User Guide

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ASUS ESC700 G3
• WerecommendthatyouprovidesufcientpowerwhenrunningCrossFireX™orSLI™
mode.
• ConnectachassisfantothemotherboardconnectorlabeledREAR_FAN1orFRNT_
FAN1-3 when using multiple graphics cards for better thermal environment.
40-LANE CPU PCI Express 3.0 operating mode
VGA
configuration
PCIe 3.0/2.0
x16_1
PCIe 3.0/2.0
x16_2
PCIe 3.0/2.0
x16_3
PCIe 3.0/2.0
x16_4
PCIe 3.0/2.0
x16_5
SingleVGA/PCIe
card
N/A x16 N/A N/A N/A
DualVGA/PCIe
cards
N/A x16 x16 N/A N/A
TripleVGA/PCIe
cards
N/A x16 x16 N/A x8
QuintupleVGA/
PCIe cards
x8 x8 x8 x8 x8
28-LANE CPU PCI Express 3.0 operating mode
VGA
configuration
PCIe 3.0/2.0
x16_1
PCIe 3.0/2.0
x16_2
PCIe 3.0/2.0
x16_3
PCIe 3.0/2.0
x16_4
PCIe 3.0/2.0
x16_5
SingleVGA/PCIe
card
N/A x16 N/A N/A N/A
DualVGA/PCIe
cards
N/A x16 x8 N/A N/A
QuintupleVGA/
PCIe cards
x8 x8 x8 N/A x4
40-LANE CPU VGA configuration
28-LANE CPU VGA configuration
2.8.2 Configuring an expansion card