Gigabyte X299-WU8 - Setting up AMD Crossfire;NVIDIA SLI Configuration

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Hardware Installation
1-6 Setting up AMD CrossFire
™
/NVIDIA
®
SLI
™
Conguration
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.
(Note1) Whenusingdualcoregraphicscards,only2-wayissupported.
(Note2) Thebridgeconnector(s)maybeneededornotdependingonyourgraphicscards.
(Note3) Whentwoormoregraphicscardsareinstalled,werecommendthatyouconnectthepowercable
from the power supply to the VGA_PW connector to ensure system stability.
A. System Requirements
- Windows 10 64-bit 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
 (ForthelatestGPUsthatsupportthe4-way/3-wayCrossFire/SLItechnology,pleaserefertotheAMD/
NVIDIA
®
website.)
(Note1)
- CrossFire
(Note2)
/SLI bridge connectors
- Apowersupplywithsufcient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.
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 PCIEX16_1 slot.
 Beforeinstallingthegraphicscards,refertothefollowingtable(thenumberinthebracketindicatesthemaximum
operatingbandwidth):
1 Graphics Card 2 Graphics Cards 3 Graphics Cards 4 Graphics Cards 7 Graphics Cards
PCIEX16_1 a(x16) a(x16) a(x16) a(x16) a(x16)
PCIEX8_1
r r r r
a(x8)
PCIEX16_2
r
a(x16) a(x16) a(x16) a(x8)
PCIEX8_2
r r r r
a(x8)
PCIEX16_3
r r
a(x16) a(x16) a(x8)
PCIEX8_3
r r r r
a(x8)
PCIEX16_4
r r r
a(x16) a(x8)
a: Installed, r: Not Installed.