Installing and Configuring the EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard

Installing Graphics Cards in an SLI Configuration

NVIDIA SLI (Scalable Link Interface) is a revolutionary technology that allows two NVIDIA SLI graphics cards to work together to deliver incredible 3D graphics performance.

Your new motherboard can support up to three PCI Express graphics cards, two linked using SLI and one dedicated to CPU physics.

Building an SLI System

Determine Component and Operating System Needs

To build an NVIDIA SLI system, you are going to need the following components:

‰Two NVIDIA SLI-Ready certified PCI Express graphics cards

‰An NVIDIA SLI-Ready power supply

‰Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system

For a complete list of certified components and a matrix to determine the power supply required for your particular graphic cards, go to :

http://www.slizone.com/content/slizone/build.html.

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EVGA 122-CK-NF68-XX manual Building an SLI System, Determine Component and Operating System Needs