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ASUS GeForce GTX 550 Ti DirectCU — 1GB GDDR5 192-bit — 192 CUDA Cores — HDMI + VGA + DVI — Refurbished
ASUS GeForce GTX 550 Ti DirectCU — 1GB GDDR5 192-bit — 192 CUDA Cores — HDMI + VGA + DVI — Refurbished
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Regular price: $20
25% discount will be applied at checkout
🎮 ASUS GEFORCE GTX 550 Ti DIRECTCU
1 GB GDDR5 • 192-bit • 192 CUDA Cores • HDMI + VGA + DVI
📅 Posted on: August 30, 2026 • 🛡️ Warranty: 30 days
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😄 A GTX 550 Ti with DirectCU heatpipe for $20 — same ASUS as big brands, without the price tag!
🚀 BEST CHOICE for fast delivery
🟡 Card Payment (website) — 3 business days
⏳ Payment verification: up to 3 business days before shipping
💳 Good choice if PayPal is not available
Both methods are secure 🔒 — For the fastest delivery, choose PayPal.
📜 STORE POLICY — LA CLÉ INFORMATIQUE
🚫 FINAL SALE
NO CASH REFUNDS
Store credit or equivalent exchange only
🔄 REMEDY
Equivalent exchange
Or store credit if no equivalent is available
⏱️ DEADLINE
48 business hours
For any warranty or exchange request
🧾 INVOICE
Required
Keep your invoice — no warranty possible without it
📦 Online purchase: Return shipping costs at customer's expense. • 🏪 In-store: Bring your item and invoice.
For any questions: 514-394-7794 — Tuesday to Sunday, 12 PM–5 PM
⚠️ Important Note: The GTX 550 Ti is a 2011 card. It is not designed for modern gaming but remains very useful for office work, multi-monitor setups (3 monitors), and older or light games. Slightly superior to the GTS 450 thanks to the 192-bit bus. Mining usage strictly prohibited — warranty voided.
💰 Value & Market Price — Why $20?
| Source | Price CAD | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Facebook Marketplace / Kijiji | $10 – $35 | Private seller, no warranty, untested |
| eBay.ca (refurbished) | $20 – $50 | Variable, high shipping costs |
| Computer store | $30 – $60 | Often no warranty or testing |
| ⭐ LA CLÉ INFORMATIQUE | $20 | 30-day warranty • Tested and functional • Local technical support |
Competitive price with 30-day warranty and technical testing included — unlike private sales.
The ASUS GeForce GTX 550 Ti DirectCU (model ENGTX550 TI DC/DI/1GD5) is an ideal graphics card for replacing a faulty card, enabling multi-monitor setups (3 monitors), or improving the graphical performance of an old PC without a dedicated GPU. Tested and functional. ✅ Slightly more powerful than the GTS 450 thanks to its 192-bit memory bus.
🔄 Comparison — GTX 550 Ti vs Equivalents
| Graphics Card | Year | VRAM | PassMark GPU | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GTS 450 | 2010 | 1 GB GDDR5 | ~630 | 🟡 Slightly lower |
| ⭐ ASUS GTX 550 Ti — Reference (this product) | 2011 | 1 GB GDDR5 | ~820 | 🟢 Reference |
| NVIDIA GTX 650 | 2012 | 1 GB GDDR5 | ~900 | 🟢 Next Gen ↑ |
| NVIDIA GTX 660 | 2012 | 2 GB GDDR5 | ~2,200 | 🟢 Significantly higher ↑↑ |
PassMark GPU Score: the higher the number, the more powerful the card. Source: videocardbenchmark.net
✅ This card CAN do:
- Replace a faulty graphics card
- Multi-monitor up to 3 displays
- Upgrade a PC without a dedicated GPU
- Older games and light esports (LoL, Minecraft)
- Office work and smooth web browsing
- HD / Full HD video playback
- General graphics acceleration
⚠️ Important limitations:
- Smooth modern gaming: not recommended
- 1080p gaming at high settings: no
- Ray tracing: not supported
- Professional video editing: no
- Intensive 3D rendering: no
- Cryptocurrency mining: prohibited — warranty voided
👥 Ideal for:
✅ Replacing a faulty card at a low price • 3-monitor setup on an old PC • Dedicated GPU for office work. Slightly more powerful than the GTS 450 (192-bit bus). Not recommended for modern gaming.
🎮 Gaming Performance — Estimated 1080p
2011 card — slightly superior to the GTS 450 thanks to the 192-bit bus.
| Game | Settings | Estimated FPS | Playable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minecraft (Java) | Medium | 70–100 FPS | ✅ Good |
| League of Legends | Medium | 70–90 FPS | ✅ Good |
| CS:GO (old) | Low/Medium | 55–75 FPS | 🟡 Decent |
| GTA V | Low | 30–45 FPS | 🟡 Limited |
| Fortnite | Low | 25–40 FPS | 🔴 Difficult |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | Low | < 20 FPS | ❌ Not Recommended |
💻 Check compatibility with your PC
- ✅ PCIe 2.0 x16 slot required (also compatible with PCIe 3.0)
- ✅ Minimum 400W power supply with 1× 6-pin PCIe connector
- ✅ Card length: ~175 mm — compact, compatible with most cases
- ✅ Compatible with Windows 7 / 8 / 10 / 11 (64-bit) — NVIDIA drivers available
- ✅ Low power consumption (116W TDP) — ideal for old PCs
Have a question? Contact us before buying: 514-394-7794
📋 Technical Specifications
| 🏷️ Model | ASUS ENGTX550 TI DC/DI/1GD5 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti (GF116) |
| PassMark GPU Score | ~820 — Source: videocardbenchmark.net |
| 📅 Release Year | 2011 |
| ⚡ CUDA Cores | 192 CUDA Cores |
| GPU Frequency | 900 MHz (base) — 1800 MHz (shader clock) |
| 💾 Video Memory | 1 GB GDDR5 — 192-bit |
| Memory Frequency / Bandwidth | 4104 MHz effective — 98.5 GB/s |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 (PCIe 3.0 compatible) |
| 🖥️ Video Outputs | 1× HDMI 1.4 • 1× VGA • 1× DVI — up to 3 displays |
| Max Resolution | 2560 × 1600 pixels |
| DirectX / OpenGL | DirectX 11 • OpenGL 4.1 |
| ⚡ Power Required | 1× 6-pin PCIe connector — 400W minimum |
| TDP | 116W |
| 🌬️ Cooling | DirectCU — heat pipe + ASUS active fan |
| Length | ~175 mm — compact, compatible with most cases |
| OS Compatibility | Windows 7 / 8 / 10 / 11 (64-bit) — NVIDIA drivers available |
| ⭐ Condition | Refurbished — tested and functional by our technician |
🛡️ Warranty — 30 days
Purchase invoice required • 48 business hour turnaround • Return shipping at customer's expense • 30-day warranty
Repair → Equivalent exchange → Store credit. No cash refunds.
- Liquid damage
- Drops or physical impact
- Negligence
- Unauthorized modifications
- Altered serial numbers
- Removed seals
- Damage to connections
- External factors (lightning, power surge)
- Viruses / malware
- Software incompatibility
- Data loss
- OS reinstallation
- Repairs by unauthorized third parties
- Improper use (mining, overclocking, etc.)
✅ Product tested and verified by our technician • 🚀 Ready for use upon receipt • 📦 Fast shipping
✓ By purchasing this product, you confirm you have read and accepted all conditions above. — LA CLÉ INFORMATIQUE 🔑
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