Questions tagged [crossfire]
CrossFireX is AMD's (previously ATI) name for their multi-GPU solution, that allows up to 4 graphic processor units to be connected together in one computer. This allows for each of the processing units to take part in the computational workload and improve the overall computational performance.
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Are AMD Crossfire multi-monitor restrictions active at all times or only when in a full screen game?
I'm considering a dual graphics card setup for 6 monitors. I'll have two identical cards, AMD Radeons, so I'd like to benefit from a Crossfire setup. I've read Crossfire will disable the outputs on ...
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Can I use crossfire with two AMD GPU with different chipset but similar performance?
I have an MSI R7 360 and I want to add an ASUS RX 550 to get better performance.
Is that possible or always the GPUs must be exact the same?
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Eyefinity across 2 Radeon R9 270 cards using mini display port
I have 2 R9 270 cards, each 1 has one Apple cinema display connected via the display port. I'd like to use Eyefinity to create a display group so my system treats them both as one giant monitor. ...
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Need to check a GPU Crossfire compatibility
I couldn't think of a better place to ask this question. Basically I have an older gaming configuration, but I don't have the budget for a new one, and least I can do is to upgrade my GPU.
My current ...
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What is the recommended dual GPU configuration on a dual CPU machine?
So there are about 4 PCIE in a motherboard, two of these are connected on each CPU, such as PCIE 1 and 2 is connected on CPU1 and PCIE 3 and 4 is connected to CPU2. Possible configurations were
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ASUS motherboard doesn't recognize second video card
New system, briefly:
ASUS Z97-A/USB3.1 motherboard
2x AMD RX480 video cards
Windows 10 (64-bit)
Latest BIOS, drivers, yada yada
This thing refuses to acknowledge any video card that is not in the ...
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Is there an alternative to SLI or CrossFire for gaming on multi-GPU setups?
The only options I've found for combining GPUs for better performance when gaming are nVidia's SLI or AMD's CrossFire, but is there another way to combine two GPUs to improve performance in games?
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Crossfire issues: not using both cards in some programs/games
I am running two HD 7970s in crossfire on my windows 10 rig. Through afterburner I can see that both cards are working in tandem when bench marking and in most games. However, I have noticed in a few ...
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Crossfire HD7950 with R9 380? Or other 300 series card?
I have a HD7950 (Sapphire Dual-X OC). I have read that it can be Crossfire'd with a R9 280X but can I crossfire it with any R9 300 series cards?
(I think the 380 is the equivalent to the 280X and ...
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Is it possible to use Nvidia cards with SLI alongside AMD Radeon cards with crossfire?
A total of 4 PCI-E cards. 2 with Crossfire and 2 with SLI. I know Nvidia disables Physx if it detects AMD cards, but let's assume we'll not use Physx anyway. Also under the assumption that we have a 4 ...
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Second PSU shuts down by itself under load
i have 2 PSU one 650watt to hold my i7-2600k 2hdd's and 1(out of 2) r9 290,the second PSU is 340watt and has only my second r9 290.When i load a game then the second psu shuts down and i get a bsod ...
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Advice on Gaming motherboard and SLI / Crossfire and HDMI/Sound connection
I have been looking at the following motherboard Z87M GAMING | MSI Global
I am a littel confused, it seems to offer a HDMI connection on board so I assume if I add a SLI / Crossfire (which it says ...
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Computer enters strange unresponsive state when idle after motherboard replacement
A few weeks ago I was playing a game on my PC when suddenly, I heard a screech typical of what you hear right before the power cuts out via my headphones. I thought that was the case. However, my PC ...
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What difference does sharing secondary PCIe x16 with other PCIe lanes (x16 and x1s) make?
I'm about to buy a motherboard and I have a difficulty understanding how sharing PCIe lanes works.
I have two motherboard options:
Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3
Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI.
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How many screens do two R9 290 cards support when put in crossfire?
How many screens do two R9 290 cards support when put in crossfire?
I know nvidia has the limitation of only supporting two screens when in SLI mode, what's the maximum ATI supports when using ...
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