Before You Begin; Parts Not In The Kit - Nvidia NFORCE 680i LT SLI User Manual

Installing and Configuring the BFG NVIDIA nForce 680i LT SLI Motherboard

Before You Begin...

Parts NOT in the Kit

This kit contains all the hardware necessary to install and connect your new BFG
® ®
NVIDIA nForce
items that must be purchased separately to make the motherboard functional.
• Intel ® Socket 775 Processor:
® ™
Intel Core 2 Extreme (dual and quad core), Core
EE, Pentium ® D, Pentium
• Cooling Fan for the Processor
• System Memory:
Supports dual channel DDR2 533/667/800, and up to 800 MHz SLI-Ready Memory.
Supports up to 8 GB/s DDR2 memory with a 64-bit operating system.
• PCI Express ® Graphics Card:
This motherboard is capable of using the NVIDIA SLI
technology requires two SLI-capable graphics cards of the same make and model, for
example two of the BFG NVIDIA GeForce
a graphics card, be sure it is a PCI Express card. The kit does contain the SLI
connector used to connect the two graphics cards. See Installing Graphics Cards in an
SLI Configuration located on the CD in the .pdf entitled "Using the NVIDIA Software".
• PCI Express Compliant Power Supply:
The power supply requirement is dependent upon the power and the number of the
GPUs you install. If you are going to SLI two graphics cards, you are going to require
more power. As a rule, for one GPU you need a minimum of a 300W power supply. If
you have two GPUs in an SLI configuration, you will need a minimum of a 500W power
supply. To calculate the power you are going to require for your specific configuration,
go to www.slizone.com.
These instructions tell you how to install each of the parts listed so you can have a
functioning motherboard. As you go through the installation instructions, it is assumed
that the necessary parts have been purchased.
x
680i LT SLI motherboard. However, it does not contain the following
® 4, and Celeron
™
2 Quad, Core
® D Socket 775 processors
TM technology. To utilize this
TM
® 8800 GTX OC 768MB PCIe. When ordering
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2 Duo, Pentium