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System Requirements
Card Features
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To install the VGA card, your computer system needs to meet the following requirements:
Intel Pentium III
(and above), AMD K7 (and above), or compatible with expansion slot
128MB of system memory
Installation software requires CD-ROM drive
Operation System Support: visit MSI website for further information
Power supply of 350 (and up) watt is highly recommended for system stability
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Note: The VGA card shown here may vary from the actual card.
For further information, please visit MSI website at www.msi.com.tw
NVIDIA
CineFX
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Shading Architecture
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Microsoft Vista Features
Vertex shaders
- Support for Microsoft DirectX 10.0 Vertex Shader 4.0
- Encompass' Transform and Lighting
- Displacement mapping
- Geometry instancing
Pixel shades
- Support for DirectX 10.0 Pixel Shader 4.0
- Support for full pixel branching
- Support for Multiple Render Targets (MRTs)
- Infinite-length pixel programs
Next-generation texture engine
Full 128-bit studio-quality floating point precision through the entire rendering pipeline,with
native hardware support for 32 bpp,64 bpp,and 128 bpp rendering modes.
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NVIDIA SLI Technology
Patented hardware and software technology allows two GPUs to run in parallel to scale
performance
Scales performance on over 60 top PC games and applications
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Support for NVIDIA nView multi-display for scalable performance across two displays
API Support
Complete DirectX support,including the latest version of Microsoft DirectX 10.0 Shader
Model 3.0
Full OpenGL support,including OpenGL 2.0
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NVIDIA Digital Vibrance Control (DVC) 3.0 Technology
DVC color controls and DVC image sharpening controls
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NVIDIA UltraShadow II Technology
Designed to enhance the performance of shadow-intensive games,like id Software's Doom 3.
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NVIDIA Intellisample 4.0 Technology
Advanced 16X anisotropic filtering (up to 128 taps)
Rotated-grid antialiasing for removing jagged edges for incredible edge quality
Support for advanced lossless compression algorithms for color,texture,and z-data at higher
resolutions and frame retes
Fast z-clear
Support for normal map compression
New transparent supersampling and transparent multisampling antialiasing modes
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NVIDIA PureVideo Technology
Patented hardware and software technology allows two GPUs to run in parallel to scale
performance
Three dedicated video engines
MPEG-2 HD and WMV HD video playback up to 1920 X1080p resolution
H 264 hardware decode acceleration
Decryption supported for all standard HD Video formats-AES-128 CTR mode,AES-128 CBC
mode,and AES-128 ECB mode.
Industry's most advanced video algorithms
Overlay color temperature correction
Microsoft Video Mixing Renderer (VMR) support for multiple video windows with full video
quality and features in each window
Integrated HDTV output
64-Bit Texture Filtering and Blending
Full floating point is supported throughout entire pipeline
Floating point filtering improves the quality of images in motion
Floating point texturing drivers new levels of clarity and image detail
Floating point frame buffer blending gives detail to special effects like motion blur and
explosions
Dedicated video hardware reduces CPU utilization and improves overall system
performance
TV_Out Connector
HDTV-Output integrated
PCI Express Interface
DVI-I Ports
- HDMI supported
- Dual-Link DVI output
supported
512MB DDR2 memory
256MB DDR2 memory
128MB DDR2 memory
nVIDIA GeForce 8600GT
Fan Connector
SLI Interface (optional)
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Refer to the section of Enabling
HDMI Output to enable the HDMI
function.
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SPDIF Connector
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Reserved Hole
Enabling HDMI Output
Follow the steps
to enable HDMI Output function:
1. Find the DVI-to-HDMI adapter that comes with the package,
if provided.
2. Attach the
3. Ensure that the adapter is firmly installed.
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Consult your dealer to purchase the adapter if it
is not provided.
DVI-to-HDMI adapter to the DVI connector.
4. Use the compliant SPDIF Internal cable to
connect both the SPDIF connectors on the
VGA card and your mainboard. Make sure
to (1) plug the orange cable to the SPDIF-
pin and the black one to the GND-pin on
the mainboard; and (2) plug the other end
(2-pin white connector) of the cable to the
SPDIF connector on the VGA card. Note
that wrong installation may cause the
damage to the VGA card.
Follow the steps
to install the VGA card:
1. Remove the computer case.
2. Locate the expansion slot on your mainboard.
Warning: Inserting the VGA card into a
wrong slot may damage your card (refer to
your mainboard manual for more Information).
3. Put the card directly over the
slot
and press one end of the card into the slot
first. Gently but firmly press the other end
until the card is fully seated in the slot.
4. Secure the card with a bracket screw.
5. Install all other cards and devices and
connect all the cables, and then install the
case.
6. Connect the monitor. Now, you are ready to
install the software on your computer.
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expansion
To install the driver of the VGA card to your
computer,
CD
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nVIDIA
VGA Drivers
. Follow the on-
screen instructions to complete the
installation.
4. After finishing the installation, restart the
computer as instructed.
please follow the steps below:
1. Turn on the computer.
2. Insert the
into the CD-ROM drive. The
Autorun program will start the Setup
program, and show the setup screen as
right.
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: If, on your computer, the Autorun program does not execute automatically, please
1) enable the CD-ROM drive Auto-detect function from Control Panel; or 2) find and run
the setup.exe file manually from the CD.
5. Or, use the compliant SPDIF External
cable to connect the SPDIF connector on
the VGA card and the SPDIF-out
connector on the back panel of the
mainboard. Make sure to plug the end
with 2-pin connector of the cable to the
SPDIF connector on the VGA card, and
the other end to the SPDIF-out connector
on the back panel of the mainboard.
SPDIF Internal cable
Plug the 2-pin white connector
to the SPDIF connector on the
VGA card.
Plug the orange (OG) cable to the
SPDIF-pin and the black (BK) one
to the GND-pin on the mainboard.
BK
OG
SPDIF External cable
Plug the 2-pin connector to
the SPDIF connector on the
VGA card.
Plug this connector to the SPDIF-out
connector on the back panel of the
mainboard.
Please check out the following items to make sure that you get the complete product:
VGA card
Disk: Drivers, documentation, and applications
Consult your dealer immediately if anything is missing or damaged.
D-Sub Port
