Stupendous Man
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It died
Help!!
So I've come to the conclusion my video card quit on me. Was running a Nvidia 8800 GTS 512 and after a few random restarts rebooted with some blue choppy lines down the screen. I tried re-installing drivers before swapping with my brother video card (same one) it booted fine. I guess where I'm at is I want to replace it with something. Don't want to drop a ton of money in to it. I'm basically only playing WoW still (somehow, don't ask) and that's it for the most part.
System currently as follows:
Asus P5W DH Deluxe MB
Intel Duo E6750
Corsair XMS2 4G (2 x 2g) (XP reads as 3.12GB)
Sea sonic 550W PS
Looking to buy from NCIX I figure, looking at a 4870 or around that price range. Was currently wondering about PSU and if it needs to be upgraded. 18A 12V rails don't seem to be keeping up with the almost 30A requirments I saw from some cards I was quickly checking the specs for. I'm also considering the fact I be upgrading my CPU and Mobo if needed in a year or so, so I'd definitely look into options that won't be completely obsolete at that point. Thanks for any help in advance,
Ian

So I've come to the conclusion my video card quit on me. Was running a Nvidia 8800 GTS 512 and after a few random restarts rebooted with some blue choppy lines down the screen. I tried re-installing drivers before swapping with my brother video card (same one) it booted fine. I guess where I'm at is I want to replace it with something. Don't want to drop a ton of money in to it. I'm basically only playing WoW still (somehow, don't ask) and that's it for the most part.
System currently as follows:
Asus P5W DH Deluxe MB
Intel Duo E6750
Corsair XMS2 4G (2 x 2g) (XP reads as 3.12GB)
Sea sonic 550W PS
Looking to buy from NCIX I figure, looking at a 4870 or around that price range. Was currently wondering about PSU and if it needs to be upgraded. 18A 12V rails don't seem to be keeping up with the almost 30A requirments I saw from some cards I was quickly checking the specs for. I'm also considering the fact I be upgrading my CPU and Mobo if needed in a year or so, so I'd definitely look into options that won't be completely obsolete at that point. Thanks for any help in advance,
Ian
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