How to see if my motherboard supports dual gpu

[M05K]

how to see if my motherboard supports dual gpu?

 

[Andrew Buck]

how to see if my motherboard supports dual gpu?

Well what is it? If it has 2 or more PCIe 2.0 or 3.0 x8 or above slots, it is probably SLI/Crossfire compatible.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Specs will state the board is SLI for Nvidia compatible or Crossfire for AMD compatible.

 

[M05K]

In HWiNFO64 this is what I get :

Motherboard Slots: 2xPCI Express x1, 2xPCI Express x16

USB Port Count: 10 ports
SATA Ports 2 and 3: Supported
SATA Port 1 6 Gb/s: Supported
SATA Port 0 6 Gb/s: Supported
PCI Interface: Supported
Intel Anti-Theft Technology: Supported
PCI Express Ports 7 and 8: Supported
Data Center Manageability Interface (DCMI): Supported
Node Manager: Supported

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Name of your board or computer make and model?

 

[M05K]

Motherboard Model: ASUS M51AC
Motherboard Chipset: Intel H87 (Lynx Point)
PCI Express Version Supported: v3.0
USB Version Supported: v3.0


Computer Brand Name: ASUS M51AC

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

It can't run Dual cards ....Sorry.

 

[M05K]

Dual cards like 2 Cards running right?

Im talking about running the 4870 X2 Sorry I didnt said.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

No , the board doesn't support dual cards.

 

[M05K]

But the graphic card only fills 1 slot...

Where did you saw that btw?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Expansion Slots
2 x PCI-e x 1
1 x PCI-e x 4 *1
1 x PCI-e x 16

 

[M05K]

http://www.hisdigital.com/UserFiles/product/200810241516235872.jpg

As you can see it fills 2 slots but only uses one...

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Your board can support it if it fits in your case , I thought you meant you wanted to use 2 cards.

 

[M05K]

Im sorry SR-73 Blackbird, Like I said the model was 4870 x2 , I think you though X2 means 2 Graphic Cards. But this one is like 2 card in just 1, so it supports right?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Just make sure the length of the card fits your case , you do have a slot open for it .

 

[M05K]

Oki doki, so no worries on using a card which is like 2 card only with 1 PCI-E x16 right?

But yea im going to see. One more question Blackbird

Do I need to use Antistatic wrist strap?

Really thank you for your help

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

To ground yourself just touch the chassis before you mess with the card etc.

You can use a strap , but I don't.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Most cards are double wide but consume 1 slot.

 

[M05K]

Thank you, so like I said, no worries about using a this model of card which is like 2 GRAPHICS card's only with 1 PCI-E x16 right?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Bake sure both slots are open on the back of the case where you put the card in also.

 

[M05K]

http://assets.hardwaresphere.com/uploads/2011/02/Shuttle-XPC-Barebone-SH67H3-and-SH67H7-Mini-PC-rear-panel.jpg An example

Your talking the grey slots on the right? Yea if its not open , I just need to remove it, I have 4 grey slots like that one

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Look at the red outline you will need to remove both covers for the card.

It will look like this with card installed.

 

[M05K]

Yea but that its not hard I think, it's pretty easy.

Last question: no worries about using a this model of card which is like 2 GRAPHICS card's one 1 Graphic card with 1 PCI-E x16 right?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Yes it's meant to go in only one PCIE slot.

 

[M05K]

Blackbird, really thank you for your time and your help.

Really thank you D