I need a new video card

2010-06-30 00:53:00

#1

aimless: Member; +166|6368|Texas

I need a new video card, my 9800GT keeps freezing. It rarely freezes in call of duty or quake III, but freezes every few minutes in Heroes of Newerth, All Points Bulletin, and other more intense games. I'm not looking to upgrade too much, just replace. So far I've narrowed it down to these three choices:

MSI 250 GTS 1GB
PNY GTS 250 1GB

XFX Radeon HD 4770

Anyone have any recommendations or opinions on these cards? My budget is ~$130 USD. My case and room get pretty warm which could be why my card failed, so my new card should be able to handle the temps.

E6750 @ 3.2GHZ
Gigabyte P35-DS3L
2GB DDR2-800
575w Antec PSU with 25A on one of the 12V rails

2010-06-30 04:01:54

#2

Axatar: Member; +29|6705|France

The HD 4870 would be a good choice but if you can save a little more then go for the HD5770 instead.

2010-06-30 04:05:57

#3

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6032|Catherine Black

Axatar wrote:
The HD 4870 would be a good choice but if you can save a little more then go for the HD5770 instead.

E: Also stick 2 more GB in there asap.

Last edited by Finray (2010-06-30 04:06:41)

2010-06-30 04:14:03

#4

Jaekus: I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose; +957|5422|Sydney

5770 would be a great choice, I'm really happy with mine. Would only cost you upwards of an extra $20, or $30 if you go with the XFX card (my recommendation)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLi … ageSize=20

2010-06-30 04:16:40

#5

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6032|Catherine Black

Jaekus wrote:
5770 would be a great choice, I'm really happy with mine. Would only cost you upwards of an extra $20, or $30 if you go with the XFX card (my recommendation)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLi … ageSize=20

5770 Brofist

2010-06-30 04:40:40

#6

Jaekus: I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose; +957|5422|Sydney

How bromantic

2010-07-05 19:40:57

#7

aimless: Member; +166|6368|Texas

I was thinking just before I ordered, how can I be certain it's my card that's failing and not my power supply not giving it enough juice?

2010-07-05 20:09:16

#8

Jaekus: I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose; +957|5422|Sydney

You easily could run a 5770 on a good 500W PSU (manufacturer's recommendation for crossfire is a 600W PSU, but I'd go higher tbh), probably even a 450W PSU without hassle, so I think you're fine there.

Last edited by Jaekus (2010-07-05 20:09:37)

2010-07-05 20:48:14

#9

aimless: Member; +166|6368|Texas

Well what if my power supply is failing or broken or something and it's to blame for the freezing instead of my video card?

2010-07-05 20:57:29

#10

Jaekus: I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose; +957|5422|Sydney

Have you got access to a second PSU you can swap into your system to try it out?

2010-07-05 21:17:01

#11

aimless: Member; +166|6368|Texas

No I don't.

2010-07-05 21:19:20

#12

Jaekus: I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose; +957|5422|Sydney

Well then, you're going to either just buy the card and hope it's not the PSU, take it to a shop and get your computer checked out (will cost a bit), buy a new PSU and hope it's that and not the card, buy both card and PSU, or probably my best advice is to wait for someone who knows a lot more about this than I to answer your question.

To me, if it's freezing during more graphically intense games, it sounds like the card. But I can't say for certain.

But if you're in a hurry, they're all that I can see you can try.

Last edited by Jaekus (2010-07-05 21:20:17)

2010-07-05 21:29:13

#13

aimless: Member; +166|6368|Texas

My dad's a professional electrical engineer, I'm sure he has some meter that can read the output of a powersupply. I think I'm gonna try this and see if everything shows up.

2010-07-05 21:30:39

#14

Jaekus: I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose; +957|5422|Sydney

You should be laughing then, go for it.

2010-07-06 02:10:26

#15

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6032|Catherine Black

If all else fails just remove anything that isn't vital for your computer to run, so any extra hard-drives, dvd drives, etc etc, and run the game. If it stops freezing then it might well be the PSU.

2010-07-06 08:08:15

#16

alexb: <3; +590|6183|Kentucky, USA

You should try reinstalling the drivers with Driver Cleaner...

2010-07-06 08:12:56

#17

Jaekus: I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose; +957|5422|Sydney

^^^ alex always has good advice, take it on board.

2010-07-06 12:42:18

#18

aimless: Member; +166|6368|Texas

alexb wrote:
You should try reinstalling the drivers with Driver Cleaner...

I've done this.

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