AMD GTX550Ti 4GB Graphics Card

[erlebowman]

I just received this the other day and have been unable to get it up and running. I ordered it for my Dell Otiplex 7020 tower(1000 Watt power supply) but it refuses to boot. I tried it in my Asus Prime Z790 and I got a boot error. Any chance I could get some help?

 

[DirtyDingusMcgee]

GOP problem maybe? its a pretty old card. Try CSM (legacy mode not uefi) and see if you get the same result.

 

[eidairaman1]

No such thing

 

[Solaris17]

There is nothing right about this card.

AMD didnt make the 550ti and even if you simply misspoke the 550ti is so old it released before 4gb of vram was a thing.

if you just got it and it doesn’t work in 2 PCs return it

 

[erlebowman]

There is nothing right about this card.

AMD didnt make the 550ti and even if you simply misspoke the 550ti is so old it released before 4gb of vram was a thing.

if you just got it and it doesn’t work in 2 PCs return it

Me bad. You guys are right. Sorry about that. Here is the complete title from Amazon. "

GTX550Ti 4GB Graphics Card, GDDR5, 128bit, PCI Express2.0, 783Mhz/3400Mhz, 2560x1600, Gaming Video Card with HDMI, VGA and DVI Ports (GTX550Ti 4G)" I've been offered a 10% refund by the seller. They never said why I might be having a problem. Looks like I will see if Amazon lets me return it. Thanks everyone for the help. Any suggestions on a modestly priced video card for 3d modeling? (3ds Max or SolidWorks or......something I can afford like Blender)​

 

[Solaris17]

best bet is to return yeah that still doesn’t even make sense. 4gb and gddr5 didn’t exist yet.

As for software I would start with the minimum system requirements and work up

I know things like 3ds can be picky.

 

[Toothless]

Why even bother with such an old card if you have z790? Get a card from a legit source for your use case.

 

[eidairaman1]

Amazon has buyer protection, if it was advertised as working, Amazon will force seller to return 100% of money, as long as you stay on top of this.

Op can get what like a bnib RX 5600XT iirc

 

[erlebowman]

Why even bother with such an old card if you have z790? Get a card from a legit source for your use case.

It looked new to me, or at least newer. It's not like I spend big bucks on video cards. I did that once ten years ago, and it crashed on me ten days after the warranty expired, and I swore I would never do that again. StarCraft said I needed it to play their game, which was a lie. I recently bought an i5 after reading reviews about its onboard graphic specs. The problem is the CPU runs fine but not the video outputs. So what would a good card be for my Prime?

GOP problem maybe? its a pretty old card. Try CSM (legacy mode not uefi) and see if you get the same result.

Neither computer will boot.

best bet is to return yeah that still doesn’t even make sense. 4gb and gddr5 didn’t exist yet.

As for software I would start with the minimum system requirements and work up

I know things like 3ds can be picky.

Amazon says there is a cooling-off phase, so will need to wait a couple of days.
"4gb and gddr5 didn’t exist yet." Good to know, thanks.

Amazon has buyer protection, if it was advertised as working, Amazon will force seller to return 100% of money, as long as you stay on top of this.

Op can get what like a bnib RX 5600XT iirc

Above my pay grade.

 

[erlebowman]

best bet is to return yeah that still doesn’t even make sense. 4gb and gddr5 didn’t exist yet.

As for software I would start with the minimum system requirements and work up

I know things like 3ds can be picky.

I checked the Tech Power-Up data and got this..... It says it was built in 2011. omg!

 

[Dr. Dro]

I suggest you buy an Nvidia Radeon RX 7900 XTX

Humor aside, it is actually one of the newer cards of its generation, Fermi debutted in March 2010 with the GTX 480. It's very slow and used to be very slow for its time, I think you just fell victim to a counterfeit graphics card scam.

Since you're looking to use 3ds Max and other productivity applications, on a tower with a 1000 W power supply, I suggest you purchase something like an RTX 4060, and install the NVIDIA Studio drivers. The 7020 is a pretty new tower, with a Raptor Lake processor, this one would go great with it

ProArt GeForce RTX™ 4060 OC edition 8GB GDDR6 | Graphics Card| ASUS Global

ProArt Graphics cards pair potent cooling with the latest GPU architectures, enabling compact builds and full-scale workstations to deliver ultimate performance for creator workflows.

www.asus.com

 

[erlebowman]

best bet is to return yeah that still doesn’t even make sense. 4gb and gddr5 didn’t exist yet.

As for software I would start with the minimum system requirements and work up

I know things like 3ds can be picky.

I was looking for a graphics card on this site and saw nothing but power-hungry fans. I do have a 1000 power supply but it's for feeding the Bears, not the Fans. Where might I look for a more efficient card?

 

[erlebowman]

I suggest you buy an Nvidia Radeon RX 7900 XTX

Humor aside, it is actually one of the newer cards of its generation, Fermi debutted in March 2010 with the GTX 480. It's very slow and used to be very slow for its time, I think you just fell victim to a counterfeit graphics card scam.

Since you're looking to use 3ds Max and other productivity applications, on a tower with a 1000 W power supply, I suggest you purchase something like an RTX 4060, and install the NVIDIA Studio drivers. The 7020 is a pretty new tower, with a Raptor Lake processor, this one would go great with it

ProArt GeForce RTX™ 4060 OC edition 8GB GDDR6 | Graphics Card| ASUS Global

ProArt Graphics cards pair potent cooling with the latest GPU architectures, enabling compact builds and full-scale workstations to deliver ultimate performance for creator workflows.

www.asus.com

Ouch, $1500 is a little rich. Funny guy. I like what I see of the RTX 4060. I came across what might run a little cooler.

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[Macro Device]

1650 is like seven times worse than 4060. No DLSS, two times less VRAM, much less CUDA power, etc.

4060 must be accessible for $300 USD + VAT in most developed countries. No idea where you found a 15 Benjies version.

 

[erlebowman]

1650 is like seven times worse than 4060. No DLSS, two times less VRAM, much less CUDA power, etc.

4060 must be accessible for $300 USD + VAT in most developed countries. No idea where you found a 15 Benjies version.

What's a DLSS or a CUDA? How do you folks know so much and why(hardcore gaming?)? I'm impressed. So, I need to look a little closer at the 4060 then. I'll hold off till the GTX550 is returned. This is the i5 CPU I bought expecting it to be all I needed for my Prime Z790 graphics. Instead, it produced zilch, nada.

Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W​

 

[Macro Device]

How do you folks know so much

We spend months upon months educating ourselves. Reading, listening, discussing.

why

Because why not. Knowing stuff you're working with never hurts.

DLSS

Hard to explain in layman's terms but it's a thing that makes your graphics card run a game in a lower resolution with addition of some magic so you spend way less resources and still have about 98 to 100 percent of image quality saved. This is mostly used to gain more FPS but some gamers enable it at 100% resolution to improve visuals, and some only enable it for energy saving purposes.

CUDA

These are tiny processors that crunch numbers. They are exactly what makes your 3D software dance. What makes them unique and called CUDA is instructions that make the whole process more efficient. AMD and Intel GPUs don't have CUDA cores. For more detailed explanation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CUDA or just google it and read articles on that.

Your i5-12600K is nothing wrong. You just need a GPU to produce magic. The most recent GPUs are RTX 3000 series and RTX 4000 series. Upcoming 5000 series won't come any time soon if we talk sub 500 dollar SKUs. 4060 is power efficient and can do a lot.

 

[dgianstefani]

If you're doing work with your GPU get a NVIDIA card.

4060 Ti 16 GB cheapest that can competently do stuff without running out of memory. Pointless for gaming over the 8 GB variant but has a place for modeling.

Don't buy old cards.

 

[erlebowman]

We spend months upon months educating ourselves. Reading, listening, discussing.

Because why not. Knowing stuff you're working with never hurts.

Hard to explain in layman's terms but it's a thing that makes your graphics card run a game in a lower resolution with addition of some magic so you spend way less resources and still have about 98 to 100 percent of image quality saved. This is mostly used to gain more FPS but some gamers enable it at 100% resolution to improve visuals, and some only enable it for energy saving purposes.

These are tiny processors that crunch numbers. They are exactly what makes your 3D software dance. What makes them unique and called CUDA is instructions that make the whole process more efficient. AMD and Intel GPUs don't have CUDA cores. For more detailed explanation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CUDA or just google it and read articles on that.

Your i5-12600K is nothing wrong. You just need a GPU to produce magic. The most recent GPUs are RTX 3000 series and RTX 4000 series. Upcoming 5000 series won't come any time soon if we talk sub 500 dollar SKUs. 4060 is power efficient and can do a lot.

You have put a smile on my face. Love the information. You should be in sales. Thanks again. Nvidia 4060 T1 16 GB is in the works.

 

[erlebowman]

If you're doing work with your GPU get a NVIDIA card.

4060 Ti 16 GB cheapest that can competently do stuff without running out of memory. Pointless for gaming over the 8 GB variant but has a place for modeling.

Don't buy old cards.

I didn't know how old it was, but I do now. Nvidia it is, good to know. Thanks for the help.

 

[Macro Device]

You should be in sales

Hate this line of work actually xD

But I'm happy I was useful.