Introduction; Features; Minimum System Requirements - Gigabyte GV-R545SL-1GI User Manual

1.1. Features

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• Supports PCI Express 2.1
• Integrated with 1 GB DDR3 memory
(For GV-R545SC-1GI / GV-R545D3-1GI / GV-R545SL-1GI)
• Integrated with 512MB DDR3 memory
(For GV-R545OC-512I / GV-R545HM-1GI
• Integrated with 128MB GDDR3 memory
(For GV-R545HM-512I
• Supports DirectX
• Supports CrossFireX
• Supports 1 Dual-Link DVI-I connector
• Supports 1 D-Sub connector
• Supports 1 HDMI connector

1.2. Minimum System Requirements

Hardware
•
®
- Intel Pentium
- 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 400-watt 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
- Windows
(Note 1) The amount of HyperMemoryTM will only be shown in the Information Tab found in the Catalyst
ControlCenter. Microsoft System Information program in Windows 7 and Windows Vista lists only amount of
videomemory on Display Adapter under Adapter RAM item.
The amount of HyperMemory available under Windows 7 and Windows Vista is calculated using the
followingformula:
Total HyperMemory = (System Memory- 512) / 2 + Discrete graphics amount.
64MB graphics memory
128MB graphics memory HyperMemory=384MB
256MB graphics memory HyperMemory=512MB
512MB graphics memory HyperMemory=768MB
1024MB graphics memory HyperMemory=1280MB HyperMemory=1792MB HyperMemory=2304MB HyperMemory=2816MB
2048MB graphics memory HyperMemory=2304MB HyperMemory=2816MB HyperMemory=3328MB HyperMemory=3840MB

1. Introduction

HD 5450 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
TM
only)
(*Note1)
11
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TM
® TM
4/Core 2 or AMD Athlon
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7
® Vista
®
XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2)
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XP Professional x64 Edition
1GB system memory 2GB system memory
HyperMemory=320MB HyperMemory=832MB
HyperMemory=896MB
HyperMemory=1024MB HyperMemory=1536MB HyperMemory=2048MB
HyperMemory=1280MB HyperMemory=1792MB HyperMemory=2304MB
only)
(*Note1)
TM TM
/Phenom
3GB system memory
HyperMemory=1280MB HyperMemory=1792MB
HyperMemory=1344MB HyperMemory=1856MB
- 7 -
TM
4GB* system memory
Introduction