Before You Begin; Parts Not In The Kit - EVGA 680i - nForce LT SLI Motherboard User Manual

Before You Begin...

Parts NOT in the Kit

This kit contains all the hardware necessary to install and connect your new
EVGA nForce® 680i LT SLI motherboard. However, it does not contain the
following items that must be purchased separately to make the motherboard
functional.
Intel microprocessor:
Intel Core 2 Extreme, Intel Core 2 Duo Pentium EE, Pentium
Cooling fan for the microprocessor
System memory support:
Supports dual channel DDR2 533/667/800, and up to 800 MHz SLI-Ready
Memory. Supports up to 8 GBs DDR2 memory.
Graphics Card
This motherboard is capable of using the NVIDIA SLI technology. To utilize
this technology requires an SLI Kit from NVIDIA and two SLI-capable
graphics cards. When ordering a graphics card, be sure it is a PCI Express
card. The kit does contain the SLI connector used to connect the two
graphics cards. See Installing Graphics Cards in an
SLI Configuration on page 65.
Power Supply
The power supply requirement is dependent upon the power and the number
of the GPUs you install. If you are going to SLI two graphics cards, you are
going to require more power. As a rule, for one GPU you need a minimum of
a 350 W power supply. If you have two GPUs in an SLI configuration, you
will need a minimum of a 500 W power supply. To calculate the power you
are going to require for your specific configuration, go to www.slizone.com.
These instructions tell you how to install each of the parts listed so you can
have a functioning motherboard. As you go through the installation
instructions, we are assuming you have purchased the necessary parts.
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