Modern motherboards come with two PCI-Exrpess slots. This improvement allows the motherboard to work with two video cards at once. The two graphics cards work in tandem to enhance the graphics and overall performance of your computer. Also, such a hardware solution will help to stretch the picture on two monitors.
Necessary
- - two video cards;
- - special connectors.
Instructions
Step 1
Examine the motherboard carefully or read the documentation for it. Support for working with two video cards will be evidenced by the presence of two PCI-Express slots, as well as the SLI Ready or CrossFire mark in the documentation or on the packaging. The connection type depends on the types of video cards. As a rule, only identical video cards can be connected, that is, they must be from the same manufacturer and the models of video cards must be identical.
Step 2
Take two identical graphics cards. Make sure both boards support "command" operation. Examine the packaging or documentation for the video card - if it is a video card with an Nvidia chipset, then look for the SLI mark on the packaging, if it is Radeon, then the mark should be CrossFire.
Step 3
Install both video cards into PCI-Express slots after disconnecting the computer from the power supply. Turn on your computer. After loading the operating system, install on the hard drive the software from the driver disk for the motherboard to activate the mode of operation with two video cards.
Step 4
Implement the work of the two cards physically depending on the purpose of the modification. Connect the monitor via a special adapter if you are installing two video cards for higher performance. Or connect two monitors to the video cards if you need to display a large image on the screen. As a rule, two monitors can be connected with one video card, so before combining, carefully think about why you need this.
Step 5
Do not experiment with hardware that does not explicitly support dual operation. Without additional firmware, the two video cards will not work together if the above conditions are not met.
