Gigabyte GV-N26UD-896M, User Manual

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- 5 - Introduction
1. Introduction
1.1. Features
• Powered by NVIDIA
®
GeForce
TM
GTX 260 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
• Supports PCI Express 2.0
• Integrated with 896 MB GDDR3 memory
• Supports DirectX 10
• Supports NVIDIA
®
SLI
TM
(Scalable Link Interface) technology
(Note 1)
• Supports 2 Dual-Link DVI-I connectors(Only for GV-N26UD-896M Rev1.0)
• Supports Dual-Link DVI-I / D-Sub / HDMI connectors(Only for GV-N26UD-896M Rev2.0)
• Supports HDCP (High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection) technology
1.2. Minimum System Requirements
• Hardware
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550-watt system power supply specification or above is recommended.
- Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 or AMD Athlon
TM
XP class
- 1 GB of system memory; 2 GB or more for best performance
- Optical drive for software installation (CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive)
• Operating System
-
Windows
®
Vista
- Windows
®
XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2)
- Windows
®
XP Professional x64 Edition
• SLI
TM
Configuration
If you are planning on using this graphics card as part of an SLI system, the following
are required:
-
An SLI certified motherboard with two/three PCIe x16 slots and correct chipset driver
- Two GV-N26UD-896M for SLI configuration;
Three GV-N26UD-896M for 3-way SLI configuration
- A power supply with 900-watt or above is recommended
- An SLI bridge connector or 3-way SLI bridge connector
(Note 1) SLI technology requires a PCI Express motherboard with two/three x16 physical connectors.
Graphics cards working in an SLI configuration must be with the same model name
(e.g. GV-N26UD-896M) and from the same vendor (e.g. GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY).