ASUS GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) ENGTX550 TI DC/DI/1GD5 Video Card

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ASUS ENGTX550 TI DC/DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

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192 CUDA Cores
1GB 192-bit GDDR5
PCI Express 2.0 x16

The ASUS GTX550 Ti DirectCU graphics card offers superior DirectX 11 performance in its class and solid tessellation performance by providing the graphics horsepower and video bandwidth needed to experience games in high resolution. At the heart are 192 CUDA cores, 192-bit 1GB GDDR5 graphics memory along with a refined design offering substantial increase in performance while running cooler and quieter than previous generation GTS 450 GPU.

Factory overclocked to 910MHz, the ASUS GTX550 Ti DirectCU ensures you a better out of the box gaming experience. Award-winning DirectCU cooling design has all-copper heatpipes touch the GPU core directly to improve heat transference, delivering up to 20% cooler operation than reference designs under full load. Coupled with ASUS Super Alloy Power VRM delivery technology used in chokes, capacitors, and MOSFETs, the ASUS GTX550 Ti DirectCU graphics card performs better, runs more stable and cooler, and lasts longer! Rounding out the experience is support for NVIDIA 3D Vision, NVIDIA Surround, PhysX and SLI technologies for an eye-popping, immersive 3D performance in games and movies.

DirectCU Precision mounted DirectCU copper heatpipes are in direct contact with the GPU for rapid heat dissipation. The result is 20% cooler under full load and quieter in idle.
Super Alloy Power Super Alloy Power technology uses special alloy formula in critical power delivery components like chokes, capacitors, POSCAPs and MOSFETs for a 15% performance boost, 35°C cooler operation and 2.5 times longer lifespan when compared to reference designs.
Voltage Tweak Exclusive ASUS Voltage Tweak technology makes it easy for you to increase voltages to the GPU core, video memory and board to raise card speeds by up to 50% faster - a major advantage much sought after by hardcore gamers.
Microsoft DirectX 11 Support DirectX 11 GPU with Shader Model 5.0 support designed for ultra high performance in the new API’s key graphics feature, GPU-accelerated tessellation.
NVIDIA PhysX Technology Full support for NVIDIA PhysX technology enables a totally new class of physical gaming interaction for a more dynamic and realistic experience with GeForce.
NVIDIA 3D Vision, 3D Vision Surround & 2-Way SLI Ready NVIDIA 3D Vision brings a fully immersive stereoscopic 3D experience to the PC. Expand your games across three displays in full stereoscopic 3D for the ultimate “inside the game” experience with the power of NVIDIA 3D Vision and SLI technologies. NVIDIA Surround also supports triple screen gaming with non-stereo displays.

Learn more about the ASUS ENGTX550 TI DC/DI/1GD5

Model

Brand: ASUS

Model: ENGTX550 TI DC/DI/1GD5

Interface

Interface: PCI Express 2.0 x16

Chipset

Chipset Manufacturer: NVIDIA

GPU: GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi)

Core Clock: 910MHz

Shader Clock: 1820MHz

CUDA Cores: 192

Memory

Effective Memory Clock: 4104MHz

Memory Size: 1GB

Memory Interface: 192-bit

Memory Type: GDDR5

3D API

DirectX: DirectX 11

OpenGL: OpenGL 4.1

Ports

HDMI: 1 x HDMI

D-SUB: 1 x D-SUB

DVI: 1 x DVI

General

RAMDAC: 400 MHz

Max Resolution: D-Sub Max Resolution: 2048x1536
DVI Max Resolution: 2560x1600

3D VISION Game Ready: Yes

SLI Support: SLI Ready

Cooler: With Fan

System Requirements: Up to 150W Power Require

Power Connector: 6 Pin

Dual-Link DVI Supported: Yes

HDCP Ready: Yes

Card Dimensions: 9.54" x 5.5" x 1.54"

Features

Features: Overclocked to 910MHz higher than reference for faster and smoother performance

20% cooler with exclusive DirectCU thermal solution

Pump up graphics performance with Super Alloy Power delivering a 15% performance boost, 2.5 longer lifespan and 35 degree C cooler operation

Crank up 50% faster clock speeds with exclusive Voltage Tweak

Manufacturer Warranty

Parts: 3 years limited

Labor: 3 years limited

Quick Info

Warranty

Limited Warranty period (parts): 3 years
Limited Warranty period (labor): 3 years

Manufacturer Contact Info

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Filter Results Last 2 Weeks (0) Last 6 Months (27) All Reviews (184) 73% (134) 16% (29) 3% (6) 4% (7) 4% (8) Verified Owners Video Reviews Mfr. Responses keyword Go page SubmitTopPaginationForm of 19 previousTopPaginationForm\| nextTopPaginationForm
Hiswillc 2/23/2013 12:39:31 PM Tech Level: 4/5 Ownership: 4/5	Rating: 5/5Great Video on Big Screens Pros: Set right up to the plasma monitor and seems quiet and cool no blinks so far!! Cons: Big Fat Card!! 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
N/A 2/20/2013 7:46:49 PM Tech Level: 4/5 Ownership: 4/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 5/5VERY good item for price Pros: Quiet fan, Super fast GPU, good amount of RAM, fast RAM as well, just all around good Video Card Cons: Not the greatest at cooling with the stock fan (it could be my case because i have no side fans) Other Thoughts: Overall a very solid card 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
N/A 2/18/2013 12:21:01 PM Tech Level: 4/5 Ownership: 2/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 3/5not bad but not that good Pros: not a bad entry level card but not that inpressed single card on wow 35fps to 45fps in sli 55to60fps realy was expecting more but for the price i geuss not terble Cons: dosn't perform like i thought it would Other Thoughts: not shure how this fits in to 550 catagory 1 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
N/A 2/9/2013 3:12:15 PM Tech Level: 5/5 Ownership: 3/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 5/5Looks like a Race Car! Pros: I love this GPU......I have been an Nvidia loyalist (due to video rendering). This thing has heat pipes that were modeled after a race car design!!!!Board installs flawlessly.....100% power Cons: This thing is HUGE...make sure you have your SATA's connected before installing on the Motherboard. Free DUKE NUKEM coupon w/ purchase.....are you serious here ASUS.....give us PC Builders something solid with purchase....not virtual! Other Thoughts: I feel like I just traded in a old VW Bug for a new Corvette using this GPU!!! Setup: CPU: AMD FX-6100 Zambezi 3.3GHz Socket AM3+ 95W Six-Core Desktop Processor FD6100WMGUSBX <----It is impossisble to max out all 6 cores.....pure power Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard <-----AWESOME Motherboard, best BIOS I have used!!! Hard Drives: (1) SAMSUNG 840 Pro Series MZ-7PD128BW 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) <----Win 7 64 setup on this drive (1) Western Digital WD Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive <-----secondary for media Video: ASUS ENGTX550 TI DC/DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP <-----This thing has heat pipes similar to a race car RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9Q-32GXM <-----Note Win 7 Home only registers 16Gb DVD: ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM <----For 20 bucks, need I say more? PSU: CORSAIR HX Series HX750 750W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC <-----By far the BEST PSU I have used. Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, comes with Three Fans-1x Front Blue LED 120mm Fan, 1x Top 140mm Fan, 1x Rear 120mm Fan, option Fans-2x Side 120mm Fan <------For 50 bucks, this case cant be beat!!!! -and- the Fans are QUIET PS...I am a NEWEGG believer, their 2nd to NONE!!!! 2 out of 3 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
Corben 2/5/2013 1:15:02 PM Tech Level: 3/5 Ownership: 3/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 4/5GTX 550 Ti Pros: Card works great for what it is. Plays Battlefield 3 with no problems, along with other games like it. The card does stay very cool under loads just as they said it would. You can play games on high to ultra setting and still get a good 30+ FPS. Cons: You can tell when the fan speeds up for sure, but my computer is right next to me on the desktop. Using the ASUS SmartDoctor with fan mode on smart cooling. Really not a big con being that it really does keep the card cool. Other Thoughts: I have always owned amd products in most all my computers. After looking into the nvidia products I said what the hell let me try them out for a change. Well I am sold on what these cards really can do. I am building a new computer setup threw Newegg and will be going with Intel and nvidia. I put this card in a computer I got from dell to upgrade from a AMD 5670, and boy did it make a difference. I have done a lot of researching on the web and all the bench marks will show how this card will perform. 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
Ron 2/2/2013 1:27:34 AM Tech Level: 5/5 Ownership: 4/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 5/5Review Pros: Great price, ability to use multiple ports. Cons: none, other than having to manually change the sound output location if the HDMI port is used. i'm not down-egging for that. Other Thoughts: I have this card running a DVI monitor and an HDMI TV. the hdmi cable hijacks the audio. if the TV isn't being used, i have to manually change the default playback device to the desktop speakers. not a big deal for such great performance and picture quality. 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
N/A 1/24/2013 12:07:51 AM Tech Level: 3/5 Ownership: 3/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 5/5great card for the price Pros: Very fast card. Currently playing Borderlands 2 with highest settings with no problems. Also handled Diablo 3 and Starcraft 2 with ultra setting very well. Also, it's a very quiet card that stays cool. Windows experience index put both graphics categories at 7.4 Cons: Not a keplar gpu. Framerate drops in some games with a tone going on. Other Thoughts: For the $120 price tag, you can't do any better. Absolute best bang for your buck. 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
N/A 1/12/2013 3:30:01 PM Tech Level: 5/5 Ownership: 2/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 5/5 Pros: Much faster than my previous card, had 92/96 cuda. It works faster, game looks better. Playing skyrim, everything is max setting, looks great. Cons: $20 rebate seems like a scam, trying it anyway. You have to register, then print out a form, then mail the form with a copy of the packing slip and the actual serial code on the box to some place in California, instruction includes cutting out the label and applying to the envelope, then waiting 8 weeks to have a $20 american express gift card sent back, but wait, for a rush delivery you can get a $18 card in 5-7 days. This isn't the 90s, why do i have to mail out anything? All this rebate seems to be for is fishing personal information. Why not send the money to my paypal account? Other Thoughts: Duke Nukem forever requires a steam account- from within steam goto games then active a product on steam, then enter that number that comes on the card. Once the game is registered, browse around on the menus till you see duke nukem and click play. . it will then download. 4 out of 4 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
someGuy 1/10/2013 4:36:51 PM Tech Level: 2/5 Ownership: 2/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 5/5great card Pros: great what can i say first time i ever bought a gpu this thing was what i expected amazing. with my specs i can play crysis 2 on ultra with 35 fps. never played a game on ultra before Cons: duke nukem is worthless. they should stop giving it out with the card considering that no one will play it anyway. 5 out of 5 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
joe 1/10/2013 10:42:06 AM Tech Level: 4/5 Ownership: 3/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 5/5AWESOME Pros: bought two of these for sli and man this is just awesome i can run anything on high and just go hard with it very happy with asus ive bin using there cards for years now and im glad i have Cons: none 2 out of 4 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
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