Introduction; Features; Minimum System Requirements - Gigabyte GV-N480UD-15I User Manual

1.1. Features

• Powered by NVIDIA
• Supports PCI Express 2.0
• Integrated with 1536 MB GDDR5 memory (For GV-N480UD-15I only)
• Integrated with 1280 MB GDDR5 memory (For GV-N470UD-13I/GV-N470OC-13I only)
• Supports DirectX
• Supports NVIDIA
• 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 for GV-N480UD-15I
- 550-watt system power supply specification or above is recommended for GV-N470UD-13I/
GV-N470OC-13I
- Intel Pentium
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- 2GB system memory (4GB recommended)
- Optical drive for software installation (CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive)
• Operating System
- Windows
- Windows
- Windows
• SLI Configuration
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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-N480UD-15I/GV-N470UD-13I/GV-N470OC-13I for SLI configuration;
Three GV-N480UD-15I/GV-N470UD-13I/GV-N470OC-13I 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-N480UD-15I/GV-N470UD-13I/GV-N470OC-13I) and from the same vendor (e.g.
GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY).

1. Introduction

GeForce
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11
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SLI (Scalable Link Interface) technology
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4 or AMD Athlon
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7
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Vista
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XP
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GTX 480/GTX 470 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
XP class
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(Note 1)
Introduction