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System Requirements

Hardware

• Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon®.

 

• 512MB of system memory; 1GB or more for best

 

 

performance.

 

• Optical drive for installation software (CD-ROM or

 

 

DVD-ROM drive).

 

• Specialized PCI Express® 450 watt or greater power

 

 

supply recommended. Consult your computer system

 

 

manual to ensure the power supply is designed to

 

 

accommodate a high-end graphics card with a peak

 

 

dissipation above 75 watts.

 

 

Operating

• Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2).

System

Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition.

 

Windows® 2000.

 

• Windows® Vista Ready.

Monitor

High-resolution MultiSync or multi-frequency monitors

 

 

or any other type of VGA monitor.

 

• Digital flat-panel (DFP) displays or digital CRT display.

 

 

CrossFire

If you are planning on using this graphics card as part of a

Compatibility

CrossFiresystem, the following is required:

 

• A CrossFirecertified motherboard with two (2) PCI

 

 

Express® X16 slots and correct PCIechipset driver.

 

 

(See ati.com/crossfire for a list of CrossFire

 

 

certified motherboards.)

 

• A second Radeon® X1950 Pro graphics card

 

• Two CrossFireBridge Interconnects.

 

More information on the requirements for each of these

 

components can be found within the CrossFireFAQ.

External Connections

DVI-I output.

15-pin VGA.

S-Video.

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