Table of conTenTs TAbLE OF CONTENTS Introduction about This guide Minimum system requirements Unpacking equipment Hardware Installation safety instructions before You begin installing the geforce graphics card Driver Installation 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 650 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.
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 400 W or greater system power supply (with a minimum 12 V current rating of 20 a) with one 6-pin Pci express supplementary power connector.
Equipment The following equipment and documentation are included in the geforce gTX 650 Ti graphics card box. NVIDIA Driver Installation Disc contains: Windows 8, Windows 7, XP, and Vista •...
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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 650 Ti Graphics Card one power connector displayPort connector HdMi...
HardWare insTall aTion HArDWArE INSTALLATION installing the nVidia geforce gTX 650 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 650 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 650 Ti graphics card.
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Note: The geforce gTX 650 Ti card is double-wide so it will require removing two slot covers.
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HardWare insTall aTion Plug the graphics card into the Primary Pci express 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. it will likely be the only Pci express slot with a retention lever on the end of the slot or the one closest to the cPu.
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HardWare insTall aTion connect a Pci express 6-pin auxiliary power connector to the top edge of the geforce gTX 650 Ti graphics card. note that the connector and socket 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 650 Ti graphics card can support up to four displays in a multi-monitor configuration. DisplayPort Connector supports single-lane transfer rates over a single cable.
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...
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).
> kepler GpU Architecture: nVidia’s kepler gPu architecture has been designed from the ground up not just for maximum performance in the latest directX 11 games, but optimal performance per watt. The new sMX streaming multiprocessor is twice as efficient as the prior generation and the new geometry engine draws triangles twice as fast.
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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.
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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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Edge Enhancement: sharpens movie images by providing higher contrast around lines and objects. requires application support for nVidia cuda technology. nVidia 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.
COMpLIANCES The nVidia geforce gTX 650 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 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.
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