PNY GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) DirectX 11 VCGGTX550TXPB-OC 1GB 192-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Pros: After owning ATI video cards for the last 10 years and consistently being let down by them I decided to return to NVIDIA. I made the correct choice. This thing runs everything I through at it flawlessly, Duke Nukem, Crysis 2, Oblivian 2. I never see frame jerks. Switches between windows desktop and games without hesitation or problems.

Cons: Temps, plain and simple the hottest running card I've owned. I've seen this card reach 64 C/ 147 F when rescuing babes with Duke Nukem, granted that’s with the settings on max. It’s just hard for me to accept those temps when my cpu has a water cooling system that keeps it at a max of 36 C / 96 F when gaming.

Overall Review: I recommend this card to anyone looking to save money but still wants a current gen chipset. Just for fun I installed Half life 2: Lost Coast, set the display settings to max and ran the speed test. It averaged 230 fps….not to shabby. Now if you’ll excuse me I need to go rescue some babes from the alien pigs.

Pros: Nice small lightweight card, runs 40-60 fps on WoW in stormwind. Idling at about 35C only jumps up to about 50C while in games.

Cons: None so far

Overall Review: Bang for your buck

Pros: After a lot of research i landed upon this card, after a decent amount of research (review websites like toms hardware), this one came up on top. SET UP: CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 840 3.2GHz MOBO: MSI 760GM-P33 AM3 AMD 760G Micro ATX RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series -8GB- VGA: PNY GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) 1GB OC (This Card) OS: Windows 7 64 bit PSU: CORSAIR Builder Series CX600w (everything bought from Newegg) ------------------------------------------------ This card looks sharp, requires only a 6 pin connector which is nice, most power supplies can handle that. This card has a HDMI port - Plug in your HDTV no problem! When i plugged my LCD HDTV it didnt even require a configuration it just worked :) If you *want* a powerful card, if you *want* a good looking card, if you *want* the ability to say "my graphics cardis overclocked" (lol i do) and you want to run your games at max settings without lag (based on my experience and setup) then waste no more time, get this card!

Cons: It gets warm but doesn't get hot enough to worry a lot about it.

Pros: Stays uber cool, around 130 when working its hardest. Super cheap, runs quieter and smoother than the previous GTS 450. DX11, Battlefield BC2 ran at avg 143 fps maxed out.

Cons: It is not a GTX 580 for 150 dollars.

Overall Review: If you are like me and enjoy being able to upgrade your graphics card twice a year, than the 50 series is what you want. It offers high end capabilities at a bargain price plus you always have something new to show off to your nerdy friends. A gtx 460 PNY is a good comparable.

Pros: I put two of these in a new system build and 3DMARK11 scores (4980-5080) are equal to or better then a similar system running a GTX 590 ($750) for $250.

Cons: I still have to butter my own bread in the morning.

Overall Review: It's all about bang for the buck, if you a power supply and motherboard that can handle SLIing two of these cards then why spend and extra $500 for a GTX 590. ------------------------------------------------------------ Motherboard: Intel DX58SO2 LGA 1366 Intel X58 Processor: Intel Core i7-960 Bloomfield 3.2GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Video: (2) PNY VCGGTX550TXPB-OC GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI'ed Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer Series HCG-900 900W Case: COOLER MASTER Storm Sniper SGC-6000-KXN1-GP Black Steel Memory: G.SKILL Sniper Gaming Series 12GB (3 x 4GB) 240-Pin SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Boot/OS Drives: Intel 320 Series SSDSA2CW120G3K5 120GB SATA II MLC SSD Data Drives (RAID 10): (4) Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s CPU Cooler: COOLER MASTER V8 RR-UV8-XBU1-GP 120mm

Pros: Runs BF3 max. done.

Cons: i hear it gets hot. but this is OCd and I'd expect that. Have a good case with adequate air flow.

Overall Review: I replaced a 9800GT with this one. Core2Duo 3Ghz 6GB DDR2 Win7 22in LED 1080p This card. BF3 max. done. Next upgrade will probably be a core2quad once the price is right.

Pros: This card is GREAT.... I absolutely love it. It has never lagged or over heated or failed me on any game on max graphics. This is a great upgrade on a GTS/GTX 250.

Cons: None

Pros: Fast and Quiet! They do run hot according to PNY support. 100 degrees.

Cons: Cannot get a temp on the gpu without a software crack. The support tech at PNY to ask how to get a temp reading. He told me I could with a particular software but he said if I did it would void the warranty.

Overall Review: PNY - include a sensor for temp readings. seems that this would be a logical step???