My Video Card Died

JustXtreme · 11-12-2009, 01:49 PM

So i'm with out a PC with COD MW2 and l4d2 pre-ordered waiting for me.
i've RMA'ed but it going to take until the 2oth ish to get it back. they dont' have any of my cards in stock so they have to order from hong kong.

DougLikesBMW · 11-12-2009, 04:07 PM

That's what you get for supporting the downfall of PC gaming.

(not entirely serious, maybe 65%)

UltimateBMW · 11-12-2009, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DougLikesBMW

That's what you get for supporting the downfall of PC gaming.

(not entirely serious, maybe 65%)

These internets are 100% serious. Boycott MW2!

jopa489 · 11-13-2009, 12:08 AM

What kind of card was it, out of curiosity?

JustXtreme · 11-13-2009, 02:37 PM

Sapphire 4850x2
i suck at fps on the console if xbox would let me use a keyboard and mouse i would go move completely to console

GreenPlease · 11-14-2009, 09:53 PM

+1
I can't get used to console controllers. WSAD all the way.

LaYzEe · 11-16-2009, 12:57 AM

do u guys think a geforce 8800gt will work for MW2 with maxed settings?

brocken · 11-16-2009, 11:16 AM

Bummer on the dead card. Usually Saphire makes pretty reliable cards. I have the Diamond version of the 4850 and I'm really happy with it.

I've read a lot of people complaining about the multiplayer setup on MW2 for PC. Might be the time to make the switch and learn those controllers.
I used to be FPS only on the PC for years and finally got the hang of console controllers back when Halo came out. It sucked for a few days but now I'm as deadly with controller as I am with keyboard and mouse.

I do feel kinda bummed that my nice gaming PC is mostly used for a media server and to surf the web now. Sort of a waste of all that power.

bluespeed117 · 11-19-2009, 03:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LaYzEe

do u guys think a geforce 8800gt will work for MW2 with maxed settings?

no it wont handle it. You could SLI the card and run it with medium settings though

LaYzEe · 11-19-2009, 03:34 AM

what would u prefer to have the best bang for the buck video card? for MW2 that is.

DiamondGCoupe · 11-19-2009, 07:20 AM

I went from an 8800GT to a 250GTS, definately handled my games better but it's about $130 for a 1GB.

UltimateBMW · 11-19-2009, 09:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LaYzEe

do u guys think a geforce 8800gt will work for MW2 with maxed settings?

I'm running a 8800GT right now. It works fine at medium-high settings. How good is your cpu?

LaYzEe · 11-19-2009, 02:32 PM

its a 3 yr old cpu:

Athlon 64 Dual Core 4200+
3Gb Ram
Geforce 7900 GTX
Windows XP

LaYzEe · 11-26-2009, 04:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DiamondGCoupe

I went from an 8800GT to a 250GTS, definately handled my games better but it's about $130 for a 1GB.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814133266

GeForce GTS 250 1GB - $119.99 ($89.99 after $30.00 Mail-In Rebate) plus 10% Bing cashback. Hell Yeah.

bought this earlier

LaYzEe · 11-26-2009, 05:49 AM

OK just kidding. i cancelled that 1gb for this 512mb one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-034-_-Product

GeForce GTS 250 512MB - $114.99 ($34.99 after $80.00 Mail-In Rebate) plus 10% BCB! OMGWTFLOLBBQ!!!!

Comet · 11-26-2009, 06:14 AM

get the 1GB, you wont regret it
I upgraded from a 260GTX to a 295GTX

I can vouch for XFX being good ones.. never heard of "Galaxy"

GTX is a much better choice and the 260GTXs are pretty cheap and VERY powerful
RAM will affect your framerate too, if you have a 64bit system, then jam pack as much RAM as you can

LaYzEe · 11-26-2009, 02:00 PM

but the 512mb was just $24

for that price im sold.

jopa489 · 11-26-2009, 07:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LaYzEe

OK just kidding. i cancelled that 1gb for this 512mb one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-034-_-Product

GeForce GTS 250 512MB - $114.99 ($34.99 after $80.00 Mail-In Rebate) plus 10% BCB! OMGWTFLOLBBQ!!!!

For 34 bucks, I'll buy one of those for a spare. Great deal, too bad it's out of stock already.

Mega Man · 12-04-2009, 01:01 AM

My GPU just crapped out on me too. Luckily, it was SLI dual GPU's, so I took out the bad one, and now I'm just running on one GPU. However, some of my higher end games won't run at "Highest" very smoothly anymore.

It's time for an upgrade, and I'm thinking a rather large overhaul.
I'm going to upgrade to an i7 1366 capable board, an i7 CPU, DDR3 RAM, and a DDR3 or DDR4 GPU (SLI bridging a 2nd one when needed).

My GF's desktop will inherit my old hardware.

On another note, anyone know where/who to contact in order to recycle my old GPU? I don't want it to just end up in a landfill.

SoCali E36 · 12-07-2009, 08:47 PM

this is what i have

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