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4-2 Chapter 4: NVIDIA

technology support

4.1 NVIDIA

Hybrid SLI

Technology

The motherboard supports the NVIDIA

Hybrid SLI

technology that includes two

primary features: GeForce

Boost and HybridPower™. GeForce

Boost enhances

the performance of NVIDIA discrete Graphics Process Units (dGPU) when they

work with the onboard motherboard GPU (mGPU). HybridPower™ unleashes the

graphics performance of the dGPU and enables low-power operation when the

performance of the dGPU is not needed. You can switch from the dGPU(s) to the

mGPU for a quiet, power-saving computer environment.

4.1.1 System requirements

Before using Hybrid SLI, ensure if your system meets the following requirements:

For best GeForce Boost performance

• AMD Phenom 9600 CPU (operating at 1800Mhz or higher)

• 2 x 1024MB of DDR2-800 DRAM

• Discrete GPU recommended for GeForce Boost

• At least 256MB of Frame Buffer carve out for the motherboard GPU

For best HybridPower benets

• AMD Athlon X2 3800+ CPU (operating at 1800Mhz or higher)

• 2 x 1024MB of DDR2-667 DRAM

• Discrete GPU recommended for HybridPower

• At least 256MB of Frame Buffer carve out for the motherboard GPU

• Hybrid SLI technology is supported by Windows

Vista™ only.

• GeForce Boost supports up to two displays simultaneously (both connected

to either the mGPU or the dGPU).

• When two or more displays are connected to both the mGPU and the

dGPU, the Hybrid SLI mode is disabled and the multi-display mode is

enabled. In the multi-display mode, up to four displays could be connected

(up to two displays driven by the mGPU and up to two displays by the

dGPU).

• HybridPower requires displays to be connected to the mGPU. HybridPower

cannot be enabled when displays are driven through the dGPU.

• HybridPower and GeForce Boost are supported by certain set of dGPUs.

Go to www.nvidia.com/hybridsli to learn the supported GPUs.

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