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Can I use 2 monitors with CF or is it like SLI?

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Romstar   06-04-2007 at 12:02:49 AM

I was wondering if I could use 2 monitors with 2 2900 xt's and if not why? To me it makes no sense how you get another video card and cannot use another monitor.....

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senor_bob   06-04-2007 at 05:24:24 AM
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yes. look at the link below at the crossfire faq.

http://ati.amd.com/technology/crossfire/faq.html


As far as I know, it is like SLI and only runs one display when you actually are using Crossfire, which is to say that both GPUs are combining their power to drive one display quickly in a game, as opposed to simply having both cards installed and the little Crossfire jumper connected. Read ATI's answer carefully:

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8. Can I use the CrossFire platform to drive multiple displays?

A. Yes, the CrossFire platform will work with ATI’s SurroundView™ multi-monitor technology to enable up to 5 separate displays when not running in CrossFire mode.

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