Have anyone had any experince with the GeForce GTX 550TI 1GB

Discussion in 'Computer Building and Components' started by AlexEss, Aug 11, 2012.

  1. AlexEss

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    I have found a fairly cheap one and since my old 8800GTS is starting to show it's age i am looking to upgrade.

    (If anyone have a different alternative keep the following in mind I have a fairly limited budget that tops out at 1000 SEK / 150 USD / 122 Euro and this must include shipping and handling to sweden and it must be Nvidia )

    So is this card worth paying for, i do not need to be gaming at the penultimate of resolutions and just want a good upgrade for my old card.
     
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    I have this card--it performs well, but the 560 isn't that much more. Picked it up for cheap, though.
     
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    What myuu said - I've got the 560 ti and it runs everything superbly. It even oc's really well if you're into that kind of thing
     
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    What Stynnes said. Great card for a good price. And it does OC extremely well.
     
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    Order have been put in, this should solve some of the "issues" i have had with some games. Hopefully it will arrive before the weekend.
     
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    I used a 540 for a long time. I had a nice performance punch and had a good feature set. The 500 series seems to run a little hotter, but most models come with upgraded fans to handle it.
     
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    Yupp this one had a fan the size of a CD-rom almost.

    Any way new card installed and running, you would be surprised how much difference it does to upgrade a 6 year old card... .. . Ok perhaps not that surprising but still it is a very nice thing especially as i can live with not having all the bells and whistles turned on. Barbie Horse Adventure runs better then ever.