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English 1-6 Setup of an SLI (Scalable Link Interface) Configuration The NVIDIA nForce 570-SLI chipset offers blistering graphics performance with the ability to bridge two NVIDIA SLI-ready PCI ExpressTM graphics cards! The SLI design takes advantage of the increased bandwidth of the PCI ExpressTM bus architecture, features hardware and software innovations within NVIDIA GPU (graphics processing unit) and the NVIDIA nForce 570-SLI chipset. Together, the NVIDIA SLI technologies work seamlessly to allow two graphics cards to operate in parallel and share the work and deliver heart-pounding PC performance. This section provides instructions on configuring an SLI system. Before you begin-The exact power requirements will depend on your overall system configurations. You need a power supply that can provide sufficient and stable power to your system and the two SLI graphics cards. Please refer to the table below to see recommended power for different systems. To enable the SLI function, install two SLI-ready graphics cards into the PCIE_16_1 and PCIE_16_2 slots. (It is recommended to use graphics cards of identical brand and chips. For example: GIGABYTE GV-NX76T256D-RH.) To set up a single graphics card system, we recommend installing the graphics card on the PCIE_16_1 slot to ensure better display performance. - 17 - Hardware Installation

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Hardware Installation
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English
1-6
Setup of an SLI (Scalable Link Interface) Configuration
Before you begin--
The NVIDIA nForce 570-SLI chipset offers blistering graphics performance with the ability to bridge two
NVIDIA SLI-ready PCI Express
TM
graphics cards! The SLI design takes advantage of the increased
bandwidth of the PCI Express
TM
bus architecture, features hardware and software innovations within
NVIDIA GPU (graphics processing unit) and the NVIDIA nForce 570-SLI chipset.
Together, the NVIDIA
SLI technologies work seamlessly to allow two graphics cards to operate in parallel and share the work
and deliver heart-pounding PC performance.
This section provides instructions on configuring an SLI
system.
The exact power requirements will depend on your overall system configurations. You need
a power supply that can provide sufficient and stable power to your system and the two SLI
graphics cards. Please refer to the table below to see recommended power for different
systems.
To enable the SLI function, install two SLI-ready graphics cards into the PCIE_16_1 and PCIE_16_2
slots. (It is recommended to use graphics cards of identical brand and chips. For example: GIGABYTE
GV-NX76T256D-RH.)
To set up a single graphics card system, we recommend installing the graphics card on the PCIE_16_1
slot to ensure better display performance.