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Old 08-04-09, 03:38 PM   #1
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Well... I HAD an Nvidia 8800 GTS a few hours ago. I fired up Rainbow Six Vegas 2... saw a pyschadelic display and my computer crashed to the desktop at 640x400 resolution. LOL!

Get this... my new flight chair arrives tomorrow. Well... I'll just take this one in the ass I guess.


I guess I'm in the market for a new card. I'm looking to pay around $230 with a possible performance boost.

I need recommendations sub buddies.
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Old 08-04-09, 03:41 PM   #2
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Nvidia 9800 or better
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Old 08-04-09, 03:44 PM   #3
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I'm amazed how cheap graphics cards are now!!!!!

Thanks for the vote mate. I'll put it in the research pile.
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@Snakeeyes Sorry to hear about this expensive loss.

If you live in USA I recommend TigerDirect if you live in California.

More choices and just about the best prices.

Hope you find a good deal.

edit: I think we also have a swapmeet forum here too.
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Old 08-04-09, 03:46 PM   #5
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Thanks man. I like tiger, newegg and fryes... in that order.

Hmmm... whats more important... a new windshield for the jeep or a graphics card?

FRIGGIN' GRAPHICS CARD! I'LL WEAR GOGGLES!
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Old 08-04-09, 03:50 PM   #6
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Yea, I almost had a similar experience with my 8800gts. Lots of colors, and a crash... (but mine kept on ticking.)
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Thanks man. I like tiger, newegg and fryes... in that order.

Hmmm... whats more important... a new windshield for the jeep or a graphics card?

FRIGGIN' GRAPHICS CARD! I'LL WEAR GOGGLES!
I would have posted Newegg and Fry's but I pay almost 10% sales tax here in Calif.

I have a buddy that had to do that to get his car to the shop to get the windshield fixed. :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
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Old 08-04-09, 03:56 PM   #8
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512-P3-N871-AR Desktop Graphics / Video Cards


EVGA 512-P3-N871-AR GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

1x Winner of Customer Choice Award - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
  • Chipset Manufacturer: NVIDIA
  • Core Clock: 675MHz
  • Stream Processors: 128
  • Memory Clock: 2200MHz (effective)
  • DirectX: DirectX 10
  • OpenGL: OpenGL 2.1
If I'm running on XP will Direct X 10 be a problem?
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You can run DX 9 on a DX10 card...
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512-P3-N871-AR Desktop Graphics / Video Cards




EVGA 512-P3-N871-AR GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

1x Winner of Customer Choice Award - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

  • Chipset Manufacturer: NVIDIA
  • Core Clock: 675MHz
  • Stream Processors: 128
  • Memory Clock: 2200MHz (effective)
  • DirectX: DirectX 10
  • OpenGL: OpenGL 2.1
If I'm running on XP will Direct X 10 be a problem?

Got that exact card. Love it
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Thanks man. I like tiger, newegg and fryes... in that order.

Hmmm... whats more important... a new windshield for the jeep or a graphics card?

FRIGGIN' GRAPHICS CARD! I'LL WEAR GOGGLES!

Hahahaha!! Funny...but real!
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Hmmmm I'd love to get
XFX GX275XADQC GeForce GTX 275 896MB 448-bit DDR3 PCI Express


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150364

But I only have a 500 watt power supply. Engineers... will I have a problem with power if I'm not running SLI graphics?
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It is all about amps. See what your PSU is putting out amp-wise and then find out how many amps the card needs to run correctly.
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What I got not long ago. I can't tell a big difference between it and my older 9800, some crisper colors, little faster. The good news is we can now get great video cards cheap. Even a 9600gt only $70.00

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...67&prodlist=cj
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Well... I HAD an Nvidia 8800 GTS a few hours ago. I fired up Rainbow Six Vegas 2... saw a pyschadelic display and my computer crashed to the desktop at 640x400 resolution.
Funny, I had the same last sunday with my Nvidia 8800 GTX. I started Darkest Hour, the screen went into green vertikal stripes like Matrix and then back to desktop. After reboot, the display showed still these green stripes and every time some seconds later came a blue screen -> VRAM corrupted.

Yesterday I bought a Nvidia 275 GTX, which was cheaper as the 8800GTX at his time.
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