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HARDWARE INSTALLATIONHARDWARE INSTALLATIONInstalling the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti graphics card hardware involves opening up your computer. Follow a

HARDWARE INSTALLATION03Before You BeginThe GeForce GTX 660 Ti graphics card is a PCI Express 3.0 ×16 graphics card. Your computer may already have a

HARDWARE INSTALLATION3 Remove any existing graphics card (if there is one). Save hardware (such as screws and brackets) to use when installing the N

HARDWARE INSTALLATION5 Plug the graphics card into the Primary PCI Express x16 slot on your motherboard. This is often the slot closest to the CPU

HARDWARE INSTALLATION6 Two GeForce graphic cards (2-way SLI):a) Install the second GeForce card into the outer most PCI Express x16 slot on the moth

HARDWARE INSTALLATION8 Connect a pair of PCI Express 6-pin auxiliary power connectors to the top edge of the GeForce GTX 660 Ti graphics card. Note

HARDWARE INSTALLATION10 Connect your computer monitor(s) to the GeForce graphics card using the connectors shown. A single GeForce GTX 660 Ti graph

HARDWARE INSTALLATION

DrIVEr INSTALLATIONDRIVER INSTALLATIONWith the hardware installed, it is now time to install the graphics driver. NVIDIA recommends downloading and

DRIVER INSTALLATION3 Select AGREE AND CONTINUE to continue the installation. 4 Select the Express option and then click NEXT when the Installat

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DRIVER INSTALLATIONNote: It may take several minutes for the installation to take place. Your screen may go blank for a few seconds one or more time

DRIVER INSTALLATION7 Click CLOSE when the install has finished. Note: Please visit www.nvidia.com/support to access our 24 x 7 x 365 online support

CONFIGURING SLISLI is a revolutionary technology developed by NVIDIA that allows you to connect identical GeForce graphics cards together to deliver

CONFIGURING SLI > Windows Vista zClassic view Go to Start  Control Panel and select the NVIDIA Control Panel icon. zControl Panel Home view Go

CONFIGURING SLI > PhysX settings PhysX settings switches which GPU runs PhysX and can also dedicate a GPU to PhysX only. > Disable SLI Default

CONFIGURING SLI

CONFIGURING HDMIConnecting your HDTV via HDMI allows you to output both digital audio and video from your graphics card to an HDTV.Enabling Audio Ov

CONFIGURING HDMI

FEATURES > NVIDIA GPU Boost: Up until now, GPUs have operated at a fixed clock speed when playing 3D games, even if they have the potential to run

FEATURES > NVIDIA® 3D Vision™ Surround Ready3: Expand your games across three displays in full stereoscopic 3D for the ultimate “inside the game”

FEATURES > Dual-link DVI Support: Able to drive industry’s largest and highest resolution flat-panel displays up to 2560x1600 and with support for

FEATURES zInverse Telecine (3:2 & 2:2 Pulldown Correction): Recovers original film images from films-converted-to-video (DVDs, 1080i HD content),

COMPLIANCESThe NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti graphics card is compliant with the following regulations: > Federal Communications Commission (FCC) &g

COMPLIANCESinstalled and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guar

COMPLIANCESJAPAN Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) This is a Class B product based on the standard of the VCCI Council. If this is

COMPLIANCESTAIWAN COMPLIANCE Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) This device complies with CNS 13438 (2006) Class BSAFETYUnderwr

COMPLIANCESNotice ALL NVIDIA DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS, REFERENCE BOARDS, FILES, DRAWINGS, DIAGNOSTICS, LISTS, AND OTHER DOCUMENTS (TOGETHER AND SEPARAT

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Table of ConTenTsTABLE OF CONTENTSIntroduction 1About This Guide 1Minimum System Requirements 2Unpacking 3Equipment 3Hardware Installation 5Safety

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTIONThank you for choosing the NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660 Ti graphics card. Built from the ground up for DirectX 11 tessellation, t

INTRODUCTION01Minimum System Requirements > Motherboard PCI Express® or PCI Express 2.0-compliant motherboard with one dual-width x16 graphics sl

UNpACkINGUNPACKINGPrior to unpacking your new NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti graphics card, it is important to make sure you meet all the system requireme

UNPACKINGWELCOMERegistration CardRegister to gain priority access to online and phone support. 4-to-6 Pin Adapter (Optional)Use the 4-to-6 pin a