MSI P7NGM DIGITAL User Guide - Page 36

MS-7530 Mainboard Hybrid SLI Technology Hybrid SLI technology, based on NVIDIA's industry-leading SLI technology, delivers multi-GPU benefits when an NVIDIA mainboard GPU is combined with an NVIDIA discrete GPU. System Request 1. Hybrid SLI is only supported with the Vista operating system. 2. For best GeForce Boost performance, the following minimum system configuration is recommended: - AMD Phenom CPU or Intel CPU running at FSB 1333 MHz or higher - 2 x 1 GB of DDR2-800 or higher DRAM - Discrete GPU recommended for GeForce Boost - At least 256 MB of framebuffer carve out for the mainboard GPU. Please select 256 MB in VGA Share Memory field of Advanced BIOS Features in BIOS. Enabling Hybrid SLI Technology Power off the system and install the NVIDIA SLI graphic card that supports Hybrid SLI technology. After then, power on the system and install the driver of Hybrid SLI technology. Restart the system and wait for the Hybrid Icon to show in the System Tray. The hybrid icon indicates that the system is in Performance mode and that GeForce Boost is enabled. The chipset will share the rendering load with the graphic card and boost the performance of the graphic card. Hybrid-Performance M ode - The hybrid mode where the discrete GPU (dGPU) and mainboard GPU (mGPU) are simultaneously active and working collaboratively to provide higher performance (GeForce Boost) Important Hybrid SLI Enabled Graphics Cards GeForce Boost GeForce 8500 GT X GeForce 8400 GS X HybridPower More details please refer to http://www.nvidia.com/object/hybrid_sli.html 2-22