[Solved] GTX 550 TI graphics card on ASUS P5B motherboard

[ntkz29]

Does anyone know if the Asus ENGTX550 graphics card is compatible with the Asus P5G41C-M motherboard?

I'm confused because the card is GDDR5 & my Board is DDR3 what's the difference between the 2?

 

[esrever]

It will be compatible, the ram has nothing to do with eachother as the ddr5 on the gpu is used for the gpu and the ram on your motherboard is used for the cpu. GPUs need fast ram which is why they have them.

I'd suggest against the 550 ti because for its price you can generally get a 6850 for better performance or get a 6770 for cheaper for the same performance as the 550 ti. Its only good if you need cuda or physx.

 

[ntkz29]

Sweet

bcoz I've already bought the 550 ti. I'll give it a crack for a few months until I have enough to get enoughcash for t he 6850. I checked reviews on it & it seems well worth having.

Would you suggest I keeping my P5G41T-MLX board when I upgrade the processor to Core i7 930. Or would the processor's performance be more sufficient with another board? can you suggest other boards that will boost performance.

 

[ntkz29]

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