Video card upgrade question

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Fueler

Newbie Location: Urbana, IL Joined: Mar 21, 2011 10:10 Messages: 24 Offline

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Nov 18, 2011 15:29

I plan to pick up an Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 TI card.
Following due diligence I checked Fleabay to see the price ranges out there. While there I see lots of other names attached to the Nvidia name like Asus, PNY, etc.

Are these companies that are licensed to sell Nvidia or inferior items being passed off by sellers as authentic Nvidia?
Very confusing.
Thanks

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jerrys

Senior Contributor Location: New Britain, CT, USA (between New York and Boston) Joined: Feb 10, 2010 21:36 Messages: 1038 Offline

Nov 18, 2011 16:05

Quote: I plan to pick up an Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 TI card.
Following due diligence I checked Fleabay to see the price ranges out there. While there I see lots of other names attached to the Nvidia name like Asus, PNY, etc.

Are these companies that are licensed to sell Nvidia or inferior items being passed off by sellers as authentic Nvidia?
Very confusing.
Thanks

NVidia sells both cards and chipsets. Those chipsets are used by other manufacturers, so a PNY card might be based on an Nvidia product. In fact, PNY makes a complete line of video cards using GeForce, etc.

If you are upgrading an existing system, check the power supply before investing. I just checked out the PNY liquid-cooled screamer, and they specify a 700w power supply as the minimum.

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Jerry Schwartz

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