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S
ystem Requirements
C
ard Features
Please check out the following items to make sure that you get the complete product:
VGA card
CDs
- Drivers and documentation on CD
- Applications on CD
Consult your dealer immediately if anything is missing or damaged.
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sing MSI Live VGA BIOS Update
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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
Minimum 128MB of system memory
Installation software requires CD-ROM drive
Interactive Program guide requires Internet connection for listing updates
Power supply of 400 (and up) watt is highly recommended for system stability.
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MSI Live VGA BIOS Update
This service enables you to update the latest VGA BIOS for your VGA card.
1. To update your VGA BIOS, click Live VGA BIOS item on the left column of the main page.
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2. If your VGA card does not support the Live VGA BIOS function, you will receive a warning
message on the screen.
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3. If your VGA card do support the Live VGA BIOS function, please pay attention to the message
shown on the screen telling you that in what circumstance flashing BIOS may fail to reboot.
4. Click Yes if you would like to try it at your own risk or No to return to the main page with
everything unchanged.
5. If you click Yes to continue, it will check the information and BIOS version of your VGA card,
and list them in a table.
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6. Click the graph button at the bottom to connect the MSI Live Update 3 Server.
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7. The MSI Live VGA BIOS will automatically connect the Internet and search the supported
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BIOS in the database of MSI .
8. If it has found one (or several) supported BIOS for your VGA card, click the InstallShield
Wizard button on the right side of the table to have the new BIOS downloaded and updated
automatically.
9. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the updating procedure.
NX8800GTS series
Note: The VGA card shown here
may vary from the actual card.
For further information, please
visit MSI website at
www.msi.com.tw
256MB DDR3 memory or
512MB DDR3 memory or
640MB DDR3 memory
nVIDIA GeForce 8800GTS
PCI Express Interface
DVI-I Port
Power Connector
unified architecture
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Technology
DirectX 10 Support
World's first DirectX10 GPU with full Shader model 4.0 support delivers unparalleled levels of
graphics realism and film-quality effects.
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SLI
Technology
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Lumenex
Engine
- 16x Anti-aliasing: Lightning fast, high-quality anti-aliasing at up to 16x sample rates
obliterates jagged edges.
- 128-bit floating point high Dynamic-Range (HDR): Twice the precision of prior generations
for incredibly realistic lighting effects--now with support for anti-aliasing.
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Quantum
Effects
Technology
unified Driver Architecture (UDA)
Giga Thread
Massively multi-threaded architecture supports thousands of independent, simultaneous
treads, providing extreme processing efficiency in advanced, next generation shader
programs.
Full Microsoft
Delivers up to 2x the performance of a single graphics card configuration for unequaled gaming
experiences by allowing two cards to run in parallel. The must-have feature for performance
PCI Express graphics, SLI technology dramatically scales performance on today's hottest
games.
NVIDIA
Fully unified shader core dynamically allocates processing power to geometry, vertex,
physics, or pixel shading operation, delivering up to 2x the gaming performance of prior
generation GPUs.
NVIDIA
NVIDIA
Delivers stunning image quality and floating point accuracy at ultra-fast frame rates.
NVIDIA
Advanced shader processors architected for physics computation enable a new level of physics
effects to be simulated and rendered on the GPU--all while freeing the CPU to run the game
engine and AI.
NVIDIA ForceWare
Delivers a proven record of compatibility, reliability, and stability with the widest range of games
and applications. ForceWare provides the best out-of-box experience and delivers continuous
performance and feature updates over the life of NVIDIA GeForce GPUs.
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HDTV integrated
Fan Connector
G52-V8012XB
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VGA is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.
Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.
Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
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Macrovision Corporation Product Notice
This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents
and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other right owners. Use of this copyright
protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited
viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is
prohibited.
Under the European Union ("EU") Directive on Waste
Electrical and Electronic Equipment, Directive 2002/96/EC,
which takes effect on August 13, 2005, products of
"electrical and electronic equipment" cannot be discarded
as municipal waste anymore and manufacturers of covered
electronic equipment will be obligated to take back such
products at the end of their useful life.
DO NOT touch the
cooling system since
it may produce a
certain heat while
processing tasks.
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