Gigabyte GV-N98T-256H, User Manual

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1. Introduction
1.1. Features
• Powered by NVIDIA
®
GeForce
TM
9800 GT Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
• Supports PCI Express 2.0
• Integrated with 512 MB GDDR3 memory (For GV-N98T-512H only)
• Integrated with 256 MB GDDR3 memory (For GV-N98T-256H only)
• Supports DirectX 10
• Supports NVIDIA
®
SLI
TM
(Scalable Link Interface) technology
(Note)
• Supports AV / S-Video / TV-Out
• Supports 2 DVI-I connectors
• Supports HDMI connector (by adapter, optional item)
• Supports 1 D-Sub connectors (by adapter, optional item)
• Supports HDTV output (by adapter, optional item)
• Supports HDCP (High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection) technology
1.2. Minimum System Requirements
• Hardware
-
Intel
®
Pentium
®
/Core
TM
2 or AMD Athlon
TM
/Phenom
TM
- 128 MB of system memory; 2 GB or more for best performance
- Optical drive for software installation (CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive)
- A 450 Watt power supply or above is a must
• 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 PCI Express x16 slots and correct chipset driver
- Two GV-N98T-512H/GV-N98T-256H
- A power supply with 550-watt or above is recommended
- An SLI bridge connector
(Note) SLI technology requires a PCI Express motherboard with two x16 physical connectors.
Graphics cards working in an SLI configuration must be with the same model name
(e.g. GV-N98T-512H/GV-N98T-256H) and from the same vendor (e.g. GIGABYTE
TECHNOLOGY).