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gaz2690   09-10-2009 at 04:04:35 AM

..hopefully u guys can help me :)...right im building my first computer and im just gonna run 1 hd4870 graphics card..now in the future if i wanted to use 2 hd4870 will i need 2 monitors for crossfirex to work or what how does it work?? or would crossfirex still work on 1 monitor?

gaz

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jitpublisher   09-10-2009 at 04:57:42 AM
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2 cards, 1 monitor. Each card basically handles half of the processing, so in theory, you should get twice the frame rates. It doesn't work out quite like that, but it does help a lot. Of course there are a lot of other things to consider, for instance the resolution you run at must be pretty high to see the most benefit, just google, there is a ton of info, literally a ton of it around.


Message edited by jitpublisher on 09-10-2009 at 05:16:27 AM
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FallenSniper   09-10-2009 at 08:38:52 AM
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Yep. As stated above both cards run together for output to just a single monitor.

Props for going with the 4870.

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gaz2690   09-10-2009 at 02:16:32 PM
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so if i have 2 cards i can just stick 1 monitor cable in 1 of the cards?? and it will work fine ?? how how does the computer know how to run 2 cards?

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microterf   09-10-2009 at 02:32:03 PM
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Yes, you can hook up 1 monitor. As a matter of fact, you can only use the output on one card when you use CrossfireX.

There is a Crossfire ribbon that you connect to both cards, and in the drivers you can either enable or disable crossfirex. The drivers is how the computer knows how to run 2 cards. Scaling is getting a lot better than it used to be.

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gaz2690   09-10-2009 at 03:39:19 PM
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ok thanks for the help guys puts my mind at ease :)

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