GTX 550ti 2 gb?

[rickjames284]

Anyone have any luck with this? I had planned on buying a 2gb 6950 but ran into financial problems. I was wondering if anyone had any opinions on these cards, specifically

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130652

Any help would be much appreciated. I am looking to spend below 230ish.

 

[rickjames284]

And this card will be for gaming purposes. Sorry for not including that.

 

[Bo$$]

dont bother with the 2GB card, it is a huge scam, the card is not fast enough to benefit from it!!!!

MSI R6850 Cyclone PE Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GD...
this is awesome, only $140 after MIR

Galaxy 56NGH6HS3KXZ GeForce GTX 560 (Fermi) 1GB 25...
Or this which is , $169 after MIR

Personally the ATI is a better deal. but the second is quite a speed demon....

But if you are set on a GTX550ti then get this one
GIGABYTE GV-N550OC-1GI GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) ...

 

[erocker]

What resolution are you gaming at? In the price range you can get:

PowerColor AX6950 2GBD5-2DH Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256... -$230 with rebate for a 2gb 6950. Awesome deal.

That's if you actually need 2gb vram. There are cheaper 1gb 6950's as well. Or you could go with a GTX 560 if you like using Nvidia.

 

[MN12BIRD]

Yeah going from the planned HD6950 to a GTX550ti will be a huge disappointment. I agree with BO$$ the GTX550 isn't powerful enough to max out high res textures and actually use 2GB of vRAM. The card is probably no faster than the 1GB version in most games and only a few FPS faster in others. Still way slower than even a 1GB HD6850, HD6870 or GTX560. I say get either of those or whatever you can find cheapest. GTX550 is kinda going too slow for what you want. Heck that card shouldn't even be called a GTX IMHO it's not nearly high end enough to get the GTX name. GTS550 is more like it!

 

[DaMobsta]

If you're on a crossfire board then my vote would be to get an 6850 and add another one down the road, they scale very very well. Else a GTX 560 or an HD 6870 should be enough