Need a New GFX Card

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Odom

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Well my current GFX card (Geforce 8800 GTS) is on it's way out, blue squares on screen + some weird brown stuff forming on the back of my card...

Anyway I've been digging around and I'm looking at either:

Geforce GXT 275
Radeon HD 4890

Anyone have any experience with either of these 2 and could give some better insight?
 
Yeah, put a HD 4890 in the wifes PC, basically the best card around for its price and performance. I have the GTX280 (XXX) edition and that 4890 aint so far behind!

EDIT: I maight add that it basically was 2.5 time less the cost of my 280!
 
Odom said:
blue squares on screen + some weird brown stuff forming on the back of my card...
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brown stuff out of the back? hmm....

sounds like your card is busy k@kking for sure..
 
From what I gathered the GTX280 was a bit pricey for what it was but the performance is pretty sick. I don't have that kind of dosh to blow at the moment tho hence my 2 choices.

I've always been a bit uh, worried about Radeons tho. I had an earlier Radeon and it had both heat and driver issues. Not saying that the problem still persists but Nvidia is what I know.

Also should I be looking for specific makes are all the boards basically the same?
 
Keeper said:
brown stuff out of the back? hmm....

sounds like your card is busy k@kking for sure..
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It actually looks sort of like rust lol. But ye pretty clueless what it is, the blue squares could be heat related but the brown stuff, ye I dunno.
 
all the same just some have longer warranties and better cooling and some of them are overclocked
 
my 8800GT went up in smoke while idle in windows XFX with zalman cooling
got a ATI HD 5850 from prophecy for R3077
awesome card dx11 and all that
 
Odom said:
Well my current GFX card (Geforce 8800 GTS) is on it's way out, blue squares on screen + some weird brown stuff forming on the back of my card...

Anyway I've been digging around and I'm looking at either:

Geforce GXT 275
Radeon HD 4890

Anyone have any experience with either of these 2 and could give some better insight?
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what is your system specs?
 
My computer is pretty old but:

Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 (Yes lol this is crap)
Asus ROG Commando Mobo
2GB of Ram
3.8TB split over 4 HDDs
 
Odom said:
My computer is pretty old but:

Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 (Yes lol this is crap)
Asus ROG Commando Mobo
2GB of Ram
3.8TB split over 4 HDDs
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and your power supply? I think the ATI 4870 needs atleast a 500w to run but maybe you can getaway with a 460watt to?

I'm not sure can someone help me on this?
 
Oh never mind that I have an 850watt Enermax PSU so that won't be a problem.
 
What about the 5770, its like a 4870 with dx 11 support and eyefinity. I would go for that, its about R1789 at prophecy.
 
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