ASROCK Fatal1ty X79 Champion Serie Bedienungsanleitung Seite 20

2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)
There are 7 PCI Express slots on this motherboard.
PCIE slots:PCIE1 / PCIE3 / PCIE4 / PCIE5 /PCIE7 (PCIE 3.0 x16 slots) are used
for PCI Express graphics cards.
PCIE2 / PCIE6 (PCIE2.0 x1 slots) are used for PCI Express cards with
x1 lane width. Such as Gigabit LAN card or SATA2 cards, etc.
Two Graphics Cards in
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CrossFireX or SLI
Three Graphics Cards in
3-Way CrossFireX
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3-Way SLI Mode
Four Graphics Cards in
4-Way CrossFireX
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4-Way SLI Mode
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PCIE Slot Configurations
PCIE1
x16
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Mode
x16
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or x16
x16
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or
1. In single VGA card mode, it is recommended to install a PCI Express
x16 graphics card in the PCIE1 slot.
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2. In CrossFireX mode or SLI
x16 graphics cards in PCIE1 and PCIE5 slots. Both these two slots
will work at x16 bandwidth.
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3. In 3-Way CrossFireX
Express x16 graphics cards in PCIE1, PCIE3 and PCIE5 slots. PCIE1
and PCIE5 will work at x16 bandwidth, while PCIE3 works at x8
bandwidth. Or install the PCI Express x16 graphics cards in PCIE1,
PCIE4 and PCIE7 slots. PCIE1 will work at x16 bandwidth, while
PCIE4 and PCIE7 works at x8 bandwidth.
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4. In 4-Way CrossFireX
Express x16 graphics cards in PCIE1, PCIE3, PCIE5 and PCIE7
slots. PCIE1 will work at x16 bandwidth, while PCIE3, PCIE5 and
PCIE7 works at x8 bandwidth.
5. Please connect a chassis fan to the motherboard's chassis fan
connector (CHA_FAN1, CHA_FAN2 or CHA_FAN3) when using
multiple graphics cards for better thermal environment.
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6. Currently Intel Socket 2011 Sandy Bridge-E Processors don't
support PCIE 3.0, but this motherboard is already PCIE 3.0 hardware
ready. It depends on Intel's CPU to enable PCIE 3.0. Please check
Intel's website for information on future CPU updates and releases.
Fatal1ty X79 Champion Series Motherboard
PCIE3 PCIE4
N/A N/A
x8 N/A
N/A x8
x8 N/A
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mode, please install the PCI Express
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or 3-Way SLI mode, please install the PCI
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or 4-Way SLI mode, please install the PCI
PCIE5 PCIE7
x16 N/A
x16 N/A
N/A x8
x8 x8