EVGA GTX 550 Ti - Unboxing and Product Overview

[TheStothaK]

Is this decent for gaming? I mean can it run games at Medium / High?

[oSoKrazedo]

is this card good for dedicated physx? i have a GTX 570 in my system but want a dedicated phyx card.

[HiTechLegion]

@oSoKrazedo It would be a good choice. Plus the price is not that bad either.

[oSoKrazedo]

@HiTechLegion Cheers :)

[M4tth2w1]

2:30 your welcome :L

[troygly]

I just got the 2 GB GDDR5 version.

[imgrier6]

I got a reference card and it came with a mini hdmi, so that is not a real issue.

[StevenWyman]

This was my choice of graphics card for my new PC build, I've been using it about 4 days now and I must say it is one of the best investments I've ever made. Certainly a nice card for its price.

[StevenWyman]

@StevenWyman Also I run mine overclocked at 1022MHz core clock and 2044MHz shader clock on stock voltage. Still testing it, but it does run well, normally getting to only 60C for DX10 games.

[MetalLordize]

Yeah!!.. I'm getting one of these next month.

[TheBiggVan]

this card comes with a dvi to vga adapter from new egg. will this effect anything performance or quality wise?

[StevenWyman]

@TheBiggVan It won't, but you'll still be using VGA signal, which won't look *as* good for gaming as HDMI or DVI will.

[FoxyAndFriends1]

@Bz4r ty for your help :3

[FoxyAndFriends1]

@MrMe490 ok ty

[ThePCgamewalkthoughs]

That fucking sucks, so if I were to buy this card for $120 at Best Buy, I would end up having to spend an extra $30 just to use the damn thing because it has a mini-HDMI slot, fuck. So it would end up costing $150.

[HiTechLegion]

@ThePCgamewalkthoughs first lets stop with the profanity there is absolutely no need for that. Why would you not pruchase the card on new egg and then purchase a mini- hdmi to hdmi converter for 10 dollars?

[ThePCgamewalkthoughs]

@HiTechLegion Lol, I didn't know there were converters, thanks for the help. Although I did find one that costs a couple dollars less and is not as overclocked as that card. Just don't want my video card to die on me any time soon.

[LegitVisionz]

@ThePCgamewalkthoughs or, use the converter that comes with it and not spend the 50 dollars...just sayin LOOK AT THE PICTURES ON THE BOX!

[ItWasntMe456]

its a shame nvidia didnt make this a 256 bit card. i can only imagine how good it could have been. even the hd 6790 is 256 bit in the same price range.

[LayingPipes]

Is this card about the same size as the amd 6570?

[FoxyAndFriends1]

@HiTechLegion For this mini HDMI port, do i need a converter thing for that, because I don't have a mini HDMI for my monitor

[MrMe490]

@FoxyAndFriends1 get a mimi hdmi to regular hdmi cable

[FoxyAndFriends1]

@HiTechLegion I'm no huge computer guy and I though maybe you can help me. I'm looking into a better graphics card to replace my old ATI Radeon HD 5570. And i'm stuck between XFX Radeon HD 6870 and This, the EVGA GTX 550 TI. And yes, I know that this one cost less but I need to know which one is a better buy. I would really appreciate your help.

[Bz4r]

@FoxyAndFriends1 The 6870 is a little more but has quite a but more power.

[MegaOmgpoop]

Just bought my 550ti from newegg! Better be worth the money!

[xCaptainAroniousx]

Ive been debating Asus gtx >< EVGA gtx.. what do you all think? I can see some people pondering the same question as me.. I really like how the Asus has a regular HDMI slot but anyone know how these two compare against each other?

[AnonymousKev]

@xCaptainAroniousx only 1 dvi slot tho :3

[suicidekyd]

this card and my mini to hdmi should arrive, then tuesday my 550 psu and then my other parts.

[xCaptainAroniousx]

@suicidekyd i just ordered the same thing tonight.. hoping to get it by monday

[berzerker11]

this one, or asus? can't decide...

[cronochos]

@berzerker11 get this one! its 129.99 on newegg.ca and it includes a 20 mail in rebate.. US site not too sure but this one is faster than the asus one

[berzerker11]

@cronochos I ordered this one, it can arrive at any moment :)))

[cronochos]

@berzerker11 lol so did i but i cancelled it.. im gonna get the sparkle gtx 550 ti its clocked at 1000mhz as oppossed to the 950mhz. It is a little more expensive but it comes with a mini HDMI and a pair of 3d glasses

[berzerker11]

@cronochos nice! I think this will be a fair card for my older intel core2quad, i don't really have interest with 3D at the moment^^

[cronochos]

@berzerker11 i went for the higher clocks and mini hdmi not the 3d glasses HEY youtube has a grammar check now.. kind of WTF

[DonGT1U]

meh SKIP TO 5:00

[matthias067]

SKIP TO 2:45

[yazeed0ps3]

@psnatvman14 you can buy them for cheap, you know?

[thecam4444]

3:15

[psnatvman14]

why no mini HDMI to HDMI that pisses me off i just got my today

[Giddeon87]

@psnatvman14 And its written on the Box that this Cable or Adapter is includet, IT PISSD ME OFF!

[MrAligaad]

awesum



[AlexanderA80]

2:20 for NOT TO WASTE YOUR LIFETIME.

[Encitive]

What does the ti even stand for?

[HowtoLego]

how did you get a Nvidia brand card? i thought they just sell their shit to manufactuers?

[HowtoLego]

why are unboxxings of products that once we see, it makes no difference so fascinating...

[djnelly]

What's the point of the mini-HDMI? This is the only thing that is deterring me from getting it. I want one with a regular Hdmi port. Help?

[cronochos]

im getting this card but the sparkle version!!

[DarkDemonWolf76]

HP Pavilion p7-1036b some one please tell me how i can upgrade this piece of shit 64mb video card T_T

[fr0nage]

@DarkDemonWolf76

By looking at the mobo, it looks like you can.

[DarkDemonWolf76]

@fr0nage yeah? :c what do you think it would take it has PCI exspress port or whatever I am super noob at this T-T

[Raktarn]

@DarkDemonWolf76 Get a new Power Supply (Look up Corsair CX430 on newegg) and you could run this card in the PCI-E x16 slot you have on there.

[DarkDemonWolf76]

@Raktarn thank you...just...thank you TwT

[magstrike105]

@DarkDemonWolf76 you cant really upgrade a laptop.

[DarkDemonWolf76]

@magstrike105 it's a desktop >:I

[magstrike105]

@DarkDemonWolf76 oh.... Well first your gonna need a better power supply. Around 500-600 wats is good in my opinion

[DarkDemonWolf76]

@magstrike105 thanks for your input but I will go with what that other guy said Get a new Power Supply Corsair CX430 and you could run this card in the PCI-E x16 slot 

[magstrike105]

@DarkDemonWolf76 by the way, what kind of processor are you using on your computer? Because if the CPU is low end, your gonna end up bottlenecking.

[XVarietyGamer]

Can someone tell what graphics card is better

EVGA GeForce GTX 550Ti 2048MB GDDR5

or

Asus GeForce GTX 560Ti 1024MB GDDR5

Thanks Guys

[dman45945]

@XVarietyGamer my guess is the EVGA. It has twice the memory so it should be faster

[XVarietyGamer]

@dman45945

i thought that but looking at the specs the only difference is that the asus has

- PhysX Enabled

- CUDA Enabled

- 3D Vision Enabled

- Processing Cores: 384

the evga doesnt have any of the above but does have processing cores

- Processing Cores: 192

[spire107]

@XVarietyGamer GTX 560 Ti is much faster than GTX 550 Ti.

GTX 560 Ti has 384 CUDA Cores, 256bit GDDR5

GTX 550 Ti has 192 CUDA Cores, 192bit GDDR5

Frame buffer (VRAM GB) isn't too important in the mid range. A 2GB GTX 550Ti would never make use of all that video memory.

[MrMarkWhyte]

@spire107 the 2gb would be used on higher res, as the 550 ti is more about 1080p (greater) not aa.

[spire107]

@MrMarkWhyte Few games use more than 1GB at 1080p. The 192bit memory bus and 192 CUDA cores will become a bottleneck on the GTX 550 Ti before frame buffer in pretty much all realistic scenarios.

[CHANDSOME]

I was just about to buy this GPU until I found out that the box comes wrapped in protective plastic covering. Geeez...Now I have to reconsider. Unbelievable! Of all the things this box could be covered in!

[Joseph9536]

How does this card compare to the GeForce GTX 460?

[KedViper]

@Joseph9536 Apparently, the 460 is actually better, especially if you overclock.

[fordakiasful]

i'm the 30.000th viewer lol

[RedHowlfang]

It looks like im the 30,000th, 30,000 viewer...That made sense to me anyway :-)

[xSTE123x]

30,000

[HunterGameCam]

30,000 veiwer.. We been expecting you.

[mrcoolcrowe]

30,000 viewr yey

[moobutoo777]

can you use a vga cable with this card? getting it for christmas and need to know if i need anything else to use it

[MegaTimebomb098]

@moobutoo777 it includes a adapter for you can connect your vga to the card.

[Ockap1812]

@ HiTechLegion Does this video card come with a mini hdmi to hdmi adapter?

[ExTreMiiTy]

I really want to get a new video card and this one is about my price range on newegg. I'm just wondering if it will work in my PC. I have a pretty good comp, but right now the video card is a GTX210 which is the cheapest one.

My comp: intel i3 cpu @3.2Ghz

10gb RAM

I just honestly have no idea about my power supply, because it is a pre-built computer which i have just been adding to and i havent checked that. anyone help or tell me where to check the power supply?

[Rashad8671]

fml my pc uses a 250 watt power supply T_T

[raul1794]

will a 550 powers supply enough for this. im currently running a 9800gt and i want a little upgrade. my power supply is the Lsp Ultra 550 pro.

[zennus1]

@raul1794 He said in the video, you need a 400 watt or higher to run this video card.

[raul1794]

@zennus1 i know he did but sometimes u need a little bet more and my psu is not the best.

[Uyvids]

@raul1794 I'm upgrading in a couple days from the 9800gt, and from what Iv'e seen, the 550 is so much better!

[Jonnybai1997]

I might buy this card for Christmas but I don't know how to install it, please help?

[2000lakewood]

@Jonnybai1997 what computer are you using?

[Jonnybai1997]

@2000lakewood It was given to me by my grandpa, its a custom PC so I don't know what make it is.

[jempoy24]

got it to work turns out i need a new monitor since it only read the ac analog instead of the dc digital :)

[cuypers3123]

dude the only thing what i wanne see is the gpu not the fucking packaging

[Uyvids]

@cuypers3123 Gl finding a vid like that fag.

[jempoy24]

question i have a evga 560 ti fpb does it have to have 2 8 6 pins hooked up? when i hook up 2 8 6 pins my monitor reads no signal

mobo amd 4400

fata1lty 550 w psu

also my device manager does not read my graphics card i use 1 8 6 pin it works but it uses my integrated mobo g card when i put 2 8 6 pins my monitor does not read any signal really need help wants to play my free batman game!! please and thank you

[theshiznut]

@jempoy24 Did you try to update to latest driver on your 550 ti?

[jempoy24]

@theshiznut its a 560 yeah i did it works with the cd and latest version it just does not detect it on device manager

[2k11fluffy]

can you dual 2 of these. and if you can is it better than the 560ti.

[graldoom2]

@2k11fluffy yes it have SLI but i think u nee d2 of the same cards

[Pylin123]

Can I put this graphics card into my packard bell computer? (My PC has about 2GB RAM and 2.5 Ghz processor)

[graldoom2]

@Pylin123 u need noly 2 thinks: u need PCI express x16 2.0, and a power suply with 400 watts minium and 2 free female conecctors for the adapter, or a direct PCI 6 Pin from thje power suply, make sure that is 400 watts or more, i have a 180 watts and needed to go to the store again =S.

[graldoom2]

@graldoom2 had xD and only xD

[ronaldomu007]

can u use this for bf3?

[kohit7]

@ronaldomu007 yea

[2k11fluffy]

can this play games like battlefield and skyrim on high settings.

[atom608]

CANT WAIT NEXT WEEK. Im building my new pc but the cpu is allrite not bad not good the specs are gonna be

AMD FX-4100 3.6GHz 12Mb Chace

EVGA GTX550 ti

4gb ram :/ trying to keep it cheap

SOme shitty motherboard

500gb HDD

SO its a decent pc with a good GPU

[MrWafflemanZ]

@atom608 Some shitty motherboard and 4gb of ram... Your going to bottleneck your system so fast. :P

[atom608]

@MrWafflemanZ Lol ikr yea,,, all i can afford LOl

[GamerFreakzCOM]

@atom608 careful with bulldozer, they suck at gaming loads and also are not good with windows lol

[atom608]

@GamerFreakzCOM Fml what are they good for then???? coz im trying to make a pc on a budget but a good gpu like GTX550 Ti SC

[GamerFreakzCOM]

@atom608 that GPU is only good in SLI. i have it in SLI and its the same of the 570 kinda. Also bulldozer is good for intense computing but it isnt stable/good with O.S's right now. I am getting it because i believe AMD wouldnt design a CPU that is a failure.

[atom608]

@GamerFreakzCOM Then whats a good GPu for the same price as this? 

[GamerFreakzCOM]

@atom608 they are good for the price but they are generally not that good haha, if you can afford 2 then get them or 1 560 ti.

[SwiftXZ]

why is this card so cheap???????????? its 2g and only 170dollars

[atom608]

@SwiftXZ Thats not that cheap...

[GreenBoyDope]

mini hdmi to hdmi cable?!

[adelonic1]

i just got this card today but 2gb its the best one i ever seem plays best games as like FSX rocks

[eVoGamingFTW]

Is this good enough for live streaming gameplay to justintv from hauppauge hdpvr?

[AKEYTOHELL]

which brand you recommend me for performance gaming?

Asus,Gigabyte,MSI,EVGA or any other?

[GenXRanter]

EVGA is the brand I prefer. Zotac is the brand I avoid. Opinions will vary.

[Ikhwan4713]

is there any difference except the design between asus gtx550 and evga gtx550?

[Beau75984675]

@Ikhwan4713 Other than the coolers, the clock speeds are slightly different.

[a12oo]

i want to buy this card how much power supply should i buy?

[pitomba125]

@a12oo 700 watts is what I have but you could probably go as low as 600

[miramaldito]

for what is the six pin holes on the card?

[AireezZ]

@miramaldito power

[lockerz1234567891]

@miramaldito For power...

[Decalto35]

is this evga version or the msi version of the gtx 550ti better?

[RonJosueCas]

I just got the card and I have the following problems I'm getting a stuttering lag on BF 3 like mad, I can't play league of legends without getting lag that makes my character unmovable and chat lag out. I can't play any games on my computer at the moment without this type of lag... My specs: OS: Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit) RAM: 3GB Processor: Pentium Dual-Core 2.5GHz Former video card: GeForce GT 9800 Disk Space: 13 GB free Any helpful information is greatly appreciated

[pitomba125]

@RonJosueCas Somesthing it set up wrong or broken. It is definetally not the card unless it's faulty. I reccommend getting warranty on it

[Cpmaster4587]

@RonJosueCas Your CPU is terrible and is bottlenecking your card.

[TokyoMadness4393]

@Cpmaster4587 Yea Cpmaster nice call i didnt know this guys issue until i took a look at his stats he needs to have at least a 3.0 ghz processor (I have 3.2ghz Dual) and at least 4 gb of ram (I have 8 gb)to at least to anything with this card....and yes his stats are terrible........

[randumbguy8239]

i'm sorry but if you are still using VGA on a video card like this why the hell is anyone spending so much money on this card lol... update the monitor lmao "most newer LED/LCD monitors like mine don't even support VGA haha...

[bleedy13]

once again my computer crashed after playing call of pripyat for a hour

[el4dedoss]

with this card I can play Battlefield 3 ?

[fellerets]

@el4dedoss on Ultra...

[binboyuk]

@el4dedoss yes easy, on full settings

[bleedy13]

my computer froze when i played portal 2 with this card but ti didn't with all the rest just with portal 2 which is event weirder cause i play other source games and they seem to run fine i'm hopeing its just a bug with the game

[bleedy13]

i cant wait for it to arrive!

[CrayolaCrackerz]

I just bought this! I'm excited :)

[k3nzh1n082]

okay geeks start day dreaming!

[FFF693]

Two 2x GTX 550 ti s.c better!

[BillieJean900]

does it support physx

[vanzan102]

@BillieJean900 yes

[Thedarkj0ker]

Gahh mini hdmi does it have sound with it?

[lphilipl]

Is there sound in the mini-HDMI port of this card ?

[hodenriss]

What's your BMI?

[kentot2position]

when u SLI using this cards. how much fps will get when u play BF3?

[xBzarr]

@kentot2position A lot

[kentot2position]

@xBzarr u have gtx550 ti sli? whats your FPS?

[xBzarr]

@kentot2position I'm just guessing. Sli on a powerful card like that will get a good fps.

[kentot2position]

@xBzarr i have this card now(not sli). i get 30 fps(BF3 beta). maybe my window 7 32 bit causin it to have lower fps?

[xBzarr]

@kentot2position Probably not. But if you do sli you will get more fps.

[kentot2position]

@xBzarr am just hopin when i SLI. BF3 will be compatible with it.

[xBzarr]

@kentot2position I'm 99.5% sure you're be fine

[kentot2position]

@xBzarr so what is 0.5% ? am not fine (noooooooo)

[xBzarr]

@kentot2position .5% of me isn't sure because I'm not an expert with sli.

[xIDeandreIx]

@xBzarr Being that i run BF3 beta on high with just one, I'm 100% sure you'll be fine with two :D

[xBzarr]

@xIDeandreIx :D

[Panda4Cash]

Which card is cheaper than this and can run ALMOST equivalent. On newegg I Found this for 137.99.

[robbewuzhere]

GTS 450 NOT GTX 450! amatuer

[beastman101]

Just got this so I could run BF3 better. I had a HD 4850 that just wasn't cutting it for the beta, everything was on low and I was still having issues. THIS THING IS BEAST, plus...it was only $115, I love this card and I love newegg!

[kentot2position]

@beastman101 i played BF3 beta am just gettin 30 fps

[creationpz]

it's GTS450, not GTX450 damn it :D

[kentot2position]

its a good gpu..am wonderin if am goin to SLI it. can anyone tell me what psu should i get?

or watt requirements

550? 600? 700?

[TheSkittlesNerd]

@kentot2position id get 650 watt

[kentot2position]

@kentot2position thanks man

[ruplealexander]

@kentot2position make sure the PSU has about 40 Amps in SLI or the cards never work....your PC will shut down from low amperes(AMP).

[kentot2position]

is my mobo (H61M-E23 (B3) ) compatible to this gpu?

[punjabi2006blood]

@kentot2position google it up. you must have PCI E 2.0 X16 slot in your mobo to use to this card.

[kentot2position]

@punjabi2006blood its workin fine in my mobo now

..ermm can i ask what psu ? watt requirement when am goin to sli it

[RonanRocha1994]

@juubz20 Thanks!! Im getting a 775 watt, just to be safe.

[joshboy1st]

on my GTX 260 I have two 6 pin connectors this has one,will mine work with just one 6 pin connected stupid question I no cheers

[stahscream]

@joshboy1st nope, you need both dude