GIGABYTE GeForceTM 8800 GTS Graphics Accelerator GV-NX88S640H-RH - Manual (Page 3)

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1. Introduction
1.1. Features
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Powered by NVIDIA ® GeForce ™ 8800 GTS Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
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Supports the newest PCI Express x16
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Integrated with 640 MB GDDR3 memory
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Supports DirectX 10
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Supports NVIDIA ® SLI TM (Scalable Link Interface) technology (Note)
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Supports AV / S-Video and HDTV output
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Supports D-sub connector (by adapter)
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Supports 2 DVI-I connectors
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Supports HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) technology
1.2. Minimum System Requirements
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Hardware
- Intel ® Pentium ® 4 or AMD Athlon 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 power supply with 400-watt is recommended
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Operating System
- Windows
® XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2)
- Windows ® XP Professional x64 Edition
- Windows ® 2000
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SLI TM Configuration
If you are planning on using this graphics card as part of an SLI TM system, the
following is required:
- An SLI
TM certified motherboard with two PCI Express x16 slots and correct PCIe
chipset driver
- Two GV-NX88S640H-RH
- A power supply with 1000-watt or above is recommended
- An SLI
TM 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
(i.e. GV-NX88S640H-RH) and from the same vendor (i.e. GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY).