ATI Technologies RADEON X1950 XTX - Manual (Page 41)

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CHAPTER 7:
Using the Radeon ® X1950 XTX
with CrossFire ™
The Radeon ® X1950 XTX can be used as a Slave graphics card in a
CrossFire ™ system.
For the full system requirements necessary to put together a working
CrossFire
™ system, see the CrossFire ™ FAQ.
CrossFire ™ Overview
This section provides an overview of the main features and configurations
for CrossFire
™ . These topics will be covered in more detail in other chapters
of this manual.
Allowable CrossFire ™ System Components
The basic requirements of a CrossFire ™ system are a CrossFire ™ certified
motherboard with two PCI Express ® x16 slots, a CrossFire ™ Edition
graphics card, and a compatible CrossFire ™ Compatible graphics card.
A CrossFire ™ Edition graphics card works with all members of the same
brand-family. Thus a CrossFire ™ Edition graphics card can be used with
any Radeon ® X1950 product.
For an up-to-date listing of CrossFire ™ certified motherboards, see:
ati.com/crossfire
CrossFire ™ Rendering Modes
A CrossFire ™ system has four possible display modes:
• SuperTiling
• Scissor Mode
• Alternate Frame Rendering
• Super Anti-aliasing.