NVIDIA FX1300 User Guide - Page 169

Chapter 8 Using NVIDIA SLI Technology Hardware Requirements To support NVIDIA SLI technology, the motherboard and system must include the following: Motherboard Your PC motherboard must be PCI Express‐based, with two available and adjacent PCI Express expansion slots. Both slots must be x16 mechanical with the following allowed electrical slots: • x16 + x16 • x16 + x8 • x16 + x4 • x8 + x8 Graphics Cards NVIDIA SLI requires two SLI graphics cards. • For SLI Frame Rendering or SLI Antialiasing • Two identical NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500, 4400, 3450, 3500, 3400, or 5500 graphics cards • An SLI bridge connector (provided with your graphics board) must also be installed to utilize the full capabilities of SLI Frame Rendering. • For SLI Multi‐View • Two matching NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500, 4400, 3500, 3400, 1400, and 540 graphics cards Power supply • Some SLI‐ready graphics boards, such as the NVIDIA Quadro 3450, 3400, 3500, 4500, 4400, or 5500 require an external power cable. • Since NVIDIA SLI technology supports up to two high‐end graphics boards, the load on the system's power supply can increase significantly. A minimum of a 450W Power Supply Unit (PSU) is recommended. An inadequate power supply will result in erratic and unpredictable system behavior. NVIDIA Corporation 158