCPU.Makesuretouse
the GC-3SLI bridge connector.
A. System Requirements
- Windows 8.1/8/7 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
(CurrentGPUsthatsupport3-Way/4-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. Current
GPUs that support 3-Way/4-Way SLI technology include the NVIDIA 8800 GTX, 8800 Ultra, 9800 GTX,
GTX260,GTX280,GTX470,GTX480,GTX570,GTX580,GTX590,andGTX600series.)Forthe
latest GPU support information, please refer to the AMD/NVIDIA
®
website.)
(Note1)
- CrossFire
(Note2)
/SLI bridge connectors
- Apowersupplywithsufcientpowerisrecommended
(Note3)
(Refertothemanualofyourgraphicscards
forthepowerrequirement)
1 Graphics Card 2 Graphics Cards 3 Graphics Cards 4 Graphics Cards
PCIE_1
l l l l
PCIE_4 - - - - - -
l
PCIE_2 - -
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PCIE_3 - - - -
l l
PCIE_1
PCIE_4
PCIE_2
PCIE_3
1 Graphics Card 2 Graphics Cards 3 Graphics Cards
PCIE_1
l l l
PCIE_4 - - - -
l
PCIE_2 - -
l l
PCIE_3 - - - - - -
Tosetupa3-WaySLIconguration,usetheGC-3SLI-X99bridgeconnector.
C.Conguring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combination options are dependent onthe numberof
graphicscards.)