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  • Page 1 INSTALLATION GUIDE...
  • Page 2 770 insTall aTion guide NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    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...
  • Page 5 Table of conTenTs...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    Plus, with nVidia’s geforce experience built right into its drivers, you can take advantage of nVidia’s tens of thousands of hours of testing to optimize your gameplay settings with one click. About This Guide This installation guide discusses the installation and operation of the nVidia geforce gTX 770 graphic card.

  • Page 7: Minimum System Requirements

    inTroducTion Minimum System Requirements > Motherboard Pci express or Pci express 3.0-compliant motherboard ® with one dual-width x16 graphics slot. > System Power Supply Minimum 600 W or greater system power supply with one 6-pin and one 8-pin Pci express supplementary power connector. >...

  • Page 8: Unpacking

    UNpACkING Prior to unpacking your new nVidia geforce gTX 770 graphics card, it is important to make sure you meet all the system requirements listed on page 2 for a smooth installation. be sure to inspect each piece of equipment shipped in the packing box.
  • Page 9 WELCOME phone support. 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 770 Graphics Card Two Power connectors one 8-Pin one 6-Pin connector displayPort...

  • Page 10: Hardware Installation

    HardWare insTall aTion HArDWArE INSTALLATION installing the nVidia geforce gTX 770 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.

  • Page 11: Before You Begin

    HardWare insTall aTion Before You Begin The geforce gTX 770 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 770 graphics card.
  • Page 12 Note: The geforce gTX 770 card is double-wide so it will require removing two slot covers.
  • Page 13 HardWare insTall aTion Plug the geforce gTX 770 graphics card into the Primary Pci ex- press x16 slot on your motherboard. This is often the slot closest to the cPu but may be the second or third slot. look for the slot labeled ×16.
  • Page 14 Pci express x16 slot on the motherboard. connect the two geforce gTX 770 cards together using the dual sli bridge connector that came with your sli-ready motherboard. install a third geforce gTX 770 graphic card (3-way sli): install the third geforce card into the middle Pci express x16 slot on the motherboard.
  • Page 15 HardWare insTall aTion connect one 6-pin and one 8-pin Pci express auxiliary power connector to the top edge of the geforce gTX 770 graphics card. note that the connectors and sockets on the graphics card have a unique shape and connect one way only.

  • Page 16: Driver Installation

    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.
  • Page 17 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.
  • Page 18 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.
  • Page 19 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...

  • Page 20: Configuring Sli

    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.

  • Page 21: Enabling /Disabling 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.
  • Page 22 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.
  • Page 23 configuring sli...

  • Page 24: Configuring Hdmi

    Playback tab, select your HdMi display and select 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 at www.nvidia.com/drivers (select your driver, then click on Documentation to download the user’s guide).
  • Page 25 configuring HdMi...

  • Page 26: Features

    11 runtime required). internet connectivity is required, as is hard drive disk space of at least 20Mb. > NVIDIA GpU boost 2.0: nVidia gPu boost 2.0: advanced controls that let you push your Pc’s performance to the max; intelligently adjust settings like temp target, overvoltage, display oc, and fPs target.
  • Page 27 Msaa, temporal filtering, and post processing for even higher visual fidelity. > NVIDIA Adaptive Vertical Sync: nothing is more distracting than framerate stuttering and screen tearing. The first tends to occur when framerates are low, the second when framerates are high. adaptive V-sync is a smarter way to render frames. at high framerates, V-sync is enabled to eliminate tearing, at low frame rates, it’s disabled to minimize stuttering.
  • Page 28 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.
  • Page 29 PhysX drivers are required to experience in-game gPu PhysX acceleration. refer to www.nvidia.com/PhysX for more information. blu-ray 3d playback requires the purchase of a compatible software player from cyberlink, arcsoft, corel, or sonic.

  • Page 30: Compliances

    COMpLIANCES The nVidia geforce gTX 770 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) >...
  • Page 31 coMPliances 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: >...
  • Page 32 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.
  • Page 33 coMPliances TAIWAN COMPLIANCE Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) This device complies with cns 13438 (2006) class b SAFETY Underwriters Laboratories (UL)
  • Page 34 This publication supersedes and replaces all information previously supplied.
  • Page 35 www.nvidia.com...

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