This Guide Minimum system Requirements Unpacking equipment Hardware Installation safety Instructions before You begin Installing the Geforce Graphics Card Driver Installation Configuring SLI accessing the nVIDIa Control Panel enabling / Disabling slI Configuring HDMI enabling audio over HDMI Features Compliances...
3d. About This Guide This installation guide discusses the installation and operation of the nVidia geforce gTX 660 Ti graphic card. Note: it is important to register your product in order to receive online and phone support. consult the registration card included in the retail packaging for more information on registering your product.
Motherboard Pci express or Pci express 2.0-compliant motherboard ® with one dual-width x16 graphics slot. for a 2-way/3-way nVidia sli configuration, you need an sli-ready motherboard with one dual-width x16 graphics slot for each graphics card. > System Power Supply...
Equipment The following equipment and documentation are included in the geforce gTX 660 Ti graphics card box. NVIDIA Driver Installation Disc contains: Windows 7, XP, and Vista (32/64-bit) drivers for •...
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6-pin connector. DVI-to-VGA Adapter (Optional) use to connect a Vga monitor to the dVi connector or a dVi monitor to the Vga connector. GeForce GTX 660 Ti Graphics Card Two power connectors Two sli connectors...
HardWare insTall aTion HArDWArE INSTALLATION installing the nVidia geforce gTX 660 Ti graphics card hardware involves opening up your computer. follow all of the safety instructions provided here to ensure that there is no damage to you, your computer, or the graphics board.
HardWare insTall aTion Before You Begin The geforce gTX 660 Ti graphics card is a Pci express 3.0 ×16 graphics card. Your computer may already have a graphics card installed in the Pci express slot. if so, you will need to remove that graphics card and replace it with the geforce gTX 660 Ti graphics card.
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Note: The geforce gTX 660 Ti card is double-wide so it will require removing two slot covers.
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Pci express x16 slots. if you are installing an additional geforce gTX 660 Ti graphics cards for an sli configuration, continue with step 6 (2-way sli) .
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660 Ti graphics card for a 3-way sli configuration, continue with step 7. otherwise, go to step 8...
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HardWare insTall aTion connect a pair of Pci express 6-pin auxiliary power connectors to the top edge of the geforce gTX 660 Ti graphics card. note that the connectors and sockets on the graphics card have a unique shape and connect one way only.
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HardWare insTall aTion connect your computer monitor(s) to the geforce graphics card using the connectors shown. a single geforce gTX 660 Ti graphics card can support up to four displays in a multi-monitor configuration. HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) Connector supports output of both video and audio from the Pc to a high-definition television.
Power up your system. insert the driver installation disc or double click on the geforce driver executable file you downloaded from www.nvidia.com/drivers. The NVIDIA Setup program takes over and installs the drivers.
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driVer insTall aTion select AGrEE AND CONTINUE to continue the installation. select the Express option and then click NEXT when the Installation Options window displays.
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driVer insTall aTion Note: it may take several minutes for the installation to take place. Your screen may go blank for a few seconds one or more times during installation. This is normal. The Install in progess… screen will let you know when the installation is complete.
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Questions may only be submitted in english. geforce customers purchasing nVidia-branded products also have access to toll free technical support at 1-800-797-6530 from 8:00aM-5:00PM Pacific Time, M-f. The technical support line is accessible...
You can enable sli by either clicking on the sli capable system balloon in the system tray or by going to the nVidia control Panel. Note: You must have an sli-ready motherboard and 2 or 3 identical sli-ready geforce graphics cards installed in your Pc in order to enable sli.
the NVIDIA Control Panel icon. Enabling / Disabling SLI once you have the nVidia control Panel open, click on Configure SLI, Surround, PhysX in the left task pane. select from the following multi-gPu configurations: > Maximize 3D performance select this mode when you want your graphics cards to work together to increase your rendering performance and image quality.
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configuring sli > PhysX settings PhysX settings switches which gPu runs PhysX and can also dedicate a gPu to PhysX only. > Disable SLI default selection. click Apply.
Set Default. congratulations! Your geforce graphics card(s) is now ready to use! for detailed instructions on using the nVidia control Panel, consult the Control Panel User’s Guide found on your driver installation cd. You can also download the latest Control Panel User’s Guide at www.nvidia.com/drivers...
FEATUrES > NVIDIA GpU boost: up until now, gPus have operated at a fixed clock speed when playing 3d games, even if they have the potential to run faster. gPu boost intelligently monitors graphics work load and increases the clock speed whenever possible. The result is that the gPu always performs at its peak and you get the highest framerate possible.
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Surround ready : expand your games across ® ™ three displays in full stereoscopic 3d for the ultimate “inside the game” experience with the power of nVidia 3d Vision and nVidia sli technologies. nVidia surround also supports triple screen ®...
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3d support, xvYcc, deep color, and 7.1 digital surround sound, dolby TrueHd and dTs-Hd. upgrade your gPu to full 3d capability with nVidia 3dTV Play software, enabling 3d gaming, picture viewing and 3d web video streaming. see www.
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PhysX drivers are required to experience in-game gPu PhysX acceleration. refer to www.nvidia.com/PhysX for more information. nVidia 3d Vision surround technology requires nVidia release 256 driver, two or more graphics cards in nVidia sli configuration, nVidia 3d Vision glasses and three matching nVidia 3d Vision-ready displays. see www.nvidia.com/3dt more information.
COMpLIANCES The nVidia geforce gTX 660 Ti graphics card is compliant with the following regulations: > federal communications commission (fcc) > industry canada (ic) > conformité européenne (ce) > australian communications and Media authority (c-tick) > Voluntary control council for interference (Vcci) >...
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coMPliances installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. if this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:...
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coMPliances JAPAN Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) This is a class b product based on the standard of the Vcci council. if this is used near a radio or television receiver in a domestic environment, it may cause radio interference. install and use the equipment according to the instruction manual.
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coMPliances TAIWAN COMPLIANCE Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) This device complies with cns 13438 (2006) class b SAFETY Underwriters Laboratories (UL)
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This publication supersedes and replaces all information previously supplied.