Gigabyte GA-Z170X-SOC Force - Setting up AMD Crossfire;NVIDIA SLI Configuration

- 20 -Hardware Installation
1-6 Setting up AMD CrossFire
™
/NVIDIA
®
SLI
™
Conguration
A. System Requirements
- Windows 10/8.1/7 operating system
- A CrossFire/SLI-supported motherboard with two 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.)
- CrossFire
(Note1)
/SLI bridge connectors
- Apowersupplywithsufcientpowerisrecommended(Refertothemanualofyourgraphicscardsforthe
powerrequirement)
(Note2)
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conguration,werecommendinstallingthegraphicscardsinthePCIEX16_1
andPCIEX16_2slots.Tosetupa3-Wayconguration,werecommendinstallingthegraphicscardsonthe
PCIEX16_1,PCIEX8_1,andPCIEX16_2slots.)
Step 2:
Insert the CrossFire
(Note1)
/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_1 slot.
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.)
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 CongureSLI,Surround,
Physx screen and ensure Maximize 3D performance is enabled.