Introduction; Features; Minimum System Requirements - Gigabyte GV-R485MC-1GH User Manual

1.1. Features

• Powered by ATI Radeon
• Supports PCI Express 2.0
• Integrated with 512 MB GDDR3 memory
• Integrated with 1 GB GDDR3 memory
(For GV-R485MC-1GH/GV-R485OC-1GH/GV-R485SO-1GH only)
• Supports DirectX 10.1
• Supports CrossFireX
• Supports AV / S-Video / TV-Out and HDTV output
• Supports 2 Dual-Link DVI-I connectors
• Supports 2 D-Sub connectors (by adapters)
• Supports HDTV output (by optional adapter)
• Supports HDMI connector (by optional adapter)

1.2. Minimum System Requirements

• Hardware
- Intel Pentium
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- 1 GB or more of system memory for best performance
- Optical drive for software installation (CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive)
- A power supply that provides at least 450-watt and with one 2x3-pin PCIe power
connector is required. The power supply should be with a known brand and certified to
conform to safety regulations. (For the list of certified power supplies, go to
http://ati.amd.com/certifiedpsu.)
• Operating System
- Windows
- Windows
- Windows
• CrossFireX
If you are planning on using this graphics card as part of a CrossFireX system, the following
is required:
- A CrossFireX certified motherboard with two PCI Express x16 slots and correct chipset driver
- Two GV-R485ZL-512H/GV-R485MC-1GH/GV-R485OC-1GH/GV-R485SO-1GH
- A power supply that provides at least 550-watt and with two 2x3-pin PCIe power
connectors is required. The power supply should be with a known brand and certified to
conform to safety regulations. (For the list of certified power supplies, go to
http://ati.amd.com/certifiedpsu.)
- Two CrossFire bridge interconnect cables

1. Introduction

HD 4850 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
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4/Core 2 or AMD Athlon
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Vista
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XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2)
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XP Professional x64 Edition
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Configuration
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(For GV-R485ZL-512H only)
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