Gigabyte GV-NX86S256H Manual - Page 5

English 1. Introduction 1.1. Features • Powered by NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8600 GTS Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) • Supports PCI Express x16 • Integrated with 256 MB GDDR3 memory • Supports DirectX 10 • Supports NVIDIA® SLI™ (Scalable Link Interface) technology (Note) • Supports AV / S-Video / TV-Out and HDTV output • Supports 2 DVI-I connectors • Supports 2 D-sub connectors (by adapter) • Supports HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) technology 1.2. Minimum System Requirements • Hardware - Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD AthlonTM - 128 MB of system memory; 2 GB or more for best performance - Optical drive for software installation (CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive) - A power supply with 450-watt is recommended • Operating System - Windows®Vista - Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) - Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition - Windows® 2000 • SLITM Configuration If you are planning on using this graphics card as part of an SLITM system, the following is required: - An SLITM certified motherboard with two PCI Express x16 slots and correct PCIe chipset driver - Two GV-NX86S256H - A power supply with 1000-watt or above is recommended - An SLITM bridge connector (Note) SLI technology requires a PCI Express motherboard with two x16 physical connectors. Graphics cards working in an SLI configuration must be with the same model name (i.e. GV-NX86S256H) and from the same vendor (i.e. GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY). - 3 - Introduction