Just bought some new goodies from scan and set them up including dfi p45 mobo and 2 4850's with the intention of running them in crossfire.
firstly - the only bridge between the graphics card was supplied with the mobo, but there are 2 points on the top of the gfx cards where it could potentially attach - i've linked the 2 cards using the connectors nearest the fixing brackets and case (does this make any sense?). Do i need 2? why are there 2 connectors on each card?
secondly - how can i test that the crossfire is actually working? I know that the system knows the cards are there under device manager bu i want to check that they are actaully working in crossfre mode (the ccc is checked to enable crossfire)
lastly - arrrrgh the fans!!! I've got 2 palit cards - i bought them because the coolers looked big and i assumed the fans would be quieter than reference - doh! Come on - whats the solution, surely they dont need to run that fast in windows!!!! gpu temp is supposedly 39 degs
cheers!