MSI N680GTX Series User Manual

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Overview

Fan Connector

Power Connector

2048MB GDDR5 memory

1024MB GDDR5 memory

(optionally supported)

PCI Express Interface

NVIDIA GeForce GTX680 series

SLI Interface

Display Port

HDMI Port

DVI-D Port / DVI-I Port

- HDMI supported

- HDCP supported

- Dual dual-link DVI output

supported

The VGA card shown here is for reference only, and may vary from the actual card.

For further information, please visit MSI website at www.msi.com

GRAPHICS CARD

N680GTX

Series

Functions

LIVE UPDATE 5

MSI Live Update 5 offers users with brand-new update service experience, which can significantly save your

time while searching files. Live Update 5 is capable to automatically analyze and list drivers, BIOS, and

utilities you need. With the easy-to-use updating approaches, you can increase the performance of your

system easily and quickly. Follow the instructions below, with a few mouse clicks, you can acquire the

related files for the system updating.

1. Insert the driver disk into the optical

device drive, and start the Setup program.

2. Click the Utility tab on the setup screen.

3. Click the MSI Live Update 5.

Follow the on-screen nstructions to

complete the installation.

4. Launch MSI Live Update utility to proceed

the updating function.

WARNING!!

DO NOT touch the cooling

system since it may produce a

certain heat while processing

tasks.

Under the European Union ("EU") Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic

Equipment, Directive 2002/96/EC, which takes effect on August 13, 2005,

CAUTION!!

products of "electrical and electronic equipment" cannot be discarded as

Do not force the GPU cooler

municipal waste anymore and manufacturers of covered electronic equipment

against the fragile GPU to avoid

will be obligated to take back such products at the end of their useful life.

damage to the GPU.

* All trademarks used in this manual are the sole property of their respective owners.

Getting Started

∙ NVIDIA

SLI

Technology

Industry leading NVIDIA SLI technology offers amazing performance scaling by implementing

AFR(Alternate frame Rendering) for the world's premier gaming solution under Windows 7 with solid,

state-of-the-art drivers.

∙ Microsoft

DirectX 11 Support

DirectX 11 GPU with ShaderModel 5.0 support designed for ultrahigh performance in the new API's key

graphics feature, GPU-accelerated tessellation.

∙ Microsoft Windows 7 Support

Windows 7 is a new generation operating system that will mark a dramatic improvement in the way the OS

takes advantage of the graphics processing unit (GPU) to provide a more compelling user experience. By

taking advantage of the GPU for both graphics and computing, Windows 7 will not only make today's PCs

more visual and interactive but also ensure that they have the speed and responsiveness customers want.

∙ Two Dual-link DVI with 2560X1600 maximum resolution

Able to drive industry's largest and highest resolution flat-panel displays up to 2560x1600 and with support

for High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP).

∙ HDMI with 4096X 2160 maximum resolution

Support for HDMI includes GPU-accelerated Blu-ray 3D support (Blu-ray 3D playback requires the

purchase of a compatible software player from CyberLink, ArcSoft, Corel, or Sonic), x.v.Color, HDMI Deep

Color, and 7.1 digital surround sound. Upgrade your GPU to full 3D capability with NVIDIA 3DTV Play

software, enabling 3D gaming, picture viewing, and 3D web video streaming. See www nvidia.com/3dtv for

more details.

∙ NVIDIA

PhysX

- Technology

Full support for NVIDIA PhysX technology,enabling a totally new class of physical gaming interaction for a

more dynamic and realistic experience with GeForce.

∙ PCI Express 3.0 Support

Designed for the new PCI Express 3.0 bus architecture offering the highest data transfer speeds for the

most bandwidth-hungry games and 3D applications, while maintaining backwards compatibility with

existing PCI Express motherboards for the broadest support.

∙ NVIDIA

CUDA

Technology

CUDA technology unlocks the power of the GPU's processing cores to accelerate the most demanding

system tasks - such as video transcoding - delivering up to 7x performance over traditional CPUs.

∙ NVIDIA

GPU BOOST

∙ NVIDIA

Adaptive Vertical Sync

∙ Display Port 1.2 with 3840X2160 maximum resolution

Quick Installation

Enabling HDMI Output

Optionally Supported

Follow the steps below to enable HDMI Output function:

1. Find the DVI-to-HDMI adapter, if provided.

The adapter may not come with the package, consult your

dealer to purchase the adapter, if needed.

2. Attach the DVI-to-HDMI adapter to the DVI connector.

3. Ensure that the adapter is firmly installed.

Software

To install the driver of the VGA card to your

computer, please follow the steps below:

1. Turn on the computer.

2. Insert the driver disk into the optical device drive.

The AUTORUN program will start the Setup

program, and show the setup screen as shown

on the right.

3. Click the Driver tag, and follow the on-screen

instructions to complete the installation.

4. Once the installation is completed, restart the

computer as instructed.

Tip: If, on your computer, the AUTORUN program does not execute automatically, please 1) enable the

optical device drive auto-detect function from the Control Panel; or 2) find and run the setup.exe file manually

from the driver disk.

Quick Installation

Hardware

Follow the instructions below to install the VGA card:

1. Remove the computer case.

3. Put the card directly over the expansion slot and

press one end of the card into the slot first.

2. Locate the expansion slot on your mainboard.

Gently but firmly press the other end until the card is

Warning: Inserting the VGA card into a wrong

fully seated in the slot.

slot may damage your card (refer to your

mainboard manual for further Information).

4. Secure the card with a bracket screw.

5. Attach the power cable of the power supply with

recommended wattage to the VGA card, if necessary.

6. Install all other cards and devices and connect all the

cables, and then re-install the computer case.

7. Connect the monitor. Now, you are ready to install

the driver and software on your computer.

Installing the VGA card...

Attaching the power cable...

Connecting the monitor...

Getting Started

Unpacking

Please check out the following items to make sure that you get the complete product:

∙ VGA card

∙ Driver disk, documentation, and accessories, if provided.

Consult the dealer immediately if the package is not completed.

System Requirements

To install the VGA card, your computer system needs to meet the following requirements:

∙ PCI Express

- compliant motherboard with one dual-width x16 graphics slot.

∙ Two 6-pin PCI Express supplementary power connector

∙ Minimum 550W or greater system power supply(with a minimum 12V current rating of 38A)

** Minimum system power requirement based on a PC configured with an Intel Core i7 3.2GHz processor.

∙ 300MB of available hard disk space

∙ 2GB system memory (4 GB recommended)

∙ Microsoft Windows 7, Windows Vista or Windows XP Operating System(32 or 64-bit)

∙ CD-ROM/ DVD-ROM drive

Card Features

∙ NVIDIA

3D Vision

Ready

GeForce GPU support for NVIDIA 3D Vision, bringing a fully immersive stereoscopic 3D experience to the

PC. A combination of high-tech wireless glasses and advanced software, 3D Vision transforms hdundreds

of PC games into full stereoscopic 3D. In addition, you can watch 3D movies and 3D digital photographs

in eye popping, crystal-clear quality.

∙ NVIDIA 3D Vision

Surround Ready

Expand your games across three displays in full stereoscopic 3D for the ultimate "inside the game"

experience with the power of NVIDIA 3D Vision and SLI technologies. NVIDIA 3D Vision Surround also

supports triple screen gaming with non-stereo displays.

**NVIDIA 3D Version and 3D Version surround requires 3D Vision glasses, and 3D Vision-ready displays.

See www.nvidia.com/get3d for more information.

∙ OpenGL

4.1 Optimization and Support

Ensures top-notch compatibility and performance for OpenGL applications.

∙ OpenCL Support

Full support for OpenCL GPU computing API.