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1. Introduction 1.1. Features • Powered by NVIDIA® GeForceTM GTX 580 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) • Supports PCI Express 2.0 • Integrated with 1536 MB GDDR5 memory (GV-N580UD-15I only) • Integrated with 3072 MB GDDR5 memory (GV-N580UD-3GI only) • Supports DirectX® 11 • Supports NVIDIA® SLITM (Scalable Link Interface) technology (Note 1) • Supports 2 Dual-Link DVI-I connectors • Supports 1 mini HDMI connector • Supports HDCP (High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection) technology 1.2. Minimum System Requirements • Hardware - 600-watt system power supply specification or above is recommended - Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD AthlonTM XP class - 2GB system memory (4GB recommended) - Optical drive for software installation (CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive) • Operating System - Windows® 7 - Windows® Vista - Windows® XP • SLITM 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/three PCIe x16 slots and correct chipset driver - Two GV-N580UD-3GI / GV-N580UD-15I for SLI configuration; Three GV-N580UD-3GI / GV-N580UD-15I for 3-way SLI configuration - A power supply with 900-watt or above is recommended - An SLI bridge connector or 3-way SLI bridge connector (Note 1) SLI technology requires a PCI Express motherboard with two/three x16 physical connectors. Graphics cards working in an SLI configuration must be with the same model name (e.g. GV-N580UD-3GI / GV-N580UD-15I) and from the same vendor (e.g. GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY). - 5 - Introduction