Asus Cranks Nvidia's GTX 550 Ti to 1015MHz
Asus Cranks Nvidia's GTX 550 Ti to 1015MHz
Posted 03/16/2011 at 10:12am
| by Paul Lilly
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Asus is being anything but timid with Nvidia's new GeForce GTX 550 Ti videocard. Nvidia's reference design specifies a 900MHz graphics clock, but as third-party manufactures are prone to ask, why stop there? Asus didn't and instead chose to overclock the GPU to 975MHz on its new GTX550 Ti DirecCU TOP Edition card, and 1015MHz on its Extreme edition model.
According to Asus, these overclocked cards use "top-grade cores," though that's only half the equation. The other secret to this sauce involves replacing the stock heatsink/fan with its own custom cooling solution that consists of all-copper heatpipes making direct contact with the GPU. This makes it easier to transfer heat, resulting in up to a 20 percent cooler running card than reference when under a full load.
Asus also touts "Super Alloy Power quality components," which consists of of a custom alloy mixture for power delivery components. If you're the type that holds onto your PC hardware for years on end, Asus says its Super Alloy Power graphics cards carry an average lifespan 2.5 times that of a generic card.
No word on price, though we did spot the TOP edition selling on Newegg for $160 plus shipping. We couldn't find the Ultimate model.
Image Credit: Asus
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avenger48
March 17, 2011 at 8:30pm
My 460's are both running with a nice 33% overclock, to 900 MHz. They are ASUS CuCore models, and the voltage tweaks are great.
Fermi derivatives are amazing for overclocking.
BAMT
March 16, 2011 at 11:47am
So what? That's only a 12.8% overclock. My GTX 460 came with a 20% overclock. I guess it's cool that it's over 1GHz, but the difference between it and similar (percentage-wise) OCs is only nominal.
1015/900 = .128 = 12.8% OC
810/675 = 1.2 = 20% OC
jason2393
March 16, 2011 at 1:36pm
I gave my 8600gt a 27% overclock from 540 to 690. My cooling solution consists of the tiny stock cooler plus an average case fan. Three years later, still no problems (except it is still a slow card, no amount of overclocking can chqnge that). I would love to see a card with an absolutely insane OC, to the point that it only has a 7-day warranty. That's the card I would buy.
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