Just dont make things to last...

[Von Taticus]

SH3 is quite demanding on Graphics cards.

perhapes it was running to hot.

[HunterICX]

Graphic cards.....Expensive piece of Junks that dont last long...

in 6 months I had 3 NEW cards!

Geforce FX5500 256 mb - Burned out
Geforce FX5700LE 256 mb - Burned out
Geforce FX5700LE 256 TD ram - still working

it was guaranty work so...but still....these new cards are good, but their lifeline is very short. they can work today...but what about tomorow?:hmm:

but also do not turn ur PC on 24/7 a week, turn it off when ur done...
and yes SH3 is quit an System Eater, the important things of games of today is RAM and Graphic Cards

and your stuttering graphics might be your current Graphic card

When the shop made an mistake and putted in an Second FX5500(main Stream card) wich i didnt agree with (I orderd an Performance Card) because i started to play SH3 and i had the same stuttering as you describe.

[CptGrayWolf]

The heat sink fell off my 6600GT ,card was cooked in 3 minutes
Waited 1 month for a replacement , the replacement card was faulty
Finaly the nice folks where I bought the card just gave me a brand new one.
Who's to blame!? MSI? NVIDIA? I'd like to know so I can avoid them in the future.

[CWorth]

Originally Posted by HunterICX

but also do not turn ur PC on 24/7 a week, turn it off when ur done...

Funny thing is I know 4 computer techs who do this for a living that will say different.

They tell me do not turn the system off and on...just keep it on with a screensaver as the constant heating and cooling of the parts will cause more damage/wear to the parts and cause more problems than just keeping it on.

As for who to blame..you really have to blame the manufacturer.Most build there own cards and just use the Nvidia GPU's.I had 3 BFG cards in a 2 month period of time all blow out with a faulty capacitor.So needless to say I do not buy from BFG any longer.

It is getting pretty bad with the new cards and there shoddy craftsmanship and short life anymore..I remember buying my first GeForce card after 3DFX went out of buisness..that lasted me for nearly 1-1 1/2 years and was still good when I upgraded.Now like was said your lucky if they last for 4-5 months before they burn out on you.

[HunterICX]

Well...I just turn my Computer off when I,m done....

Coz my second card the FX5700LE 256 ram , burned out after 4 days continues beeing on and I started to play SH3 and I used TC 1024X and after 5 minutes BLAM! screen turned black....Holy smokes....after that my screen turned black after 25 minutes playing an game or watching an DVD on it....

But...you know...I call the comps of today a lot more vulnerable then the old Pentium II- III my 330Mhz survived without any kind of problems over 7 years. after I did a test if an old 1996 Pentium 2 330mhz - 64 Ram and 8 Vga card ...could run XP Pro....Well It didnt my Motherboard just died after the login screen

[SmokinTep]

My Radeon 9800 Pro lasted me about 2 1/2 years before it died.

[Dowly]

Everything said here leads to a conclusion that Nvidia cards suck. (expect my old GeForce 2, which lasted for 4 years.)

[CWorth]

Originally Posted by Dowly

Everything said here leads to a conclusion that Nvidia cards suck. (expect my old GeForce 2, which lasted for 4 years.)

LOL:rotfl:

I look at it this way..you cannot judge as a whole..you have to judge manufacturer by manufacturer.Nvidia/ATI only makes the GPU's that these companies use.Most build there own cards using Nvidias chips.Its not the chip that is the problem but the shoddy heatsinks,parts and simpe manufacturing that is the problem.

So far these are on my do not buy from again list after problems with their cards failing..BFG,Leadtek,Rosewill,Elsa.

And these I have had no problems with and their cards have lasted...PNY,ASUS,XFX,Chaintech,Jaton

On my card that just failed I looked to find if I could see any burn marks or anything to say what happened..I found that the heatsink was not even flush against the GPU..it was sitting above the GPU and not touching it due to the way they attached the heatsink to the card...only a 1/4x1/4 inch area of glue was connecting the sink to the GPU...no wonder it died.The thing burned itself up.This was a Rosewill 6600GT card.