Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 User Guide

TABLE OF CONTENTS 
   
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS 
TABLE OF CONTENTS ...................................................................................... ii 
01 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................... 3 
About This Guide ................................................................................................................................  3 
Minimum System Requirements...

INTRODUCTION  
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INTRODUCTION  
Thank you for choosing the NVIDIA® GeForce®  GTX  1080 
Founders Edition  graphics card.   
The  GeForce GTX 1080  is a powerful graphics card that gives 
you the fast, smooth, quiet gaming you’re looking for in all 
your favorite titles. With features like NVIDIA GPU Boost™  3.0, 
NVIDIA TXAA™, and NVIDIA PhysX™, this graphics card will 
give you the best your games have to offer . 
Plus, with NVIDIA’s GeForce Experience built right into its 
drivers, you can take...

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Minimum System Requirements  
> Motherboard  
PCI Express® or PCI Express 3.0 -compliant motherboard with one dual -
width x16 graphics slot.  
>  System Power Supply  
Minimum  500 W or greater system power supply with one  8 -pin PCI Express 
supplementary power connectors.   
> Operating System  
• Microsoft Windows  10, 32 -bit or 64- bit 
• Microsoft Windows 8 .1, 32- bit or 64- bit 
• Microsoft Windows 7, 32 -bit or 64- bit 
• Linux, 32 -bit or 64- bit 
• FreeBSD x86  
>...

UNPACKING  
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UNPACKING  
Prior to unpacking your new NVIDIA® GeForce®  GTX  1080 
graphics card, it is important to make sure you meet all the 
system requirements listed on page 2 for a smooth 
installation.  
Be sure to inspect each piece of equipment shipped in the 
packing box. If anything is missing or dama ged, contact your 
reseller.  
   

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Equipment  
The following equipment and documentation are included in the NVIDIA® 
GeForce
®  GTX  1080  graphics card box.  
 
 
Quick Start Guide  Support Guide   
 
   
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080  Graphics Card  
 
One 8 -pin  
power  
connector  
SLI connector  
DisplayPort connectors   
(Qty 3) 
HDMI  
connector  
DVI  
connector   

HARDWARE INSTALLATION  
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HARDWARE INSTALLATION  
Installing the NVIDIA® GeForce®  GTX 1080  graphics card 
hardware involves opening up your computer. Follow all of the 
safety instructions provided here to ensure that there is no 
damage to you, your computer, or the graphics board.  
Safety Instructions 
To reduce the risk of fire,  electric shock, or injury, always follow basic safety 
precautions.  
 
 Note: All hardware must be installed prior to installation of the drivers.  
 
> Remove...

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Before You Begin 
The  NVIDIA® GeForce®  GTX 1080  graphics ca rd is a PCI Express 3.0 ×16 graphics 
card. Your computer may already have a graphics card installed in the PCI 
Express slot. If so, you will need to remove that graphics card and replace it with 
the  GeForce GTX 1080  graphics card.   
If you do not have a gra phics card, this means that your motherboard has on-
board graphics (there is a graphics chip installed on your motherboard or 
integrated in the...

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4  Remove two adjacent slot covers if you do not have a graphics card installed.  
 
 
 Note:  The  NVIDIA® GeForce®  GTX  1080  card is double -wide  and will require removing 
two slot covers . 
 
5  Plug the GeForce GTX 1080  graphics card into the Primary PCI Express x16 
slot on your motherboard. This is often the slot closest to the CPU but may be 
the second or third slot. Look for the slot labeled × 16. It will likely be the only 
PCI Express slot with a retention...

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03  If you are installing
 an  additional  NVIDIA
® GeForce®  GTX 1080  graphics cards 
for  a 2-way  NVIDIA  SLI
® configuration,  continue with step 6. If you are only 
installing one GeForce card, go on to step 8 . 
 
 Note: All of the graphics cards in an SLI configuration must be identical. Therefore, 
both cards in a 2 -way SLI configuration must be GeForce GTX 1080  graphics cards.  
 
6 Install a second GeForce GTX 1080 graphic card (2 -way SLI):  
Install the second...