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EVGA GeForce GTX550 Ti FBP Video Card Review and SLI Performance
Author: Will West
Published: Friday, March 25, 2011
The Card Uncovered
Here is the GTX550Ti with the heatsink removed to expose the full PCB and GPU. It only takes a total of four screws to detach the heatsink from the card, afterwards it lifts right away.
EVGA stuck with the reference cooler for the GTX550Ti FPB, but we do see a few differences including a bare aluminum heatsink and better thermal paste coverage.
Other than a few components having different colors EVGA has kept the PCB exactly the same as the reference design. This is not a bad deal since the reference design is quite solid.
The backside of the EVGA GTX550 Ti is bare and devoid of any real components. You will find solder pads for additional memory chips and a multitude of surface components.
A 6-pin PCI-Express connector is needed in order to power the GTX550Ti. It is recommended that your PSU be at least 400 Watts for best results.
