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Hey Guys

I've been running an Foxconn's overclocked Nvidia Geforce 8800GT since 2008, which until recently worked great, but to my utter dismay, my card finally cracked and died on me. I tried all the baking and other quick fixes but none worked for me, and so, the time has come to replace my card.

The only problem I'm really faced with is the PCI Express versions. I am running an Intel Core 2 Quad cpu (Q8400 clocked at 2.66GHz) on an Intel DG33BU motherboard. Please don't tell me to upgrade because being a student is tough and it's one component at a time.

I was looking at getting a GTX 550Ti, but my mate who has the exact same board said that the machine sent no video feed to the card. Now my fear is the card I get will not be compatible with my motherboard.

Can anyone suggest something decent that's in the performance field of the 550Ti that will work on my board. I don't mind Nvidia or ATi, however I prefer Nvidia.

Thanks in advance for your help!! :)
 
You could try an AMD Radeon HD7770. It should be in the same performance/price range as a GTX 550Ti. For R1650 you should be able to get a HD7790.
I am not sure about compatibility though, but the HD7770 should be a safer bet.
 
Update your BIOS, Intel likes releasing loads of BIOS updates to fix things: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/De...OSVersion= &DownloadType=BIOS

The above link is for the latest BIOS version for your motherboard, according to the release notes the following was fixed: http://downloadmirror.intel.com/17930/eng/DP_0572_ReleaseNotes2.pdf

-Fixed possible hang at POST code 0x5A with certain video cards attached to the system.
-Fixed POST code 5Ah hang with SATA HDDs and PCI Graphics card in Slot 2.


Confirmation path for BIOS link:
http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/highlights/dsktpboards/dg33bu
-https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Se...ds&ProductProduct=Intel®+Desktop+Board+DG33BU
--https://downloadcenter.intel.com/De...OSVersion= &DownloadType=BIOS
7/15/2009 - 0572 - Latest - BIOS - BIOS Update [DPP3510J.86A]
This download record provides four options for updating the BIOS of the following Intel® Desktop Boards: DP35DP, DG33BU, DG33FB, DG33TL.

OS: OS Independent, Windows Vista 32*, Windows Vista ....More OS Independent, Windows Vista 32*, Windows Vista 64*, Windows XP Home Edition*, Windows XP Media Center Edition*, Windows XP
Professional x64 Edition*, Windows XP Professional*>


Otherwise I would also recommend you the HD7770 or better yet the HD7790, I've seen the HD7770 in action very good bang for buck.
 
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