Name: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 5
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1-5 Installing an Expansion Card

Readthefollowingguidelinesbeforeyoubegintoinstallanexpansioncard:

• Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Carefully read the manual that came

with your expansion card.

• Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing an

expansion card to prevent hardware damage.

B. Connecting the Graphics Cards

Step 1:

Observethestepsin"1-5InstallinganExpansionCard"andinstallCrossFire/SLIgraphicscardsonthePCI

Expressx16slots.(To set up a2-Wayconguration,we recommendinstalling the graphics cards on the

PCIEX16andPCIEX8slots.)

Step 2:

Insert the CrossFire

(Note2)

/SLI bridge connectors in the CrossFire/SLI gold edge connectors on top of the cards.

Step 3:

Plug the display cable into the graphics card on the PCIEX16 slot.

1-6 Setting up AMD CrossFire

™

/NVIDIA

SLI

™

Conguration

A. System Requirements

- Windows10/8.1/7operatingsystem

- A CrossFire/SLI-supported motherboard with two or more PCI Express x16 slots and correct driver

- CrossFire/SLI-ready graphics cards of identical brand and chip and correct driver

 (CurrentGPUsthatsupport3-WayCrossFiretechnologyincludetheAMDRadeon

™

HD 6800, HD 6900,

HD7800,HD7900,R9200,R7200,R9300,R7300,andRX400series.)ForthelatestGPUsupport

information,pleaserefertotheAMDwebsite.)

(Note1)

- CrossFire

(Note2)

/SLI bridge connectors

- Apowersupplywithsufcientpowerisrecommended(Refertothemanualofyourgraphicscardsforthe

powerrequirement)

(Note1) Whenusingdualcoregraphicscards,only2-wayissupported.

(Note2) Thebridgeconnector(s)maybeneededornotdependingonyourgraphicscards.

Due to CPU limitations, read the following guidelines before installing the memory in Dual Channel mode.

1. Dual Channel mode cannot be enabled if only one memory module is installed.

2. WhenenablingDualChannelmodewithtwoorfourmemorymodules,itisrecommendedthatmemory

of the same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be used.

The four memory sockets are divided into two channels and each channel has two memory sockets as following:

ChannelA:DDR4_2,DDR4_4

ChannelB:DDR4_1,DDR4_3

DualChannelMemoryCongurationsTable:

DDR4_4 DDR4_2 DDR4_3 DDR4_1

2 Modules

- - DS/SS - - DS/SS

DS/SS - - DS/SS - -

4 Modules DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS

(SS=Single-Sided,DS=Double-Sided,"--"=NoMemory)

C.ConguringtheGraphicsCardDriver

C-1. To Enable CrossFire Function

After installing the graphics card driver in the operating system, go to the AMD RADEON SETTINGS screen.

Browse to Gaming\Global Settings and ensure AMD CrossFire is set to On.

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Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 5 Specifications

General

Non-ECC	Yes
Memory slots type	DIMM
Number of memory slots	4
Supported memory types	DDR4-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	64 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	2133, 2400, 2666, 2800, 3000, 3200, 3300, 3333, 3400, 3466, 3600, 3666, 3733, 3800, 3866, 4000 MHz
Supported memory module capacities	16GB
Processor socket	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Compatible processor series	Intel Celeron, Intel Pentium
Component for	PC
Motherboard chipset	Intel® Z270
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Enterprise, Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 x64
BIOS type	EFI AMI
ACPI version	5.0
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD
PCI Express x1 slots	3
Number of M.2 (M) slots	2
Thunderbolt headers	1
Number of SATA II connectors	0
Number of SATA III connectors	6
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.