March 7, 201016 yr My old 8800Gt videocard just failed and I would like to hear suggestions for a cost effective new videocard to buy. I also wan't opinions on why my videocard failed. I have noticed that it runs unusually hot compared to for example the CPU. When it failed the screen wen't black and when starting the computer from cold it made a loud noice and no display at all. The failure occured during gaming. Could that be a videocard that gets unusually hot or should I think about the case which btw got two 80 mm chassifansMy systemAMD X2 6000 3.1 GHz4 Gb PC6400 RAM(failed 8800Gt 512M DDR3 PCIe now running mobo embedded graphics which render games unplayable)Corsair modular HX520 520W PSU
March 7, 201016 yr Buy ATI HD5850, it is the without a doubt the best price-performance card on the market.
March 7, 201016 yr Get a 1GB card, not the 295 gtx due to possible issues with double gpu's. If you want to stick with nVidia I can recommend the 285 gtx, it comes super clocked from EVGA. "I´ll rather be down here wishing I was up there than be up there wishing I was down here"
March 7, 201016 yr Author Buy ATI HD5850, it is the without a doubt the best price-performance card on the market.The price for that series is more than I had in mind to payGet a 1GB card, not the 295 gtx due to possible issues with double gpu's. If you want to stick with nVidia I can recommend the 285 gtx, it comes super clocked from EVGA.I think I read some info at NVIDIA about this late generation of card requiring a PSU of at least 620W and mine is only 520W.
March 7, 201016 yr Then you should look for an older generation gpu, if you don't change the psu as well. And yes, sounds like your card got hot. Disect your failed card, see if it was clogged with dust. "I´ll rather be down here wishing I was up there than be up there wishing I was down here"
March 7, 201016 yr Author Then you should look for an older generation gpu, if you don't change the psu as well. And yes, sounds like your card got hot. Disect your failed card, see if it was clogged with dust.For now I'm considering a Asus GTX260 Glaciator 896M or a GTS 250 1 Gb
March 7, 201016 yr Good, good, but as you mentioned, be sure your PSU will do the job! Happy hunting! :( "I´ll rather be down here wishing I was up there than be up there wishing I was down here"
March 7, 201016 yr Author Good, good, but as you mentioned, be sure your PSU will do the job! Happy hunting! :(Question is GTX260 or GTS 250? Will I notice any difference in FSX? I'm quite sure it can mean a difference in other games and I doubt it will make a difference in FS9?My research indicate my PSU will be able to handle a GTX260.
March 8, 201016 yr Author The GTX 260 is a good deal faster than the GTS 250.That is no doubt true. But will it make any difference compared to a gts 250 for FSX if my CPU is a AMD X2 6000? Or will I be unable to benefit from that superiour performence since the CPU will be the bottleneck?
March 8, 201016 yr There's not a huge price difference between the two cards, may as well go with the faster card so you can run whatever graphical settings you desire.
March 8, 201016 yr Author Question is GTX260 or GTS 250? Will I notice any difference in FSX? I'm quite sure it can mean a difference in other games and I doubt it will make a difference in FS9?My research indicate my PSU will be able to handle a GTX260.Unfortunately my further research lead me to download the instruction manual for the best GTX260 I could find i.e GIGABYTE GEFORCE GTX 260 SUPER OC 896MB GDDR3 PCI-E VGA/DVI/HDMIand in the manual is plainly stated that a 550 W PSU or more is a must and since I got a Corsair 520W this makes me hesitant. On the other hand I ask the needed PSU must depend on what other components are in the system. Also I have heard that Corsair are very good PSU and according to a webbased tool for calculating PSU need I should be safe with 520W.
March 9, 201016 yr Unfortunately my further research lead me to download the instruction manual for the best GTX260 I could find i.e GIGABYTE GEFORCE GTX 260 SUPER OC 896MB GDDR3 PCI-E VGA/DVI/HDMIand in the manual is plainly stated that a 550 W PSU or more is a must and since I got a Corsair 520W this makes me hesitant. On the other hand I ask the needed PSU must depend on what other components are in the system. Also I have heard that Corsair are very good PSU and according to a webbased tool for calculating PSU need I should be safe with 520W.A 512M 9600GT (or 9800GT.. up to 1GB) will do what your old card did and not run as hot... Not much money either.ps. I'm using one as we speak, and it works great! Bert
March 9, 201016 yr PSU wattage requirements are overstated because they have to account for all the crappy PSUs out there with inflated wattage ratings. I can guarantee you that PSU is capable of powering that graphics card. I've run an overclocked GTX 285 and a 4GHz quad core on a Corsair VX 550, only 30W higher than your PSU.
March 9, 201016 yr Author A 512M 9600GT (or 9800GT.. up to 1GB) will do what your old card did and not run as hot... Not much money either.ps. I'm using one as we speak, and it works great!If so I would expect noticable better performence with GTS 250 which cost only slightly less than a 9800GT
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