Gigabyte GV-3D1 Manual - Page 3

English 1. Introduction The GIGABYTE's GV-3D1 is the world's first dual GPU graphics card to feature two high performance NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT graphics processors on a single PCI Express board. The 3D1 is also the world's first NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT graphics card with 256MB DDRIII memory supporting 256-bit memory bandwidth, further helping to achieve unprecedented visual gaming performance and distinguishing it above competing products. 1.1. Features • Powered by dual NVIDIA® GeForce™ 6600 GT Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) (To enable the dual 6600 GT GPUs, please check Page 6~7 for hardware settings and Page 13 for software settings. ) • Supports the newest PCI Express x 16 • Integrated with 256MB DDRIII memory • Supports DirectX 9.0 • Supports AV / S-Video and HDTV output • Provides D-Sub and DVI-I connectors 1.2. Minimum system requirements • IBM® or 100% PC compatible with Pentium® III 650MHz or AMD Athlon 650MHz class processor or higher • One PCI Express x 16 slot • Operating System Win® XP • 64MB system memory • 50MB of available disk space for full installation • CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive Important The GV-3D1 graphics card can only work with GIGABYTE's SLI motherboards that are based on NVIDIA's chipset. - 3 - Introduction