linking 2 GFX card together

[BorgCymru]

OK got my new mobo

ASUS M4A88T-V Evo

The on board GFX is a bit of a let down but I have a Ati HD 4670 card which I want to put in, I have read in the not so brilliant manual you can link GFX card, but how ?

Thanks

 

[BringTheRain]

Do you mean running TWO gpu's in SLI or in this case CF (crossfire)?

 

[KiiYzOo]

I think he means hybrid crossfire

 

[vanandjuanunited]

Is it not done through ATI CCC software as you would with crossfire

 

[BorgCymru]

I have no idea what I mean thats why I'm asking here

 

[BringTheRain]

I have no idea what I mean thats why I'm asking here

Over to you KiiYzOo.

 

[vanandjuanunited]

Have you drivers installed. If so go into ati CCC and there should be a tick box for crossfire

 

[marc1024]

If you see a system with 2 cards with a small bridge connecting them on the left hand side. This can be called SLI or CROSSFIRE depending on the card.
Your motherboard supports crossfire, and so does your ati 4670. So here is how you do it.

In your PCIex16 slot (the one with the small clip. Plug in your 4670. Now buy another 4670 and plug it in the other PCIex16 slot. then use the small crossfire bridge and connect them together.

Simples

 

[BorgCymru]

Ahh OK maybe mislead you here, wanted to link on on board GFX and the PCI-e card I have. Can that be done ?

 

[KiiYzOo]

Over to you KiiYzOo.

I use nvidia

there should be an option in the amd utilities or whatever it is for amd, like I said I've never been able to try as I have a nvidia card

 

[marc1024]

Ahh OK maybe mislead you here, wanted to link on on board GFX and the PCI-e card I have. Can that be done ?

Ok i dont know much about that but i do know the new low end AMD motherboards (A75 chipset) can link the onboard graphics in a AMD Llano A* CPU with a few cards. Even if you had this chipset, your 4670 would not work.

Other than that i dont know any way you can link your onboard with your dedicated card sorry.

 

[KiiYzOo]

it should be called hybrid graphics

 

[cmndr_andi]

Ahh OK maybe mislead you here, wanted to link on on board GFX and the PCI-e card I have. Can that be done ?

Aye, thats hybrid crossfireX - but the number of graphics card models that it works with is very small and specific to the chipset you are using.

With a 880G board I believe you need a HD 5450 card.

However, even with a 5450 running in hybrid crossfire with the onboard GPU i'm certain the 320 stream processors on your 4670 is MUCH faster (the 5450 has 80 SPs and the 880G has 40).