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Dual Graphics Cards

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July 24, 2014 10:08:15 AM

Hello i'm building a gaming pc and i was wondering how to setup dual monitors.
This is my motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
This is my GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
CPU: http://www.outletpc.com/yy7396-fd8320frhkbox-amd-fx-832...

Sorry i don't think that link is an easy click link. Anyway i have a FX-8320 and R9 270. Now i was wondering how do you setup a dual graphics card setup. I've seen people connect both graphics cards with this cord or link, will that come with the GPU? or the motherboard? Also how do you connect both GPUs to the monitor there seems to not be enough of the same links (sorry to be so vague, but could you connect one GPU to a HDMI and another to a DVI?) Is there anything else i should know? Any help is greatly appreciated.

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July 24, 2014 10:11:44 AM

seems like you are asking 2 things at once. Dual graphics cards and dual monitors. For Cross fire you use a cross fire bridge to connect the two cards (the bridge should come with each Gpu, and possibly one came with your motherboard). For dual monitors you connect both monitors to the primary gpu. You do not need to use the same interface for both displays; you could use hdmi for 1 display and dp for another, for example. Hope that touched on all your questions.
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July 24, 2014 10:21:27 AM

stokes1790 said:
seems like you are asking 2 things at once. Dual graphics cards and dual monitors. For Cross fire you use a cross fire bridge to connect the two cards (the bridge should come with each Gpu, and possibly one came with your motherboard). For dual monitors you connect both monitors to the primary gpu. You do not need to use the same interface for both displays; you could use hdmi for 1 display and dp for another, for example. Hope that touched on all your questions.


I don't see how i mentioned dual monitors but i don't mean that haha. Alright so after i use that firebridge connection i just have to boot the pc back up and everything will work right with the boosted performance?
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