I'm about to add a second HD3870 card to my system, but have never used CrossFire before. Is it simply a matter of inserting the second card and connecting that little bridge thingy? I know my MOBO supports Crossfire. Do I have to add a second set of ATI drivers, or do both cards play off the one ATI driver installation. I have the latest ATI drivers, and latest BIOS for my MOBO. Do I need to do anything else?
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Help in Crossfire HD3870 setup
- Thread starter rblews
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to set up a crossfire configuration make sure you have all of these:
1. supporting cards and motherboard
2. make sure your Power supply is enough
3. connect the cards to each other , power , and pci
4. configure in the BIOS you are using an CF
5. update drivers and make sure they support the CF
1. supporting cards and motherboard
2. make sure your Power supply is enough
3. connect the cards to each other , power , and pci
4. configure in the BIOS you are using an CF
5. update drivers and make sure they support the CF
Thanks! I have one 6-pin PCI Express power connector cable connected directly to the one 3870 card. When I add the second (CrossFire) card, do I connect a separate 6-pin power cable to it, or does the connecting bridge between the two cards allow the one power cable to support both cards? In-other-words, does each card have to have its own (separate) power cable connection?