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INTRODUCTION

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Prior to unpacking your new NVIDIA GeForce 

GTX 980 Ti graphics card, it is important to make 

sure you meet all the system requirements listed 

on page 2 for a smooth installation.
be sure to inspect each piece of equipment 

shipped in the packing box. If anything is missing 

or damaged, contact your reseller.

Equipment

The following equipment and documentation are included in the 

GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics card box. 

NVIDIA Driver Installation Disc

Contains:

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GeForce Experience Software 

For other operating systems and to keep your 

drivers current, visit 

www.nvidia.com/drivers

 

and download the latest drivers

• 

Digital version of this Manual and Driver 

     

Quick Start Guide

Fast and easy steps to install the GeForce  

graphics card.

Minimum System Requirements

 

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Motherboard 

PCI Express

®

 or PCI Express 3.0-compliant motherboard  

with one dual-width x16 graphics slot. 

 

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System Power Supply 

Minimum 600 W or greater system power supply with two 6-pin 

PCI Express supplementary power connectors. 

 

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Operating System

 

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Microsoft Windows 8, 32-bit or 64-bit

 

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Microsoft Windows 7, 32-bit or 64-bit

 

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Linux, 32-bit or 64-bit

 

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FreebSD x86

 

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System Memory 

8 Gb system memory (16 Gb recommended)

 

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DVD-ROM drive or internet connection for driver installation 

 

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300 MB of available hard disk space

 

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Summary of Contents for GeForce GTX 980 Ti

Page 1: ...USER GUIDE...

Page 2: ...NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti GEFORCE GTX 980 TI INSTALLATION GUIDE...

Page 3: ...tallation 5 Safety Instructions 5 Before You Begin 6 Installing the GeForce Graphics Card 6 Software Installation 11 GeFore Experience Software Installation 11 Driver Installation 13 Configuring SLI 1...

Page 4: ...best your games have to offer Plus with NVIDIA s GeForce Experience built right into its drivers you can take advantage of NVIDIA s tens of thousands of hours of testing to optimize your gameplay sett...

Page 5: ...to keep your drivers current visit www nvidia com drivers and download the latest drivers Digital version of this Manual and Driver Quick Start Guide Fast and easy steps to install the GeForce graphic...

Page 6: ...installed prior to installation of the drivers Remove power from your computer by disconnecting the AC main source before installation Do not operate this product near water or when your hands or bod...

Page 7: ...scharge your body s static electricity by touching a grounded surface before touching the graphics card A grounded surface is the computer chassis or some other surface you know to be grounded Use the...

Page 8: ...than one PCI Express x16 slots If you are installing additional GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics cards for an SLI configuration continue with step 6 2 way SLI or step 6 and 7 3 way SLI If you are only ins...

Page 9: ...interface is primarily used to connect a video source to a display device such as a computer monitor HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface Connector Supports output of both video and audio from t...

Page 10: ...ence GeForce Experience automatically checks NVIDIA servers for the latest GeForce drivers each day and notifies users if a new driver is available 1 Open GeForce Experience and select the Drivers tab...

Page 11: ...echnology developed by NVIDIA that allows you to connect identical GeForce graphics cards together to deliver increased performance You can enable SLI by either clicking on the SLI capable system ball...

Page 12: ...ion 3 Click Apply 05 Connecting your HDTV via HDMI allows you to output both digital audio and video from your graphics card to an HDTV Enabling Audio Over HDMI If you are connecting to your display o...

Page 13: ...erformance boost while maintaining smooth high quality edges by alternating sample calculations across each frame and each pixel Dynamic Super Resolution DSR This innovative feature can delivers 4K fi...

Page 14: ...bus architecture offering the highest data transfer speeds for the most bandwidth hungry games and 3D applications It also maintains backwards compatibility with existing PCI Express motherboards for...

Page 15: ...wing two conditions 1 this device may not cause interference and 2 this device must accept any interference including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device EUROPEAN UNION Europ...

Page 16: ...cation or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of NVIDIA Corporation Specifications mentioned in this publication are subject to change without notice This publication supersedes and replaces a...

Page 17: ...www nvidia com...

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