Asus P8Z77-V LX User Manual

ASUS P8Z77-V LX
5-1
Chapter 5
5.1 ATI
®
CrossFireX™ technology
The motherboard supports the ATI
®
CrossFireX™ technology that allows you to install
multi-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. Follow the installation procedures in
this section.
5.1.1 Requirements
• In Dual CrossFireX mode, you should have two identical CrossFireX-ready graphics
cards or one CrossFireX-ready dual-GPU graphics card that are ATI
®
certied.
• Ensure that your graphics card driver supports the ATI CrossFireX technology.
Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com).
• Ensure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power
required by your system. See Chapter 2 for details.
5.1.2 Before you begin
For ATI CrossFireX to work properly, you have to uninstall all existing graphics card drivers
before installing ATI CrossFireX graphics cards to your system.
To uninstall existing graphics card drivers:
1. Close all current applications.
2. For Windows XP, go to
Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs.
3. Select your current graphics card driver/s.
4. For Windows XP, select
Add/Remove.
5. Turn off your computer.
• We recommend that you install additional chassis fans for better thermal environment.
• Visit the ATI Game website (http://game.amd.com) for the latest certied graphics card
and the supported 3D application list.
Chapter 5: Multiple GPU technology support

Asus P8Z77-V LX Specifications

General

ECC	No
Non-ECC	Yes
Memory voltage	1.5 V
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Number of memory slots	4
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	32 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	1066, 1333, 1600, 1800, 1866, 2000, 2133, 2200, 2400 MHz
Supported memory module capacities	16GB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
System bus rate	5 GT/s
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Compatible processor series	Intel Core i3, Intel Core i5, Intel Core i7
Maximum number of SMP processors	1
USB 2.0 connectors	3
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887
Cooling type	-
Component for	PC
Motherboard chipset	Intel Z77
PC health monitoring	CPU, FAN, Temperature
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II, SATA III
Graphics card	HD Graphics
OpenGL version	3.2
DirectX version	11
Maximum resolution	2048 x 1536 pixels
Maximum graphics card memory	1696 MB
Parallel processing technology support	2-Way CrossFireX, LucidLogix Virtu, Quad-GPU CrossFireX
PCI Express slots version	2.0, 3.0
PCI Express configurations	1x4, 1x16
Cables included	SATA
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E
Wi-Fi standards	Not supported
Networking features	10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS type	EFI AMI
ACPI version	2.0a
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	218 mm
Width	305 mm