Crossfire Questions

[Albyno]

any help appreciated as im totaly new for ATi

1. does crossfire run better with 1 bridge or 2 with just 2 cards?
2. if question 1 answer is 1 bridge is the second for a 3rd/4th card?
3. if question 1 is 1 bridge does a second actualy detiorate the quality/performance or just not increase it?
4. what is the difference between crossfire and crossfirex if any?

Thanks in advance Tim

[Jaym14]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATI_CrossFire

Read!

[Albyno]

ok so i read! that but it doesnt state weather 2 bridges are actualy better or worse for CrossFireX. it says it works with 1 but nothing about 2

[glock19owner]

ok so i read! that but it doesnt state weather 2 bridges are actualy better or worse for CrossFireX. it says it works with 1 but nothing about 2


It just depends honestly...most of the newier cards see no performance gain using both...but the older cards needed both to run properly...CCC usally has a fit if both are not connected at times...but thats CCC :bang head

The 3870 X2 is setup for only 1...with my setup I have no choice but to run 1...

[IWasHungry]

Try using one connection. Test it out. Then try using two connections. Use whichever performs better and/or doesn't give you issues.

Nobody knows the real answer.

[Hardin]

Using 2 or 1 enabled crossfire x for me, I didn't notice any difference.