My graphics card died :(

Recently when my pc was behaving oddly, after a while and some tests I came to the conclusion that my graphics card officially died :(

Before I start my qeustions, here my system specs.

Quad Core 6600 2,4ghz, non clocked

Nvidia GF 8800GTS 512 MB

2GB RAM

Asus P5B motherboard with one x16 PCI Express slot, I think.

Corsair 520 Watt power supply. I think it feeds my pc more then enough.

My operating system is XP 32 bit home.

Now I intend to buy a new graphics card, but I prefer to buy one with similiar... maybe a little better perfomance of my current graphics card. since I'm actually fairly satisfied with the 8800GTS 512MB.

I run World of Warcraft, Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2, Starcraft 2, Dragon Age etc, on Max graphics, always at 1680x1050.

Now I haven't been up to date with newer generation of PC Hardware for pretty long, so I'm kinda clueless of what type of graphics card to order.

I need one of similiar perfomance, or one that performs slightly better, but doesn't get bottlenecked by my CPU.

My maximum budget is 60, maybe 70 euro's max. Have things gotten any cheaper yet, do I have too high exptectations for this price range?

Any helpfull responses apreciated :)

Recently when my pc was behaving oddly, after a while and some tests I came to the conclusion that my graphics card officially died :(

Before I start my qeustions, here my system specs.

Quad Core 6600 2,4ghz, non clocked

Nvidia GF 8800GTS 512 MB

2GB RAM

Asus P5B motherboard with one x16 PCI Express slot, I think.

Corsair 520 Watt power supply. I think it feeds my pc more then enough.

My operating system is XP 32 bit home.

Now I intend to buy a new graphics card, but I prefer to buy one with similiar... maybe a little better perfomance of my current graphics card. since I'm actually fairly satisfied with the 8800GTS 512MB.

I run World of Warcraft, Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2, Starcraft 2, Dragon Age etc, on Max graphics, always at 1680x1050.

Now I haven't been up to date with newer generation of PC Hardware for pretty long, so I'm kinda clueless of what type of graphics card to order.

I need one of similiar perfomance, or one that performs slightly better, but doesn't get bottlenecked by my CPU.

My maximum budget is 60, maybe 70 euro's max. Have things gotten any cheaper yet, do I have too high exptectations for this price range?

Any helpfull responses apreciated :)

PullTheTricker

Can you order from those UK sites like scan and overclockers?

Your Budget is a bit low. You might be able to squeeze The ATI 5670 in your budget, it performs similar to the 9800GT.gmaster456

512MB XFX HD 5750, PCI-E 2.0 (x16), 4600MHz GDDR5, GPU 700MHz, 720 Cores, 2x DL DVI-I/ HDMI/ DP £76.32

This card is about 5% faster than a 8800GTS 512MB.

Well what kind of problems with your 8800? is it all the time artifacting or glitching? If it is you could try baking it. For 70 euros you could get a GTS 250 which would put you back in the same performance range as your 8800GTS

Heres a GTS 250 for 60 EUROS

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BG-057-GW

Well what kind of problems with your 8800? is it all the time artifacting or glitching? If it is you could try baking it. For 70 euros you could get a GTS 250 which would put you back in the same performance range as your 8800GTS

Heres a GTS 250 for 60 EUROS

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BG-057-GW

04dcarraher

B GRADE? I think that means used...

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Well what kind of problems with your 8800? is it all the time artifacting or glitching? If it is you could try baking it. For 70 euros you could get a GTS 250 which would put you back in the same performance range as your 8800GTS

Heres a GTS 250 for 60 EUROS

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BG-057-GW

kaitanuvax

B GRADE? I think that means used...

Not necessarily. It could be ex-display, ex-demo, clearance stock, or the box could be missing or damaged.

I think this is perfect for you: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-079-GW Its a ATI Raedon HD4870, Thats good enough for most games at the resolution I think. Its £80.

Well what kind of problems with your 8800? is it all the time artifacting or glitching? If it is you could try baking it. For 70 euros you could get a GTS 250 which would put you back in the same performance range as your 8800GTS

Heres a GTS 250 for 60 EUROS

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BG-057-GW

04dcarraher

have you tried baking your 8800gts?ferret-gamer

Woah, wait a second. Baking my graphics card? really now?

At first it all started with my game freezing. When I restarted the whole system wouldn't startup aymore, lots of red stripes and coloured pixels. I started my PC with onboard video card and it seemed to function, so its not the monitor. tried different video cards even.

Anyways, if I'm not being trolled here, what would baking my 8800 GTS512 be helpfull for :O ?

Woah, wait a second. Baking my graphics card? really now?

At first it all started with my game freezing. When I restarted the whole system wouldn't startup aymore, lots of red stripes and coloured pixels. I started my PC with onboard video card and it seemed to function, so its not the monitor. tried different video cards even.

Anyways, if I'm not being trolled here, what would baking my 8800 GTS512 be helpfull for :O ?

PullTheTricker

Unbelievable as it is, it has a 30% chance of ressurection. No, I'm dead srs. (Maybe not about the percentage part, but yeah it is possible)

[QUOTE="ferret-gamer"]have you tried baking your 8800gts?PullTheTricker

Woah, wait a second. Baking my graphics card? really now?

At first it all started with my game freezing. When I restarted the whole system wouldn't startup aymore, lots of red stripes and coloured pixels. I started my PC with onboard video card and it seemed to function, so its not the monitor. tried different video cards even.

Anyways, if I'm not being trolled here, what would baking my 8800 GTS512 be helpfull for :O ?

Yes it would, im not joking, baking the graphics card can remelt the solder and fix the problems cause by microfracturing that plague nvidia cards just like what you are describing. I actually did it to my GTX 280 and it worked, you can see pics herehttp://www.gamespot.com/users/ferret-gamer/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=m-100-25872411&tag=all-about;blog1

Doesn't both GTS250 and HD4870 have 2 power supply slots? I hope my corsair 520 watt can handle it.

[QUOTE="PullTheTricker"]

Woah, wait a second. Baking my graphics card? really now?

At first it all started with my game freezing. When I restarted the whole system wouldn't startup aymore, lots of red stripes and coloured pixels. I started my PC with onboard video card and it seemed to function, so its not the monitor. tried different video cards even.

Anyways, if I'm not being trolled here, what would baking my 8800 GTS512 be helpfull for :O ?

kaitanuvax

Unbelievable as it is, it has a 30% chance of ressurection. No, I'm dead srs. (Maybe not about the percentage part, but yeah it is possible)

Allright, what is the procedure of this baking process. Do I remove things from the card first? Maximum heat of my baking oven? I'm completely clueless about this. How do I go about doing this.

[QUOTE="PullTheTricker"]

[QUOTE="ferret-gamer"]have you tried baking your 8800gts?ferret-gamer

Woah, wait a second. Baking my graphics card? really now?

At first it all started with my game freezing. When I restarted the whole system wouldn't startup aymore, lots of red stripes and coloured pixels. I started my PC with onboard video card and it seemed to function, so its not the monitor. tried different video cards even.

Anyways, if I'm not being trolled here, what would baking my 8800 GTS512 be helpfull for :O ?

Yes it would, im not joking, baking the graphics card can remelt the solder and fix the problems cause by microfracturing that plague nvidia cards just like what you are describing. I actually did it to my GTX 280 and it worked, you can see pics herehttp://www.gamespot.com/users/ferret-gamer/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=m-100-25872411&tag=all-about;blog1

Thanks! I will take a look at this.

Edit: Seems like a difficult procedure. I don't have thermal paste. And I'm not sure if I'm able to dismantle it myself. Will have to research more maybe.