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6.1 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. 6.1.1 Requirements • You should have two identical SLI-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA® certified. • Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for a list of qualified SLI-ready graphics cards for this motherboard. • 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 2-24 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. 6.1.2 ASUS Certified SLI Graphics cards Use only ASUS certified PCI Express x16 SLI graphics cards to ensure optimum peformance. Visit the ASUS website for the latest certified SLI graphics cards list. GeForce 6800 Ultra models Vendor Model Number ASUS BFG eVGA Gainward Gigabyte Leadtek MSI XFX/Pine 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 ASUS A8N-SLI 6-1

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ASUS A8N-SLI
ASUS A8N-SLI
ASUS A8N-SLI
ASUS A8N-SLI
ASUS A8N-SLI
6-1
6-1
6-1
6-1
6-1
6.1
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.
6.1.1
6.1.1
6.1.1
6.1.1
6.1.1
Requirements
Requirements
Requirements
Requirements
Requirements
•
You should have two identical SLI-ready graphics cards that are
NVIDIA
®
certified.
•
Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for a list of qualified
SLI-ready graphics cards for this motherboard.
•
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 2-24 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.
6.1.2
6.1.2
6.1.2
6.1.2
6.1.2
ASUS Certified SLI Graphics cards
ASUS Certified SLI Graphics cards
ASUS Certified SLI Graphics cards
ASUS Certified SLI Graphics cards
ASUS Certified SLI Graphics cards
Use only ASUS certified PCI Express x16 SLI graphics cards to ensure
optimum peformance. Visit the ASUS website for the latest certified SLI
graphics cards list.
Vendor
Vendor
Vendor
Vendor
Vendor
Model Number
Model Number
Model Number
Model Number
Model Number
ASUS
Extreme N6800Ultra (EN6800Ultra)
BFG
BFGO68256UX
eVGA
256-P2-N377-AX/BX
Gainward
PowerPack! Ultra/2600 PCX “Golden Sample”
Gigabyte
GV-NX68U256D-B
Leadtek
WinFast PX6800 Ultra
MSI
MS-8974
XFX/Pine
XFX GeForce 6800 Ultra
GeForce 6800 Ultra models
GeForce 6800 Ultra models
GeForce 6800 Ultra models
GeForce 6800 Ultra models
GeForce 6800 Ultra models