Graphics card problem

[Vadokri]

Well, another thing you can do is look at your motherboard and see if you see any popped or warped capacitors. The problem could have been the PSU and when PSU's screw up they like taking things with them. In all honesty if you have the money to just build another or buy certain parts than do it. No matter how you look at it you are running out of time with each passing day. I'm positive you want a working computer by headstart if not sooner. I'm sure you have many parts you can use in a new build so your cost would be minimal.

[Drakhon]

The 9800 is obiviously 1 generation newer (and probably still costs more), it will outperform almost every 8800 model, but both should play WAR very well.

Due to Nvidia's really strange scheme this time around, the 9800 isn't a new generation compared to the 8800GT or 8800GTS (the ones with the G92 chip which have 512MB, not the 320 or 640).

In addition to what Waz mentioned, new 9800GT's will use the 55nm G92b compared to the 8800GT and original 9800GT's 65nm G92(a), though I'm not sure what cards with the new chips are available yet. This means less heat and power usage, though standard clocks remain the same so there is no real performance increase unless you clock it higher than you can an 8800.

[Jalec]

the drivers have also been called sub par for the 9000 series and many many people are pissed at the lack of a true difference between 8000 and 9000 series. many people i know are ready to leave nvidia over the obvious money grab for lack of research.

[Aoann]

Eh I am not card loyal.

[Wazdakka]

If you can swing it and you would like to semi-future-proof your computer, you might consider a gtx 200. I have the superclocked gtx 260 and have zero heat issues and wonderful in-game performance. Even the big bright-wizzie explosions just appear and quickly dissipate so that they improve my experience rather than degrade it.


That's with the latest drivers. I had some heat issues with the late may drivers, whatever version that was.

[Markhos]

Gisli, do you have any friend with a computer where you can test the new graphic card?
Could you google if your motherboard has any problem with the 9600? Asking cuz I am pretty sure some motherboards had problem with some 8800s and they had to be BIOS upgraded.
I hope you make it work before considering using a hammer. hehe

[Gisli]

I "made it work" by putting my computer back exactly the way it was before I started, and tomorrow I send everything back to where it came from. Then I start working on a new computer (http://www.ravensofwar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=698). The kids get to inherit this one (theirs is like 5 years old).

[Markhos]

[Dall dies to much]

hehe