User`s manual

- 5 - Introduction

1. Introduction

1.1. Features

• Powered by NVIDIA

GeForce

GTX 470 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)

• Supports PCI Express 2.0

• Integrated with 1280 MB GDDR5 memory

• Supports DirectX

• Supports NVIDIA

SLI

(Scalable Link Interface) technology

(Note 1)

• Supports 2 Dual-Link DVI-I connectors

• Supports 1 mini HDMI connector

• Supports HDCP (High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection) technology

1.2. Minimum System Requirements

• Hardware

- 550-watt system power supply specification or above is recommended

- Intel

Pentium

4 or AMD Athlon

XP class

- 2GB system memory (4GB recommended)

- Optical drive for software installation (CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive)

• Operating System

- Windows

Vista

- Windows

• SLI

Configuration

If you are planning on using this graphics card as part of an SLI system, the following

are required:

- An SLI certified motherboard with two/three PCIe x16 slots and correct chipset driver

- Two GV-N470UD-13I/GV-N470OC-13I for SLI configuration;

Three GV-N470UD-13I/GV-N470OC-13I for 3-way SLI configuration

- A power supply with 900-watt or above is recommended

- An SLI bridge connector or 3-way SLI bridge connector

(Note 1) SLI technology requires a PCI Express motherboard with two/three x16 physical connectors.

Graphics cards working in an SLI configuration must be with the same model name

(e.g. GV-N470UD-13I/GV-N470OC-13I) and from the same vendor (e.g. GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY).