GTX 550 TI dedicated physx card ??

H3llF1re1000 · May 15, 2015

Hi guys. I have a gtx 770 in my system and my old gtx 550 ti is laying around in my shelf and I wanted to know if i can use the 550 ti as a dedicated physx card to my gtx 770 and if its worth it ??

Full Specs :

CPU : Intel Core i7 4790k (4.0 GHz)
CPU FAN: be quiet! Shadow Rock Slim
MOTHERBOARD : AsRock Z97 Extreme 4
RAM : Kingston 8GB DDR3 1333 MHz
HDD : 6TB
GPU : Gigabyte GTX 770 OC Windforce x3
PSU : Coolermaster Silent Pro M2 1000watt
Win 8.1 (64bit)

thanks!

MarkW · May 15, 2015

How many games do you have that use PhysX?

The odds are pretty good that the number is zero.

Even if the number is 1 or 2, PhysX is not something that generally slows down a game. Personally, I would just leave the old card on the shelf in case the one in your system were to die on you.

H3llF1re1000 · May 15, 2015

tbh i dont even know any games that i own use physx XDD but i thought it would improve performance.

MarkW · May 15, 2015

I see no scenario where it would help you in that case.

H3llF1re1000 · May 15, 2015

MarkW :

would it help in the up coming games like the division, rainbow six siege, ac syndicate and much more ??

jjb8675309 · May 15, 2015

Not worth it by any stretch of the imagination. IF you want more performance then buy a better card.

MarkW · May 15, 2015

IF, and only if any of them use PhysX, and even then, not by much.

jjb8675309 · May 15, 2015

Better yet double up on 770s if Vram is no worry.

H3llF1re1000 · May 15, 2015

jjb8675309 :

yeah vram is one of my worry here, but i rather buy a better card than a 2nd 770

jjb8675309 · May 15, 2015

Yeah, I'd go for a decent GTX 970 and up. A single 970 should be able to handle high physX demands imo. (Not that a 770 couldn't)

H3llF1re1000 · May 15, 2015

jjb8675309 :

I wont be upgrading my 770 anytime soon. I just got the idea with the 550 ti as a dedicated physx card cos it was just laying there xDD

jjb8675309 · May 15, 2015

Yeah, not going to net you much performance (even in a game with PX). Luckily the 770 is still pretty competent, just scale back settings a bit, have you OC'ed it yet?

H3llF1re1000 · May 15, 2015

jjb8675309 :

my one is alrdy OC'ed out of the box

H3llF1re1000 · May 15, 2015

jjb8675309 :

are cards so good these days that they dont need a dedicated physx card anymore ?

jjb8675309 · May 15, 2015

^imho yes. Although I'm sure someone will chime in with evidence otherwise. For me I just don't care (physX doesnt add that much for me) enough to even consider something like that.

jjb8675309 · May 15, 2015

There are plenty of beautiful physics engines out there that are non proprietary.

jjb8675309 · May 15, 2015

H3llF1re1000 :

That doesn't mean it can't be oc'ed more. Factory OCs are often a small percentage of what actually could be gained. Usually the pre-clocked models are more highly binned then non oc models so those are the exact ones that you want to OC further.

I have the Zotac AMP! model 970 and I oc'ed it an additonal 200mhz+ on the core alone from the factory OC.

Search

GTX 550 TI dedicated physx card ??

H3llF1re1000

Reputable

MarkW

Judicious

H3llF1re1000

Reputable

MarkW

Judicious

H3llF1re1000

Reputable

jjb8675309

Splendid

MarkW

Judicious

jjb8675309

Splendid

H3llF1re1000

Reputable

jjb8675309

Splendid

H3llF1re1000

Reputable

jjb8675309

Splendid

H3llF1re1000

Reputable

H3llF1re1000

Reputable

jjb8675309

Splendid

jjb8675309

Splendid

jjb8675309

Splendid

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page