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Connectivity wise the output connectors will vary per brand. But on this card we see four connectors all supporting high-resolution monitors. We get two display port connectors (mini), HDMI and a DVI connector. The cards will come with monitor connector dongles and adapters.

If you look to the lower left, AMD allows you to opt for the multi-GPU road with Crossfire(X) as an option. You can pair two, three or even four cards in one PC and have them do a decent workout. Crossfire is setting the same cards up in multi-GPU mode, and CrossfireX is mixing different cards say 6950 and 7950 and set them up in Crossfire mode.

If you peek to the right of the Crossfire fingers on the photo you'll see a small switch, the 1 and 2 position are actually a Dual BIOS toggle switch. Setting 2 returns the card to factory default, setting 1 is an unprotected mode which allows you to overclock and tweak. So, mode two is your failsafe BIOS.

You will need to hook the card up to your power supply with two 6-pin PCIe PEG connector. We recommend a 500W power supply to start with, with one card of course.

Overall the card remains cooled within very acceptable limits and it isn't noisy either. But you'll learn all about that over the next few pages.