The Official Unofficial Frau Kaleun Destroys The World* Thread

frau kaleun · 08-16-11, 07:12 PM

I now have all the expansion cards in the new case... backup dial-up modem, sound card, and both gfx cards. I've been uninstalling the ones that came out of this rig and removing them bit by bit. Got the old HD4650 back in this rig, which is the card that came preinstalled on it, and reverted back to the onboard audio so I can still listen to Ludwig for the time being.

Also got the memory sticks in. Now it's just drives and cable management, for which I'll need some additional accessories, and making a decision on extra fans. Oh and whether or not to stick something like extra USB ports into one of the 3.5 slots. Then I think I'm done with the hardware business.

And now, a question:

I need to know how to set up the Crossfire on the dual 5770s in the new rig. There are two of the little "tabs" on each card where a Crossfire cable could be used to connect them, but I don't know if that means I use both cables I have (one came with each card) or just use one of them.

I have looked on line and can't find anything that answers the question definitively. One thing says you need one cable for each card being connected, which would mean I use both cables and both sets of "tabs."

Another source has a picture showing only one Crossfire cable connecting the two cards.

None of the documentation I have for the 5770s answers the question either, the pictures in the manual I found online for them makes it look like it should only be one Crossfire cable but then it also shows BOTH power cables being plugged into the same card, which is not only physically impossible as far as I can see but is also contradicted by written instructions found elsewhere.

So - I iz cornfused.

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08-16-11, 07:12 PM	#20
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	I now have all the expansion cards in the new case... backup dial-up modem, sound card, and both gfx cards. I've been uninstalling the ones that came out of this rig and removing them bit by bit. Got the old HD4650 back in this rig, which is the card that came preinstalled on it, and reverted back to the onboard audio so I can still listen to Ludwig for the time being. Also got the memory sticks in. Now it's just drives and cable management, for which I'll need some additional accessories, and making a decision on extra fans. Oh and whether or not to stick something like extra USB ports into one of the 3.5 slots. Then I think I'm done with the hardware business. And now, a question: I need to know how to set up the Crossfire on the dual 5770s in the new rig. There are two of the little "tabs" on each card where a Crossfire cable could be used to connect them, but I don't know if that means I use both cables I have (one came with each card) or just use one of them. I have looked on line and can't find anything that answers the question definitively. One thing says you need one cable for each card being connected, which would mean I use both cables and both sets of "tabs." Another source has a picture showing only one Crossfire cable connecting the two cards. None of the documentation I have for the 5770s answers the question either, the pictures in the manual I found online for them makes it look like it should only be one Crossfire cable but then it also shows BOTH power cables being plugged into the same card, which is not only physically impossible as far as I can see but is also contradicted by written instructions found elsewhere. So - I iz cornfused.