Gigabyte GV-NX96T512HP Manual - Page 5

1. Introduction 1.1. Features • Powered by NVIDIA® GeForceTM 9600 GT Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) • Supports PCI Express 2.0 • Integrated with 1 GB GDDR3 memory (For GV-NX96T1GHP only) • Integrated with 512 MB GDDR3 memory (For GV-NX96T512HP/GV-NX96T512H only) • Supports DirectX 10 • Supports NVIDIA® SLI TM (Scalable Link Interface) technology (Note) • Supports AV / S-Video / TV-Out and HDTV output • Supports 2 DVI-I connectors • Supports 2 D-Sub connectors (by adapter) • Supports HDTV output (by adapter) • Supports HDCP (High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection) technology 1.2. Minimum System Requirements • Hardware - Intel® Pentium® or AMD AthlonTM - 128 MB of system memory; 2 GB or more for best performance - Optical drive for software installation (CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive) - A 450 Watt power supply or above is a must • Operating System - Windows® Vista - Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) - Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition • SLI TM Configuration If you are planning on using this graphics card as part of an SLI system, the following are required: - An SLI certified motherboard with two PCI Express x16 slots and correct chipset driver - Two GV-NX96T1GHP/GV-NX96T512HP/GV-NX96T512H - A power supply with 1000-watt or above is recommended - An SLI 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 (e.g. /GV-NX96T1GHP/GV-NX96T512HPGV-NX96T512H) and from the same vendor (e.g. GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY). - 5 - Introduction