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1. Introduction 1.1. Features • The graphics card supports NVIDIA TurboCache technology, which enhances graphics card performance by allowing the graphics processing unit (GPU) to dynamically share the available system memory. The total effective VGA memory differs depending on system memory. See the following table for details: System Memory Onboard Graphics Memory (a) Allocated System Memory (b) Total Effective Graphics Memory (a)+(b) 256 MB 256 MB 0 MB 256 MB 512 MB 256 MB 0 MB 256 MB 1 GB 512 MB 256 MB 768 MB • Powered by NVIDIA® GeForceTM 8400 GS Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) • Supports PCI Express 2.0 • Integrated with 512MB GDDR2 memory (For GV-N84S-512I only) • Supports DirectX 10 • Supports 1 HDMI connector • Supports 1 DVI-I connector • Supports HDCP (High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection) technology 1.2. Minimum System Requirements • Hardware - Intel® Pentium®/CoreTM 2 or AMD AthlonTM/PhenomTM - 128 MB of system memory; 2 GB or more for best performance - Optical drive for software installation (CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive) - A 300 Watt power supply or above is recommended • Operating System - Windows® Vista - Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) - Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition GV-N84S-512I Graphics Accelerator - 4 -

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GV-N84S-512I Graphics Accelerator
1. Introduction
1.1. Features
The graphics card supports NVIDIA TurboCache technology, which enhances graphics card
performance by allowing the graphics processing unit (GPU) to dynamically share the
available system memory. The total effective VGA memory differs depending on system
memory. See the following table for details:
Powered by
NVIDIA
®
GeForce
TM
8400 GS
Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Supports PCI Express 2.0
Integrated with 512MB GDDR2 memory (For GV-N84S-512I only)
Supports DirectX 10
Supports 1 HDMI connector
Supports 1 DVI-I connector
Supports HDCP (High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection) technology
1.2. Minimum System Requirements
Hardware
-
Intel
®
Pentium
®
/Core
TM
2 or AMD Athlon
TM
/Phenom
TM
-
128 MB of system memory; 2 GB or more for best performance
-
Optical drive for software installation (CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive)
-
A 300 Watt power supply or above is recommended
Operating System
-
Windows
®
Vista
-
Windows
®
XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2)
-
Windows
®
XP Professional x64 Edition
System
Memory
256 MB
512 MB
1 GB
Onboard Graphics Memory (a)
256 MB
256 MB
512 MB
Allocated System Memory (b)
0 MB
0 MB
256 MB
Total Effective Graphics Memory (a)+(b)
256 MB
256 MB
768 MB