Asus A8N-SLI A8N-SLI English edition user's manual, version E2068 - Page 78

3.1 Overview The motherboard supports the NVIDIA® SLI™ (Scalable Link Interface) technology that allows you to install two identical PCI Express™ x16 graphics cards. Follow the installation procedures in this section. 3.1.1 Requirements • You should have two identical SLI-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA® certified. • Make sure that your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com). • Make sure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power required by your system. See "8. ATX power connectors" on page 2-25 for details. • The NVIDIA SLI technology supports Windows® XP™ operating system only. • Visit the NVIDIA website for the supported 3D applications and the latest graphics card drivers. 3.1.2 ASUS Certified SLI Graphics cards Use only ASUS certified PCI Express x16 SLI graphics cards to ensure optimum peformance. GeForce 6800 Ultra models Vendor ASUS BFG eVGA Gainward Gigabyte Leadtek MSI XFX/Pine Model Number Extreme N6800Ultra (EN6800Ultra) BFGO68256UX 256-P2-N377-AX/BX PowerPack! Ultra/2600 PCX "Golden Sample" GV-NX68U256D-B WinFast PX6800 Ultra MS-8974 XFX GeForce 6800 Ultra 3-2 C h a p t e r 3 : N V I D I A® S L I ™ t e c h n o l o g y s u p p o r t