Nvidia NFORCE 680i LT SLI User Manual

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Before You Begin…Parts NOT in the KitThis kit contains all the hardware necessary to install and connect your new BFGNVIDIA® nForce® 680i LT SLI motherboard. However, it does not contain the followingitems that must be purchased separately to make the motherboard functional.• Intel® Socket 775 Processor:Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme (dual and quad core), Core™ 2 Quad, Core™ 2 Duo, Pentium®EE, Pentium® D, Pentium® 4, and Celeron® D Socket 775 processors• 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 SLITM technology. To utilize thistechnology requires two SLI-capable graphics cards of the same make and model, forexample two of the BFG NVIDIA GeForce® 8800 GTX OCTM 768MB PCIe. When orderinga graphics card, be sure it is a PCI Express card. The kit does contain the SLIconnector used to connect the two graphics cards.See Installing Graphics Cards in anSLI 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 theGPUs you install. If you are going to SLI two graphics cards, you are going to requiremore power. As a rule, for one GPU you need a minimum of a 300W power supply. Ifyou have two GPUs in an SLI configuration, you will need a minimum of a 500W powersupply. 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 afunctioning motherboard. As you go through the installation instructions, it is assumedthat the necessary parts have been purchased.xInstalling and Configuring the BFG NVIDIA nForce 680i LT SLI Motherboard