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My old 4870 doesn't work anymore :(

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Ekaros

No signal. Computer works on the new cheap GPU I just bought...

Flashes leds, revs up, but no picture at all...

Only thing that really changed with computer is removal of 3 HDDs... And moving it a bit.

Hmm, dunno what I shold do with this second computer. It should be able to run a few things with Q9300 and 8GB ram...

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FapFap

GOOD!

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mancoon

that's mean..

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FapFap

He buy new PC

Isn't it GOOD!?

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Ekaros

I don't have money for second new PC. I just bought an other one.

This is my old which I was moving for weekend rig.

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fiftykyu

Bummer. :( One thought, some cards from the old days came with a lifetime warranty. For example, I still have an old 7900 GT from EVGA which still works, but if it ever broke they'd take care of it. Note: you can see why nobody does this any more. :)

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DeathMaster

And this, kids, is why you never buy AMD products.

Edit: No flamewar intended. My personal experience is that anything from A-brands (Intel/nVidia) hasn't given up on me, unlike certain other brands who've died on me within a year of purchase.

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Ekaros

I suppouse 4 years is acceptable life time for piece of hardware which have run for many hours...

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ThirdSketch

amazing flamebait

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atb85

Please don't start useless fan wars. If you want to give your contribution, just suggest him what you would pick.

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himohillo

gr8 b8 m8 i r8 8/8

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jbondguy007

...You're kind of L8, but I have F8.

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Olddan

A GTX660ti just die in one of my PC, it's not a question of brand.:)

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atb85

OP, what would your budget be?

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Ekaros

I think I have to aim around 250-300 including the new PSU.

NeoHE 450W is bit low and new PSU will last for sometime anyway.

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atb85

You could get anything from HD7850 - HD7870 - HD7950 or, if you want to switch to NVidia, GTX 660 - GTX 660 Ti - GTX 670.

Look for a PSU you like and see how much you're left with.

To help you decide, also look for benchmarks specific to games you'll actually play: there can be a noticeable difference in a some cases.

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atb85

Oh, unless you are in a hurry, waiting for for the first XMas sales is always a good idea: late November, early Decemeber isn't that far away. :)

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Ekaros

Hmm, new Radeons are coming out so old ones could drop in price too...

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fiftykyu

Yes, if they are as good as AMD is saying, all the older cards will get cheap fast...

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Emilyn

is not bad $ 300 for vga / psu, (you probably will be enough even less) you'll come out something good. Ati hd 7850 + decent psu, for example corsair/antec/cooler master etc

I think I would not put anything more than a 7850, not make the most with the old processor. What monitor u have? resolution. sorry for bad english

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Ekaros

1920x1200. Hmm I might first have to try to reflow it...

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mkrnic

You did remember to plug in the extra power connector(s), right?

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Ekaros

The thing worked before. Then it stopped...

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mkrnic

While it was in the computer? Because if it wasn't, you might have electrocuted it with static electricity.

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Ekaros

I heard my dad vacuumed the computer. But he should know the handling. Some weirdness even before this I think.

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mkrnic

That's probably what killed it. Vacuuming creates static build-up. Most of the time everything will be fine, but sometimes it won't; the only way to make sure it's fine is to use a vacuum cleaner with a metal tube and ground it.

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Closed 11 years ago by Ekaros.