GTX 550 Ti SLI Scaling Review & Value Analysis Linus Tech Tips

http://www.ncix.com/search/?categoryid=0&q=gtx+550+ti

In short, you're still better off buying a single, more powerful card, but you should definitely watch the review if you've ever wondered about this.

It's a miracle to me that some system builders in the States sell so many low end SLI systems... Makes no sense to buy them.

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[123ninja4]

@OfTehRose just get one 550 ti, thats what i have and i run Skyrim maxed settings perfectly with an average of 50 fps

[alvarg]

sure in some areas a gtx560ti is slightly better then 550ti sli, but then in some areas i've since gtx 550ti sli getting equal and surpassing a gtx 570 sometimes which the single gtx560ti wont do and really if you already have a 550ti card then get another one, otherwise you would be better off getting a 570 sure the 560ti is a good card but 2 550s are better i can play crysis 2 ultra settings dx11 hi res textures at an average of 50 fps which is really good in my opinion

[milkymilkway]

This is hors shit, I have 2 550ti's and I get 90 frames all the time on Lost Planet 2. But I have an i72600k

[Fchyeahh]

I got my 550 ti for around $110. That's the same as when I bought my 9800GT a year ago. The only problem is I don't have an SLI motherboard or a powerful PSU. Or I would get another 550 ti, a 560 ti or 570. Also, that money factory, sorta broke.

[ItWasntMe456]

they should have built this card as a 256 bit. even a hd 6790 is 256 bit.

[MrNeowarrior]

@SupaPichu minimum 400w. better buy new power supply.

[jutenheim223]

@SwiftDuck hey if you are changing to an AMD setup, can you please share to me the specs?

[SwiftDuck]

Im calling BS on this video...I am running two 2gb 550 ti's coming from 1 560 ti. Im much happier with the performance now. I spent the last 6 hours benching the shit out of it and it out performed it in just about everything. In short...a bit of a performance gain with added stability. Maybe its just my computer that does this but im happy for now...i might change over to an AMD CF setup tho...

[LightfeatherxX]

the 550 ti is a very nice card for how old it is (only 1 year, but stuff phases out so quick now-a-days) and you could run crysis 1080p on all high settings and have almost no problems. don't upgrade unless it's a 570 or higher, just grab another 550.

[PokyCZ]

What justifies 550 Ti SLI is when you have one already and the upgrade to 550 Ti SLI then becomes way more cost efficient than buying something like 560Ti..

[HaliaeetusOsprey]

@Micah777x Actually Nvidea specifies the minimum recommended power requirement as 400 watts.