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What is the deal with the cross fire setup on this board. This is not making any sense.

 

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What? It makes perfect sense. It's for 5-slot cases. (350D)

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What is the deal with the cross fire setup on this board. This is not making any sense.

 

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if you mean the lack of crossfire bridge some gpus dont need it

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Well I have a 4 slot case so that makes sense. But on the other hand how are you sopose to plug you usb 3/2 etc. The card hangs over everything. 

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Well I have a 4 slot case so that makes sense. But on the other hand how are you sopose to plug you usb 3/2 etc. The card hangs over everything.

you first plug the connectors, then install the card. Like usual.

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that would make sense but not on this board. it is impossible to do so, look how much it covers everything. the gpu is hanging over the board..

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that would make sense but not on this board. it is impossible to do so, look how much it covers everything. the gpu is hanging over the board..

That's not an issue--It's pretty much how it is for all itx boards.

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That's not an issue--It's pretty much how it is for all itx boards.

Thats understandable. Has anyone done it before. Ive looked and looked and cant seem to come up with anything. 

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And why is it that the AMD boards all designed like this and not the Intels?

 

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well either way if you do x-fire

You can't use the pci-e 1x slot since the cooler will block them

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