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Topic: POV GTX 550 Ti 4GB

Ravynmagi Title: Moderator Posts: 29,978 Registered: Dec 23, '01 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 29,452 User ID: 572,278	Subject: POV GTX 550 Ti 4GB
	If ever there was an example of a company that has absolutely no moral qualms about exploiting it's less tech savvy customers, this would be it. With video cards as you turn up texture quality, anti aliasing, and resolution, the card uses more video memory. High end video cards using the highest texture and AA levels and running on high resolution monitors or multiple monitors will come equipped with 2GB or 3GB of RAM per GPU for the task. While more mainstream gaming cards are typically perfectly fine with just 1GB of RAM. Point of View, a graphics card manufacture released a new GTX 550 Ti card, this is a low end card not capable of using high graphics settings with AA and high resolution. You would not even want to use this with a 23 or 24 inch monitor for gaming. The issue isn't memory, it's the GPU just isn't powerful enough. So there is absolutely NO POINT IN THE WORLD to use more than 1GB of memory with this GPU. But they put 4GB of RAM on a low end video card. Not only did they load a low end card with an obscene amount of memory, they used the cheapest option, slow GDDR3. This GPU normally would be bundled with faster GDDR5. So not only do you have an insane amount of RAM, most of which won't be used, the RAM you do use is slower. Using this 4GB GTX 550 TI would be worse off than using a 1GB GTX 550 Ti with GDDR5 memory. But someone going out shopping for a video card to play WOW of The Sims 3, may not know better. They just see GTX 550 Ti 1GB vs GTX 550 Ti 4GB. Looks like an easy decision. Point of View, that is so lame. Shame on ya'll. If my rant isn't enough, The Tech Report rants on here. http://techreport.com/discussions.x/21536 "Nvidia partner Point of View has come up with a GeForce 550 Ti with four gigabytes of graphics memory, which makes about as much sense as putting a spoiler on a Smart car. Epic fail." -----signature----- (none)
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jarom_td Posts: 4,571 Registered: Aug 8, '00 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 4,443 User ID: 38,737	Subject: POV GTX 550 Ti 4GB
	Ravynmagi posted: "...which makes about as much sense as putting a spoiler on a Smart car. Epic fail." Pic of my Smart car: -----signature----- Thanks to iTunes, now you can get free TV shows for just 99 cents
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Lonestar_1 Posts: 4,224 Registered: Aug 26, '04 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 3,775 User ID: 960,112	Subject: POV GTX 550 Ti 4GB
	Holy crap there is an aftermarket 2 stage turbo for smartcars lol. WTF.... People would stick a turbo on a toaster if they could. ok nm scratch that lol. Suzuki hayabusa smart car I find this all strangely awesome for some reason lol. ...edit... not the GTX 550 Ti 4GB, that is garbage. -----signature----- http://gimpchimp.etilader.com/display.php?user=lonestarr 3500+ solo kills & Lone Enforcer WAR - IronRock Dest- Energist, Moogabooga SWTOR - KV - Energist, Moogabooga
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Nakal Title: Moderator Bad Moogle Posts: 19,542 Registered: Jul 9, '02 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 19,238 User ID: 695,821	Subject: POV GTX 550 Ti 4GB
	That isn't a car. It is a Lunch Box! -Achmed the dead terrorist -----signature----- Currently in the MMO unemployment line. Can I get $15/month for not playing them?
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Balor_Gafdan Title: Gun Toting Conservative Posts: 27,802 Registered: Dec 20, '01 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 27,282 User ID: 563,478	Subject: POV GTX 550 Ti 4GB
	jarom_td posted: Ravynmagi posted: "...which makes about as much sense as putting a spoiler on a Smart car. Epic fail." Pic of my Smart car: Your website? http://www.smartsrus.com/smart_car_spoilers.htm -----signature----- "The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the people; that... it is their right and duty to be at all times armed." Rolab - PT Warhammer
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Ursa_Major Title: The Key Masher! Posts: 2,403 Registered: May 12, '02 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 2,394 User ID: 678,275	Subject: POV GTX 550 Ti 4GB
	The difference between running over a car like that and a gopher... You'd feel the gopher. I would not want to be an EMT responding to an accident involving one of those pieces of crap. -----signature----- "There is an art to flying, or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. Clearly, it is this second part, the missing, that provides the difficulties." - Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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Aerlinthian Posts: 66,222 Registered: May 7, '01 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 65,491 User ID: 94,919	Subject: POV GTX 550 Ti 4GB
	jarom_td posted: Pic of my Smart car: Funny stuff. What's even funnier is that the spoiler looks like it is mounted on a convertible top. -----signature----- (none)
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Ravynmagi Title: Moderator Posts: 29,978 Registered: Dec 23, '01 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 29,452 User ID: 572,278	Subject: POV GTX 550 Ti 4GB
	I would like to apologize to all Smart car owners that have been offended by this thread. It's POV's fault though for making such a stupid video card in the first place. -----signature----- (none)
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