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Question posted by vegardodegaard on May 8th, 2013

Can It Run Crossfire?

From what I have read the 2nd PCIe 16x sized slot seems to only run at 4x? I have also tried to find the NB Config for the PCIe brackets in BIOS. It doesn't show. Will they be shown only when a 2nd card is put in?

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Answer #1: Posted by cljeffrey on May 22nd, 2013 3:26 PM

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Yes this unit can run cross fire. Information on how to setup crossfire is on chapter 5 of your manual. If you don't have a manual, you can get it in the link below.
http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/LGA1155/P8Z77-V/E7074_P8Z77-V.pdf

The second slot runs at 8x and the third slot runs at 4x.
If you run cross fire, the recommended speed is 8x/8x. If you want to run 16x/4x, make sure you have the higher end card in the 4x and the lower end card in the 16x.

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