Help me Buy a Graphics card (a compatible one!)
November 30th, 2013
I THINK my graphics card has given up the ghost.
So I will be getting a new one.
While I’m at it, I may as well get one that can handle the soon to be released ‘Skyrim’
But I really find it hard to know what hardware is compatible with what I allready have.
Here is what I have:
http://www.ebuyer.com/135101-coolermaster-elite-330-case-with-coolermaster-elite-460w-psu-special-offer-rc-330-460w
http://www.ebuyer.com/135101-coolermaster-elite-330-case-with-coolermaster-elite-460w-psu-special-offer-rc-330-460w
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/130486
and about 3.7GB of RAM.
Please advise!
Its a minefield of confusion!
Thanks
Budget?
im not sure.
i’d have to see it first.
ive no idea what the options are.
The cheapest oen that does what i want, and is effective at it?
lol
just one that is compatible with the stuff i listed above.
adn that can get skyrim running nicely.
if my other stuff can handle it.
im guess there are quite a few options then?
sorry if this message is a double post
i keep getting that broken gateway error on here lately.
hard to see wat posted and wat didnt
What is you actual full system spec?
What resolution are you going to be gaming at?
How much cash are you looking to spend at max?
Hard to help you well without this info.
if your not giving us a budget then may aswell opt for a gtx 580 …..
sorry..
I thought I gave that info with the links I put at the start of this thread??
I cant get into my computer to look.
But all those links are what is in the computer
Then mother board, the power system, the processor, and 3.79GB ram
I also have no idea if a good graphics card for my computer woudl caost £40, or £400 lol
So all i can ask is that I need oen that can maybe handle skyrim, ( might as well while im at it)
That is reliable, and a good price for what it is.
sorry I cant be more clear
i dont have the information, but my links at the start of this thread can telll you what is in my computer
EDIT: I can safely say the gtx 580 is WAY over budget lol.
I’d rather not pay over £100 if thats possible.
but no i see the prices of these thngs,,
perhaps it isnt ?
Hmm missed the CPU link, just seen the Case and PSU posted twice.
what resolution are you going to game at?
For most good cards you are going to need a new PSU too.
The coolermaster one is shoddy.
This isn’t all that bad news though as it will save you money when a good PSU means your computer uses 10-15% less electricity from the wall to run.
oh, sorry.. will re post them
http://www.ebuyer.com/135101-coolermaster-elite-330-case-with-coolermaster-elite-460w-psu-special-offer-rc-330-460w
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/123821
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/130486
The resolution..
I’m not sure
I cant turn on my computer to look at moment.
Its not a widescreen monitor tho
I’m thinking its something like 1024×768, or 1152 x864
hope this helps, and many thanks.
hmm.. well, if its possible, i’d like minimal cost, with maximum effectiveness.. who doesnt lol
I’m also a bit dubious about having to take everything apart…. but I’m very greatfull for hearing what options are available.
Ok, Well i’d advice you look to buying a new cpu motherboard and ram in the near future for PC gaming if you can.
How does this look to you?
http://www.ebuyer.com/287106-evga-gtx-460-superclocked-1-gb-gddr5-dvi-hdmi-pci-e-graphics-card-01g-p3-1372-kr
With
http://www.ebuyer.com/159918-antec-truepower-new-550w-modular-psu-tp-550-ec
Keeping overall cost bellow £200
Skyrim is supposed to run on a very optimized and lean engine. Pretty much any recent card should be able to play it decently.
jock_juffalo replied: Ok, Well i'd advice you look to buying a new cpu motherboard and ram in the near future for PC gaming if you can.
How does this look to you?
http://www.ebuyer.com/287106-evga-gtx-460-superclocked-1-gb-gddr5-dvi-hdmi-pci-e-graphics-card-01g-p3-1372-kr
With
http://www.ebuyer.com/159918-antec-truepower-new-550w-modular-psu-tp-550-ec
It looks very very naughty lol
I dont know much about it all to be honest.
But if you think thats what i need..
hmm..
Its a bit more than i was hoping i’d have to spend.
but thats the only way of getting a game like skyrim to look decent i guess?
Would hope it will max out skyrim and many other games at your resolution.
You could get cheaper stuff.
hmm
im surprised actually that my dual core intel is high enough spec, . but at least thats good news.
I guess im curious if we can make it so that I dont have to change the psu either, just the graphics card.
or at least get a cheaper combination
sorry..
i would look myself, really.. but i just have no idea how people know whats compatible with what..
I know, it’s harsh needing to add the cost of a new PSU in there too.
It’s a false economy buying case deals like that as inevitably the PSU you will get is useless for gaming.
Even if it managed to power a decent graphics card, you would likely experience system instability and at worst fry everything inside your computer.
All i can say to take the sting out of buying a new unit is at least you know the new unit is off a good quality and will actually be saving you money by constantly pulling between 10-20% less watts from the wall in order to power your PC.
That and you can sleep at night without worrying your PSU is going to kill your nice hardware.
The cpu is getting a bit passed it for gaming now so you should look to move to another cpu motherboard and ram whenever you can.
You will already have a good PSU and graphics card to power it
eek lol
thanks for the advice
So it looks like it needs a total overhaul..
I cant afford that..
I guess i really only am bothering to get a more competent replacment graphics card in the hope of enjoying skyrim.
But I dont think even skyrim is worth spending 3 or 4 hundred quid for ( tho many may disagree lol)
Ok.. lets lower my goals here..
If i wanted to get Skyrim running PRETTY well, but not top notch
could i get away then with just another graphics card? or a cheaper graphics card/pcu combo??
many thanks
God no not for a single game.
You would probably be just as happy with a 550ti
http://www.ebuyer.com/278331-inno3d-gtx-550-ti-1gb-gddr5-dvi-vga-hdmi-pci-e-graphics-card-n550-2sdn-d5gx
And a cheaper PSU that you would probably be just as happy with.
http://www.ebuyer.com/190751-be-quiet-530w-pure-power-psu-bn106
i like that price drop lol
probably hard to say, but how much better do you think it would be than my old one:
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/119219
Oh, we are talking a MASSIVE jump in performance.
The cheaper PSU is still leaps and bounds better than the one you have and will save you at least 10-15% on electricity powering your rig.
hmm
I see.
I guess all i have left to ask is.
Would I have to get the new psu for safety/performance reasons?
Or just to save a bit of electric?
Could the 550ti run well even if i dont get a new pcu? or are we talking dodgy ground?
I know it would save money on electric.. but im just trying to save pennies on this initial spend out also…. hmm
That said.. i just thought of another question…
what is the highest end graphics card you reccomend i use if i DONT get a new pcu also?
the way you said ‘MASSIVE’ make me think i MAYBE can evenn get away with an even lower spec graphics card. Dunno tho.
hope this isnt bothering you
i find it interesting
hmm @ the price the 550TI is i don’t think there are any cheaper cards that perform well enough to make the price drop worth the saving.
If you go low end enough to be fine with the coolermaster PSU then you will probably not get the desired results in skyrim and feel the want to upgrade all over again.
@ 1680×1050 resolution I think a GTX 460 or 550ti would be enough. Isn’t skyrim a DX9 game?
If you get a new psu, you should try overclocking your cpu so it doesn’t hold back the new video card.
hmm
ok
well, i wouldnt hav ea resolution as high as 1680×1050 anyway
more like 1024×768.. or even 1024×600 something like that.
Ok, If i cant use a Graphics card with any smaller specs, then I guess it will have to be the psu/card combo.
Thanks
But just curious.
What would be the highest spec card I could use without having to get a new psu?
Many thanks
As for overclocking., thats not an option..
ever sicne I got my computer its always ran at a high temprature..
no idea why.
Overclocking by even 5 – 10% can make it crash.
But leaving it at standard clocking never makes it crash, even tho its a tad warm.
Ah ok..I just saw the extra reply about going too low on the graphics card specs would not be worth it.
WELL… maybe i will get this graphics card / psu combo then…
Its a step down in price and performance from what you first recommended..
and that may be a good thing.. becasue not it means my dual core intel, and my motherboard maybe a bit more compatible with its specs.
If I did get a really high end card and pcu..
my other gear would look naff..
If i get QUITE a good one, then my mother board etc will hopefully be able to hold its own against it.
A more comfortable mix i guess is what im saying
Not sure what is the best one, i wouldn’t run any card that requires a external Power cable on the coolermaster unit (and that’s all the gaming cards).
The only cards that don’t need that are completely not worth buying as they are better suited to just displaying the desktop etc and watching movies.
I think there is a nice balance here with the 550Ti and be quiet PSU. for the price they are selling at it looks like a steal.
under £150 :p
I wouldn’t recommend OC either with your rig as it most likely will as you say run real hot.
I’m looking around here at cards cheaper than the 550Ti and the only cards i see and would consider are only £15 cheaper.. totally not worth the small saving to take that big a performance hit.
There won’t be any reason to get a high end card because that CPU would just hold it back. @1024×768 I think any low-end card would be enough and you won’t need a new psu(although recommended).
what’s your current video card?
ok
Thanks very much for looking for me.
I’ll seriously consider getting what you reccomended
And as i say, its probably more compatible getting this slightly lower spec combo than your first recommendation.
Considering my intel dual core and motherboard are a bit dated also.
I may ven order them tonight hehe..
tempted..
trying to save pennies..
but this maybe my best option /compromise
I suppose there is a chance that its not my graphics card that broke, but something else
So i suppose I should wait until i can test out my computer running without the graphics card ( ,i need a male to female monitor lead, one is on its way to me) before I commit to buying anything else.
I’ll have the answer in a day or so..
then i may very well buy that combo
thanks mate
you been Incredibly helpfull
”There won’t be any reason to get a high end card because that CPU would just hold it back. @1024×768 I think any low-end card would be enough and you won’t need a new psu(although recommended).
what’s your current video card?”
hmm differening opinions, lol
fair enough
good to thrash out ideas.
well, i can say that my present graphics card. (Sapphire X1650 Pro 512MB 128bit DDR2 Dual DVI TVO PCI-E Graphics Card) was able to run games like oblivion if i turned down the graphic settings a few notches.
hmm
I’m not sure about how well it would cope with skyrim tho..
as for the new graphics card i may get being ‘too powerfull’ for a 1024×768, and my cpu just holding it back
I dont know
can anyone elaborate? coroborate? or verify?
lol
thanks
ShinyDownloads replied: There won't be any reason to get a high end card because that CPU would just hold it back. @1024x768 I think any low-end card would be enough and you won't need a new psu(although recommended).
what's your current video card?
Nobody is recommending him high end cards….
The cpu isn’t going to be a big problem in most games as they will be more GPU limited.
@theVenerableBeade
Yes, you should for sure troubleshoot the Graphics card before replacing it (though even working that card it’s not going to get you far in skyrim).
jock_juffalo replied: ShinyDownloads replied: There won't be any reason to get a high end card because that CPU would just hold it back. @1024x768 I think any low-end card would be enough and you won't need a new psu(although recommended).
what's your current video card?
Nobody is recommending him high end cards....
The cpu isn't going to be a big problem in most games as they will be more GPU limited.
I was just replying to this. I think any mid-range card would be high-end for his system.
If I did get a really high end card and pcu..
my other gear would look naff..
If i get QUITE a good one, then my mother board etc will hopefully be able to hold its own against it.
I added sum more to my previous post…
cant double post in here
but sometimes i think edited posts get missed..
no matter tho
ahh i see
thanks for clarifying
so we are actually all in agreement after all
@1024×768, the cpu would not hold back(bottleneck) a fast card but at that resolution I just think you could get away with even cheaper cards. a gtx 460/550 would be better though if you’re planning to upgrade the cpu later or use a higher res monitor.
hmm
im probably not planning to upgrade it for quite some time
i guess x768 is rather like 720p movies.
For the size of my monitor, i’d say thats adequate resolution.
I’m not totally sure what it was running on now tho..
and i cant find out becasue the card is busted, lol
anyway..
perhaps I can get an even cheaper solution after all
hmm
as i say, this is pretty much a one time upgrade, just to replace my broken card, and while I was at it, i thought i’d get one that could handle skyrim, or at least handle it better.
Sorry to repeat myself..
but maybe i can get an even lower spec card after all..
and even forgo having to get a new pcu
What cards are you thinking off ShinyDownloads? can you provide links?
Bare in mind the 550Ti is only £97 as it is.
I couldn’t find any suitable cards cheaper.
There is a this week only offer @ OCUK for a smaller GTX 460
This is probably on par with the GTX 550Ti
£76.79 inc VAT
Looks like a great deal.
http://overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-165-OK
im watching with interest
I guess that OCUK card will also need the new pcu tho..
Even so, saving £20 is good to me.
Maybe, with my lowish screen resolutoion tho.. we can just about sqeeze in an even slightly lower end graphics card without getting a new pcu..
Feel free to tell me to shut up if i ask the impossible
lol
haha i think you are looking for miracles.
That card will prob be £85.99 again tomorrow but still a good choice at that price.
lol
sorry
I only said it becasue ShinyDownloads said my screen resolution isnt very demanding on my pc at all
but i guess you beg to differ?
No i agree it’s not a demanding resolution, that’s why these mid level cards will give you such good performance.
There are cheaper cards but not that much cheaper and that’s the problem.
They are simply a bad buy when you can get so much better for only a small amount more, obviously the faster the card the better it’s going to hold up in games without needing a upgrade in the future.
I’m assuming you wont just play skyrim and then stop playing video games altogether.
And the cards that are a good deal cheaper are just too weak to give you a good experience gaming, even at your low resolution.
hmm
well, i dont plan on doing much gaming really.
Just skyrim has ‘piqued’ my interest (never used the word before)
Things is, the lower end cards may not be as good value in the end.
But the lower end card wouldnt need a pcu upgrade to run them.
so i could save about £80 and use a card that is ‘almost’ as good as the one i was going to get..
maybe..
unless its totaly dismal of course lol
Well, let me put it this way.
I had a reasonable to Good gaming experience when playing Oblivion on the pc.
The graphics werent maxed out, but it wasnt lacking much.
If I could get the equivalent results from a cheaper card, I’d be content, adn save £80 or so in the process.
The problem is, everyone has a different view of what is ‘satisfactory’
I have no idea if your standard are higher than mine or vice versa.
Thign is, i plan to visit abroad in a few months or so.
And I will take my netbook with me.
Yes its very weak, lol, but ive spent time installing some nice point & clik games etc.
While im here in the meantime, I thought I’d
a. repair my GPU card.
b. maybe play skyrim on my new one.
I’m just trying to work out if its worth me having a really good gaming experience by getting a pretty good graphics card, and new pcu.
Or just a ‘ok’ gaming experience with just a lower end graphics card.. or the highest that can be got without also having to get a pcu..
anyway..
sorry.. you dont need my life story, or fickle mind lol
thanks for your help
its been enlightening
It will be more demanding than oblivion.
You could buy this and not get a new PSU.
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1gb-evga-gt-430-40nm-1200mhz-gddr3-gpu-700mhz-shader-1400mhz-96-cores-dual-link-dvi-i-hdmi-d-sub
I would imagine you will be able to play skyrim on low setting with it. i’m not 100% on that though.
THis would probably be a better choice on the cheapo end.
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/512mb-sapphire-hd-5670-pci-e-21-%28x16%29-4000mhz-gddr5-gpu-775mhz-400-cores-d-sub-dl-dvi-i-hdmi
Just don’t expect much from them.
jock_juffalo replied: What cards are you thinking off ShinyDownloads? can you provide links?
Bare in mind the 550Ti is only £97 as it is.
I couldn't find any suitable cards cheaper.
There is a this week only offer @ OCUK for a smaller GTX 460
This is probably on par with the GTX 550Ti
£76.79 inc VAT
Looks like a great deal.
http://overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-165-OK
I think this one would be good enough.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-047-HS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1982
ShinyDownloads replied: jock_juffalo replied: What cards are you thinking off ShinyDownloads? can you provide links?
Bare in mind the 550Ti is only £97 as it is.
I couldn't find any suitable cards cheaper.
There is a this week only offer @ OCUK for a smaller GTX 460
This is probably on par with the GTX 550Ti
£76.79 inc VAT
Looks like a great deal.
http://overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-165-OK
I think this one would be good enough.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-047-HS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1982
That’s near the same price as the 460 but it’s nowhere near as good.
That would be terrible.
thanks very much for laying out all my options for me
I guess the last one is most sensible…
even if it wont play skyrim, i still have a working computer for a much lower price.
And games can be tweaked a lot..
shadows turned off..
interlacing off, etc..
One more thing, is this EVGA NVIDIA GT 430 quite a lot better than my original one? if it is.. i may be pleased with it..
ive been pretty pleased with my old one anyway up til now
This would be better than the GT430 without upgrading the PSU.
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/512mb-sapphire-hd-5670-pci-e-21-%28x16%29-4000mhz-gddr5-gpu-775mhz-400-cores-d-sub-dl-dvi-i-hdmi
cool
how much superior would it be than my present one?
I see this new one is 512mb, but the previous one you linked was 1gb, but this 5112 is better you say.
.lol
I’m glad someone knows what they are doing.
I really wouldnt have a clue how to discern what was better or not, specially when clearly ‘more’ sometimes means less.
very confusing
Yeh, it’s not straight forward like that at all. more ram does not = better. it’s the gpu that counts for the most part.
Not sure how it is in comparison to your old card though.
ok, thanks for the heads up
I might opt for that one.
It sure saves money.
If its about 33% better than my previous one, I’d be content i think.
£50 is much better than £150 lol
plus i guess i can steal (shameless!) skyrim from this forum when it eventually gets cracked..
then ive wasted no money on the game if it doesnt work.
If it doe work well enough tho, I may buy the game.
be a ‘good’ boy. plus get all the packaging etc
That's near the same price as the 460 but it's nowhere near as good.
That would be terrible
It’s definitely slower than a 460 but it’s comparable to the 550ti so I don’t see how it’s terrible.
the refurb 460 is good deal though.
hmm
more differences of opinions
i cant help with it, i just dont knwo enough.
But i guess if i did get the 460, id need that new pcu also..
Call me mercenary, but i like the sound of getting the best possible graphics card that i can, that will run SAFELY on my computer without having to buy a new pcu.
And then try to make best of it with skyrim
If i do end up getting a more powerfull card, at least ihave the links and advice here to be able to choose from.
But you seem to be in disgreement about something, its ok, i have enough choice here anyway i guess.
feel free to keep discussing it, it all helps me
i just dont want to take all your time up tho.
hold off a bit before buying the cheapo card. I’m not as good with the lower end cards as they don’t interest me.
somebody else may just have a better solution.
ok.. thanks
i hav a few days until my male to female lead comes so i can test out if its my graphics card at fault anyway
What happens when you power on your PC now?
And what happened when you first seen the problem?
Can perhaps help you trouble shoot.
basically the screen started flickering, got a bit liney, then turned black altogether.
If I leave the computer off a while, then I can get about 10 seconds worth of display during start up, before it flickers off again.
I read somewhere that that is classic symptoms of a faulty graphics card.
Funny tho, because I only updated the graphics card the night before. Using the windows 7 device manager updater.
Maybe they screwed up my card by adding the wrong update.
Either way, I guess when my male to female monitor lead arrives, I can uninstall the graphics card driver, then re-install from the old cd, and see how that goes.
Does the system power on and stay on no problem without the graphics card in the motherboard?
If you boot in safe mode it should use default drivers. (like when you first install windows)
well, i can only plug it into the monitor via the graphics card.
(until my new lead arrives)
The sytem seems to be staying on ok with or without the card in, I just cant get any display.
I dont even get any display before entering safemode.
I cant even see the start-up screen…
Unless i give the computer about 10 minutes rest, then I can get about 10 seconds worth before it happens again.
Something is overheating in there or something.
Yep sure sounds that way.
You could try taking the HSF off the GPU giving and giving it a cleanup. some new thermal paste wouldn’t go amiss if you have some laying around.
I dont know what the hsf is sorry
And i dont recall having any thermal paste.
I did clean up all my fans yesterday, and got lots of dust off the graphics card
HSF = heat sink fan.
I was referring to the whole thing. you should be able to fairly easily remove the whole cooler from the card leaving just the bare PCB.
hm, ok, i’ll give it a go
i dont have any cooling paste tho
but if you think its worth getting it off and cleaning it up
i can have a go
Yeh, it’s good to cover as many bases as you can to eliminate possibility’s etc.
Make sure the GPU fan starts spinning when you power on too.
took the fan off the card, looked clean, but cleaned it anyway.
All the other fans are spinning when its turned on.
Im trying to get enough time to quickly uninstall the graphics card driver before the screen goes blank.
no luck yet..
I noticed my graphics card gets hot – fast.
I reckon the update may have screwed it up..
I’m going to put it in the freezer, then put a bag of frozen peas wrapped in a cold dry towel on to the card..
and just hope it gives me enough time to quickly uninstall the driver.
Don’t do that, the moisture in the freezer will leave the card wet. wet plus electricity = bad times.
Also it’s happening outside of windows without the driver so removing the driver wont help.
Dont worry, i only cooled it for a little while
It gave me enough time to unisntall the driver.. i think.
but it still seems to be doing it.
I was thinking, maybe it SEEMED to be failing even on the boot up screen, but that maybe because it was allready over heated from using it the time before.
Anyway, i really cant do anything else until i get that lead so I can plug the mother board str8 into the monitor and do without the Graphics card alltogether.
Its just to hard to work with at the moment
update.
Yep, I can confirm.
I gave the graphics card an even more thorough clean, let it cool down, tried to start computer in safe mode..
wouldnt even let me do that.
I Guess its either the motherboard telling the graphics card to overheat, or the card doing it to itself
I hope its the latter.
I’ll probably be needing the new graphics card soon..
Tho Still unsure what one to get lol
Thanks fo rure time, ideas & suggestions
My vote goes with the 550Ti.. it should actually be alright on your existing PSU.
was just looking at the actual draw of the card under load and it’s really not demanding at all.
cool
well, i know my computer hates being overclocked…even by 5%…
but unless anyone else chips in with a ‘better’ alternative, i’ll go with the 550Ti – I like a bargain.
As soon as ive proved it is the graphics card at fault..
But what about the cheaper gtx460 ?
It has better reviews also.
or would it drain my limited power resources more than the 550Ti?
Its out of stock now on OCUK anyway..
nevermind
I’m sure something will turn up in the next few days
this is the way i want to go for sure:
The best graphics card i can get without having to put strain on, or upgrade my pcu.
That should be adequate for me.. perhaps it can get skyrim an 70% quality on my 1024×768 resolution… should be cool
the 460 will be pushing it too much. the 550ti seems alot easier on the psu.
hmm shame lol
its the more expensive of the two
just call me eboneezer
http://www.cclonline.com/product/54757/90-C1CQF0-L0UAY0YZ/Graphics-Cards/Asus-NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-550Ti-DirectCU-1GB-Graphics-Card/VGA0172/
CCL have this @£98 with free delivery.
Good company CCL. would recommend them.
hmm
twice the price of the other cheaper ones we looked at earlier… but i guess if its going to do a better job, and not put strain on my computer, it maybe worth it…
but if a grey area tho, as it MAY cause pcu problems..
hmm
this is very complicated stuff
and no guarantees…
dont worry boos, I’ll eitehr get that one, or tha cheaper £50 one you suggested yesterday
i reckon either would be satisfactory in its own right
one the price, and reasonable performance, and the other a better performance but higher price, and hopefully.. no pcu issues..lol
thanks again
I’ve narrowed it down to about 2 now
You meet the recommended power requirements for the 550Ti.
but does my wallet? lol
I dont think I’ll be getting it from this seller
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Asus-1GB-Nvidia-Geforce-GTX-550-Ti-Directcu-Top-PCI-Express-Graphics-Video-Card-/190594282649?pt=UK_Computing_Computer_Components_Graphics_Video_TV_Cards_TW&hash=item2c604df499
Looks like a good deal
Well,
My Male to Female monitor lead came today,
I was going to plug it into the motherboard monitor output..
But the motherboard jack only has 2 lines of pins, not three..
I wish these people would make their connectors & jacks more uniform..
for christs sake.
I’m just gonna buy the graphics card and hope its the right thing to do..
I cant mess around anymore..
I cant even manage to buy myself the correct lead..
jeeesus effin christ..
Well you can always return the card for a refund if it’s not solving your problem.
Lose shipping costs though for the return postage.
Cool.. I was gonna order from amazon,(I have an account there) but it said ”Asus nVIDIA 3D GeForce GTX 550 TI DirectCu Graphics Card ”
not sure its the same..
the one from CCL didnt have ‘3D’ in the title..
shows how clueless I am.
Anyway, Ordered from your CCL link, paid an extra £5 delivery, will be here tomorrow.
I’m hoping to plug it in, and job done.
Lets see,
Thanks
Can you confirm , I just slot this new card into the motherboard in exactly the same way i did with my old one?
I was watching some review of if, and the guy started talking about power supply jacks on it??
all it does is serve to confuse me
lol
You plug the card in plus you plug in a 6 pin pci-e power cable into the card.
The cable will be on your psu.
oh ok
i didnt have to do that with my old card
i shoudl be able to figure it out.. lol
hope it works..
if not, i may send the card back, and just use my netbook instead
computers can be a pain in the butt..
mainly because they are so confusing.
I guess im one of the’playstation’ types..
id probably rather a ps3 if i could afford it…
everything is ‘uniform’
and u dont have to learn brain surgery to figure out wat parts will fit with your macihne
It’s fairly simple really.
This cable from the PSU plugs into the graphics card and the graphics card gets fitted into the slot as normal.
I doubt you will have any problems.
yep..
i’ve got one of them..
just checked
was worried for a second i didnt have one that shape
lets just pray it was my graphics card that was the problem
and when i install this one, i will update it via the proper software/website, rather than the windows 7 updater..
maybe it screwerd up last time.
always download drivers from nvidia website.
always download drivers from nvidia website.
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thanks
I got it today, easy to install, seems to be working fine.
I’ll give it the real test on 11/11/11 (skyrim).
I think I should also invest in a better quality monitor lead..
I get a bit of the ‘ghostly outlines’ ‘ round the edges of the windows (it was like it with the old card also).
Just a crap quality lead i think..
Apart from that..
Apparently this card can be overclocked and the power consumption can be raised.
should I leave it alone though, considering my lowish pcu power?
Yeh, just leave it. it can be overclocked but you really don’t stand to gain anything from it with your setup.
Glad this has fixed your problem.
All you need to do now is get more into games and eventually treat yourself to a new mobo cpu and ram but that’s another time and another thread lol.