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 Posted: Fri, 31st Dec 2010 00:28 Post subject: replacement gfx card |
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Hey guys
Well my 8800gtx finally died. What a great card. Anyway I'm looking to replace it but its just been xmas and I'm a little broke. I'm a bit out of touch with current upgrades. So I have about 100 to 150 gbp to spend. What would you guys suggest? It will be nvidia that's not debateable.
Been online for fourteen years. Never been without my comp . I'm writing this on my fucking phone (cry)
Thanks doods
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Epsilon
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| Posted: Fri, 31st Dec 2010 00:32 Post subject: |
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hmm, at that price range you might want to look at either 460, 470 or 570 depending on price variations in your area.
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| Posted: Fri, 31st Dec 2010 00:36 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Fri, 31st Dec 2010 01:15 Post subject: |
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Hmm the link uses words like 'special edition' and value a lot. Its a great price but is it sacrifcing quality .
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Epsilon
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| Posted: Fri, 31st Dec 2010 01:22 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Fri, 31st Dec 2010 01:38 Post subject: |
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it doesn't matter
those cards can be overclocked to 900hmz/4000mhz without breaking a sweat
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| Posted: Fri, 31st Dec 2010 02:18 Post subject: |
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So mortibus are you saying it doesn't mattter which 460 I get?
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| Posted: Fri, 31st Dec 2010 02:42 Post subject: |
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Just figured i'd throw in my opinion... I have a Radeon HD 4800 and I love it ... Really cheap now too I think. Never had a problem with any game. Only lag i've ever even gotten is NWN2 in the forest area with Flora goes apeshit spawning blades of grass.
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| Posted: Fri, 31st Dec 2010 04:10 Post subject: |
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JBeckman
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Werelds
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| Posted: Fri, 31st Dec 2010 11:39 Post subject: |
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@ JBeckman: GF110 
Do NOT get the GTX 460 SE! That's more like a GTX 455, it has 1 SM disabled. What you want is one of these
Few quid over your budget, but you'll be set for at least a couple years 
At that price range the GTX 460 rules so just make sure you get the 1GB non-castrated version (so not the SE).
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Slizza
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Werelds
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| Posted: Fri, 31st Dec 2010 12:17 Post subject: |
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Oh I just picked out Overclockers because I know they're not the cheapest in the UK, with a bit of searching you can indeed find better deals like Slizza posted.
If you do end up getting a reference card btw, make sure to set a custom fan profile. The stock fan whistles at 48-52% fanspeed, which is pretty annoying, so just have it ramp up quickly if it has to get that high
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| Posted: Fri, 31st Dec 2010 14:07 Post subject: |
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thanks for the advice guys. The 460 looks like the one, so dont get the SE edition? ok. now its finding one cheapish. Scan have about as bad rep for price as overclockers lol. used to shop on scan and oc all the time. the 460 non SE is top of my budget to be honest but nevermind
on another note, its been 3 days and I feel a little bit insane now, this can't be normal.
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| Posted: Fri, 31st Dec 2010 14:13 Post subject: |
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Werelds
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| Posted: Fri, 31st Dec 2010 14:24 Post subject: |
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Yep, the one Mortibus posted is a good one, great deal at that price.
What's wrong with mini HDMI btw Mortibus? You get a converter with the card anyway, so who cares 
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| Posted: Fri, 31st Dec 2010 14:30 Post subject: |
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136 we have a winner, now just have to wait till i get paid
this is painful
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| Posted: Fri, 31st Dec 2010 14:43 Post subject: |
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I have a MSI GTX 460 1GB Cyclone. It has a dope and silent cooler. No hdmi but I could care less and you get a converter anyway.
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| Posted: Fri, 31st Dec 2010 16:00 Post subject: |
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yeah but it's over his budget and i don't see any reason to pay 50 pounds xtra for same cooler, palit cools just as well and it is as quiet
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Slizza
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| Posted: Fri, 31st Dec 2010 16:05 Post subject: |
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Nearest RMA centre for palit is in the US so you might want to choose a model with a centre in the UK so if anything goes wrong there is less risk of a long wait for a replacment.
Corsair 750D :: 750W DPS-G:: Asus x370 PRO :: R7 1800X ::16gb DDR4 :: GTX 1070::525gb SSD::Coolermaster 240MM AIO::
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| Posted: Fri, 31st Dec 2010 16:09 Post subject: |
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guy sells them in local shop, not a single rma so far
however from 100 gigabyte there were 9 faulty ones
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Slizza
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| Posted: Fri, 31st Dec 2010 16:20 Post subject: |
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Not saying they are bad or don't get one.
It's just another thing to consider when buying a card.
I know Asus and KAF2 have RMA centres in the UK.
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| Posted: Fri, 31st Dec 2010 16:54 Post subject: |
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but i cant argue for the 136 pricetag tho, if it breaks it breaks. Hopefully it wont. I'm just hoping that is IS actually my gfx card that broke in the first place. My mobo is beeping on post and the display on the mobo reads 2b when it does a long beep which according to the manual is "initialise video"
the fan still starts up on the card but no display and it stops at 7f which is hardware failure. So the long beep at 2b "initialise video" and then settling on 7f "hardware failure" pretty much tells me that its the gpu.
god the wait for this is agonising. I dare anyone here to turn off there comp and not touch it for 3 days, Im writing all this shit on a tiny phone screen.
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| Posted: Fri, 31st Dec 2010 17:43 Post subject: |
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nooooo moose, thank your stars your comp is working, and have a christmas prayer for me who has to browse the web on his shitty phone.
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