crossfire bridge. Do you need it?

cly · Dec 21, 2010, 03:44 PM

I am looking at the crossfire compatibilty chart on the AMD site:

http://game.amd.com/us-en/content/im...ombo_chart.jpg

and in the bottom right corner it says "Internal ATI CrossfireX interconnected". what does that mean? I have read in different postings where it has said that this means that you do need the crossfire bridge and in another post said that it means you do not need the crossfire bridge. Can anyone verify which one is correct?

Psychoholic · Dec 21, 2010, 03:47 PM

Yes, you need the bridge. Im pretty sure that's referring to the bridge being internal (inside your case). Early crossfire setups had an external cable connecting the cards hanging off the back of your case.

cly · Dec 21, 2010, 04:32 PM

Does the crossfire bridge typically come the the GPU, MOBO??? I definately did not get one with either.

trickson · Dec 21, 2010, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cly

Does the crossfire bridge typically come the the GPU, MOBO??? I definately did not get one with either.

No . I have never been able to get one with the MB or even with a Video card . I had to order mine separately . Go figure

Just another fuck up from ATI . When I got my nVidia cards I always got a SLI bridge !

EiSFX · Dec 21, 2010, 04:45 PM

I got a crossfire bridge when i bought my HD3870 and with my now HD4870 whats funny is i even got a crossfire bridge with my current ASUS MOBO and it dosen't even have a 2nd PCI-E 16X slot and dosen't even support crossfire but it does support that crappy hybrid crossfire

trickson · Dec 21, 2010, 04:50 PM

Strange even with the NEW HD5770 I bought I did not get one ! I think they have bad QC or some thing .

95Viper · Dec 21, 2010, 05:16 PM

Depending on who you purchase it from; check the packages contents before ordering\buying.
I have gotten one(sometimes two) with every ATi card (that is crossfire capable) I have purchased, also, got one with my Gigabyte MB.
So, look at the contents of the package and make sure it includes what you want\need.

trickson · Dec 21, 2010, 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 95Viper

Depending on who you purchase it from; check the packages contents before ordering\buying.
I have gotten one(sometimes two) with every ATi card I have purchased, also, got one with my Gigabyte MB.
So, look at the contents of the package and make sure it includes what you want\need.

IMHO you shouldn't have to look at the box , They should include this stuff in every box with out fail . But they do not . it is not hard to get the bridges but it should be included in there box .

95Viper · Dec 21, 2010, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by trickson

IMHO you shouldn't have to look at the box , They should include this stuff in every box with out fail . But they do not . it is not hard to get the bridges but it should be included in there box .

Uh-huh, I agree; but, they don't; so, I was giving the OP a useful tip.

PopcornMachine · Dec 21, 2010, 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cly

Does the crossfire bridge typically come the the GPU, MOBO??? I definately did not get one with either.

It is generally dependent on the make and model you buy. Same goes for NVIDIA and SLI bridges.

trickson · Dec 21, 2010, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 95Viper

Uh-huh, I agree; but, they don't; so, I was giving the OP a useful tip.

I agree . Looking at the box and contents is a good idea . But for the most part it will say crossfire ready but not list the bridge as a part that is included . The HD XFX5770 had tons of information on the box but nothing about it coming with a bridge . Same goes for the MB I have . it listed tons of information but as far as parts went the list was not there . I think it is just a hit and miss with some .

cly · Dec 21, 2010, 06:48 PM

Wow. I just sent a techincal inquiry to XFX and asked them if my 4850 was supposed to come with a crossfire bridge. They said it does not come with a crossfire bridge but they will send one to me anyway.

trickson · Dec 21, 2010, 07:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cly

Wow. I just sent a techincal inquiry to XFX and asked them if my 4850 was supposed to come with a crossfire bridge. They said it does not come with a crossfire bridge but they will send one to me anyway.

Yep this is what I had to do .

overclocking101 · Dec 21, 2010, 07:15 PM

no you do not need a crossfire biedgw, with newer cards 4XXX,5XXX,6XXX the driver will enable croossfire with or without the bridge. they come with any ati gpu and some mobo's, or ebay

erocker · Dec 21, 2010, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by overclocking101

no you do not need a crossfire biedgw, with newer cards 4XXX,5XXX,6XXX the driver will enable croossfire with or without the bridge. they come with any ati gpu and some mobo's, or ebay

Without a bridge.. or two, you're going to have problems.

kenkickr · Dec 21, 2010, 07:36 PM

The only time I've heard of NOT using a bridge is when setting up Hybrid Crossfire(IGP + lower end gpu for example: 780G + 3650) or back in the X1900/X1950 days ATI drivers did support software crossfire but that didn't last long.

overclocking101 · Dec 21, 2010, 09:01 PM

I ran without a bridge on my 5770's for over a week till I found them.

Dec 21, 2010, 03:44 PM	#1
cly Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 77 (0.06/day) Thanks: 13 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts System Specs	crossfire bridge. Do you need it? I am looking at the crossfire compatibilty chart on the AMD site: http://game.amd.com/us-en/content/im...ombo_chart.jpg and in the bottom right corner it says "Internal ATI CrossfireX interconnected". what does that mean? I have read in different postings where it has said that this means that you do need the crossfire bridge and in another post said that it means you do not need the crossfire bridge. Can anyone verify which one is correct?

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Dec 21, 2010, 03:47 PM	#2
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Dec 21, 2010, 04:32 PM	#3
cly Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 77 (0.06/day) Thanks: 13 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts System Specs	Does the crossfire bridge typically come the the GPU, MOBO??? I definately did not get one with either.

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cly Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 77 (0.06/day) Thanks: 13 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts System Specs	Wow. I just sent a techincal inquiry to XFX and asked them if my 4850 was supposed to come with a crossfire bridge. They said it does not come with a crossfire bridge but they will send one to me anyway.

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kenkickr Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Springfield, IL Posts: 4,490 (2.25/day) Thanks: 1,024 Thanked 1,328 Times in 1,094 Posts System Specs	The only time I've heard of NOT using a bridge is when setting up Hybrid Crossfire(IGP + lower end gpu for example: 780G + 3650) or back in the X1900/X1950 days ATI drivers did support software crossfire but that didn't last long.

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overclocking101 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: vermont Posts: 2,636 (1.75/day) Thanks: 196 Thanked 405 Times in 363 Posts System Specs	I ran without a bridge on my 5770's for over a week till I found them. __________________ hmmmm cant have cpu-z or hwbot anymore me is sad

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