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These are my specs, they aren't the greatest. I already know that. I really want to run a Crossfire or SLI setup. Can you guys help me pick out some stuff? I already need a new motherboard (Not enough RAM slots) But what should I get?
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The 550 Ti is a decent performer and at that lower resolution, it should handle most games pretty well. What is your PC not doing now that you want it to be able to do after the upgrade?

Also, you're not going to want to SLI/Crossfire low-end cards.
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Games like CoD black ops 1 on lower settings only gets like 20 to 40 frames. I'm trying to build this PC up, or just make a custom PC really.
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CannabisKilla wrote Games like CoD black ops 1 on lower settings only gets like 20 to 40 frames. I'm trying to build this PC up, or just make a custom PC really.

Something's going wrong, then. The 550 Ti should be able to easily break 60 FPS in Black Ops at max settings.

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If you have an onboard graphics card built in, you may be using that and not your actual 550ti
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RedMonster wrote If you have an onboard graphics card built in, you may be using that and not your actual 550ti

No, it came stock with an AMD Radeon 6550
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r00t wrote
CannabisKilla wrote Games like CoD black ops 1 on lower settings only gets like 20 to 40 frames. I'm trying to build this PC up, or just make a custom PC really.

Something's going wrong, then. The 550 Ti should be able to easily break 60 FPS in Black Ops at max settings.

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Hmm, any idea of what? Because I'm lost.
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RedMonster wrote If you have an onboard graphics card built in, you may be using that and not your actual 550ti

No, it came stock with an AMD Radeon 6550

What he's saying is that you may not even be using the 550 Ti. It sounds like he's right. Make sure your monitor is plugged into the graphics card, not the motherboard. The best upgrade is the one you don't even have to make.
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RedMonster wrote If you have an onboard graphics card built in, you may be using that and not your actual 550ti

No, it came stock with an AMD Radeon 6550

What he's saying is that you may not even be using the 550 Ti. It sounds like he's right. Make sure your monitor is plugged into the graphics card, not the motherboard. The best upgrade is the one you don't even have to make.

I'm not plugged into the motherboard.
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