Which card to get?


  1. boucher19
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    Which card to get?


    EVGA GeForce GTS450 SuperClocked or Zotac Geforce GTX 550 ti

    Amazon.com: ZOTAC nVidia GeForce GTX550 Ti AMP! 1GB DDR5 2DVI/HDMI/Displayport PCI-Express Video Card ZT-50402-10L: Electronics

    Amazon.com: EVGA GeForce GTS450 SuperClocked 1 GB GDDR5 PCI-Express 2.0 Graphics Card 01G-P3-1452-TR: Electronics

    It seems that the Geforce GTX 550 ti has a little more power to it. But I've always trusted the EVGA brand and this superclocked edition looks promising. What do you guys think? I'm also really cheap so saving 35 bucks after rebate also makes a difference .
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  3. speedgamer01
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    Go for the 550 ti, it is close in the name, but that is a high-range gfx card, you can always OC it later. The preOCd card would have considerably shorter lifetime, though it has a few years of guarantee
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  4. TheReaper
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    +1
    I'd also advise against the purchase of the factory OCed card, so go for the 550ti.
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  6. hunuok
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    A GTX550 Ti is a more powerful card. FYI:

    ZOTAC GeForce GTX 550 Ti AMP! Edition Review - Page 1/27 | techPowerUp

    EVGA make good products and their RMA support is second to none. However, any OC makes a negligible difference over reference clocks IMO. You can OC to these clocks easily using programs such as MSI Afterburner or EVGA Precision.

    Good luck.
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  7. boucher19
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    Geforce 550 ti amp


    Isn't the Geforce gtx 550 also factory oc'd isnt that what the amp part stands for?
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  8. TheReaper
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    It is, but there are known cases of failure with the 400 series & especially OCed cards from the series.
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  10. boucher19
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    Thanks


    Thanks for the help guys i've ordered the 550 It'll be here friday! Hopefully i'll see a difference from my 9800gt
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  11. TheReaper
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    You will see a huge improvement over the 9800gt.
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