Chapter 1 Getting Started; System Requirements; Requirements For Single-Card Installations - AMD Radeon HD 7750 User Manual

Before you begin installing your new AMD Radeon™ HD 7750/7770 graphics card,
please make sure you have the proper system requirements and have completed the
required preinstallation tasks as outlined in this chapter.

1.1 System Requirements

1.1.1 Requirements for Single-card Installations

Minimum requirements for installing a single AMD Radeon™ HD 7750/7770 graphics
card:
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PCI Express® based PC with one ×16 lane graphics slot available on the
motherboard.
AMD Athlon™ or Intel Pentium® 4 CPU.
Power supply requirements:
• AMD Radeon™ HD 7750—A 400 watt or better power supply.
• AMD Radeon™ HD 7770—A 450 watt or better power supply with one
75 watt 6-pin PCIe® power connector.
Certified power supplies are strongly recommended; for a list of certified power
supplies, see ati.amd.com/certifiedpsu.
1 GB RAM.
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive for installing software.
DVD drive for DVD playback.
Blu-ray drive for Blu-ray playback.
Windows Vista® or Windows® 7 for full feature functionality.
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AMD Radeon™ HD 7750/7770 Graphics