MSI N550GTX Ti Cyclone II

MSI N550GTX-Ti Cyclone II Graphics Card

Recently Nvidia released their GTX550 Ti graphics cards to add to the 500 series of cards. This new card is meant to be the replacement for the GTS450 with a price point around $135, however since this is a factory overclocked card with an upgraded cooler, this particular model has a price of $154.99. These numbers are before any mail-in rebates that are offered. The base MSRP of the GTX550 is right around $20 more than that the GTS450. After doing some reading on the GTX550 Ti, we are really looking forward to testing this card out. The 550 is supposed to clock very nicely and with MSI's Cyclone cooler, we can forsee some good results while overclocking. Let's go ahead and see what this mid-range graphics card is capable of doing! The MSI GTX550 Ti Cyclone II OC graphics card comes in a nice, professional looking box. The front shows a picture of the card and some of its features, and the back lists more features and also the card's specifications. The front of the box is a flap that folds up to unveil even more information about the card and its features.