User Guide

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Chapter 1: Product introduction
Chapter 1
• 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