SLI, Is it worth it? for GTX 550 Ti

[zuheirashraf]

Hey guys, first of all, I'm new here and please be gentle with me because I might be slow.

 

anyway, this is my spec currently:

 

CPU: Intel

[Reaper_88]

dual 550 ti's are roughly the equivalent of a gtx 570, so id say yes its completely worth it as you already have one of them

Edited December 21, 2012 by Reaper_88

[zuheirashraf]

dual 550 ti's are roughly the equivalent of a gtx 570, so id say yes its completely worth it as you already have one of them

 

still, i need to get my hand on other PSU since i dont think my current one not supporting SLI.

 

sometime I'm not sure whether the graphic or processor is more important.

 

anyway, thanks!

[VaporX]

Yeah a 500 watt PSU is just a little under the suggested PSU for the load out you are looking at. I would get a solid 650 and you would be fine.

[zuheirashraf]

ugh, just surveying for PSU and it gonna cost me another bomb lol >.<.

 

XIGMATEK XCP-A600 600W will do the job?

Edited December 22, 2012 by zuheirashraf

[SpikeSoprano]

A 600 watt psu will barely handle 2 550's so if you wanted to oc them or the cpu you might have problems, I would try and get a 750 watt just to be on the safe side.

[aaron6581230]

A 600 watt psu will barely handle 2 550's so if you wanted to oc them or the cpu you might have problems, I would try and get a 750 watt just to be on the safe side.

 

For something as low power consumption as 550 Ti's, 750W is definitely not necessary.

 

A good quality 550W-600W power supply should do the trick.

 

Something like this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028

 

But honestly, you might as well sell off your current card and pick up a 650Ti or 660. It'll be a nice upgrade and you won't need to deal with the troubles of SLI scaling.

[zuheirashraf]

A 600 watt psu will barely handle 2 550's so if you wanted to oc them or the cpu you might have problems, I would try and get a 750 watt just to be on the safe side.

Well, its because I tried to use the psu voltage calculator here, With my setup + future SLI, it stated there my consumption not even reach 500w (485w) so I think 600W is enough. even with a slight OC, i didnt oc that much

or am I missing something?

 

 

A 600 watt psu will barely handle 2 550's so if you wanted to oc them or the cpu you might have problems, I would try and get a 750 watt just to be on the safe side.

 

For something as low power consumption as 550 Ti's, 750W is definitely not necessary.

 

A good quality 550W-600W power supply should do the trick.

 

Something like this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028

 

But honestly, you might as well sell off your current card and pick up a 650Ti or 660. It'll be a nice upgrade and you won't need to deal with the troubles of SLI scaling.

 

yeahh.. thanks for the suggestion.

 

i might also thinking the same think.

 

In order to buy the new single cards, i had to sold off the new one.

or

Buy another GTX 550 TI, I had to sold off PSU and buy a new PSU @@.

 

anyway, checked up on my local online seller. Gigabyte GTX 650 Ti OC 2GB around $225 while Gigabyte GTX 550 Ti is around $156 (+PSU $65-$80)

 

will made up my mind after christmas

 

anyway, thanks guys!